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Statistics Staff Roles & Responsibilities
Barnish, Dan-- Program Specialist
Alumni relations, career planning.
Bean, Derek--Faculty Associate
Assessment, course equivalency evaluations.
Brinkerhoff, Nancy-- Academic Program & Enrollment Coordinator
Manages Statistics Department enrollment and room reservations. Contact Nancy with questions about course authorizations, issues with enrollment, or to request a room reservation.
Diosana, Carmela-- Academic Advising Manager
Heins, Anna-Marie -- Academic Advisor
Directly advises Data Science undergraduate students. Contact for program requirements, course planning, degree completion.
Leppert, Alissa-- Academic Program Manager
Oversees the creation of the departmental teaching schedule and assignment of teaching responsibilities including TAs, monitors and manages course enrollment, course access, and course evaluations.
Maltby, Dana-- Academic Advising Manager
Directly advises undergraduates in the Data Science major. Contact for program requirements, course planning, degree completion, career events, and peer mentoring group.
Marston, Kim-- Department Administrator
Manages and coordinates the Department's administrative activities including policy and operations, human resources, payroll, benefits, financial services, and grant administration.
Moore, Jinda-- Professional Programs Specialist
Nowakowski, Jodie-- Financial Specialist
Responsible for financial transactions (p-card purchases, requisitions, reimbursements, etc.) using non-grant funds; tracking/reconciliation of non-grant funds; payroll and HR support.
Rodock, Sara-- Assistant Director for Academic Advising
Supervises student services staff, oversees the VISP, MSDS, and traditional Masters and PhD programs, and directly advises Data Science and Statistics undergraduate students. Contact for program requirements, course planning, degree completion, and grievances.
Schuppel, John-- Graduate Program Coordinator
Coordinates the traditional Masters and PhD programs (from admission through degree completion). Contact for admissions, program requirements, course planning, and degree completion.
Tainter, Taryn-- Grants and Financial Administrator
Coordinates pre-award assistance (budgets, proposal prep, submission), post-award assistance (no-cost extensions, effort, closeout); financial transactions using grant funds; tracking/reconciliation of grant funds.
Xiong, Plia-- Academic Advising Manager
Directly advises undergraduates in the Data Science certificate. Leads undergraduate and graduate program recruitment. Contact for data science certificate requirements, course planning, and recruitment strategies.