Graduate School

Graduate School Directory

Graduate Admissions

Graduate Academic Services

Email (preferred method of contact):

gradschool@pdx.edu

Mailing address:

Portland State University
Graduate School (GS)
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

Street Address:

Portland State University
Graduate School (GS)
1633 SW Park Avenue, Suite 184 
Portland, OR 97201

Phone-line hours:

Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phone: (503) 725-8410
(800) 547-8887 ext. 58410

Dean's Office

Rossitza Wooster, Dean of the Graduate School 
(503) 725-5258
wooster@pdx.edu

Mark Woods, Associate Dean of the Graduate School 
(503) 725-8238
markw@pdx.edu

Rafid Chowdhury, Data Analyst and Information Systems Manager
 (503) 725-8249
rafid.chowdhury@pdx.edu

Catherine Knight, Executive Assistant to the Dean 
(503) 725-5258
knightct@pdx.edu 

Graduate Admissions

gradschool@pdx.edu 

Mary Breaden, Director for Graduate Admissions, Marketing and Communications 
(503) 725-5948 
bread@pdx.edu 

Eddy Lentz, Associate Director of Graduate Admissions Enrollment Technology
Online graduate application software management & training; communication & marketing 
(503) 725-9313
ellentz@pdx.edu 

Faye Yu, Graduate Programs Coordinator 
(503) 725-8458
yu26@pdx.edu
Coordination of student services, application document intake, prospective student advising.

John Gullic, Graduate Recruiter
(503) 725-9313
jgullic@pdx.edu
Advising and counseling for prospective graduate students and recruitment representative.

Bryony Mangan, Student Success Coordinator
Graduate student success initiatives and domestic graduate admissions
(503) 725-5569 
bmangan@pdx.edu 

Rhiannon Williams, Admissions Evaluator 
Domestic graduate admissions 
(503) 725-3510 
rhian3@pdx.edu 

Matt Rebholz, Admissions Evaluator 
International graduate admissions
(503) 725-5505 
rebholz@pdx.edu 

Hannah Oran, Admissions Evaluator
Domestic graduate admissions
horan@pdx.edu

Graduate Academic Services 

grad@pdx.edu

Courtney Ann Hanson, Director of Academic Services
Graduate petitions; Graduate Assistant eligibility & tuition remissions; Laurels tuition remissions; Retention and Completion Fund requests; academic standing; WICHE/WRGP
(503) 725-8451
hanson@pdx.edu 

Roxanne Treece, Associate Director of Doctoral & Multidisciplinary Programs
All doctoral paperwork including committee appointments, advancement to candidacy, dissertation audits, and graduation audits; multidisciplinary graduate programs management
(503) 725-5241 
treece@pdx.edu 

Brenda Fugate, Graduate Studies Specialist 
Master's students with PSU ID numbers ending 00-49: degree audits, transfer credit evaluations, thesis formatting, overload approval requests
(503) 725-5230 
fugateb@pdx.edu 

Andrea Haack, Graduate Studies Specialist 
Master's students with PSU ID numbers ending 50-99: degree audits, transfer credit evaluations, thesis formatting, overload approval requests 
(503) 725-8460 
ahaack@pdx.edu 

Beth Holmes, Graduate DARS Coordinator 
DARS implementation, processing, maintenance, and training  
(503) 725-5259 
holmesb@pdx.edu