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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) and the NOAA-funded Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC) for the Northwest. He is very active 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.
Philip was the founding director (2009-19) of OCCRI and remains involved in communicating climate science within Oregon.
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
As the Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management and Services, Rosemary supervises staff members who serve students throughout their graduate school careers, from applying for admission to degree certification and commencement.
Rosemary worked with doctoral admissions programs at... 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
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
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
Karen supports students' timely degree completion by helping them, and their faculty and staff advisors, navigate university policy and resources.
Karen also leads campus-wide graduate success programming projects, including Grad Welcome Week, Grad Appreciation Week, and the Graduate... more
Linda supports the Graduate Student Success team as a graduate assistant. She assists with campus-wide graduate success programming projects, including Grad Welcome Week, Grad Appreciation Week, and the Graduate Student Commons.
Linda is a Ph.D. student in the Environmental Sciences... more
As the Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management and Services, Rosemary supervises staff members who serve students throughout their graduate school careers, from applying for admission to degree certification and commencement.
Rosemary worked with doctoral admissions programs at... more
Allyson is a new academic support staff member serving the Colleges of Business and Public Health and Human Sciences. Allyson handles domestic admissions and works with their current students. She evaluates admissions applications and advise current students regarding a variety of academic... more
Betty works as an academic support staff member for domestic applicants and current students. She provides guidance for admissions, current student deadlines and programs, exams and certifying degrees. She works closely with her assigned colleges to provide professional and accurate service.... more
Darcy is the academic support staff member for the College of Engineering and College of Forestry, serving domestic applicants and all current students. She provides guidance to applicants and students on admissions, current student deadlines and processes. She also works closely with her... more
Debra works as an academic support staff member for domestic applicants and current students. She provides guidance for admissions, current student deadlines and programs, exams and certifying degrees. She works closely with her assigned colleges to provide professional and accurate service.... more
Julie works as an academic support staff member for all master’s thesis and Ph.D. dissertations in all colleges. She checks all pretext pages for formatting accuracy, and certifies all degrees requiring a thesis/dissertation, approving all uploads to ScholarsArchive. She also organizes... more
Katie assists with Graduate School operations, admissions for graduate certificate students, and welcomes visitors to Heckart Lodge.
Marit oversees graduate enrollment management services for special programs, including the Transitional Admission Program (TAP), Accelerated Masters programs (AMP), and a variety of joint degree programs within and external to OSU. She also serves as the Graduate School liaison for Sponsored... more
Belinda serves as coordinator of the international admission processes. She also works specifically with the Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME) and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) graduate programs.
Katie works with international student admissions for all graduate programs except Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME) and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
She evaluates prospective students' records to make sure they meet the university... 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.
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
Lindsay manages operations within the graduate recruitment office and works with units on campus to promote Oregon State graduate studies in Oregon and across the country. She also manages the Graduate School Ambassadors Program.
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Matt manages competitive awards for the Graduate School, coordinates GRAD course scheduling, and supports the Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching (GCCUT) program.
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
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 digital communications for the Graduate School. His duties include web design, email newsletters,... more
Kim manages software development for the Graduate School. Her current work focuses on Salesforce applications for applicants, programs and current students.
Shane supports the different functional areas within the Graduate School with their communication needs.