Welcome graduate students and postdoctoral scholars!

Scholarly Growth Skills Development Career Success

We are dedicated to supporting you through unmatched, intellectually stimulating opportunities for advancing key professional competencies. Our team provides effective specialized programming, opportunities for practice and improvement, and a range of resources – all grounded in multi-disciplinary research and in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Leveraging innovative practices, trans-disciplinary collaborations, creative endeavors, and cutting-edge technologies, we promote professional development through individual and community support that culminates in transformative learning experiences.

Elena Cotos
Associate Dean for Professional Development

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Partner with our highly trained and experienced team to develop effective professional skills and competencies.

Benefit from our free specialized programming and resources to grow as a scholar and domain specialist.

Engage with our innovative research and best practices to build a strong foundation for an accomplished career.

Our enthusiastic Graduate College Professional Development Team is ready to support you!

Associate Dean

Elena Cotos

Associate Dean Professional Development
Director, Center for Communication Excellence

Communication

Sarah Huffman

Assistant Director of Operations, Center for Communication Excellence

Lily Compton

Assistant Director of Programming, Center for Communication Excellence

Research

Kristin Terrill

Senior Program Specialist for Graduate Scholarly Activities

Teaching

Clark Coffman

Preparing Future Faculty Program Director

Karen Menzel

Preparing Future Faculty Program Specialist

Career Services

Svitlana Zbarska

Graduate Career Services Lead

Leadership

Steven Freeman

Emerging Leaders Academy Faculty Fellow

Career Coaches

Communication Consultants

Maryam Saneie Moghadam

English Writing Consultant
Global Online Course Teaching Assistant

Chris Litten

English Speaking Consultant

Tom Elliott

Postdoc Writing Consultant
Thesis/Dissertation Writing Consultant
English Writing Consultant

Sebnem Kurt

Postdoc Speaking Consultant
Thesis/Dissertation Writing Consultant

Sara Afifi

English Speaking Consultant
Oral English Certification Test Coordinator

Natasha Lambert

Grad Mixer Wednesday Coordinator

Michelle Thayer

Agronomy/Seed Tech Writing Consultant
Interpersonal Communication Consultant

Mayyda Mukhtar

Writing Group Facilitator
Interdisciplinary Writing Consultant

Alex Perruci

Nationally Competitive Awards Writing Consultant

Luke Soko

Thesis/Dissertation Writing Consultant
Interdisciplinary Writing Consultant

Felipe Rodrigues Picchi

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Writing Consultant

Febriana Lestari

English Writing Consultant
Interdisciplinary Writing Consultant

Diya Sarah Paul

Graduate Admin Assistant

Chris Nuttall

Writing Accountability Group Facilitator
Peer Review Group Facilitator

Cat Rudolph

Interdisciplinary Writing Consultant

April Melody Tan

UX Materials Designer
Thesis/Dissertation Writing Consultant