Statistics Staff Roles & Responsibilities

Barnish, Dan-- Program Specialist

Alumni relations, career advising. 

Bean, Derek--Faculty Associate

Assessment, course equivalency evaluations. 

Beebe, Paul-- IT Staff

Responsible for troubleshooting Statistics computer operation. Manages the lab@stat.wisc.edu email account. 

Brabender, Colleen-- IT Staff

Responsible for troubleshooting Statistics computer operation. Manages the lab@stat.wisc.edu email account. 

Brinkerhoff, Nancy-- Enrollment/Curricular Coordinator

Manages Statistics Department enrollment. Contact Nancy with questions about course authorizations or issues with enrollment. 

Cooper, Tori-- Senior 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. 

Diosana, Carmela-- Student Services Coordinator

Maltby, Dana-- Student Services Coordinator

Directly advises undergraduates in the Data Science major, and coordinates the VISP and MSDS programs (from admission to degree completion). Contact for admissions, program requirements, course planning, and degree completion.

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

Rodock, Sara-- Senior Student Services Coordinator

Supervises student services staff, oversees the VISP, MSDS, and traditional Masters and PhD programs, and directly advises Data Science and Statistics undergraduate students as well as MSDS and VISP students. Contact for program requirements, course planning, degree completion, and grievances. 

Schuppel, John-- Graduate 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. 

Wilson, Alissa-- Instructional 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, and supports online instruction.

Xiong, Plia-- Student Services Coordinator