Graduate College Team

Name/Title	Primary Contact For:
Holger Hoock DPhil, MA, FRHistS (he/him) Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Dean of the Graduate College, Professor of History Holger.Hoock@uvm.edu
Christopher Berger, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Innovation Christopher.Berger@med.uvm.edu	Academic Affairs Graduate Program Development APR
Jill Stockwell, Ph.D. Assistant Dean and Manager of Postdoctoral Affairs	Support for postdoctoral scholars, their faculty, and administrators Postdoctoral training opportunities and professional and career development Liaison to Postdoctoral Association
N.N. Assistant Dean for Student Success
Taylor Page Business Operations Manager Taylor.Page@uvm.edu	Graduate College Conference Grant Program Human Resources Budgets, Contracts, and Grant Administration
Christopher Pallas, Ph.D. Director of Professional and Career Development Christopher.Pallas@uvm.edu	Professional and Career Development Initiatives Career Preparation Coaching for Ph.D. Students Individual Development Plans
N. N. Executive Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate College	Dean Hoock’s Calendar Graduate Executive Committee (Recording Secretary) Graduate Student Awards Graduate College Website Graduate College Events
Bethany Sheldon (she/her) Student Services Specialist Bethany.Sheldon@uvm.edu	Academic Progress, Intent to Graduate Commencement Dissertations/Theses: questions, format checks Defense Paperwork Accelerated Masters and Certificates/Microcertificates of Graduate Study
Sean Milnamow (he/him) Student Services Specialist Sean.Milnamow@uvm.edu	Academic Appointments (GA, GRA, GTA, Fellows/Trainees) Funding Letters
N.N. Career Counselor
Rachel Aspen Stadtfeld (they/them) Student Success Coordinator Rachel.Stadtfeld@uvm.edu	Leave of Absence, Withdrawal, Medical Withdrawal, Graduate Parental Accommodation Wellness and DEI Programming and Resource Education to support graduate student success and belonging Represents Graduate College on UVM CARE Team
Graduate Admissions	graduate.admissions@uvm.edu
Ralph Swenson (he/him) Graduate Student Ombudsperson grad.ombuds@uvm.edu	UVM Graduate Student Ombudsperson offers independent, confidential, informal, and impartial assistance to graduate students on matters affecting their graduate education.