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School of Biological Sciences School of Biological Sciences

Student and Instructional Services

The Student and Instructional Services Office provides advising services to students as well as instruction-based support services to faculty.

Undergraduate Contact

Phone: 858-534-0557
Non-UCSD students: biousis@ucsd.edu
Current UCSD students: Virtual Advising Center
Instructional Assistants: biota@ucsd.edu

Graduate Contact

PhD Program: biogradprog@ucsd.edu
PhD Admissions: biophdadmissions@ucsd.edu
Prospective & Current MS students: Virtual Advising Center
Instructional Assistants: biota@ucsd.edu
New Student Employment and Financial Support: biogradsupport@ucsd.edu

Contact

General/Non-UCSD students:
biousis@ucsd.edu
858-534-0557

UCSD students:
Virtual Advising Center (VAC) (login required)

Hours

SIS South door is open for Core hours 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 - 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. All staff work remotely on Friday.

Location

Pacific Hall, First Floor

Mailing Address

University of California, San Diego
School of Biological Sciences
9500 Gilman Drive #0348
La Jolla, CA 92093-0348

Staff

Group Leader

Dana Brehm
Chief Education Officer
dbrehm@ucsd.edu
Dana Brehm's Teams chat

Group Supervisor

Natalie Noles
Director, Academic Degree Programs
nnoles@ucsd.edu
Natalie Noles's Teams chat
Oversight of Biological Sciences degree programs, enrollment management, and instructional services administration: including undergraduate and graduate programs, admission and recruitment, as well as curriculum, enrollment, and instructional assistant program management.

Graduate Support Strategy & Stewardship

Elizabeth Soos
Assistant Director, Graduate Support Strategy & Stewardship
esoos@ucsd.edu
Elizabeth Soos' Teams chat
Provides senior-level advising, maintains processes, offers leadership and guidance, formulates strategy, and oversees operations and data maintenance in the realm of graduate student support.

Graduate Programs (Ph.D. & M.S.)

Melody Bazyar-Catalano
Assistant Director, Graduate Programs
mbazyar@ucsd.edu
Melody Bazyar's Teams chat
Daily operation, administration, and management of graduate programs and support staff.
Meagan Daly
Ph.D Coordinator
medaly@ucsd
Meagan Daly's Teams chat
Ph.D. student advising, Ph.D. thesis committees/defense, evaluations, first year rotations, graduate curriculum, student progress tracking.
Valeria Zaporozhets (Spall)
Ph.D. Program Coordinator
vzaporozhets@ucsd.edu
Valeria Zaporozhets' Teams chat
Ph.D. student advising, Ph.D. thesis committees/defense, evaluations, first year rotations, graduate curriculum, student progress tracking.
Jeannette Fox
B.S./M.S. Coordinator
j4fox@ucsd.edu
Jeannette Fox's Teams chat
B.S./M.S. program advising, M.S. admissions, evaluation and progress tracking, M.S. student event organization.
Nancy Guerrero
B.S./M.S. Coordinator
neguerrero@ucsd.edu
Nancy Guerrrero's Teams chat
B.S./M.S. program advising, M.S. admissions, evaluation and progress tracking, M.S. student event organization.
Trevor Guidinger
Ph.D. Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator
tguidinger@ucsd.edu
Trevor Guidinger's Teams chat
Ph.D. recruitment and admissions, application inquiries and tracking, admissions analysis, participant in external outreach and recruitment events.

Undergraduate Programs and Support Services

Laura Majoch
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Programs and Support Services
lmajoch@ucsd.edu
Laura Majoch's Teams chat
Daily operation, administration, and management of undergraduate programs, student support services, and support staff; oversight of development and implementation of comprehensive academic advising program
Camille Sta Elena
Senior Undergraduate Advisor
cstaelena@ucsd.edu
Camille Sta Elena's Teams chat
Undergraduate advising and program support.
Lindsay Velasquez
Senior Undergraduate Advisor
l1ward@ucsd.edu
Lindsay Velasquez's Teams chat
Undergraduate advising and program support.
Brian Hamlett
Undergraduate Advisor
bhamlett@ucsd.edu
Brian Hamlett's Teams chat
Undergraduate advising and minor declaration request administration.
Rachel Mori
Undergraduate Advisor
rmori@ucsd.edu
Rachel Mori's Teams chat
Undergraduate advising and Honors Thesis Program (BISP 196) administration.
Bianca Poveda
Undergraduate Advisor
bapoveda@ucsd.edu
Bianca Poveda's Teams chat
Undergraduate advising and School change of major request administration.
Haille Thomas
Undergraduate Advisor
hmthomas@ucsd.edu
Haille Thomas's Teams chat
Undergraduate advising and Phage Genomics Program administration.
Julie Vitale
Undergraduate Advisor
jbvitale@ucsd.edu
Julie Vitale's Teams Chat
Undergraduate advising and selective major application administration.

Enrollment Management & Instructional Support

Amy Tran
Assistant Director, Enrollment Management & Instructional Support
amytran@ucsd.edu
Amy Tran's Teams Chat
Daily operation, administration, and management of enrollment, the Instructional Assistant program, and support staff.
Matthew Haack
Instructional Scheduling Coordinator
mhaack@ucsd.edu
Matthew Haack's Teams Chat
Responsible for undergraduate and graduate course scheduling and related processes.
Angella Dawley
Instructional Services Advisor
adawley@ucsd.edu
Angella Dawley's Teams Chat
Responsible for coordinating OSD accommodations and providing support for scheduling and instructional services.
Isabela Ibarra
Student Services Advisor
imibarra@ucsd.edu
Isabela Ibarra's Teams Chat
Front desk/intake advising. Provide general administrative support to the Student Services unit. Specialized advising duties.
Jasmin Jefferson
IA Program & Staffing Coordinator
jmjefferson@ucsd.edu
Jasmin Jefferson's Teams Chat
Administrative coordination of the Instructional Assistant program.
Erica Parris
IA Program & Staffing Coordinator
eparris@ucsd.edu
Erica Parris' Teams Chat
Administrative coordination of the Instructional Assistant program.

Education Programming & Events Coordinator

Melissa Adams
Ed. Programming & Events Coordinator
mea011@ucsd.edu
Melissa Adams' Teams Chat
Provides direct administrative support to the Student & Instructional Services team and coordinates a variety of special events and programs.

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