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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

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

Resources

Student Reimbursement Requests

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 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.
Valeria Zaporozhets (Spall)
Ph.D. Program Coordinator
vspall@ucsd.edu
Valeria Zaporozhets' Teams chat
Ph.D. student advising, Ph.D. thesis committees/defense, evaluations, first year rotations, graduate curriculum, student progress tracking.
TBD
B.S./M.S. Coordinator
B.S./M.S. program advising, M.S. admissions, evaluation and progress tracking, M.S. student event organization.
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.
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.
TBD
Student Accommodations Coordinator
Responsible for coordination of accommodation for students with disabilities as documented with OSD.
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'w Jefferson's Teams Chat
Administrative coordination of the Instructional Assistant program.
TBD
IA Program & Staffing Coordinator
Administrative coordination of the Instructional Assistant program.

Education Programming & Events Coordinator

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