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.

Pia Byrd
Student Support Manager

Kate Cross
Associate Dean

Bridgitt Dickey
Enrollment and Academic Records Manager

Vanessa Espinoza
Postdoctoral Associate

Jennifer Hunter
Assistant Dean

Armeshia Love
Administrative Assistant

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

Elizabeth Tippee
Registration and Financial Aid Specialist

Allison Vogt
Associate Dean of Students, Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Carrie Willard
Assistant Dean

Brooke Woosley
Financial Aid and Systems Manager