Graduate and Professional School Staff
Who We Are
The Graduate and Professional School provides comprehensive support for Aggies who are pursuing graduate degrees or professional certifications. We are a resource for students from admission through graduation; our staff can help you with degree planning, responsible research, thesis and dissertation review, professional development and more.
Advocates For Excellence
The graduate school helps to establish procedures that guarantee the highest quality of educational experience for graduate and professional students at Texas A&M.
We constantly seek to enhance the academic environment to ensure that students are creating scholarship and scientific inquiry at their highest level. We also foster interdisciplinary and intercollegiate relationships within our programs and research activities, so that our students have access to the brightest minds regardless of location.
Expert Resources
Graduate school staff are experts in all things related to graduate and professional studies. If you have questions but aren’t sure who to contact, you can start by exploring our areas of expertise.
Associate Provost and Dean and Leadership Team
Dr. Fuhui tong '06
Associate Provost and Dean
Dr. Tong oversees all aspects of the Graduate and Professional School. She advocates for graduate and professional students and pursues continual improvement in graduate education.
Dr. charles criscione
Associate Dean
Dr. Criscione oversees Thesis & Dissertation Services, English Language Proficiency Verification & Certification, and Graduate Committee Faculty, as well as provides direction in the SEC Emerging Scholars Program, Network for Administrative Faculty, and Interdisciplinary Degree Programs.
Amy fritcher '98
Chief of Staff
Amy Fritcher provides leadership and direction on the daily operations for the Graduate and Professional School.
Dr. Julie Harlin '93
Associate Dean
Dr. Harlin provides administrative oversight for several graduate strategic initiatives such as TATEP, Graduate Research Mentoring, graduate RCR training, and university collaborations.
Jacqueline Perez
Director
Jacqueline Perez leads teams involved with Business Services, Budget, College Allocations and Graduate Employment.
Trent Smith
Assistant Director
Trent Smith leads the team involved with Graduate Records Processing.
Dr. Shannon Walton
Assistant Dean
Dr. Walton leads teams involved with Recruiting, Professional Development and Student Success.
Dr. Rob Dixon
Director of Marketing and Communications
Dr. Dixon oversees graduate and professional marketing and communications efforts.
Operations
Madelynn Burwitz '22
Events Coordinator
Madelynn Burwitz helps to create, plan, and run all events put on at the Graduate and Professional School.
Erika BRigham
Executive Assistant
Erika Brigham supports the Associate Provost and Dean as well as the Ombuds Officer.
Cory Raney
Executive Assistant
Cory Raney provides executive and administrative support for the leadership team.
Channell stanley
Front Office Manager
Channell Stanley serves as a senior information resource for the Grad School front office, interprets, applies and communicates University graduate student policies and procedures.
Academic and Career Success
Dr. Linda Castillo
Ombuds Officer
Dr. Castillo serves as a neutral, independent, confidential resource for conflict resolution.
JonSavannah Carter
Program Coordinator II
JonSavannah Carter oversees the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellowship and coordinates all related events.
Kayla Duncan
Senior Graduate Student Specialist
Kayla Duncan provides highly developed skills for guiding graduate students/faculty/staff on various aspects of the graduate educational experience. Provides detailed information on and refers students/faculty/staff to University resources that can assist in meeting their needs or solving their problems.
Victor Gongora
Program Coordinator
Victor Gongora coordinates Grad School programs to enhance student success and career success.
Isah Veronica D. Juranek
Student Success Coordinator
Isah Juranek coordinates programs that help students succeed while in graduate programs at Texas A&M and create pipelines to careers.
Dr. Morgan Schweller '04
Professional Development Coordinator
Dr. Schweller coordinates professional development opportunities, including Graduate Resources and Development for Aggies (GRAD Aggies) and is a key member of the CIRTL team.
Records Processing
Kim Widdison
Graduate Records Coordinator
Kim Widdison coordinates processing related to graduate students’ degree completion.
Karen Seago
Graduate Records Specialist
Karen Seago facilitates document processing related to graduate students’ degree completion.
Mark Gleason
Graduate Student Specialist
Mark Gleason specializes in working with Graduate Committee Faculty, the Graduate Council, and English Language Proficiency compliance.
Raiden Sawyer
Graduate Student Specialist III
Raiden Sawyer facilitates document processing related to graduate students’ degree completion.
Layne Wells '24
Graduate Student Specialist III
Layne Wells facilitates document processing related to graduate students’ degree completion.
ALEXIA MEJIA '23
Graduate Student Specialist III
Alexia Mejia facilitates document processing related to graduate students’ degree completion.
Business Services
Dr. jessica CoNner
GREAT Program Coordinator
Dr. Conner is the point of contact for GREAT Program funding requests and reimbursements and CDEI funding questions and reporting requirements.
Kristin Maass
Business Coordinator
Kristin Maass oversees Non-Resident Tuition Waiver requests, processing of student financial awards, and Grad School facilitated student travel needs.
Danielle pacheco
Fellowships Coordinator
Danielle Pacheco provides managerial oversight and direction on various funding aspects of Grad School facilitated fellowships and awards and serves as the Alternate Coordinating Official for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
Thesis and Dissertation Services
Jane Brewer
Graduate Student Specialist
Jane Brewer evaluates student theses, dissertations, and records of study for uniformity, consistency and adherence to university guidelines.
Mary Katherine Maness
Graduate Student Specialist
Mary Katherine Maness evaluates student theses, dissertations, and records of study for uniformity, consistency, and adherence to university guidelines.
Amy Motquin
Editorial Assistant
Amy Motquin reviews theses, dissertations, and records of study for adherence to university guidelines for formatting and quality.
Julia Williams
Editorial Assistant
Mary-Lou Wilshaw-Watts
Data Services
Dr. Yu-chen Yeh
Senior Data Analyst
Dr. Yeh supports the collection and analysis of data related to graduate and professional education at Texas A&M. She creates data visualizations and prepares analyzed reports for internal and external audiences.
Tech & Project Management; CRM
Melissa A. James '92
Program Coordinator II
Melissa James manages the Slate database; a single, unified interface CRM system for outreach, communications, event management, student success and retention.
Patrick Brophy
Senior IT Professional
Patrick Brophy provides technical leadership for Grad School operations and projects and as an advisor for the the Associate Provost and Dean.
Support for Faculty, Staff and Operations
Sharanee Sytha '24
Professional Development Coordinator
Sharanee Sytha helps coordinate professional development programming such as the Graduate Mentoring Academy and the Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL@Texas A&M).
Contact The Graduate And Professional School
Friendly staff are available to answer your questions about graduate and professional studies. Send us an email, give us a call or just come by our office.
Email: grad@tamu.edu
Phone: 979-845-3631
Fax: 979-862-1692
Office Hours
Monday – Friday
8AM – 12PM and 1PM – 5PM