Contact Us
Please feel free to stop by our office at 2430 Life Sciences.
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 pm and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
You can also contact your Student Services Advisor with any questions or concerns.
Toll-Free: 800-735-0717
Fax: 951-827-5517
We are also on Instagram and Facebook! Find us @cnas.grad!
Need help with enrolling in CNAS undergraduate classes?
Please visit the Enrollment Management Center for CNAS (EMC).
Office Location
Find us:
CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center Team
Dawn Loyola, Ed.D.
Director of Graduate Student AdvisingPhone: (951) 827-4116
Email: dawn.loyola@ucr.edu
Katherine L Van Horn
Graduate Student Services AdvisorPhone: (951) 827-4716
Email: katherine.vanhorn@ucr.edu
Nikita McWells
Graduate Student Services AdvisorPhone: (951) 827-6746
Email: nikita.mcwells@ucr.edu
Marlene Garcia
Graduate Student Services AdvisorPhone: (951) 827-4429
Email: marlene.garcia@ucr.edu
Seabrook Mendoza
Employment and Scholarships SpecialistPhone: (951) 827- 4022
Email: seabrook.mendoza@ucr.edu
Viviane Fernando
Lead Office AssistantPhone: (951) 827- 4224
Anthony Dominguez
Office AssistantPhone: (951) 827- 4224
John Healey
Office AssistantPhone: (951) 827- 4224
CNAS Graduate Student Services Advisors
| Program/Department | Program Advisor | Advisor Contact Information | Location |
| Applied Statistics (STAP) | Marlene Garcia | (951) 827 - 4429 marlene.garcia@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BCMB) | Brenda Cuevas | (951) 827 - 7378 brenda.cuevas@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Biophysics (BPHY) | Marlene Garcia | (951) 827 - 4429 marlene.garcia@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology (CMDB) | Marlene Garcia | (951) 827 - 4429 marlene.garcia@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Chemistry (CHEM) * | Christina Youhas | (951) 827 - 7366 christina.youhas@ucr.edu |
Chemical Sciences 236 |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) | John Herring | (951) 827 - 2441 john.herring@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Entomology (ENTM) | Nikita McWells | (951) 827 - 6746 nikita.mcwells@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Environmental Sciences (ENSC) | John Herring | (951) 827 - 2441 john.herring@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Environmental Toxicology (ENTX) | Fidel Rivas | (951) 827 - 5688 fidel.rivas@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) | Kathy Van Horn | (951) 827 - 4716 kathrine.vanhorn@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) | Dawn Loyola | (951) 827 - 4116 dawn.loyola@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics (GGB) | John Herring | (951) 827 - 2441 john.herring@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Joint Doctoral Program in Evolutionary Biology (JDEB) | Kathy Van Horn | (951) 827 - 4716 kathrine.vanhorn@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Mathematics (MATH) * | Margarita Roman | (951) 827 - 7366 margarita.roman@ucr.edu |
Skye Hall 216 |
| Microbiology (MCBL) | Brenda Cuevas | (951) 827 - 7378 brenda.cuevas@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Neuroscience (NRSC) | Nikita McWells | (951) 827 - 6746 nikita.mcwells@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Physics (PHYS) * | Derek Beving | (951) 827 - 3090 derek.beving@ucr.edu |
Physics 3045 |
| Plant Biology (PLBL) | Fidel Rivas | (951) 827 - 5688 fidel.rivas@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Plant Pathology (PLPA) | Brenda Cuevas | (951) 827 - 7378 brenda.cuevas@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| Statistics (STAT) | Marlene Garcia | (951) 827 - 4429 marlene.garcia@ucr.edu |
Life Sciences 2430 |
| * Department Advisor. Please contact said advisor to schedule an appointment or go to their respective office. | |||