About | Dean's Staff

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)
Seiichi Matsuda

GPS Team | Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

GPS Staff

Pia Byrd Student Support Manager
Pia Byrd

Student Support Manager


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Kate Cross

Associate Dean | Infrastructure and Policy


Bridgitt Dickey
Bridgitt Dickey

Enrollment and Academic Records Manager

Vanessa Espinoza
Vanessa Espinoza

Advisor, GPS Pathways Program


Diana
Diana Heard

Administrative Operations Manager


Jennifer Hunter
Jennifer Hunter

Assistant Dean

Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences
Danielle King

Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences


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Randi McInerney

Program Administrator


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Bhoomi Thakar

Data Analyst II

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Elizabeth Tippee

Registration and Financial Aid Specialist


Carrie Willard, Rice University Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Carrie Willard

Assistant Dean | Student Life


Brooke Woosley Warren, GPS
Brooke Woosley Warren

Financial Aid and Systems Manager | Tuition Waivers, Post-Fellowship Awards. and Insurance Subsidies

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Cam Zapater

Program Administrator

Affiliated Partners

Adria Baker, GPS International Special Projects Envoy
Adria Baker

GPS International Special Projects Envoy


Norma Gonzalez, Rice University
Norma Gonzalez

Southern Cone Liaison


Allison Vogt
Allison Vogt

Associate Dean of Students, Deputy Title IX Coordinator