The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is here for you! Our staff, along with your academic program administrator, will be your academic partners as you pursue your graduate degree. Our office handles thesis submission, candidacy declaration, graduate student career development, payroll and tuition, fellowship and funding guidance, community building, student support for wellbeing and academic issues, and special events. Meet our team below, view our office hours, or contact our office at (713) 348-4002 or graduate@rice.edu.
Adria Baker
GPS International Special Projects Envoy
Pia Byrd
Student Support Manager
Kate Cross
Associate Dean
Bridgitt Dickey
Enrollment and Academic Records Manager
Vanessa Espinoza
Advisor, GPS Pathways Program
Norma Gonzalez
Southern Cone Liaison
Diana Heard
Administrative Operations Manager
Jennifer Hunter
Assistant Dean
Danielle King
GPS Team | Faculty Advisor of GPS Pathways Program; Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences
Seiichi Matsuda
Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; E. Dell Butcher Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Randi McInerney
Program Administrator
Bhoomi Thakar
Data Analyst II
Elizabeth Tippee
Registration and Financial Aid Specialist
Allison Vogt
Associate Dean of Students, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Carrie Willard
Assistant Dean
