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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
Yanyun holds dual responsibilities as an Associate Dean in the Graduate School leading the postdoctoral program, outreach partnerships, and interdisciplinary graduate programs and a Professor in the Department of Food Science & Technology leading an active integrated research, Extension and education program in value-added food processing and packaging. She is an elected Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and a Certified Food Scientist.
Yanyun earned her B.A. and M.S. in Engineering from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Food Engineering from the Louisiana State 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
Fran Saveriano, Assistant Dean, joined the Graduate School leadership team at OSU in June 2011, with responsibility for direction and leadership for financial support and recruitment.
During her 22-year career at Oregon State University, Fran has held business management and leadership... more
Jessica Beck is assistant dean of the Graduate School.
As a member of the Student Success Team, Karen works to help students succeed in graduate school.
Linda is a Ph.D. student in the Environmental Sciences Graduate Program as well as an alumna of the Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching Program. Her research focuses on invasive earthworms and their effects on soil nutrient dynamics.
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.
Carmen 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 serving domestic applicants and all current students. She provides guidance to applicants and students on admissions, current student deadlines and programs, exams and certifying degrees.
Deborah provides support to students and graduate programs answer questions, routing requests and processing paperwork.
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.
Nikki provides support to students and graduate programs answer questions, routing requests and processing paperwork.
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).
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.
Fran Saveriano, Assistant Dean, joined the Graduate School leadership team at OSU in June 2011, with responsibility for direction and leadership for financial support and recruitment.
Jessica Beck is assistant dean of the Graduate School.
Matt assists the recruitment and financial support team at the Graduate School.
In her recruitment role, Melissa manages operations within the graduate recruitment office working with units on campus to promote Oregon State graduate studies in Oregon and across the country. She also manages the Graduate School Ambassadors 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.
Maureen supports the associate deans in their work managing the Office of Postdoctoral Programs, program review, and much more.
Kerri works with Graduate School leadership to ensure graduate program quality. She performs data analysis on behalf of various Graduate School functional units.
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.
Maureen supports the associate deans in their work managing the Office of Postdoctoral Programs, program review, and much more.
Kristin provides support with a variety of functions to the Graduate School office and leadership team. She works closely with the other administrative assistants to coordinate timely completion of tasks that keep the Graduate School’s day-to-day operations running efficiently.
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.
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.
Kim manages software development for the Graduate School. Her current work focuses on Salesforce applications for applicants, programs and current students.