About Us


Acting Dean

Dr. James Meernik

Email: James.Meernik@unt.edu
To schedule appointments with Dr. Meernik, please call Natalie Garcia-McIntire.

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Dr. Victor Prybutok

Email: Victor.Prybutok@unt.edu
To schedule appointments with Dr. Prybutok, please call Barbara Graham.

Associate Dean of Research and Professional Development

Dr. Joseph Oppong

Email: Joseph.Oppong@unt.edu
To schedule appointments with Dr. Oppong, please call Barbara Graham.

Director of Graduate Admissions & Graduate Student Services

Ben Dearman

Email: Benjamin.Dearman@unt.edu
940.565.2383

Assistant to the Dean

Natalie Garcia-McIntire

Email: Natalie.Garcia-Mcintire@unt.edu
940.565.3946

Assistant to the Associate Deans

Barbara Graham

Email: Barbara.Graham@unt.edu
940.565.2088

Fellowships & Scholarships Coordinator

Erin Bellotte

Email: Erin.Bellotte@unt.edu
940.565.4465

Thesis/Dissertation Reader

Jill Kleister

Email: Jill.Kleister@unt.edu
940.565.4933

Supervisor of Graduate Admission Processing

Angela Millican

Email: Angela.Millican@unt.edu
940.565.3933

Supervisor, Graduation & Degree Planning Processing

Karen Goss

Email: Karen.Goss@unt.edu
940.565.3942

Admission Technology Specialist

Angie Blank

Email: Angie.Blank@unt.edu
940.565.4154

TGS Webmaster

Randy Evans

Email: Randy.Evans@unt.edu
940.565.3957

Coordinator, Academic Policy & Graduate Student Council

Jose 'Eddie' Melendez

Email: Jose.Melendez@unt.edu
940.369.8122

Federation

Rochelle Sykes

Email: Rochelle.Sykes@unt.edu
940.369.8339

The Recruitment Team

Recruitment Coordinator

Dana Mordecai

Oversees recruitment events and inquiries about the master's Interdisciplinary Studies.

Email: Dana.Mordecai@unt.edu
940.369.7387

Graduate Student Recruiter

Jay Walls

Liaison with feeder institutions/businesses and communications campaigns director.

Email: Jay.Walls@unt.edu
940.565.4172

Graduate Student Recruiter

Patricia 'Pat' Spencer

Focuses on student recruitment and retention among underrepresented groups and outreach with community organizations with diverse populations.

Email: Patricia.Spencer@unt.edu
940.565.4600

Graduate Student Recruiter

Lisa Valentine

Calling campaigns and events.

Email: Lisa.Valentine@unt.edu
940.369.7633

Admissions

Janiece Bassinger Mona Finucane Julie Lauderdale

Processing/Data Loads

Email: Janice.Bassinger@unt.edu
940.369.7718

Processing/Application Updates and Processing

Email: Mona.Finucane@unt.edu
940.565.3936

International Applications/Data Entry/Application Fee Payments

Email: Julie.Lauderdale@unt.edu
940.565.3935

Carrie Lowry Jo Schwegler Ashley Shinn

Data Entry/Transcripts

Email: Carrie.Lowry@unt.edu
940.565.4272

Master's Degree Programs

Email: Jo.Schwegler@unt.edu
940.565.2383

Data Entry/Transcripts

Email: Ashley.Shinn@unt.edu
940.369.7706

Student Services

Kat Borchert Janice Dane Matthew Cooper

Administrative Assistant

Email: Kat.Borchert@unt.edu
940.565.2383

Doctoral Degree Plans

Email: Janice.Dane@unt.edu
940.369.7930

Analyst

Email: Matthew.Cooper@unt.edu
806.676.2019