Graduate Programs Team

Graduate Program Staff

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Jose Conde-Coss – Graduate Program Specialist

Hi, I’m Jose Conde-Coss and I am the Graduate Program Specialist here at the School of Human Ecology! At a high level, I am responsible for:

  • Communications – I maintain this website, write the weekly newsletter, and serve as the point of contact for students
  • Event Planning/Coordination – I plan some of the big graduate program events like Visit Day and Spring Graduation
  • Scholarships/Awards – I handle the administration and awarding of all graduate program scholarships
  • Admissions/Recruitment – I am the first point of contact for prospective students. I help them understand application requirements, timelines and deadlines, funding, and our programs.
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Dana Clay – Academic Program Specialist

Hi, I’m Dana Clay and I am the Academic Program Specialist. I work on the graduate program team as well as the faculty affairs team. On the grad side, I am responsible for:

  • Enrollment
  • Warrant requests (Prelim, MS, MFA, and PhD)
  • Student records and data requests
  • Annual Review of Graduate Students (ARGS)
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Michelle Holland – Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs

Hi, I’m Michelle Holland, the Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs in the School of Human Ecology. I work with graduate students and faculty on many administrative aspects of the Human Ecology PhD, MFA, and MS programs. My role includes the following items:

  • Graduate Leadership Office (GLO), including the Associate Deans and Faculty Directors as well as the Graduate Program Committee (GPC)
  • Graduate faculty advisors
  • Graduate Funding such as TA/PA/RA/Fellowships
  • Graduate Student Organization
  • Graduate student issues
  • Appeals

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SoHE Graduate Leadership Office (GLO)

The Human Ecology Graduate Leadership Office’s (GLO) mission is to provide thought and operational leadership for the OneSoHE Graduate Programs as well as leadership and oversight for implementation of the OneSoHE31 Strategic Plan. GLO is made up of the following: 

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Graduate Education, & Research: Nancy Wong

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SoHE 1903 Faculty Director: Janean Dilworth-Bart

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Graduate Program Committees

The Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Graduate Education and each GPC Chair makes up the SoHE Graduate Program Committee (GPC). In addition to SoHE GPC, each graduate department/program has a Graduate Program Committee (GPC). The GPC Chair’s for 2025-26 can be found below:

CSCR GPC Chair:  Meta Schroeder Beckner Outreach Professor Zoua M. Vang

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CBFE GPC Chair: Associate Professor of Consumer Science Katie Fitzpatrick

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DS GPC Chair: Lynn and Gary Mecklenburg Chair in Textiles, Material Culture & Design | Professor of Design Studies Marina Moskowitz

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HDFS GPC Chair: 1903 Faculty Fellow | Professor of Human Development & Family Studies Janean Dilworth-Bart

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MS GPC Chair: Professor of Civil Society & Community Studies Matt Calvert

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