The Graduate School at the University of Missouri–Columbia (Mizzou)

Graduate School Leadership

• Dr. George Justice, justiceg@missouri.edu
  • interim vice provost for advanced studies
    and dean of the Graduate School
  • As interim vice provost and dean, Dr. Justice oversees the administrative and academic functions of the Graduate School. Dr. Justice earned a PhD in English at University of Pennsylvania and is an associate professor of English, specializing in eighteenth-century British literature.
    Dr. Justice's CV

• Dr. Lee Wilkins, wilkinsl@missouri.edu
  • Curators' Teaching Professor, Journalism and Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs
  • Faculty Fellow, MU Graduate School

• Dr. Teresa M. Cooney, cooneyt@missouri.edu
  • Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
  • Faculty Fellow, MU Graduate School

• Admission Team
• Insurance and Tuition Waivers
• Academic Advising, Thesis and Dissertation Submission
• International Teaching Assistant Program
• Recruitment and Student Activities
• McNair Scholars Program
• Administrative Support
• Development
• Fiscal
• Communications, External Relations and Professional Development
  

Admissions

For general questions regarding graduate admissions, contact gradadmin@missouri.eduAfter your application has been submitted, your file will be managed by an Graduate School admissions adviser.
Your admissions adviser is determined by your last name.

• A–E, Andrea Kanevsky, kanevskya@missouri.edu
  • admissions adviser
• F–Lh, Sue Allmart, allmartm@missouri.edu
  • admissions adviser
• Li–Si, Stephanie Praschan , praschans@missouri.edu
  • admissions adviser
• Sj–Z, Chris Platto, plattoc@missouri.edu
  • senior admissions adviser
• Terrence Grus, grust@missouri.edu
  • director, graduate admissions & Records
• Diane Coleman, colemandi@missouri.edu
  • academic evaluator
• Christopher Wendel, wendelc@missouri.edu
  • office support

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Insurance and Tuition Waivers

• Karen Gruen, gruenk@missouri.edu
  • coordinator of the Graduate Student Support Program (fee waivers for graduate assistants) and the Graduate Medical Insurance Subsidy Program

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Academic Advising, Thesis and Dissertation Submission

• Jana Moore, moorejan@missouri.edu
  • senior academic adviser
• Eric Praschan, praschane@missouri.edu
  • academic adviser (master's and educational specialist students)
• Ashley Siebenaler, siebenalera@missouri.edu
  • academic adviser (doctoral students)
• Diane Coleman, colemandi@missouri.edu
  • academic evaluator

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International Teaching Assistant Program

• Liz Tummons, tummonsm@missouri.edu
  • program coordinator
  • (573) 882-8634
• "Sandy" Sanders, hss5z5@mizzou.edu
  • instructional development assistant
  • (573) 882-9579
• Stephanie Woods, woodsst@missouri.edu
  • adjunct instructor
  • (573) 884-1762
• Janet Bradshaw, bradshawjr@missouri.edu
  • administrative assistant
  • (573) 882-6260
• Andrea Onstad, OnstadA@missouri.edu
  • instructional development assistant
  • (573) 882-6220

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Recruitment and Student Activities

• Norma Jackson, jacksonnj@missouri.edu
  • coordinator of student recruitment and activities, retention specialist for the PhD Completion Project

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McNair Scholars Program

• NaTashua Davis, davisnat@missouri.edu
  • Director
• Jeremy Bloss, BlossJS@missouri.edu
  • Student Services Advisor
• Darlene Dixon, dixonD@missouri.edu
  • Program Assistant

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Administrative Support

• Beverly Vaughn, vaughnb@missouri.edu
  • executive assistant to the vice provost for advanced studies and dean of the Graduate School
• Jessica Manley, manleyj@missouri.edu
  • office support: welcome desk and special programs

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Development

• Andrew Grabau, grabauan@missouri.edu
  • director of development

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Fiscal

• Ruth Erwin, erwinr@missouri.edu
  • business manager I

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Communications, External Relations
and Professional Development

Questions about the Graduate School's Web site, the Graduate Student Progress System, or the Graduate Catalog should go to MUGradWebEditor.

Media requests, public questions and general inquiries should be directed to
Dr. Robin G. Walker at walkerrob@missouri.edu or 573-882-8629.

• Dr. Robin G. Walker, walkerrob@missouri.edu
  • unit coordinator
• Michael Zweifel, zweifelm@missouri.edu
• information specialist (print and e-publications & design)
  
• Catherine Hsieh, M. Ed, mugradcareeersvcs@missouri.edu
  • graduate research assistant, Graduate School career services
    
• Qi Qi
• graduate reserach assistant, communications unit
  

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