Staff Directory
The Graduate School has over 30 staff members to help answer your questions.
Office of the Dean
![Lynn Cooley](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Lynn%20Cooley%20_Lavitt-8586_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=1Tw7zDwC)
Lynn Cooley
Dean of the Graduate School; Vice Provost for Postdoctoral Affairs; C.N.H. Long Professor of Genetics; Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
- lynn.cooley@yale.edu
- 203-432-2733
- Warner House 207
![Leah Jehan](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Leah%20Jehan_Lavitt-8332_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=SchZJbOS)
Academic Team
![Pamela Schirmeister](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Pam%20Schirmeister_Lavitt-8591_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=WumGpOJZ)
Pamela Schirmeister
Deputy Dean of the Graduate School and of Yale College; Dean of Strategic Initiatives
- pamela.schirmeister@yale.edu
- 203-432-9098
- Warner House 201
![John Alvaro](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20John%20Alvaro_Lavitt-8309_R.jpg?h=71ce537d&itok=M9AtCu8A)
John Alvaro
Associate Dean for the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program
![Robert Harper-Mangels](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Rob%20Harper-Mangels_Lavitt-8645_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=nmFfUcfZ)
Robert Harper-Mangels
Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Support
- robert.harper-mangels@yale.edu
- 203-432-1884
- Warner House 311
![Jasmina Besirevic](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Jasmina%20Besirevic_Lavitt-8404_R.jpg?h=d6cc727a&itok=l4NisVFo)
Jasmina Besirevic Regan
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and for Undergraduate Education
- jasmina.besirevic@yale.edu
- 203-432-5127
- Warner House 313
![Sarah Insley](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Sarah%20Insley_Lavitt-8859_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=h06uwtuK)
![Allegra di Bonaventura](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Allegra%20di%20Bonaventura_Lavitt-9087_R.jpg?h=12b5c8f9&itok=ZwsgFZrr)
Allegra di Bonaventura
Associate Dean for Academic Support
- allegra.dibonaventura@yale.edu
- 203-432-2735
- Warner House 312
![Matthew Tanico](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Matthew%20Tanico_Lavitt-8896_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=HHA-m3U5)
Matthew S. Tanico
Assistant Dean for Academic Support & Outreach
- matthew.tanico@yale.edu
- 203-436-2628
- Warner House 205
McDougal Resources
![Michelle Nearon](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Michelle%20Nearon_Lavitt-8212_R.jpg?h=6cc2df9e&itok=SIqrsDQi)
Michelle Nearon
Senior Associate Dean and Director of Office for Graduate Student Development & Diversity
- michelle.nearon@yale.edu
- 203-436-1301
- Warner House 206
![Ksenia Sidorenko](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2019_08_28%20Yale%20Provost%20Ksenia%20Sidorenko_Laviitt-1694_R.jpg?h=88cb5b32&itok=wEUdPzkD)
![Suzanne Young](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Suzanne%20Young_Lavitt-8766_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=2M5qJ9mg)
Suzanne Young
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Professional Development
- suzanne.young@yale.edu
- 203-432-8895
- Founders Hall 185
![Jennifer Mendelsohn](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Jennifer%20Mendelsohn_Lavitt-8489_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=o5WRBDMO)
Jennifer Mendelsohn
Director of the McDougal Graduate Student Center
- jennifer.mendelsohn@yale.edu
- 203-432-2008
- Founders Hall 186
![Eva Wilson](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Eva%20Wilson_Lavitt-8535_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=DHUkKfvB)
Teaching Fellow Program
Financial Aid Office
![Kellie Webb](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Kellie%20Webb_Lavitt-8975_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=c2c7dOZP)
Kellie Webb
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
- kellie.webb@yale.edu
- 203-432-2899
- 246 Church Street, Room 216
![Dawn Galbicsek](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/Galbicsek%20Dawn.jpg?h=0a42a262&itok=IQqqfqG7)
Dawn Galbicsek
Financial Aid Assistant
- dawn.galbicsek@yale.edu
- 203-432-7423
- 246 Church Street, Room 214
Graduate School Admissions
![Leah Phinney](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Leah%20Phinney_Lavitt-8272_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=UI_Jsxm5)
![Lisa Furino](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Lisa%20Furino_Lavitt-8257_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=saFSD68d)
Administrative Professionals
![Anna Cuomo](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Anna%20Cuomo_Lavitt-8174_R.jpg?h=8eb4c96e&itok=X-xqyAlM)
![Kate Donato](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-09/2023_06_07%20Yale%20Kate%20Donato_Lavitt_3614_R.jpg?h=a51a5cf9&itok=jXFk-qeL)
![Elizabeth Ludyjan](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Elizabeth%20Ludyjan_Lavitt-8384_R.jpg?h=f5cffb20&itok=wHqZKs9y)
Elizabeth Ludyjan
Administrative Assistant
- elizabeth.ludyjan@yale.edu
- 203-432-7377
- Founders Hall 187A
![Bridget Nixon](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Bridget%20Nixon_Lavitt-8457_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=zmZQ20aT)
Business Operations
![Mary Magri](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Mary%20Magri_Lavitt-8751_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=jEgYn7_5)
Mary Magri
Senior Director for Finance & Administration
- mary.magri@yale.edu
- 203-432-6346
- Dow Hall 400
![Eduardo Cienfuegos](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Eduardo%20Cienfuegos_Lavitt-9010_R.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=eqHyqHkF)
Eduardo Cesar Cienfuegos Fernandez
Financial Analyst
- eduardo.cienfuegos@yale.edu
- 203-432-0955
- Dow Hall 402
![Michael Pearson](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2024-02/Michael%20Pearson.png?h=c7a34102&itok=U8t_t5JR)
Michael Pearson
Director of Financial Operations and Compliance
- michael.pearson@yale.edu
- 203-432-1124
- 55 Whitney Avenue Room 631
![Linda Relyea](/sites/default/files/styles/160x190/public/2023-08/2022_10_25%20Yale%20GSAS%20Linda%20Relyea_Lavitt-8706_R.jpg?h=2761b551&itok=Ns18DeyV)
Linda Relyea
Manager for Budgets & Financial Analysis
- linda.relyea@yale.edu
- 203-436-9233
- Dow Hall 401