Staff
- Student Affairs Manager (SAM) and Graduate Program Advisor (GPA): Myranda Flores [she/her] (studentaffairs@pstat.ucsb.edu)
- Oversees hiring and payroll for academic employees in the department.
- Coordinates the assignment of Teaching Assistants to sections
- Has copies of textbooks that TAs can borrow for use in their courses during the quarter
- Undergraduate Advisors: Ellery Wilkie [she/her] and Yan Laschev [he/him] (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
- Lead TA: Ethan Marzban [he/him] (epmarzban@pstat.ucsb.edu)
- Leads the TA Training program (PSTAT 501)
- Acts as a liaison between graduate students and departmental leadership
- Teaching Assistant Training Coordinators: Jack Miller [they/them] (jbmiller@ucsb.edu), Julie Swenson (she/her) (swenson@pstat.ucsb.edu)
- Support TAs in matters related to classroom instruction
- Available for TA consultations
- Support the DGS with matters related to TAs