Administration and Staff
Graduate School Administration and Governance
Administration and Staff
Lisa A. Tedesco, Dean and Vice Provost
for Academic Affairs - Graduate Studies
404-727-2669, ltedesco@emory.edu
Mark Risjord, Associate Dean
404-727-2160, mark.risjord@emory.edu
Carolyn Drews-Botsch, Associate Dean
404-727-5725, cdrews@emory.edu
Rosemary Hynes, Assistant Dean, Chief of Staff
404-727-2660, rosemary.hynes@emory.edu
Virginia Shadron, Assistant Dean, Student Progress and Special Programs
404-727-2661, virginia.shadron@emory.edu
Ulf Nilsson, Director of Communications, Development Liasion
404-727-6999, ulf.nilsson@emory.edu
Donna Lynch-Cunningham, Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean
404-727-2669, dlynchc@emory.edu
Kharen Fulton, Director of Admissions and Recruitment
404-727-2815, kharen.fulton@emory.edu
Grace Canseco, ESL Program Director
404-727-2183, grace.canseco@emory.edu
Sherice Allen-Henry
Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Deans
404-712-2725, sherice.a.henry@emory.edu
Maria Tuck, Receptionist
404-727-6028, maria.tuck@emory.edu
Tammy Coleman-Starling, Information Analyst
404-727-0690, tammy.coleman@emory.edu
Theresa Cox-Kenney, Senior Accountant
404-727-6032, theresa.kenney@emory.edu
Belinda Grant, Admissions Specialist
404-727-4879, belinda.grant@emory.edu
Tamika Hairston, Director of Registration
Designated School Official, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
404-727-6033, thairst@emory.edu
Carolyn Merriweather, Admissions Specialist
404-727-2664, carolyn.merriweather@emory.edu
Charmaine Brown, Finance and Accounting Specialist
404-727-6795, cmbrow6@emory.edu
Leah Carswell, Fellowship & Professional Development Funding Coordinator
404-727-2295, lcarswe@emory.edu
Martha Ciffone, Senior Secretary
404-712-9426, mciffon@emory.edu
Geri Thomas, Senior Accountant
404-727-6916, geri.thomas@emory.edu
Queen Watson, Assistant Director of Registration
404-727-6170, queen.watson@emory.edu
Points of Contact
Academic Policies and Procedures - Mark Risjord
Administrative Policies and Procedures - Rosemary Hynes
Admissions - Kharen Fulton, Carolyn Merriweather, Belinda Grant
Annual Report - Carolyn Drews-Botsch
Budget - Rosemary Hynes, Geri Thomas
Commencement - Kharen Fulton, Queen Watson
Communications and Publications - Ulf Nilsson
Conduct Code - Mark Risjord
Development - Ulf Nilsson
Directors of Graduate Studies - Lisa A. Tedesco
Embark/OPUS/IT and Data - Tammy Coleman, Tamika Hairston
Emergency Loans - Sherice Allen-Henry, Martha Ciffone, Maria Tuck, Queen Watson
English as a Second Language - Grace Canseco
Executive Council - Lisa A. Tedesco, Donna Lynch-Cunningham
Faculty and Academic Affairs - Lisa A. Tedesco
Fellowship Competitions - Virginia Shadron
(Arts & Sciences, EGDF, Dean’s Teaching Fellowship,
Fulbright, Fulbright-Hays, Woodruff)
Financial Awards - Theresa Cox-Kenney
General Information and Reception - Maria Tuck
Governance - Lisa A. Tedesco
Graduate Student Council - Virginia Shadron, Kharen Fulton
Grievance Procedure - Mark Risjord
Health Insurance - Rosemary Hynes
Honor Code - Mark Risjord
I-20 Processing - Tamika Hairston, Martha Ciffone
Professional Development Funding Coordinator - Leah Carswell
Program Review and Evaluation, Annual Reports - Carey Drews-Botsch
Recruitment - Kharen Fulton, Virginia Shadron
Registration - Tamika Hairston, Queen Watson
Reimbursements - Geri Thomas
Special Programs - Virginia Shadron
Student Records - Tamika Hairston, Queen Watson
TATTO Program - Virginia Shadron
Theses/Dissertations Processing - Queen Watson, Tamika Hairston
