Office of Academic Affairs Responsibility and Contact Information

Updated December 2, 2024
Contacts are in bold, and the responsible administrators are in parentheses.

Academic Appeals

Office of Student Affairs
503-725-4405 | studentaffairs@pdx.edu

Academic and Student Affairs Committee of the PSU Board of Trustees

Tia Freelove Kirk, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Projects
503-725-5250, tiajar@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Academic Employee and Labor Relations

AELR Team, oaa-aelr-team@pdx.edu 
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Edward Fillary, Academic Labor Relations Specialist
503-725-9235, efillary@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Academic Leadership Team (ALT) Business

Tia Freelove Kirk, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Projects
503-725-5250, tiajar@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Academic Personnel

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Academic Program Review

Brian Sandlin, University Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator
503-725-5252, bsandlin@pdx.edu
(Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning)

Accreditation

Brian Sandlin, University Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator
503-725-5252, bsandlin@pdx.edu
(Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning)

Advising and Career Services

Lynell Spencer, Interim Associate Vice Provost for Advising and Career Services
503-725-3402, lynell@pdx.edu
(Erin Shortlidge, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success)

Army ROTC/ Gold Program

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Assessment

Raiza Dottin, Associate Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
503-725-2755, dottin@pdx.edu
(Michelle Giovannozzi, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation)

Budget, Planning, & Operations, Academic

Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning
503-725-2277, amulk2@pdx.edu 

Thuy Vu, Fiscal Officer, Office of the Provost
503-725-5843, thuyv@pdx.edu
(Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning)

Sally Brauckmiller, Fiscal and Operations Manager
503-725-5568, brauckmillers@pdx.edu
(Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning)

Chairs and Associate/Assistant Deans Business

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Collective Bargaining

AELR Team, oaa-aelr-team@pdx.edu 
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Curricular Programs/Bulletin

Andreen Morris, Curriculum Coordinator
503-725-4596, andreen@pdx.edu
(Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning)

Departmental Guidelines (Bylaws and Promotion & Tenure)

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Excellence Awards (Millar, Hoffmann, Butler, and Adjunct Faculty Awards)

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Faculty and Graduate Assistant Contract Implementation

AELR Team, oaa-aelr-team@pdx.edu 
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Faculty Senate Secretary

Richard Beyler, Secretary to the Faculty
503-725-3996, r.beyler@pdx.edu

General Questions/Reception

Jasmin Lamb, Student Office Assistant
Sebastian Pedraza, Student Office Assistant
503-725-3422, oaarecep@pdx.edu
(Tia Freelove-Kirk, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Projects, & Executive Communications )

Graduate Students/Graduate Curriculum & Policies

Faye Yu, Graduate Programs Coordinator, Office of Graduate Studies
503-725-8451, hanson@pdx.edu

Roxanne Treece, Assistant Director of Academic Services, Office of Graduate Studies
503-725-5241, treece@pdx.edu
(Rick Tankersley, Dean of Graduate Studies)
(Kelly Dougherty, Director of Admissions)

HECC

Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 
503-725-2262, chabonr@pdx.edu

Office of Global Engagement & Innovation

Ron Witczak, Executive Director
503-725-8246, ron.witczak@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

McNair Scholars Program

Toeutu Faaleava, Director for McNair Scholars Program
503-725-9714, faaleava@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

myPSU - Website

Andrea Garrity, Director, Student Success, Office of Student Success
503-725-6573, andrea.garrity@pdx.edu
(Erin Shortlidge, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success)

OAA Events (New Faculty Orientation Lunch/Fair, First Anniversary Faculty Lunch)

Tia Freelove Kirk, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Projects
503-725-5250, tiajar@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Office of Academic Innovation 

Michelle Giovannozzi, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation
503-725-9165, michelle.giovannozzi@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Office of the Registrar

Nicolle DuPont, Associate Vice Provost & University Registrar
503-725-3407, nixonn@pdx.edu 
(Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Online Student Learning Support

Shoshana Zeisman-Pereyo, Executive Director, Student Learning Initiatives
503-725-2952, zeisman@pdx.edu
(Erin Shortlidge, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success)

Post Tenure Review

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Program Review

Brian Sandlin, University Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator
503-725-5252, bsandlin@pdx.edu
(Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning)

Promotion and Tenure Process

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Sabbaticals

Deans' Offices

Scheduling Administrators

Hannah Miller, Associate Vice Provost and Special Advisor to the Provost
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Scheduling for Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Mikky Bell, Assistant to the Vice Provost for Student Success
503-725-2355, mikbell@pdx.edu
(Scheduling for Erin Shortlidge, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success)

State Authorization Liaison (online learning)

Brian Sandlin, University Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator
503-725-5252, bsandlin@pdx.edu 
(Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning)

Student Affairs

Michele Toppe, Vice Provost for Student Affairs
503-725-5100, toppem@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Students First (Improve student experience and increase degree completion)

Andrea Garrity, Director, Student Success, Office of Student Success
503-725-6573, andrea.garrity@pdx.edu
(Erin Shortlidge, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success)

Student Success

Erin Shortlidge, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success
503-725-9305, eshortlidge@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Mikky Bell, Assistant to the Vice Provost for Student Success
503-725-2355, mikbell@pdx.edu
(Scheduling for Erin Shortlidge, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success)

Tutoring/Learning Center

Shoshana Zeisman-Pereyo, Director, Student Learning Initiatives
503-725-2952, zeisman@pdx.edu
(Erin Shortlidge, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success)

Transfer & Returning Student Resource Center

Kara Hayes, Student Success Manager, Office of Student Success
503-725-9911, khayes@pdx.edu
(Randi Harris, Director for the Transfer & Returning Student Resource Center)

University Honors

Cornelia Coleman, Assistant to the Director
503-725-4937, colemanc@pdx.edu
(Brenda Glascott, Interim Dean, Honors College)

Krys Roth, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
503-725-4949, klroth@pdx.edu
(Lindsay Wilkerson, Interim Executive Director of University Studies)

Website Updates and Maintenance, OAA

Jasmin Lamb, Student Office Assistant
Sebastian Pedraza, Student Office Assistant
503-725-3422, oaarecep@pdx.edu
(Tia Freelove-Kirk, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Projects, & Executive Communications )