The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Graduate Student Advising

This list of graduate program directors provides contact information for the main advisors for all CNS graduate programs.

Graduate Program Directors

Kathleen Arcaro

Graduate Program Director, Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences
Professor

Kathleen Arcaro is a graduate program director and a professor in the Department of Veterinary & Animal Sciences.

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Michael Barnes

Graduate Program Director, Chemistry
Professor

Micheal Barnes is a graduate program director and a professor in the Department of Chemistry. 

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Forrest J. Bowlick

Associate Department Head for Finance and Operations
MS Geography-GIST Concentration Graduate Program Director
Lecturer, ECo and Geosciences

Forrest J. Bowlick is the associate department head for finance and operations, a graduate program director, and lecturer.

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Tom Braden

Graduate Program Director, Mathematics and Statistics
Professor

Tom Braden is a graduate program director and professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

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Julie Brigham-Grette

Graduate Program Director, Geosciences
Professor

Julie Brigham-Grette is a graduate program director and a professor in the Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences.

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Ana Caicedo

Graduate Program Director, Plant Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
Professor

Ana Caicedo is the graduate program director for the Plant Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program and a professor in Biology.

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Britt Crow-Miller

Graduate Program Director, Sustainability Science & Regional Planning
Senior Lecturer

Britt Crow-Miller is a graduate program director and a senior lecturer in the Department of Environmental Conservation.

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Lori Goldner

Graduate Program Director, Physics
Professor

Lori Goldner is a graduate program director and professor in the Department of Physics.

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Gregory Grason

Graduate Program Director, Polymer Science & Engineering
Professor

Gregory Grason is a graduate program director and a professor in the Department of Polymer Science & Engineering. 

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Masoud Hashemi

Graduate Program Director, Plant and Soil Sciences
Extension Professor

Masoud Hashemi is a graduate program director and an extension professor in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture.

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Samuel Hazen

Director, Interdepartmental Graduate Programs
Professor

Samuel Hazen is the director for the Interdepartmental Graduate Programs and a professor in Biology.

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Lili He

Department Head, Food Science
Professor

Lili He is the department head and a professor in the Department of Food Science.

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Duncan J. Irschick

Graduate Program Director, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
Professor

Duncan J. Irschick is the graduate program director for the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program and a professor in Biology. 

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Abigail Jensen

Graduate Program Director, Biology
Associate Professor

Abigail Jensen is a graduate program director and an associate professor in the Department of Biology.

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Yasu Morita

Graduate Program Director, Microbiology
Associate Professor

Yasu Morita is a graduate program director and associate professor in the Department of Microbiology.

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Rebecca Ready

Graduate Program Director, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Professor

Rebecca Ready is a graduate program director and a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.

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Heather Richardson

Graduate Program Director, Neuroscience and Behavior Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
Professor

Graduate program director for the Neuroscience and Behavior Interdisciplinary Graduate Program and a professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences.

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Kristina Stinson

Graduate Program Director, Environmental Conservation
Associate Professor

Kristina Stinson is a graduate program director and an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation. 

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Margaret Stratton

Graduate Program Director, Molecular and Cellular Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
Associate Professor

Graduate program director for the Molecular & Cellular Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program and an associate professor in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Grant Wilson

Graduate Program Director, Astronomy
Professor

Grant Wilson is a graduate program director and a professor in the Department of Astronomy.

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Qian Yu

Graduate Program Director, Geography
Associate Professor

Qian Yu is a graduate program director and an associate professor in the Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences. 

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