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Exterior view of the Frances Willson Thompson Library

Office of Graduate Programs

303 E Kearsley Street
251 Frances Willson Thompson Library
Flint, MI 48502-1950
Phone: 810-762-3171
Email: [email protected]

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Office of Graduate Programs Staff

Jackie Best
International Recruiter & Credential Evaluator
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Mary Deibis
Business Administrator
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Theresa Kennedy
Student Administrative Assistant Associate
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Christopher Lewis, EdD
Director of Graduate Programs
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Danton Porto
Marketing Coordinator
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Jaquetta Redwine
Administrative Assistant Senior
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Debbie Samida
Graduate Programs Assistant Director
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Erin Strom
Recruitment & Communications Specialist
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Graduate Program Staff Advisors

James Alsup
Associate Professor of Physics
Digital Transformation, Smart Manufacturing
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Reza Amini
Associate Director of Public Health and Health Sciences
Health Services Administration, Health Care Administration Certificate, Health Data Analytics Certificate, Long Term Care Administration Certificate
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S. Ali Arefifar
Instructor in Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Kenneth Betthauser
Academic Advisor (Students with last names M-Z)
Doctor of Nursing Practice, and all Nursing Certificate programs
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Halil Bisgin
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Data Science
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Brenda Cameron
MPH Program Manager
Health Care Management, Public Health
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Heather Dawson
Professor of Biology
Biology
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Marisa Eynon-Ezop
CASE Program Manager
MPA, Arts Administration (MA), Liberal Studies in American Culture, AODC BIS Program
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Frank Fanzone
Administrative Assistant Senior
Physical Therapy
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Angie Gill
Admissions Administrative Assistant
Occupational Therapy
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Rachel Gutierrez
Academic Advisor
Business Administration (MBA), Supply Chain Management (MS)
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Kim LaFond
CIT Recruiter
Artificial Intelligence, Biology, Computer Science & Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Data Science, Digital Transformation, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Human-Centered Design, Mechanical Engineering, Smart Manufacturing, Software Engineering
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Julie Ma
Director of Social Work Department & Associate Professor of Social Work
Social Work
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Khalid Malik
Professor of Computer Science
Cybersecurity
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Quamrul Mazumder
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Cam McLeman
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Data Analytics
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Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer
Associate Professor of Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering
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James Owen
SEHS Academic Advisor
Education with Certification (MAC), Doctor of Education, Educational Administration, Education Specialist
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Lisa Pagano-Lawrence
Administrative Assistant Senior
Nurse Anesthesia
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Sherrene Rigby
Administrative Assistant Senior
Physician Assistant
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Tameka Shepard
Academic Advisor & Business Programs Recruiter
MBA, MS-Accounting, MS-Leadership, Business Certificates
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Erin Strom
Recruitment & Communications Specialist
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Anna Swartz
Administrative Assistant to the DBA Program
Business Administration
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Julie Westenfeld
Academic Advisor (Students with last names A-L)
Doctor of Nursing Practice, and all Nursing Certificate programs
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Douglas Zytko
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science & Information Systems, Computing (PhD), Human-Centered Design
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