In departments and degree-granting programs, the graduate administrator serves as the key representative responsible for a broad array of services and resources for graduate students. Responsibilities generally include the following areas:
- Admissions and orientation
- Registration
- Grade reporting
- Advising and counseling
- Class schedules
- Financial appointments
- Policy implementation
- Corporate recruiting
- Thesis processing
- Degree lists and graduation
Please do not hesitate to contact individuals at the addresses provided, or either of the facilitators of the Graduate Administrators Roundtable, a group that works closely with the Office of Graduate Education.
This material was last updated in February 2020. For future updates, please contact the office at odge@mit.edu.
| Department | Name | Role | Room | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Civil and Environmental Engineering | Kiley Clapper | kclapper@mit.edu | 1-290 | 253-7119 | |
| 2 – Mechanical Engineering | Saana McDaniel | saana@mit.edu | 1-112 | 253-2291 | |
| 2N – Naval Program | Weston Gray | wesgray@mit.edu | 5-317 | 253-4339 | |
| Joe Harbour | jharbour@mit.edu | 5-317 | 253-4341 | ||
| 3 – Materials Science & Engineering | Angelita Mireles | angelita@mit.edu | 6-107 | 253-3302 | |
| 4 – Architecture | TBD | Masters | |||
| Tessa Haynes | PhD | thaynes@mit.edu | 7-337H | 253-7792 | |
| 5 – Chemistry | Jennifer Weisman | jweisman@mit.edu | 6-205 | 253-1845 | |
| 6 – Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Kathleen McCoy | Admissions & financial aid | mccoy_k@mit.edu | 38-444 | 253-4605 |
| Janet Fischer | PhD/SM registration & theses | jfischer@mit.edu | 38-444 | 253-4648 | |
| Vera Sayzew | MEng | vera@mit.edu |
38-476 |
452-3183 |
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| Brandi Adams | MEng | bkadams@mit.edu |
38-476 |
253-7329 |
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| Ellen Reid | MEng | ellenr@mit.edu |
E17-294 |
|
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| 7 – Biology | Janice Chang | jdchang@mit.edu | 68-120 | 253-7344 | |
| 8 – Physics | Catherine Modica | cmodica@mit.edu | 4-315 | 253-4842 | |
| 9 – Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Sierra Vallin | svallin@mit.edu | 46-2005 | 253-5741 | |
| Julianne Ormerod | jugale@mit.edu | 46-2005 | 253-5742 | ||
| 10 – Chemical Engineering | Melanie Charette | melaniec@mit.edu | 66-366 | 253-4577 | |
| 11 – Urban Studies and Planning | Sandy Wellford | PhD | wellford@mit.edu | 9-419 | 253-4409 |
| Ellen Rushman | MCP | erushman@mit.edu | 9-413 | 253-9403 | |
| 12 – Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | Megan Jordan | mkjordan@mit.edu | 54-910 | 253-3380 | |
| 14 – Economics | Julia Martyn-Shah | Admissions and financial aid | jmshah@mit.edu | E52-302 | 253-8787 |
| Gary King | Registration & theses | gking@mit.edu | E52-304 | 253-0951 | |
| 15 – Management | Dan Gormley | Educational Services | dgormley@mit.edu | E52-138 | 324-7579 |
| Maura Herson | MBA | mherson@mit.edu | E52-222 | 253-1443 | |
| Hillary Ross | PhD | hross@mit.edu | E52-146 | 253-8957 | |
| Joshua DeMaio | Student funding | jkdemaio@mit.edu | E52-134 | 324-7280 | |
| 16 – Aeronautics and Astronautics | Beth Marois | Roundtable Facilitator | bethamar@mit.edu | 33-202A | 253-0043 |
| 17 – Political Science | Susan Twarog | twarog@mit.edu | E53-467 | 253-8336 | |
| 18 – Mathematics | Barbara Peskin | bpeskin@mit.edu | 2-110B | 253-2416 | |
| 20 – Biological Engineering | Dalia Fares | dalia@mit.edu | 16-267 | 253-5804 | |
| 21W – Program in Science Writing | Shannon Larkin | slarkin@mit.edu | 14N-338 | 452-5036 | |
| 22 – Nuclear Science & Engineering | Brandy Baker | brandyb@mit.edu | 24-102 | 253-3814 | |
| 24 – Linguistics and Philosophy | Jen Purdy | purdy@mit.edu | 32-D812 | 253-9372 | |
| ACT – Art, Culture, & Technology | Tessa Haynes | thaynes@mit.edu | 7-337H | 253-7792 | |
| Advanced Study Program | Bianca Sinausky | singleta@mit.edu | NE48-200 | 258-8999 | |
| CMS – Comparative Media Studies | Shannon Larkin | Roundtable Facilitator | slarkin@mit.edu | 14N-338 | 452-5036 |
| CRE – Center for Real Estate | TBD | ||||
| CSB – Computational & Systems Biology | Jacqueline Carota | jcarota@mit.edu | 68-230A | 324-4144 | |
| CSE – Computational Science and Engineering | Kate Nelson | kpnelson@mit.edu | 35-434B | 253-3725 | |
| DEDP – Data, Economics, and Development Policy | Sarah Gault | sgault@mit.edu | E19 | 324-0108 | |
| HST – Health Sciences and Technology | Laurie Ward | Financial aid appts & PhD admissions |
laurie@mit.edu | E25-518 | 253-3609 |
| Traci Anderson | Registration & theses | tanderso@mit.edu | E25-518 | 253-7470 | |
| IDSS – Institute for Data Systems & Society | Elizabeth Milnes (PhD) | Roundtable Facilitator | emilnes@mit.edu | E17-375 | 253-1182 |
| Technology & Policy Program | Barbara DeLaBarre | barbarad@mit.edu | E17-377 | 452-3187 | |
| LGO – Leaders for Global Operations | Patty Eames | peames@mit.edu | E40-313 | 253-1063 | |
| MAS – Media Arts & Sciences | Sarra Shubart | sarra@mit.edu | E40-417 | 253-9806 | |
| MICRO – Interdepartmental Microbiology | Jacqueline Carota | jcarota@mit.edu | 68-230A | 324-4144 | |
| ORC – Operations Research Center | Laura Rose | lrose@mit.edu | E40-107 | 253-9303 | |
| SCM – Supply Chain Management | Robert Cummings | robertrc@mit.edu | E40-383 | 258-6050 | |
| SDM / IDM | Bill Foley | SDM & IDM | wfoley@mit.edu | E40-333 | 258-0291 |
| Shauna Y Bush-Fenty | IDM | sfenty@mit.edu | E40-339 | 253-6338 | |
| STS – Science, Technology, and Society | Karen Gardner | kgardner@mit.edu | E51-163F | 253-9759 | |
| Joint Program with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Patricia Nesti | tnesti@mit.edu | 54-820 | 253-7544 |