General Office Contact Information
University of California, Merced
ATTN: Graduate Division
5200 N. Lake Road, SSB 310
Merced, CA 95343
Phone: (209) 228-4723
Fax: (209) 228-6906
General Inquiries: graddiv@ucmerced.edu
Admissions: gradadmissions@ucmerced.edu
Funding: gradfunding@ucmerced.edu
Graduate Resource Center: gradresources@ucmerced.edu
Dean's Office
Marjorie Zatz | Vice Provost, Dean of Graduate Education, and Professor
Phone: (209) 228-4723
Email: mzatz@ucmerced.edu
Chris Kello | Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Professor
Phone: (209) 228-4104
Email: ckello@ucmerced.edu
Jesus Cisneros | Assistant Dean of Graduate Education
Phone: (209) 228-2998
Email: jcisneros@ucmerced.edu
Ashley Eagleson| Executive Assistant
Phone: (209) 228-2248
Email: aeagleson@ucmerced.edu
Admissions and Academic Services
Tsu Ya | Director of Admissions & Academic Services
Phone: (209) 228-4521
Email: tya@ucmerced.edu
Sandra Cruz-Lezama | Admissions & Academic Services Coordinator
Phone: (209) 228-2240
Email: scruz-lezama@ucmerced.edu
Tania Macias | Admissions & Academic Services Specialist
Phone: (209) 228-2242
Email: tmacias4@ucmerced.edu
Financial Support & Services
Eric Cannon | Financial Services Director
Phone: (209) 228-4405
Email: ecannon2@ucmerced.edu
Frances Davenport | Graduate Student Support Analyst
Phone: (209) 228-4622
Email: fdavenport@ucmerced.edu
Jennifer Magaña | Financial Services Analyst
Phone: (209) 228-2241
Email: jlutz2@ucmerced.edu
Choua Moua | Graduate Program Coordinator
Phone: (209) 382-5012
Email: cmoua@ucmerced.edu
Heath Jackson | Graduate Program Coordinator
Phone: (209) 819-6125
Email: hjackson2@ucmerced.edu
Lorena Magaña-Aguilar | Financial Services Analyst & MSO
Phone: (209) 228-2244
Email: lmagana-aguilar@ucmerced.edu
Events
Jen Quiralte | Graduate Programming & Events Coordinator
Phone: (209) 228-2519
Email: jquiralte@ucmerced.edu
Academic Counselor
Maria Nishanian
Email: mnishanian@ucmerced.edu
Graduate Resource Center (GRC)
Cassie Gunter | GRC Coordinator
Phone: (209) 228-4621
Email: cgunter@ucmerced.edu
Recruitment and Retention
Will Suh | Graduate Recruitment, Retention & Outreach Manager
Phone: (209) 228-4723
Email: wsuh@ucmerced.edu
Jessica Ventura | Graduate Recruitment & Retention Coordinator
Phone: (209) 228-4723
Email: jventura9@ucmerced.edu
Grants
Sara Mendoza | Junior Specialist
Email: smendoza25@ucmerced.edu
Information Technology
Dave Stevenson | Applications Programmer
Phone: (209) 285-9397
Email: dstevenson3@ucmerced.edu
Communications
Brenda Ortiz | Communications Specialist
Phone: (209) 628-8263
Email: bortiz@ucmerced.edu
Center of Institutional Effectiveness
Michael Gonzalez | Data Analyst
Email: mgonzalez348@ucmerced.edu