Student Support Contacts
Dr. Philip Patston
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Academic program oversight, curriculum support, and student issue assistance.
RM 102A COD,
Illinois
Email: patston@uic.edu
Dr. Colin Haley
Executive Director of Curriculum and Student Success. Curriculum oversight/assistance and student academic support.
RM 204C COD,
Illinois
Email: chaley1@uic.edu
Angelica Alvarez
Director of Academic Affairs and Registrar. Daily administrative operations, registration, leaves of absence, and student records management.
RM 204D COD,
Illinois
Email: aalvar30@uic.edu
Michael Joyce
Associate Director. Support for DMD and DMDAS students and faculty, ExamSoft liaison, and course evaluations.
RM 204 COD,
Illinois
Email: mdjoyce2@uic.edu
Syedda Mehdi
Instructional Developer, Instructional Technologist. Instructional design support for dental education courses, technical assistance, and ECHO 360 administration.
RM 204D COD,
Illinois
Email: smehdi@uic.edu
Andrea Magallon
Program/Student Advisor. Support for MS and PG students and faculty, processing committee forms, course evaluations, and letter requests.
RM 204D COD,
Illinois
Email: amagal3@uic.edu
Dr. Darryl Pendleton
Associate Dean of Student & Diversity Affairs. Dr. Pendleton leads the Office of Student & Diversity Affairs with expert assistance from the staff team.
Room 102GD,
Email: dependle@uic.edu
Dr. Georgia Lymberopoulos
Director of Pre-Dental Undergraduate Programs. Dr. Lymberopoulos is the faculty advisor for the UIC Pre-Dental club and oversees the Dentistry Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA) program.
104,
Email: glymbe2@uic.edu
Braulia Espinosa
Senior Director of Student & Diversity Affairs. Braulia provides leadership over the development and implementation of admissions, student services, and diversity initiatives for the Office of Student and Diversity Affairs.
Rm. 104B,
Email: bespin1@uic.edu
Tiffany Carter
Associate Director of Student & Diversity Affairs. Tiffany is responsible for the development and implementation of student services, student leadership development programs, and diversity initiatives.
104A,
Email: tncarter@uic.edu
Erica Godfrey
Program/Student Advisor. Erica provides holistic advising services to support and encourage students’ academic and personal goals in the College of Dentistry.
102GD,
Email: egodfre2@uic.edu
Alia Mir
Acting Director of the Resilience Center. Alia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and she oversees the College's Resilience Center, which is committed to prioritizing the health and wellness of our students, faculty, and staff.
530CC,
Email: aliamir@uic.edu
Meah Rogers
Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB). Meah oversees DEIB programs and initiatives for students and employees within the College of Dentistry, as well as serves as a liaison for campus committees and university system wide policies and initiatives.
530,
Email: dentdeib@uic.edu