***Listed in Alphabetical Order
Ruqaiyah Alaji
Academic Administrative Assistant
Provides operational and administrative support for the IAS Operations Team with a specific focus on supporting Academic Human Resources processes and functions. Also provides general support for the Operations Team including clerical/administrative support for special projects and scheduling meetings.
Email: ralaji@uw.edu
Ruqaiyah's bio
Jason Angeles
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Advisor for the following IAS majors & minors:
- American & Ethnic Studies
- Community Psychology
- Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Social Sciences
- Society, Ethics & Human Behavior
- Minor: Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
- Minor: Creative Writing
- Minor: Diversity
Meets individually with students pursuing IAS majors and minors to develop educational plans as well as support students’ intellectual and personal development. Provides information on School and UW policies, procedures and requirements to current students, staff and faculty members.
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email: IASadv@uw.edu
Jason's bio
Wisam Berry
Assistant Director for Curriculum and Academic Operations
The Assistant Director for Curriculum and Academic Operations plays a vital role in consistent, successful delivery of academic programs for students, including course management, curriculum documentation, time schedule development and maintenance, and front desk operations for our busy advising office.
Phone: 425-352-3576
Email: wyberry@uw.edu
Wisam's bio
Sakara Buyagawan
Assistant to the Dean
The Assistant to the Dean is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Dean’s Office. The position serves as a communication liaison with campus and IAS leadership, as well as community leaders and alumni.
Email: sakara04@uw.edu
Sakara's bio
Veronica Childs
Academic Administrative Specialist
Responsible for managing processes and communications related to all routine AHR activities within the School of IAS. This includes hiring, new appointment processing, onboarding, reappointments, promotion & tenure, reviews, sabbaticals, and any attendant voting processes.
Email: vchilds@uw.edu
Kristine Echert
Fiscal Specialist
Provides support for the School of IAS in areas relating to general fiscal operations.
Email: iasfacre@uw.edu
Crystal Galván
Graduate Programs Manager & Advisor
The Graduate Programs Manager & Advisor acts as lead advisor and oversees academic services for current and prospective graduate students in the Cultural Studies, Policy Studies, and Creative Writing & Poetics programs. Also has day-to-day responsibility for managing the annual cycles of recruitment and outreach, admissions enrollment, advising, and program completion.
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email: iasgrad@uw.edu (Graduate Students), galvanc@uw.edu (direct)
Crystal's bio
Racquel Farrar
Communications Assistant
The Communications Assistant maintains the external IAS website, the internal IAS communications website, and IAS listservs. Also provides support in IAS news postings, calendar events, updating access and permissions, and monitoring the general information email.
Email: farrar3@uw.edu
Racquel's bio
Rachel Foote
Associate Director of Academic Operation
Provides data analysis to IAS Faculty, Staff, and Leadership in support of student enrollment, curriculum planning, course staffing, assessment, admissions, and enrollment management.
Phone: 425-352-3280
Email: rfoote@uw.edu
Rachel's bio
Stephanie Lê
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Meets individually with students pursuing IAS majors and minors to develop educational plans as well as support students’ intellectual and personal development. Provides information on School and UW policies, procedures and requirements to current students, staff and faculty members.
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email: IASadv@uw.edu
Stephanie's bio
Samantha Mafune
Academic Operations Program Coordinator
Provides assistance with course management and curriculum support. Also provides support with time schedule construction, course fee approvals, syllabi documentation, and more.
Email: iassched@uw.edu
Samantha's Bio
Kelly Stockman McKee
Administrator
Oversees fiscal and administrative operations for the School, including academic human resources/personnel, with responsibility for sustainable resource management; strategic planning; and decision support.
Email: kellysr1@uw.edu
Kelly's bio
Eva Navarijo
Director of Academic Services
The Director of Academic Services provides leadership for IAS academic services which includes admissions, enrollment management, and course scheduling for graduate and undergraduate programs. The Director also oversees academic advising for IAS students.
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email: navarijo@uw.edu
Eva's bio
William Schubert
Program Operations Assistant
Provides operational and administrative support for the IAS Operations Team and Dean’s office. Point Person for IAS Operations team in facilitating communication to support faculty requests. Point Person for IAS faculty and UW Bothell Fiscal and Audit Services (FAS) to facilitate the centrally supported reimbursement process. Provides assistance to faculty and staff seeking assistance with purchasing or reimbursement as well as the FAS staff processing these requests. Coordinates projects and process improvements as needed for the IAS Operations team.
Email: wschub@uw.edu
William's Bio
Monique Taylor
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Advisor for the following IAS majors & minors:
- Culture, Literature & the Arts
- Interdisciplinary Arts
- Media & Communication Studies
- Minor: Performance
- Minor: Visual & Media Arts
Meets individually with students pursuing IAS majors and minors to develop educational plans as well as support students’ intellectual and personal development. Provides information on School and UW policies, procedures and requirements to current students, staff and faculty members.
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email: IASadv@uw.edu
Monique's Bio
Nhi P. Tran
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Advisor for the following IAS majors & minors:
- Conservation & Restoration Science
- Earth System Science
- Environmental Science—no longer admitting
- Environmental Studies
- Global Studies
- Law, Economics & Public Policy
- Mathematical Thinking & Visualization
- Science, Technology & Society
- Minor: Science, Technology & Society
- Minor: Ecological Restoration
- Minor: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Minor: Human Rights
- Minor: Policy Studies
Meets individually with studnts pursuing IAS majors and minors to develop educational plans as well as support students’ intellectual and personal development. Provides information on School and UW policies, procedures and requirements to current students, staff and faculty members.
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email: IASadv@uw.edu
Nhi's Bio