TGS Staff
The Graduate School staff works closely with the staff and faculty of its partner schools. For specific information about a particular school or graduate program, we encourage you to contact that school or program directly. You can find this information by visiting the academic programs list.
Office of the Dean
Gayle E. Woloschak
Associate Dean for Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Programs
Email: tgs-adsa@northwestern.edu
Gayle Woloschak was appointed Associate Dean for Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Programs in September 2018. Read full bio.
Miriam Petty was appointed Associate Dean for Academic Programs in September 2021. Read full bio.
Sergiy Kucherenko
Associate Dean for Finance and Business Operations
Email: sergey.kucherenko@northwestern.edu
Rich Cohrs
Assistant Dean of Administration and Strategic Initiatives
Phone: 847-467-7693
Email: rich.cohrs@northwestern.edu
Sarah Clewett
Senior Program Coordinator/Assistant to the Deans
Phone: 847-467-3267Email: sarah.clewett@northwestern.edu
Academic Affairs
Samantha Freeman
Academic Affairs Coordinator
Phone: 847-491-6703Email: samantha.freeman.m@northwestern.edu
Admissions & Recruitment
Alex Smith
Graduate Admissions Business Analyst
Prospective Students and Applicants:
Email: tgsadmission@northwestern.edu
Faculty and Staff:
Email: tgs-admissions-staff@northwestern.edu
Communications & Engagement
Angela Lorenzo
Assistant Director of Events and Engagement
Phone: 847-467-5976For direct inquiries
Email: angela.lorenzo@northwestern.edu
For events and programming:
Email: tgs-events@northwestern.edu
Jerica Griffin-Stewart
Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone: 847-491-5070For direct inquiries:
Email: jerica.gs@northwestern.edu
For newsletter submissions and promotions:
Email: tgs-promo@northwestern.edu
English Language Programs
Julia Moore
Senior Director of English Language Programs
Phone: 847-491-5776
Email: jmm@northwestern.edu
Brian Hampson
Assistant Director of English Language Programs
Phone: 847-467-6053
Email: brian.hampson@northwestern.edu
Jennifer Alexander
Language Pedagogy Specialist
Phone: 847-491-3847
Email: jennifer.alexander@northwestern.edu
Financial Administration and Graduate Student Funding
Laura Soria
Director of Graduate Student Funding and Operations
Oversees all finance, budget, expense report inquiries, etc.
Phone: 847-467-6026
Email: lsoria@northwestern.edu
Sam Okun-Perlin
Assistant Director of Graduate Student Funding
Oversees all graduate student stipend, tuition, health insurance subsidy inquiries, etc.
Phone: 847-467-1845
Email: samuel.perlin@northwestern.edu
Amir Byer
Financial Assistant
Assists with graduate student stipend, tuition, health insurance subsidy inquiries, etc.
Phone: 847-467-4166
Email: amir.byer@northwestern.edu
Graduate and Postdoctoral Success
Graduate and Postdoctoral Training and Development
Liz Stein
Director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Training and Development
Oversees the creation and coordination of postdoctoral hiring initiatives, professional development opportunities, and training grant support.
Phone: 847-467-0827
Email: elizabeth.stein@northwestern.edu
Beth Healey
Associate Director of Postdoctoral Affairs
Supports and represents the approximately 1,000 postdoctoral fellows who contribute to the University’s research mission on the Evanston and Chicago campuses.
Phone: 847-491-4700
Email: beth-healey@northwestern.edu
Aubrey Korneta
Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
Supports TGS doctoral students in their professional and career development. Aubrey's role is jointly housed between The Graduate School and Northwestern Career Advancement.
Phone: 847-491-2763
Email: aubrey.korneta@northwestern.edu
Amelia Litz
Assistant Director of the Training Grant Support Office
Supports the facilitation, tracking, and renewal of training grant submissions to fund predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.
Phone: 847-491-8540
Email: amelia.litz@northwestern.edu
David Cosejo
Senior Data Assistant, Training Grant Support Office
Responsible for requesting and verifying faculty data used for creating data tables for NIH and NSF training grant applications. Successful training grant submissions fund predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.
Phone: 312-503-2779
Email: david.cosejo@northwestern.edu
Information Technology
Research & Analysis
Service Center
Brie McCauley
Program Assistant 4
Phone: 847-491-5279
For Students:
Email: tgs@northwestern.edu
Faculty and Staff:
Email: brie.mccauley@northwestern.edu
Rina Fernandes
Program Assistant 3
Phone: 847-491-5279
For Students:
Email: tgs@northwestern.edu
Faculty and Staff:
Email: rina.fernandes@northwestern.edu
Student Life
Lauren-Ashley Buchanan
Director of Student Life
Phone: 847-491-8507
Email: lauren-ashley.buchanan@northwestern.edu
Student Services
Kristine Emrich
Associate Director of Student Services
Phone: 847-491-8469
Email: kristine.emrich@northwestern.edu
