GSRC staff and peers are here for you!

In light of the campus response to COVID-19, the Graduate Student Resource Center staff members and peer advisors will be working remotely in the coming weeks. We will be providing all of our regular services and support via email and Zoom calls. See below for information on how to connect with us!

Robby Nadler
Academic, Professional, and Technical Graduate Writing Development Director
Visit the Writing Resources page for full list of services
Availability: Normal business hours Monday through Friday
To schedule an appointment: Email directly
​Email: robby@ucsb.edu

Lana Smith-Hale
Graduate Career Counselor
Click here for more information on Lana's services
Availability: ​Limited hours; not available Monday or Friday
To schedule an appointment: Sign into Handshake, select the "Career Center" tab, click "Appointments"
​Email: lanasmithhale@ucsb.edu

Shawn Warner
Director of Professional Development
Availability: Normal business hours Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday mornings
Email: warnergarcia@ucsb.edu

Hannah Lawrence
Assistant Director of Professional Development, GradPost Editor
Availability: Normal business hours Monday through Friday
Email: hlawrence@ucsb.edu

Vash Doshi
Career Peer
Availability: Mondays and Thursdays 8-11am
Email: careergradpeer@sa.ucsb.edu

Kaitlyn Ugoretz
Funding Peer
Availability: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 10am-1pm
Email: fundingpeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu

Julia McClenon
International Peer
Availability: Tuesdays 9am-2pm, Wednesdays 2:30-5:30pm, and Fridays 8:30am-12:30pm
Email: internationalpeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu

Sam del Castillo
Diversity & Outreach Peer
Availability: Mondays ​10am-12:30pm, ​Wednesdays 11am-12:30pm, Thursdays 4-5pm and Fridays ​4-5pm
Email: diversitypeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu

Daina Tagavi
Professional Development Peer
Availability: Variable
Email: pdpeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu

Also be sure to check out the GradPost Events page for more information on our ​spring events, almost all of which will still be held virtually.