Faculty and Staff
Taja-Nia Y. Henderson, JD, PhD
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Dean, Graduate School–Newark
Dana Library, Suite 306
Phone: 973-353-5834
Email: tajania@rutgers.edu
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Kinna Perry, PhD, MBA
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Associate Dean
Phone: 973-353-5077
Email: kinnap@newark.rutgers.edu
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Adriana Afonso, MPA, MBA
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Assistant Dean for Finance and Strategic Development
Phone: 973-353-5197
Email: aafonso@newark.rutgers.edu
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Alicia M. Picone-Rodriguez, Ed.M. (she/her/ella)
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Senior Academic Program Coordinator
Phone: 973-353-5834
Email: alicia.picone@rutgers.edu
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Vasiliki Cruz (nee Hadjikonstantinou), BA
Senior Program Coordinator
Phone: 973-353-5456
Email: vhadjiko@newark.rutgers.edu
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Alayna Higgs, BA (she / her)
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Program Coordinator II
Phone: 973-353-5834
Email: arh196@newark.rutgers.edu
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Questions?
Rutgers Graduate School–Newark
Office of the Dean
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185 University Avenue
John Cotton Dana Library, Suite 306
Newark, New Jersey 07102
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Phone: (973) 353-5834