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Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Medical School Building, S1-824
Main Phone: 508-856-4135
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Barbara Bucciaglia
Admission Coordinator
Administrative support for Associate Dean Knight
Coordinates application processing
Organizes admissions committee meetings and invited applicant weekends
General Support
Coordinates matriculation and orientation of new students
Coordinates insurance for new students
Assists with visa-related documentation
Call: 508.865.3691
email: barbara.bucciaglia@umassmed.edu
Linhelle Charles
Program Coordinator
Administrative support for Associate Dean Lewis
Coordinate Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Support Outreach Programs
Call: 508-856-2444
email: linhelle.charles@umassmed.edu
Tricia Doane
Technology Management & Marketing
Website design and management
OASIS management (evaluation assignments & reporting)
Registration management
Course data management
Blackboard Learn coordination
Publication & marketing design and coordination
Call: 508.856.4236
email: tricia.doane@umassmed.edu
Mindy Donovan
GSBS Student Affairs & Academic Affairs
Administrative support for Assistant Dean Thompson
GSBS Data Management and Distribution
Facilitates Qualifying Exam (QE) processing
Facilitates Thesis Research Advisory Committee (TRAC) processing
Blackboard Learn management for TRAC and QE
General Support
Finance management
Call: 508.856.5938
email: mindy.donovan@umassmed.edu
Anne Michelson
Clinical and Translational Programs Administrator
Oversight of MD/PhD, Millennium PhD, clinical research (CPHR/MSCI) Programs in Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Clinical and Translational Research Pathway in School of Medicine
Call: 508.856.8025
email: anne.michelson@umassmed.edu
Michelle Morrison
General Support
Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program
Initiatives for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)
Call: 508.856.5033
Michelle.morrison@umassmed.edu
Irina Parker
Office of Postdoctoral Scholars
Administrative support for Associate Dean Imbalzano
Center for Biomedical Career Development
Administrative support for Assistant Dean Fuhrmann and Dr. Spencer Fenn
BEST grant coordinator
Call: 508.856.4145
email: irina.parker@umassmed.edu
Madelin Rivera
Administrative Assistant
Administrative support for Assistant Dean Layne
Organizes WPC Executive & Steering Meetings
Organizes High School Group Tours
General Support
Support Outreach Programs
Support Pre-matriculation SEP, HSHCP, WPC &
MLSC Research Internship Program
Call: 508-856-2707
email: madelin.bermudezrivera@umassmed.edu
Annette Stratton
Assistant to the Deans
Administrative Support for Dean Lane
Administrative Support for BBS Core Courses
GSBS Faculty Coordinator
Processes student forms
Laboratory rotation tracking
Non-degree student registration
Room Reservations for students
Call: 508.856.1938
email: annette.stratton@umassmed.edu