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Meet The GSN Team

Dedication. Expertise.
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Gregg G. Van Ryzin, PhD

Interim Dean

Professor, Public Affairs and Administration

vanryzin@rutgers.edu

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Adriana Afonso, MPA, MBA

Assistant Dean, Finance & Strategic Development

aafonso@newark.rutgers.edu

Point of contact for:

  • Fellowship or TA payroll matters

  • Tuition remission and term bills

  • Scholarship awards and refunds

  • Travel awards | Concur

  • Student and alumni engagement

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Kinna Perry, MBA, PhD

Senior Associate Dean

kinnap@newark.rutgers.edu

Point of contact for: 

  • Admissions

    • ​Application fee waivers

    • ​Questions about new and existing degree programs

  • Enrollment Management

    • Registration (including late registration)​

    • Re-enrollment

  • Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI)
     

Primary contact for:

  • Request to transfer courses

  • Appeals

  • Leave of absence

  • Interuniversity Doctoral Consortium

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Shelley Kurland, PhD

Assistant Dean, Professional Development & Special Initiatives

s.kurland@rutgers.edu

Point of contact for:

  • Professional development opportunities 

  • Experiential learning opportunities

  • Student and alumni engagement

  • GSNetwork (newsletter)

  • GSN website

  • GSN Hub

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Alicia M. Picone-Rodriguez, EdM

Senior Academic Program Coordinator

alicia.picone@rutgers.edu

Point of contact for:

  • Special Permission Numbers (SPN)

  • Transcript errors

  • PhD Candidacy qualifying

  • PhD conferral | Graduation

  • Catalog Edits

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Terri Kupersmit, BA

Senior Program Coordinator

tkupe@newark.rutgers.edu

Point of contact for:

  • ​Fellowship or TA/GA payroll onboarding and reappointments

  • Fellowship tuition remission and health benefits enrollment

  • Travel awards, Concur or Candex expense reimbursement

  • General student inquiries

  • Procurement and accounts payable matters

  • New vendor/supplier PaymentWorks onboarding

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Alayna Higgs, BA

Program Coordinator II

arh196@newark.rutgers.edu

Point of contact for:

  • Program selection guidance | Recruitment

  • Fee waivers for applications

  • Registration inquiries

  • Orientation information

  • Master's conferral | Graduation

  • Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI)

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