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Philip Mote is vice provost and dean of the Graduate School and remains active in the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI), which he directed from 2009 to 2019, and in climate communications. He served for several years in leadership of the 60,000-member American Geophysical Union, as President of Global Environmental Change, member of the Council, Vice Chair of the Council Leadership Team, and a member of the Board of Directors; and led the NOAA-funded Climate Impacts Research Consortium (2010-2019) and Dept of the Interior-funded Climate Science Center (2010-17).
He earned a B.A. in Physics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington.
Executive Assistant to the Dean Kim LeMay
Steph Bernell is associate dean the Graduate School. Steph has taught over 80 courses at Oregon State, primarily in the areas of health policy and health economics. Her scholarly work combines a deep interest in health policy and politics, with a desire to use economic tools to address an array of pressing public health problems. Steph’s publications span the gamut of public health issues, including health reform, chronic disease, obesity, and hunger. She is the author of the book, Health Economics: Core Concepts and Essential Tools, Health Administration Press (2016).
Steph earned a bachelors in Economic Theory and masters in Economics from American University and a PhD in Health Economics from the Johns Hopkins University.
Executive Assistant to the Associate Deans Maureen Childers
Jessica Beck is assistant dean of the Graduate School. In this role, she serves as the Director for the Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching (GCCUT) program and also provides leadership for the Graduate Success and Recruitment &... more
Jessica Beck is assistant dean of the Graduate School. In this role, she serves as the Director for the Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching (GCCUT) program and also provides leadership for the Graduate Success and Recruitment &... more
Ashleigh supports timely degree completion by helping students, faculty and staff navigate university policy and resources. Ashleigh also provides leadership for campus-wide graduate success programming, upon-request workshops, co-sponsored events and the Graduate Student Commons. In tandem... more
Chris Nelson is coordinator of the Graduate Writing Center.
Specializing in genre theory, he has mentored graduate students since 2001 with research and writing. Since arriving at OSU in 2015, he has trained Graduate Writing Consultants to work with graduate students across... more
Dennis is the director of the Graduate Writing Center.
Dennis is a writing and learning technology specialist who has worked in higher education as a teacher, tutor, writing program administrator, and project manager since 1993. Dennis has been a writing program... more
Joe is the Student Success Graduate Assistant for the Graduate School. In this role, Joe supports general programming initiatives along with operations of the Graduate Student Commons, located on the sixth floor of the Valley Library. Joe earned his B.S. in Public Health and B.A. in Spanish... more
Karen Hanson is the director of graduate enrollment services at the Graduate School. In this role, she leads a team supporting students, faculty and graduate program staff with policies, procedures and academic milestone documents from matriculation to degree certification and commencement.... more
Betty works as an academic support staff member for current students. She provides guidance for current student deadlines and programs, exams and certifying degrees. She works closely with her assigned colleges to provide professional and accurate service.
Chrissi provides current students with guidance on academic milestones, policies, procedures, and deadlines. She works closely with college and graduate program staff to support their students’ degree completion.
Darcy provides guidance to current student for deadlines and processes. She works closely with her assigned colleges to provide professional and accurate service.
Katherine provides current students with guidance on academic milestones, policies, procedures, and deadlines. She works closely with college and graduate program staff to support their students’ degree completion.
Marit oversees graduate enrollment management services for special programs, including the Accelerated Master’s Platform (AMP), the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), and a variety of joint degree programs within and external to OSU. She also serves as the Graduate School liaison for... more
Sean works as an academic support staff member for all master’s theses and Ph.D. dissertations in all colleges. He checks all pretext pages for formatting accuracy, certify all degrees requiring a thesis or dissertation, and approve all uploads to ScholarsArchive. They also organize... more
In his role as Director of Recruitment and Admissions in the Graduate School, Patrick leads the implementation and evaluation of recruitment and admissions initiatives in order to increase both application and enrollment volume with respect to identified populations and metrics. In so doing, he... more
Debra works as an academic support staff member for applicants and provides guidance for admissions.
Katie assists with Graduate School operations and welcomes visitors to Heckart Lodge.
Jessica Beck is assistant dean of the Graduate School. In this role, she serves as the Director for the Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching (GCCUT) program and also provides leadership for the Graduate Success and Recruitment &... more
Nick is responsible for the tracking and reporting of graduate student financial support, communicating graduate student financial support information to stakeholders, and leading in the development of new funding strategies.
Steph Bernell is associate dean the Graduate School. Steph has taught over 80 courses at Oregon State, primarily in the areas of health policy and health economics. Her scholarly work combines a deep interest in health policy and politics, with a desire to use economic tools to address an array... more
Maureen supports the associate deans in their work managing the Office of Postdoctoral Programs, program review, and much more.
Kim assists the Vice Provost and Dean with the day-to-day activities and long-term initiatives associated with the mission and vision of the Graduate School. Her knowledge and experience help keep the Graduate School working in an efficient and effective manner.
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Maureen supports the associate deans in their work managing the Office of Postdoctoral Programs, program review, and much more.
John's main contributions to the Graduate School include leading the Graduate Education Toolkit project, supporting Grad School technology initiatives, supporting graduate program faculty and staff in their Grad School related interactions with university systems, supporting Grad School staff... more
Cole manages the Graduate School's social media accounts and creates content for print and digital spaces.
Dan is a software engineer working as an Analyst/Programmer in the Graduate School information technology team. Dan was hired to help design and build the Salesforce implementation used by applicants to OSU graduate programs.
Dan is also working across the university to support... more
Responsibilities: Salesforce development, data integrations, and project management for the Graduate Education Toolkit project. Supports the Graduate School staff with Banner queries and Nolij issues.
John supports the IT team with project management and business analyst duties. He also manages the IT help desk and provides direct support to programs and students.