# Sinai Cota
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- [sicota@ucsd.edu](mailto:sicota@ucsd.edu)
- [(858) 534-1335](tel: (858) 534-1335 )
- 9500 Gilman Dr \
La Jolla
, California
92093
- Job Duties
- Profile
- Fun Fact
## Job Duties
Academic Master's Degree Matters (MA, MS)
Primary contact for the following master's programs: Materials Science and Engineering Program, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
## Profile
Sinai is a San Diego native with roots extending into Tijuana, Mexico. She grew up in the small community of Barrio Logan and was the first in her family to go to college in 2009. She has a B.A. in Religious Studies from SDSU with Minors in Communication and Chicano/a/e/x Studies. A M.A. in Higher Education Leadership Studies from USD. An Ed.D in Education from UCSD's JDP with Cal State San Marcos. She joined the Graduate Division in December of 2017 and was ecstatic at the opportunity to work with her two passions: mentoring and first-generation college students.
## Fun Fact
Sinai enjoys writing poetry and is a self-published author.
## [Academic Affairs](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/index.html)
- [Erica Lennard](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/erica-lennard.html)
- [Norienne Saign, PhD](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/norienne-saign.html)
- [Sara Miceli](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/sara-miceli.html)
- [Eliese Maxwell](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/eliese-maxwell.html)
- [Kelsey Darvin](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/kelsey-darvin.html)
- [Karen Villavicencio](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/karen-villavicencio.html)
- [MaKenna Dahl](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/makenna-dahl.html)
- Sinai Cota