Student Affairs

The Office of Student Affairs is dedicated to supporting all medical students through their medical student journeys, from matriculation to graduation. Our services, resources, and programs offer holistic support to students as they grow as individuals and as future physicians. Our student services include academic support and tutoring, career advising, residency application support, counseling and wellness, credentialing and compliance support, financial aid and budgeting, enhancing the learning environment, proactive advising, registration and scheduling, and service learning opportunities. We are excited to work with each student as they move through their medical school career and are here for all students to offer help, support, and guidance along the way.

 

Open Positions in Student Affairs

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. Please see our current opportunities below. All positions are based in-person in Seattle, Washington unless otherwise noted.

 

Student Affairs Staff Directory

NameTitlePhoneEmail Address
Deans & Administration
Gabe Sarah, M.D., M.Ed.Associate Dean for Student Affairsgesarah@uw.edu
Maya Sardesai, M.D., M.Ed.Assistant Dean for Student Developmentsardesai@uw.edu
Erik Malmberg, Ph.D., J.D.Assistant Dean for Student Equity & Engagementedmalm@uw.edu
Breana Taylor, M.D.Assistant Dean for Seattle Foundationsbtaylor6@uw.edu
Andrea WalkerAssistant to the Deans(206) 543-5561adminsa@uw.edu
Academic Support
Erica Brice, Ph.D.Director, Academic Support(206) 685-5074ebrice@uw.edu
Rebekah Freed, Ph.D.Learning Specialistdrfreed@uw.edu
Yvonne Tyler, M.D.Learning Specialist(206) 616-9606yvonneyt@uw.edu
Surita SpignerAcademic Support Operations Specialistsspigner@uw.edu
Career Advising
Sarah Thomson, M.Ed.Director, Career Advising(206) 221-3855saraht44@uw.edu
Tonja Brown, M.A.Career Advisor(509) 313-7949tlbrown@uw.edu
Linh Ngo, M.S.W.Career Advisor(206) 616-7527lngo333@uw.edu
Beth HasselerCareer Advising Operations Specialistehass7@uw.edu
Compliance & Visiting Students
Laura EllisDirector, Compliance(206) 543-9053lbellis@uw.edu
Alyssa CrawfordCompliance Operations Specialistacrawf13@uw.edu
Bahar BashizadaCompliance Coordinatorbzada@uw.edu
Counseling & Wellness
Clifton Kelly, M.S., M.Div., L.M.H.C.Director, Counseling(206) 616-3022ckelly70@uw.edu
Darren Fisher, M.A., L.M.H.C.Counselor(206) 616-3024fisherda@uw.edu
Emily Irwin, M.Ed., L.M.H.C.Counseloreirwin5@uw.edu
Satoko Takeda, M.A., L.M.H.C., N.C.C.Counselor(206) 543-8392staked@uw.edu
Equity
Jyl ShafferDirector, Medical Student Equityjrs66@uw.edu
Michele Nucci, M.P.H.Equity Specialistmnucci@uw.edu
Financial Aid
Diane NoeckerDirector, Financial Aid(206) 685-2520dnoecker@uw.edu
Stephanie OlsenAssistant Director, Financial Aid(206) 685-2319stepho5@uw.edu
Jessica WuFinancial Aid Counselor(206) 685-2319jj860610@uw.edu
Learning Environment
Melinda Frank, Ed.D, Ed.S., M.Sc.Director, Learning Environment(206) 616-1816mmfrank@uw.edu
Karla Kelly, M.D.Learning Environment Specialist(206) 616-9938karlak@uw.edu
Registration & Scheduling
Debbie Blackstone, Ph.D.Registrar(206) 685-7973dbstone1@uw.edu
Kristen DuvallAssistant Registrar(206) 685-7974krduv@uw.edu
Iryna NovachukRegistration Specialist(206) 543-9290novachuk@uw.edu
Swan NguyenRegistration Coordinator(206) 543-9490nguy2611@uw.edu
Kelly RushProactive Advisorkrush3@uw.edu
Service Learning
Ellen TanAssistant Director, Service Learningettan@uw.edu
Addison RittenhouseStudent Engagement Specialistaddisr3@uw.edu
Student Affairs
Sarah WoodDirector, Student Affairs(206) 616-8221sewood@uw.edu
Laura OrtizAssistant Director, Student Affairslaortiz@uw.edu
Melissa RieslandMSPE Specialist(206) 543-8662riesland@uw.edu
Melissa ZentMSPE Specialistmzent@uw.edu
Student Progress
Mary SargentStudent Progress Specialistsargem@uw.edu