Staff
- Student Affairs Manager (SAM) and Graduate Program Advisor (GPA): Juan Barrera Alcazar [he/him] (studentaffairs@pstat.ucsb.edu)
- Oversees hiring and payroll for academic employees in the department.
- Coordinates the assignment of Teaching Assistants to sections
- Undergraduate Advisors: Tisha Lwin [she/her] and Alexis Beeson [she/her] (undergradadvisor@pstat.ucsb.edu)
- Coordinate classroom scheduling for departmental courses
- Assist with exam accommodations through the Disabled Students Program (DSP)
- Academic Coordinator: Jessie Priestley [she/her] (academic-coordinator@pstat.ucsb.edu)
- Hires and onboards Undergraduate Learning Assistants (ULAs)
Academic Leadership
- Director of Graduate Studies (DGS): Drew Carter [he/him] (carter@pstat.ucsb.edu)
- Assigns TAs to courses
- Makes hiring decisions regarding Teaching Assistants and Readers
- Interprets policies for academic employees
- Vice Chair, UnderGraduate Matters: Jack Miller [they/them] (jbmiller@ucsb.edu)
- Support TAs and Instructors with policy and classroom matters
- Coordinate departmental course requirements and syllabus
- Teaching Assistant Training Coordinator: , Julie Swenson (she/her) (swenson@pstat.ucsb.edu)
- Leads PSTAT 501
- Support TAs in matters related to classroom instruction
- Available for TA consultations
- Support the DGS with matters related to TAs