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Traditional Programs

Program NameProgram Director NamePhone NumberEmailApply
Accounting - MSCynthia Blanthorne(401) 874-4363blanthorne@uri.eduBusinessCAS
Behavioral Science Psychology - PhDJoseph Rossi(401) 874-5983jsrossi@uri.eduGradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Cell and Molecular Biology) - MSSteven Gregory(401) 874-5947stgregory@uri.eduGradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Cell and Molecular Biology) - PhDSteven Gregory(401) 874-5947stgregory@uri.eduGradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Ecology and Ecosystem Sciences) - MSScott McWilliams(401) 874-7531srmcwilliams@uri.edu GradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Ecology and Ecosystem Sciences) - PhDScott McWilliams(401) 874-7531srmcwilliams@uri.edu GradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Environmental and Earth Sciences) - MSDawn Cardace(401) 874-9384cardace@uri.eduGradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Environmental and Earth Sciences) - PhDDawn Cardace(401) 874-9384cardace@uri.eduGradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Evolution and Marine Biology) - MSJonathan Puritz(401) 874-9020jpuritz@uri.eduGradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Evolution and Marine Biology) - PhDJonathan Puritz(401) 874-9020jpuritz@uri.eduGradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems) - MSKatherine Petersson(401) 874-2951kpetersson@uri.eduGradCAS
Biological and Environmental Sciences (Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems) - PhDKatherine Petersson(401) 874-2951kpetersson@uri.eduGradCAS
Business Administration (Finance) - PhDShingo Goto
Choonsik Lee		(401) 874-4339
shingo_goto@uri.edu
choonsiklee@uri.edu		BusinessCAS
Business Administration (Marketing) - PhDShingo Goto
Jerry Xia		(401) 874-4339
(401) 874-4193		shingo_goto@uri.edu
JerryXia@uri.edu		BusinessCAS
Business Administration (Operations and Supply Chain Management) - PhDShingo Goto
Mehmet Yalҫın		(401) 874-4339
(401) 874-4247		shingo_goto@uri.edu
mgyalcin@uri.edu		BusinessCAS
Business Administration Full Time - MBADaniel Sheinin(401) 874-4344dsheinin@uri.eduBusinessCAS
Business Administration Part Time - MBADaniel Sheinin(401) 874-4344dsheinin@uri.eduBusinessCAS
Chemical Engineering - MSMichael Greenfield(401) 874-9289greenfield@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Chemical Engineering - PhDMichael Greenfield(401) 874-9289greenfield@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Chemistry - MSDavid Freeman
Jason Dwyer
Matthew Kiesewetter		(401) 874-5093
(401) 874-4648
(401) 874-2619		dfreeman@uri.edu
jason_dwyer@uri.edu
mkiesewetter@uri.edu		GradCAS
Chemistry - PhDDavid Freeman
Jason Dwyer
Matthew Kiesewetter		(401) 874-5093
(401) 874-4648
(401) 874-2619		dfreeman@uri.edu
jason_dwyer@uri.edu
mkiesewetter@uri.edu		GradCAS
Civil and Environmental Engineering - MSAli Akanda(401) 874-7050akanda@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Civil and Environmental Engineering - PhDAli Akanda(401) 874-7050akanda@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Clinical Psychology - PhDEllen Flannery-Schroeder(401) 874-4219efschroeder@uri.eduGradCAS
College Student Personnel - MSLazaro Camacho(401) 874-4302uricspinfo@etal.uri.eduGradCAS
Communication Studies - MAYinjiao Ye(401) 874-4724yinjiao_ye@uri.eduGradCAS
Computer Science - MSMarco Alvarez(401) 874-5009malvarez@cs.uri.eduGradCAS
Computer Science - PhDMarco Alvarez(401) 874-5009malvarez@cs.uri.eduGradCAS
Couples and Family Therapy - MSTiffani Kisler(401) 874-2403tkisler@uri.eduGradCAS
Cyber Security - Professional MSLisa Dipippo
Victor Fay-Wolfe		(401) 874-2701
(401) 874-2701		ldipippo@uri.edu
vfaywolfe@uri.edu		GradCAS
Developmental Science - MSHans Saint-Eloi Cadely(401) 874-2575hsainteloicadel@uri.eduGradCAS
Doctor of Physical TherapyEllen McGough(401) 874-5627ellen_mcgough@uri.eduPTCAS
Early Childhood Education Graduate CertificateHyunjin Kim(401) 874-4207hkimed@uri.eduGradCAS
Education - MARabia Hos(401) 874-4173rabiahos@uri.eduGradCAS
Education - MA - Adult EducationRabia Hos(401) 874-4173rabiahos@uri.eduGradCAS
Education - PhDPeter Adamy
Adrienne Goss		(401) 874-7036
(401) 456-9070		adamy@uri.edu
agoss@ric.edu		GradCAS
Education - MA with Teacher CertificationRabia Hos(401) 874-4173rabiahos@uri.eduGradCAS
Electrical Engineering - MSResit Sendag(401) 874-9423sendag@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Electrical Engineering - PhDResit Sendag(401) 874-9423sendag@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
English - MAMartha Elena Rojas(401) 874-7880martharojas@uri.eduGradCAS
English - PhDMartha Elena Rojas(401) 874-7880martharojas@uri.eduGradCAS
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics - MSCorey Lang(401) 874-4569clang@uri.eduGradCAS
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics - PhDCorey Lang(401) 874-4569clang@uri.eduGradCAS
Environmental Science and Management (Conservation Biology) - MESMBrett Still
Michelle Peach
Peter Paton		(401) 874-2912
(401) 874-5586
(401) 874-2986		bstill@uri.edu
michelle_peach@uri.edu
ppaton@uri.edu		GradCAS
Environmental Science and Management (Earth and Hydrologic Science) - MESMBrett Still
Michelle Peach
Thomas Boving		(401) 874-2912
(401) 874-5586
(401) 874-7053		bstill@uri.edu
michelle_peach@uri.edu
tboving@uri.edu		GradCAS
Environmental Science and Management (Environmental Communications) - MESMBrett Still
Michelle Peach
Sunshine Menezes		(401) 874-2912
(401) 874-5586
(401) 874-6499		bstill@uri.edu
michelle_peach@uri.edu
sunshine@uri.edu		GradCAS
Environmental Science and Management (Environmental Planning and Design) - MESMBrett Still
Michelle Peach
Jane Buxton		(401) 874-2912
(401) 874-5586
(401) 874-4549		bstill@uri.edu
michelle_peach@uri.edu
jabuxton@uri.edu		GradCAS
Environmental Science and Management (Environmental Policy and Management) - MESMBrett Still
Michelle Peach		(401) 874-2912
(401) 874-5586		bstill@uri.edu
michelle_peach@uri.edu		GradCAS
Environmental Science and Management (Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis) - MESMBrett Still
Michelle Peach
YQ Wang		(401) 874-2912
(401) 874-5586
(401) 874-4345		bstill@uri.edu
michelle_peach@uri.edu
yqwang@uri.edu		GradCAS
Environmental Science and Management (Sustainable Systems) - MESMBrett Still
Michelle Peach
Marta Gomez Chiarri		(401) 874-2912
(401) 874-5586
(401) 874-2917		bstill@uri.edu
michelle_peach@uri.edu
gomezchi@uri.edu		GradCAS
Environmental Science and Management (Wetland Watershed and Ecosystem Science) - MESMBrett Still
Michelle Peach
Soni Pradhanang		(401) 874-2912
(401) 874-5586
(401) 874-5980		bstill@uri.edu
michelle_peach@uri.edu
spradhanang@uri.edu		GradCAS
Health Sciences - Ph.D.Maya Vadiveloo(401) 874-2992maya_vadiveloo@uri.eduGradCAS
History - MAEric Loomis(401) 874-4078eloomis@uri.eduGradCAS
Industrial and Systems Engineering - PhDDavid Chelidze(401) 874-2356chelidze@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Interdisciplinary Neuroscience - MSLisa Weyandt(401) 874-2087lisaweyandt@uri.eduGradCAS
Interdisciplinary Neuroscience - PhDLisa Weyandt(401) 874-2087lisaweyandt@uri.eduGradCAS
International Relations - MAPing Xu(401) 874-4053pingxu@uri.eduGradCAS
Kinesiology - MSMatthew Delmonico(401) 874-5440delmonico@uri.eduGradCAS
Labor Relations and Human Resources - MSPeg Boyd(401) 874-4785mfboyd@uri.eduGradCAS
Marine Affairs - MAMAElizabeth Mendenhall(401) 874-4106maf_gradprograms@etal.uri.eduGradCAS
Marine Affairs - MMAElizabeth Mendenhall(401) 874-4106maf_gradprograms@etal.uri.eduGradCAS
Marine Affairs - PhDElizabeth Mendenhall(401) 874-4106maf_gradprograms@etal.uri.eduGradCAS
Mathematics - MSLubos Thoma(401) 874-4451sobul@uri.eduGradCAS
Mathematics - PhDLubos Thoma(401) 874-4451sobul@uri.eduGradCAS
Mechanical Engineering - MSDavid Chelidze(401) 874-2356chelidze@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Mechanical Engineering - PhDDavid Chelidze(401) 874-2356chelidze@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Medical Physics - MSMichael Antosh(401) 874-2048mantosh@uri.eduGradCAS
Music - MOMEliane Aberdam(401) 874-2431eliane@uri.eduGradCAS
Nursing - MSSusan DeSanto-Madeya(401) 874-2038sdesanto-madeya@uri.eduGradCAS
Nursing - PhDSusan DeSanto-Madeya(401) 874-2038sdesanto-madeya@uri.eduGradCAS
Nursing Practice DNPSusan DeSanto-Madeya(401) 874-2038sdesanto-madeya@uri.eduGradCAS
Nutrition and Food Science - MSKathleen Melanson(401) 874-4477kmelanson@uri.eduGradCAS
Ocean Engineering - MSStephen Licht(401) 874-6028slicht@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Ocean Engineering - PhDStephen Licht(401) 874-6028slicht@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Oceanography - MoORob Pockalny(401) 874-6926rpockalny@uri.eduGradCAS
Oceanography - MSRob Pockalny(401) 874-6926rpockalny@uri.eduGradCAS
Oceanography - PhDRob Pockalny(401) 874-6926rpockalny@uri.eduGradCAS
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Health Outcomes) - MSDeyu Li
Ami Vyas		(401) 874-9361
(401) 874-7255		deyuli@uri.edu
avyas@uri.edu		GradCAS
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Health Outcomes) - PhDDeyu Li
Ami Vyas		(401) 874-9361
(401) 874-7255		deyuli@uri.edu
avyas@uri.edu		GradCAS
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy) - MSDeyu Li
Matthew Bertin		(401) 874-9361
(401) 874-5016		deyuli@uri.edu
mbertin@uri.edu		GradCAS
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy) - PhDDeyu Li
Matthew Bertin		(401) 874-9361
(401) 874-5016		deyuli@uri.edu
mbertin@uri.edu		GradCAS
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics) - MSDeyu Li
Jie Shen		(401) 874-9361
(401) 874-5594		deyuli@uri.edu
jie_shen@uri.edu		GradCAS
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics) - PhDDeyu Li
Jie Shen		(401) 874-9361
(401) 874-5594		deyuli@uri.edu
jie_shen@uri.edu		GradCAS
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacology and Toxicology) - MSDeyu Li
Nisanne Ghonem		(401) 874-9361
(401) 874-4805		deyuli@uri.edu
nghonem@uri.edu		GradCAS
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacology and Toxicology) - PhDDeyu Li
Nisanne Ghonem		(401) 874-9361
(401) 874-4805		deyuli@uri.edu
nghonem@uri.edu		GradCAS
Physics - MSLeonard Kahn(401) 874-2053lenkahn@uri.eduGradCAS
Physics - PhDLeonard Kahn(401) 874-2053lenkahn@uri.eduGradCAS
Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)Georges Tsafack(857) 654-5200gtsafack@uri.eduBusinessCAS
Quantum Computing - MSLeonard Kahn(401) 874-2053lenkahn@uri.eduGradCAS
Speech Language Pathology - MSMikyong Kim(401) 874-4728mikyong@uri.eduCSDCAS
Statistics - MSGavino Puggioni(401) 874-4388gpuggioni@uri.eduGradCAS
Systems Engineering - MSDavid Chelidze(401) 874-2356chelidze@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
TESOL/Bilingual Dual Language Immersion - MAAmy Correia(401) 874-4164correia@uri.eduGradCAS
Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design - MSLinda Welters(401) 874-4525lwelters@uri.eduGradCAS

Online Programs

Program NameProgram Director NamePhone NumberEmailApply
Data Analytics for Accounting Graduate Certificate - ONLINEJudy Beckman(401) 874-4321beckman@uri.eduBusinessCAS
Data Science Graduate Certificate - ONLINENancy Eaton(401) 874-4107neaton@uri.eduGradCAS
Data Science - MS - ONLINENancy Eaton(401) 874-4107neaton@uri.eduGradCAS
Dietetics - MS - ONLINEJennifer Arts-Salvatore(401) 874-2252jarts@uri.eduGradCAS
Fisheries Science Graduate Certificate - ONLINELaura Skrobe(401) 874-9360lskrobe@uri.eduGradCAS
GIS and Geospatial Technologies Graduate Certificate - ONLINEY.Q. Wang
Jason Parent		(401) 874-4345
(401) 874-5582		yqwang@uri.edu
jason_parent@uri.edu		GradCAS
Healthcare Management - MSYuwen Chen(401) 874-4406yuwen@uri.eduBusinessCAS
Healthcare Management Graduate Certificate - ONLINEYuwen Chen(401) 874-4406yuwen@uri.eduBusinessCAS
Human Resources Graduate Certificate - ONLINEPeg Boyd(401) 874-4785mfboyd@uri.eduGradCAS
Learning and Development Graduate Certificate - ONLINEKathleen Peno(401) 523-1477kgugs@uri.eduGradCAS
Library and Information Studies - MLIS - ONLINEValerie Karno(401) 874-2947vkarno@uri.eduGradCAS
Master of Oceanography - ONLINEArthur Spivack(401) 874-6200spivack@uri.eduGradCAS
Medication Outcomes Graduate Certificate - ONLINESteve Kogut
Meghan McCormick		(401) 874-5370
(401) 874-2649		skogut@uri.edu
meghanmccormick@uri.edu		GradCAS
Natural Resources and the Environment Graduate Certificate - ONLINEMichelle Peach(401) 874-5586michelle_peach@uri.eduGradCAS
Policy Analysis Graduate Certificate - ONLINEAaron Ley(401) 874-7893ajley@uri.eduGradCAS
Professional Graduate Certificate in Public Administration and Policy - ONLINEAaron Ley(401) 874-7893ajley@uri.eduGradCAS
Public Administration - MPA - ONLINEAaron Ley(401) 874-7893ajley@uri.eduGradCAS
Public Management Graduate Certificate - ONLINEAaron Ley(401) 874-7893ajley@uri.eduGradCAS
Quantum Computing Graduate Certificate - ONLINELeonard Kahn(401) 874-2053lenkahn@uri.eduGradCAS
School Library Media Teacher (TCP): Post-Master's Certificate - ONLINEMary Moen(401) 874-4654mary_moen@uri.eduGradCAS
Supply Chain Management and Applied Analytics - ABM - ONLINEDara Schniederjans(401) 874-4372schniederjans@uri.eduBusinessCAS
Supply Chain Management and Applied Analytics - Professional MS - ONLINEDara Schniederjans(401) 874-4372schniederjans@uri.eduBusinessCAS

Certificate Programs

Program NameProgram Director NamePhone NumberEmailApply
Aquaculture and Fisheries Graduate CertificateMarta Gomez-Chiarri(401) 874-2917gomezchi@uri.eduGradCAS
Community Planning Graduate CertificateFarhad Atash(401) 874-2982fatash@uri.eduGradCAS
Cyber Security Graduate CertificateLisa Dipippo
Victor Fay-Wolfe		(401) 874-2701
(401) 874-2701		dipippo@uri.edu
vfaywolfe@uri.edu		GradCAS
Digital Literacy Graduate CertificateJulie Coiro
Renee Hobbs		(401) 874-4872
(401) 874-5918		jcoiro@uri.edu
hobbs@uri.edu		GradCAS
Dyslexia Knowledge and Practice Graduate CertificateDanielle Dennis(401) 874-2564danielle_dennis@uri.eduGradCAS
Embedded Systems Graduate CertificateJien-Chung Lo(401) 874-2996jclce@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Fashion Merchandising Graduate CertificateLinda Welters(401) 874-4525lwelters@uri.eduGradCAS
Gender and Women's Studies Graduate CertificateRosaria Pisa(401) 874-2482rpisa@uri.eduGradCAS
GIS and Remote Sensing Graduate CertificateY.Q. Wang
Jason Parent		(401) 874-4345
(401) 874-5582		yqwang@uri.edu
jason_parent@uri.edu		GradCAS
Human Resources Graduate CertificatePeg Boyd(401) 874-4785mfboyd@uri.eduGradCAS
Hydrology Graduate CertificateThomas Boving(401) 874-7053tboving@uri.eduGradCAS
Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate CertificateLisa Weyandt(401) 874-2087lisaweyandt@uri.eduGradCAS
Labor Relations Graduate CertificatePeg Boyd(401) 874-4785mfboyd@uri.eduGradCAS
Nursing: Post Master's CertificateSusan DeSanto-Madeya(401) 874-2038sdesanto-madeya@uri.eduGradCAS
Polymer Graduate CertificateMichael Greenfield(401) 874-9289greenfield@uri.eduEngineeringCAS
Science Writing and Rhetoric Graduate CertificateNancy Karraker(401) 874-2916nkarraker@uri.eduGradCAS

ABM Programs

Program NameProgram Director NamePhone NumberEmailApply
Accelerated PharmD - MSAisling Caffrey(401) 874-5320aisling_caffrey@uri.eduGradCAS
Communication Studies - ABMGeoff Leatham(401) 874-4735leatham@uri.eduGradCAS
Computer Science and Cyber Security - ABMLisa DiPippo(401) 874-2701ldipippo@uri.eduGradCAS
Developmental Science - ABMHans Saint-Eloi Cadely(401) 874-2575hsainteloicadel@uri.eduGradCAS
English - ABMMartha Elena Rojas(401) 874-7880martharojas@uri.eduGradCAS
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics - ABMCorey Lang(401) 874-4569clang@uri.eduGradCAS
History - ABMRod Mather(401) 874-4093rodmather@uri.eduGradCAS
International Relations - ABMPing Xu(401) 874-4053pingxu@uri.eduGradCAS
Kinesiology - ABMMatthew Delmonico(401) 874-5440delmonico@uri.eduGradCAS
Labor Relations and Human Resources - ABMPeg Boyd(401) 874-4785mfboyd@uri.eduGradCAS
Landscape Architecture - ABMJane Buxton(401) 874-4549jabuxton@uri.eduGradCAS
Natural Resources Science - ABMBrett Still
Michelle Peach
Tom Boving		(401) 874-2912
(401) 874-5586
(401) 874-7053		bstill@uri.edu
michelle_peach@uri.edu
tboving@uri.edu		GradCAS
Nutrition and Dietetics - ABMKathleen Melanson(401) 874-4477kmelanson@uri.eduGradCAS
Pharmaceutical Sciences - ABMRoberta King(401) 874-7061rking@uri.eduGradCAS
Sustainable Food Systems - ABMKatherine Petersson(401) 874-2951kpetersson@uri.eduGradCAS
Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design - ABMLinda Welters(401) 874-4525lwelters@uri.eduGradCAS