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Faculty of Graduate Studies

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Mailing and office address

Faculty of Graduate Studies
MacKimmie Tower, Second Floor
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
T2N 1N4

General Inquiries

Phone: (403) 220-4938
Fax: (403) 289-7635 
Email: graduate@ucalgary.ca 


Office hours and virtual reception

The Graduate Student Services team offers services in person, virtually and by phone from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MT, Monday through Friday.

Call our office at +1 (403) 220-4938 during service hours.

Use the drop-in queue to meet with us in person, online, or by phone.

  • In person (MT 230): When you arrive at our office, scan the QR code or use the link below to join the queue. Select "In-Person" when asked, "How would you like to meet?"
  • Online: Use the link below to join our virtual reception. Select "Online" when asked, "How would you like to meet?"
  • By phone: Use the link below and select "By Phone" when asked, "How would you like to meet?"

Important: You can begin joining the drop-in queue at 8:45 a.m. MT. If a staff member becomes available before 9:30 a.m., we will notify you through the status page.

Appointments are available by request for select topics. To view available appointment times, use the booking link below and select "Graduate Student Services Team" under Book Appointment.

If you need assistance outside our service hours, email graduate@ucalgary.ca at any time or leave a voicemail at +1 (403) 220-4938.

Need to book an appointment with an advisor?

Our Graduate Student Support and Advising Specialists currently offer confidential advising appointments in-person and online.  

Faculty contact list

  1. Dr. Tara Beattie, PhD

    Vice Provost and Dean, Graduate Studies

    (403) 220-5116

    deangrad@ucalgary.ca

     

     

  2. Dr. Michelle Drefs, PhD

    Associate Dean, Student Experience

    (403) 220-8299

    madrefs@ucalgary.ca

  3. Dr. Stefania Forlini, PhD

    Associate Dean, Student Experience

    (403) 220-5483

    sforlini@ucalgary.ca

  4. Dr. Michele Jacobsen, PhD

    Associate Dean, Graduate Supervision and Mentorship

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  5. Dr. Jenny Godley, PhD

    Associate Dean, Transdisciplinary Scholarship

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  6. Dr. Jeff Van Humbeck

    Associate Dean, Policy and Program Development    

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  7. Dr. Daniel McGrath, PhD

    Associate Dean, Scholarships 

    (403) 220-7268

    daniel.mcgrath@ucalgary.ca

  1. Catherine McLeod

    Senior Director, Strategic Operations    

    (403) 220-6359    

    catherine.mcleod@ucalgary.ca

  2. Dr. Tara Christie Kyle, PhD

    Senior Manager, Graduate Student Journey

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  3. Ingrid Hernandez

    Operations Manager and Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost and Dean

    (403) 220-5116

    irmiddle@ucalgary.ca

  4. Allison Streit

    Manager, Graduate Community Engagement

    allison.streit@ucalgary.ca

  5. Louise Wells

    Lead, Graduate Policy, Calendar and Special Projects

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  6. VACANT

    Administrative Assistant

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  1. Milena Marshall

    Manager, Communications   

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  2. Claire Sheehy

    Specialist, Communications 

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  3. Jaime Li

    Specialist, Graduate Recruitment Communications 

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  1. Tammy Kristiansen

    Senior Consultant, Graduate Recruitment

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  2. VACANT

    Senior Specialist, Graduate Recruitment

    future.grad@ucalgary.ca

  3. Calvin Lac

    Senior Specialist, Graduate Recruitment

    (403) 220-4931

    future.grad@ucalgary.ca

  4. Camila Agurto

    Specialist, International Graduate Recruitment

    future.grad@ucalgary.ca

  5. Aakash Gorana

    Specialist, Graduate Recruitment (MEng)

    future.grad@ucalgary.ca

  1. Maneka Perinpanayagam

    Manager, Graduate Awards   

    (403) 220-3857  

  2. Erin Coburn

    Team Lead

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  3. Elsa-Lee Alho

    Graduate Scholarship Officer   

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  4. Sophia George

    Graduate Scholarship Officer

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  5. Jose Rodriguez

    Graduate Scholarship Officer

    jose.rodriguez1@ucalgary.ca

  6. Ravinder Pal Singh

    Graduate Scholarship Officer

    (403) 220-3813

    ravinderpal.singh@ucalgary.ca

     

  7. Jones Adzroe

    Graduate Award Account Administrator

    jones.adzroe@ucalgary.ca

  1. Jamie Pryde

    Manager, Graduate Process & System Improvement

    (403) 220-8483

    jpryde@ucalgary.ca

  2. Catalina Kovacs

    Lead, Systems Optimization, Enrolment & Program Support

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  3. Christine Verwoerd

    Graduate Process Improvement Specialist

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  4. Taylan Cicek

    Lead, Data Analytics & Reporting

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  1. Dana Miller

    Manager, Graduate Admissions

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  2. Fatima Salamati

    Graduate Applications Administrator

    gradapp@ucalgary.ca

  3. Bukola Abimbola

    Graduate Applications Administrator

    gradapp@ucalgary.ca

  4. Katerina Dulay

    Graduate Admissions Assistant

    gradapp@ucalgary.ca

  1. Adrienne Long

    Graduate Admissions Officer

    meng@ucalgary.ca

  2. Pilar Beltran

    Graduate Admissions Officer

    meng@ucalgary.ca

Learn more about Transdisciplinary Graduate Programs by visiting our website.

  1. Kim Suvan

    Coordinator, Transdisciplinary Programs and Graduate College

    TDgrad@ucalgary.ca 

  2. Tugce Sakarya Bozalioglu

    Graduate Program Administrator

    TDgrad@ucalgary.ca 

Please contact your Graduate Program Staff or Graduate Program Director for inquiries regarding admissions, as well as any program-specific questions (e.g., supervision, degree requirements, funding, assistantships). 

  1. Swapnil Saxena

    Manager, Graduate Student & Program Support

    swapnil.saxena@ucalgary.ca

  2. Robin Hawes

    Team Lead, Graduate Program Officer

    (403) 220-2804

    rjhawes@ucalgary.ca    

  3. Christine Abadingo

    Graduate Program Officer 

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  4. Kifah Alramahi

    Graduate Program Officer

    (403) 210-9248

    kifah.alramahi@ucalgary.ca

  5. Nick Beck 

    Graduate Program Officer  

    (403) 220-8087    

    nicholas.beck@ucalgary.ca    

  6. Patrick Kiproff

    Graduate Program Officer

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  7. Denise Retzlaff

    Graduate Program Officer

    (403) 220-5419

    dretzlaff@ucalgary.ca

  8. Xin Tong

    Graduate Program Officer

    xin.tong@ucalgary.ca

  9. Kristina Lysova

    Lead, Graduate Program Training & Support

    kristina.lysova@ucalgary.ca

Explore the My GradSkills program.

  1. Natalie Wilkinson-Houghton 

    Business Development Specialist (Internships)

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  2. Lorelei Lachambre

    Graduate WIL Specialist

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  3. Felicia Glatz

    Instructional Design Specialist, Student Success

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  4. Priya Kaushik

    Coordinator, Graduate Experience

    mgskills@ucalgary.ca 

  1. Chantelle Gill

    Team Lead, Graduate Student Services

    chantelle.gill@ucalgary.ca

  2. Dr. David Gugel, PhD

    Graduate Academic and Intl. Specialist

    grad.advisor@ucalgary.ca


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