Your Graduate School
Your academic school is your primary point of contact for questions and concerns related to your academic program and your experience within your school.
Your school can help with:
program requirements • registration • degree progress • academic policies • academic standing • school-specific resources and support • student concerns and challenges
Not sure where to start? Start with your school's student or academic services office. They can help connect you with the appropriate person or resource. 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 Daniel Rice
Assistant Dean for Student Success and School Climate
drice@rutgers.edu
Dean Ryan Kettler
Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs
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
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 and Director of Student Services
ewell@rutgers.edu
848-932-8741
PhD in SC&I
Sean Hallahan
Student Services Coordinator for PhD Program
sean.hallahan@rutgers.edu
848-932-8850
Masters in SC&I
Dean Lauren Gagliardi
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services
Lauren.gagliardi@rutgers.edu
848-932-8936
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Dr. Gerben Zylstra
Associate Dean of Graduate Education
848-932-6298
zylstra@sebs.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
Loren Runnels, PhD
Assistant Dean of Education, SGS
Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, RWJMS
runnellw@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
Melissa Vargas, Ed.M
Director of Student Services & EOF
848-445-6257
mvargas@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dean Sonia Garcia Laumbach
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions
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
Bianca Thompson-Owen
Associate Dean for Enrollment Management, Student Success and Student Affairs
thompsbm@rutgers.edu
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
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 4, 2026
