Staff Directory
The Graduate School has over 30 staff members to help answer your questions.
Office of the Dean

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

Academic Team

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
Associate Dean for the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program

Robert Harper-Mangels
Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Support
- robert.harper-mangels@yale.edu
- 203-432-1884
- Warner House 311

Jasmina Besirevic Regan
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and for Undergraduate Education
- jasmina.besirevic@yale.edu
- 203-432-5127
- Warner House 313

Allegra di Bonaventura
Associate Dean for Academic Support
- allegra.dibonaventura@yale.edu
- 203-432-2735
- Warner House 312

Sarah Insley
Assistant Dean for Academic Support
- sarah.insley@yale.edu
- 203-432-0257
- Warner House 205
McDougal Resources

Michelle Nearon
Senior Associate Dean and Director of Office for Graduate Student Development & Diversity
- michelle.nearon@yale.edu
- 203-436-1301
- Warner House 206


Suzanne Young
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Professional Development
- suzanne.young@yale.edu
- 203-432-8895
- Founders Hall 185

Jennifer Mendelsohn
Director of the McDougal Graduate Student Center
- jennifer.mendelsohn@yale.edu
- 203-432-2008
- Founders Hall 186

Kristina Lynch
Associate Director of Student Support & Community Standards
- kristina.lynch@yale.edu
- 203-436-8477
- Dow Hall 405

Eva Wilson
GSAS Lead Embedded Mental Health Clinician
- eva.wilson@yale.edu
- McDougal Center (Founders Hall), Room 187

Julian Arias, LCSW
GSAS Embedded Mental Health Counselor
- julian.arias@yale.edu
- McDougal Center (Founders Hall), Room 188
Teaching Fellow Program
Financial Aid Office

Kellie Webb
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
- kellie.webb@yale.edu
- 203-432-2899
- 246 Church Street, Room 216

Dawn Galbicsek
Financial Aid Assistant
- dawn.galbicsek@yale.edu
- 203-432-7423
- 246 Church Street, Room 214

Graduate School Admissions



Administrative Professionals



Elizabeth Ludyjan
Administrative Assistant
- elizabeth.ludyjan@yale.edu
- 203-432-7377
- Founders Hall 187A

Business Operations

Mary Magri
Senior Director for Finance & Administration
- mary.magri@yale.edu
- 203-432-6346
- Dow Hall 400

Eduardo Cesar Cienfuegos Fernandez
Financial Analyst
- eduardo.cienfuegos@yale.edu
- 203-432-0955
- Dow Hall 402

Michael Pearson
Director of Financial Operations and Compliance
- michael.pearson@yale.edu
- 203-432-1124
- 55 Whitney Avenue Room 631

Linda Relyea
Manager for Budgets & Financial Analysis
- linda.relyea@yale.edu
- 203-436-9233
- Dow Hall 401