Academic School Contacts

If you are a graduate student at one of the Rutgers–New Brunswick professional schools seeking academic-related assistance, please get in touch with an academic dean or advisor from your school first. Below are the contact information for each school:

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Dean Stephen Weston
Assistant Dean for Student and Academic Services
848-932-2728
sdweston@rutgers.edu

Courtney Culler
Associate Director for Graduate Student Services
848-932-2727
courtney.culler@rutgers.edu


Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Dean Ryan Kettler
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
Associate Professor
r.j.kettler@rutgers.edu


Graduate School of Education
Dean Amy Wollock
Senior Assistant Dean
848-932-0739 or 848-932-3232
amy.wollock@gse.rutgers.edu

Dean Matt Winkler
Assistant Dean
848-932-0737 or 848-932-3232
matt.winkler@gse.rutgers.edu


Mason Gross School of the Arts
Dean Lisa Brockenbrough Sanon-Jules
Assistant Dean for Advising and Student Success
848-932-5202
lbrock@mgsa.rutgers.edu


Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

Dean Julia Conroy
Assistant Dean and Director, MBA Program Office
848-445-4046
jconroy@business.rutgers.edu

Jessica Polledri
Program Coordinator, MBA Program Office
jessica.polledri@business.rutgers.edu
mba@business.rutgers.edu


School of Communication and Information
Dean Kevin Ewell
Assistant Dean for Student Services
ewell@rutgers.edu
848-932-8741

PhD in SC&I
Jennilee Joost
Coordinator of Student Services
jennilee.joost@rutgers.edu
848-932-8850

Masters in SC&I
Lauren Gagliardi
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services
Lauren.gagliardi@rutgers.edu
848-932-8936


School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Dean Wendie Cohick
Dean of Research and Graduate Education
848-932-3777
cohick@rutgers.edu


School of Graduate Studies
Dean Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann
Senior Associate Dean
848-932-2705
sgs.sadean@grad.rutgers.edu


School of Management and Labor Relations
Len Garrison
Assistant Dean for Student Services
(W) 848-445-4629     (C) 732-259-9904
LGarrison@smlr.rutgers.edu


Rebecca A. Tinkham
Student Counselor - SMLR HRM Graduate Programs, HRM Department
848-445-5969
tinkham@smlr.rutgers.edu

Allison Kushner
Student Counselor - SMLR HRM On-Line Graduate Programs, HRM Department
848-445-9436
allison.kushner@rutgers.edu

Ann Marie Fiorella-Mullen
Master's in Labor and Employment Relations
848-932-5582
amf322@smlr.rutgers.edu


School of Social Work
Dean Arlene Hunter
Assistant Dean
848-932-7520, EXT: 2
amhunter@ssw.rutgers.edu


Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

School of Graduate Studies - Biomedical and Health Sciences Graduate Programs

Janet Alder, PhD (she/her)
Assistant Dean for Graduate Academic and Student Affairs, SGS
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Postdoctoral Affairs, RBHS
Associate Professor, Dept of Neuroscience & Cell Biology, RWJMS
janet.alder@rutgers.edu

Smita Thakker-Varia, PhD 
Assistant Dean for Graduate Academic and Student Affairs, SGS
Director of the Master of Biomedical Science Program, SGS
Associate Professor, Dept of Neuroscience & Cell Biology, RWJMS
varia@rwjms.rutgers.edu


Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Dean Donald K. Woodward
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Services
848-445-6250
donald.woodward@rutgers.edu 

Dean Laura Sclafani
Assistant Dean, Academic Services
848-445-6342
laura.sclafani@pharmacy.rutgers.edu

Dean Nancy Citron
Associate Dean for Student Support Services and EOF Director
848-445-6280
ncb@pharmacy.rutgers.edu


Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dean Sonia Garcia-Laumbach
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
732-235-4690
sgarcia@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Dean Daniel J. Mehan
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
732-235-4690
mehanda@rwjms.rutgers.edu


School of Health Professions
Dean Douglas Lomanco
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
973-972-3877
douglas.lomonaco@shp.rutgers.edu

Michael Canzano
Program Support Specialist
973-972-8594
michael.canzano@shp.rutgers.edu


School of Public Health

Sarah Kelly
Assistant Dean for Student Experiences & Alumni Affairs
kellysw@sph.rutgers.edu

Claire Brown
Director for Student Experiences & Alumni Affairs 
cb910@sph.rutgers.edu

 

This webpage was last updated on September 25, 2024.