Medical College of Wisconsin School of Graduate Studies

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Medical College of Wisconsin School of Graduate Studies

Meet the Graduate School Team

Graduate School Faculty Leadership

Daisy Sahoo, PhD

Dean, School of Graduate Studies; WIS Founders Circle Endowed Professorship; Secondary Faculty in Biochemistry and Pharmacology and Toxicology

Neil Hogg, PhD

Professor; Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Graduate Studies; Vice Chair for Education in Biophysics; Program Director, Biophysics Graduate Program; Director, Redox Biology Program

Adam Greenberg, PhD

Associate Dean of Postdoctoral Education, MCW Graduate School; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

agreenb@mcw.edu

Graduate School Staff

Kelly Angone

Education Program Coordinator III

kangone@mcw.edu

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Maxwell Artis-Demick, M.Ed

Education Program Coordinator II

martisdemick@mcw.edu

Sarah Ashworth

Manager of Enrollment & Student Services

sashworth@mcw.edu

Academic & Student Affairs Manager, Program and Student Support & Issues, Degree Audit, International Student Designated School Officer (DSO)

Angela (Gord) Backus, MS

Director of Enrollment & Student Services

abackus@mcw.edu

Oversees Graduate School Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Admissions; Student Support and Issues; Data Analytics & Reporting; International Student Principal Designated School Officer

Heather Clift, PhD, MRes

Research Grants Coordinator

Facilitates predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship, training grant, and early career award submissions; Research Mentoring Academy Coordinator; Website Liaison; Cancer Center CRTEC Program Administrator

Lindsey Hill, MA

Education Program Coordinator I

Julie Lietz

Postdoctoral Education Program Coordinator, MCW Office of Postdoctoral Education

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Vicki Rydell

Program Manager - Career Coach

vrydell@mcw.edu

Allison Schneider, MS

Education Program Coordinator III

allischneider@mcw.edu

Recruitment & Admissions, Programs & Curriculum, Communications, Social Media

Diane VerHaagh

Graduate School Administrator

dverhaagh@mcw.edu

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