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.
Dean
![Seiichi Matsuda (Grad Dean)](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-05/Matsuda_Seiichi_Web_2020-2.jpg.jpeg?itok=yvZYfAD0)
GPS Team | Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
GPS Staff
![Pia Byrd Student Support Manager](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-01/PiaByrd%20headshot.jpg.jpeg?itok=ffMBwlSa)
Student Support Manager
![Kate in front of Pluto, US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2024-08/PXL_20240630_194812865.MP_.jpg.jpeg?itok=0UGrcXa1)
Associate Dean |
Infrastructure and Policy
![Bridgitt Dickey](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2020-07/Dickey_Bridgitt_Web_2020.jpg.jpeg?itok=KBzjWppo)
Enrollment and Academic Records Manager
![Vanessa Espinoza](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-01/AIB_0850%20copy_0.jpg.jpeg?itok=jz_UwZFD)
Advisor, GPS Pathways Program
![Diana](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-12/Diana.jpg.jpeg?itok=ql9mwDkU)
Administrative Operations Manager
![Jennifer Hunter](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2020-07/Hunter_Jennifer_Web_2020.jpg.jpeg?itok=ognnGkFP)
Assistant Dean
![Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2024-08/King%2C%20Danielle%20-%202021%20Headshot%20%281%29.jpg.jpeg?itok=0kpWt8pB)
Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences
![photo of Randi](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-07/IMG-9462.jpg.jpeg?itok=-kpQnpls)
Program Administrator
![photo of Bhoomi](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2024-10/Bhoomi.JPG.jpeg?itok=F8xevMrg)
Data Analyst II
![elizabeth](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-01/et3.jpg.jpeg?itok=VQQjVZ2N)
Registration and Financial Aid Specialist
![Carrie Willard, Rice University Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2022-03/willard_carrie_web.png.jpeg?itok=E3IpRV7b)
Assistant Dean |
Student Life
![Brooke Woosley Warren, GPS](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2022-02/Brooke.png.jpeg?itok=nOCZwXkX)
Financial Aid and Systems Manager |
Tuition Waivers, Post-Fellowship Awards. and Insurance Subsidies
![Cam hiking in Colorado!](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-08/IMG_3918.jpg.jpeg?itok=lEOUZhnV)
Program Administrator
Affiliated Partners
![Adria Baker, GPS International Special Projects Envoy](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2024-08/Screenshot%202024-08-21%20at%204.50.42%E2%80%AFPM.png.jpeg?itok=DLmJ_JxN)
GPS International Special Projects Envoy
![Norma Gonzalez, Rice University](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2024-06/NormaGonzalezPhoto.png.jpeg?itok=uLLb-9Zr)
Southern Cone Liaison
![Allison Vogt](/sites/g/files/bxs3106/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2020-07/Vogt_Allison_Web_2020.jpg.jpeg?itok=SMtu9RzH)
Associate Dean of Students, Deputy Title IX Coordinator