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, or contact our office at (713) 348-4002 or graduate@rice.edu.

Pia Byrd
Student Support Specialist

Kate Cross
Associate Dean

Bridgitt Dickey
Admissions and Enrollment Manager

Kim Gonzalez Hohlt
Director of Student Advancement and Career Development

Jennifer Hunter
Admissions and Visibility Strategy Manager

Nicole Malveaux
Director of Student Life

Tammy Martin
Administrative Assistant

Belinda Mass
Financial Aid and Systems Manager

Seiichi Matsuda
Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; E. Dell Butcher Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Allison Vogt
Associate Dean of Students, Deputy Title IX Coordinator