# Meet the Academic Affairs Team

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- [**Erica Lennard**](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/erica-lennard.html)

  Assistant Dean, Graduate Academic Affairs
- [**Norienne Saign, PhD**](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/norienne-saign.html)

  Assistant Director, Academic Affairs

  Doctoral Time Limit Extensions, Probation, Spring Evaluations
- [**Sara Miceli**](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/sara-miceli.html)

  Graduate Academic Affairs Advisor

  Joint PhD Programs (with San Diego State University)

  PhD and Master's matters for Biomedical Sciences, Biostatistics,  Neurosciences, Public Health, Rady School of Management

  Professional degree programs, including all Data Science master's degrees
- [**Eliese Maxwell**](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/eliese-maxwell.html)

  Graduate Academic Affairs Advisor

  PhD degree programs
- [**Kelsey Darvin**](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/kelsey-darvin.html)

  Graduate Academic Affairs Advisor

  Academic Master's Degrees (MA, MS): Astronomy, Biological Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Structural Engineering (including PhD), Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
- [**Karen Villavicencio**](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/karen-villavicencio.html)

  Graduate Academic Affairs Advisor

  Academic Master's Degrees (MA, MS): Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering (including PhD), Chemistry, NanoEngineering (including PhD), Computer Science and Engineering, School of Arts & Humanities, School of Social Sciences.
- [**Sinai Cota**](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/sinai-cota.html)

  Academic Master's Degree Matters (MA, MS)

  Primary contact for the following master's programs: Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- [**MaKenna Dahl**](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/makenna-dahl.html)

  Events and Administrative Coordinator - Academic Affairs

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## [Meet the Team](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/index.html)

- Academic Affairs
  - [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](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/sinai-cota.html)
- [Admissions](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/admissions/index.html)
- [Dean's Office](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/deans-office/index.html)
- [Financial Support](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/index.html)
- [Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/postdoc-affairs/index.html)
- [Student Affairs](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/index.html)
- [Student Team](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/index.html)
- [All Staff](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/all-staff-listing.html)