Introduction to VPGE Staff

Patricia Gumport

Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Professor of Education
Director, Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research

Vice Provost Patricia Gumport has been on the Stanford faculty since 1989. She is a professor in the School of Education and specializes in higher education research. Her graduate degrees are from Stanford in education (Ph.D.) and sociology (M.A.). Patti’s research explicates key changes in the academic landscape and analyzes how universities and colleges determine their responses to contemporary pressures for change. Her publications include six books, most recently Sociology of Higher Education: Contributions and Their Contexts (2007). She assumed the role of Vice Provost in January, 2007.

Building 310, Room 111
(650) 736-0775
vpge@stanford.edu

Mark Horowitz

Associate Vice Provost for Special Programs
Yahoo! Founders Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Mark Horowitz has been on the faculty at Stanford since 1984. He holds a joint appointment in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science departments. His main research focus has been the design and implementation of complex digital systems, though recently he has started applying these methods to biological systems. He received his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from MIT in 1978, and his PhD from Stanford in 1984. He co-chaired the Commission on Graduate Education in 2004-2005, and has been involved in trying to improve graduate education since that time. Mark works half time in VPGE, while maintaining his teaching, advising and research responsibilities. He has primary responsibility for interdisciplinary initiatives.

Building 310, Room 101
(650) 726-9792
horowitz@stanford.edu

Chris M. Golde

Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education

Chris Golde joined the VPGE staff in February 2007. Prior to that she was a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where she was research director for the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate. She is a nationally recognized expert on graduate education—actively conducting research, speaking and publishing on the graduate student experience, student attrition, doctoral pedagogies, and graduate education reform. She is the lead author of At Cross Purposes: What the Experiences of Today’s Doctoral Students Reveal about Doctoral Education (2001), co-editor of Envisioning the Future of Doctoral Education: Preparing Stewards of the Discipline (2006) a compilation of essays on the doctorate, and co-author of The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the 21st Century (2008). Prior to joining Carnegie, she was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a Ph.D. in education and an M.A. in sociology, both from Stanford University.

Building 310, Room 110
(650) 736-9795
golde@stanford.edu

Ann George

Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Policy

Ann George has been at Stanford University since 1992, with responsibilities related to the management of research grants and contracts. In 2003, she assumed responsibilities for graduate policy within the office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research and Graduate Policy. With the inception of VPGE, Ann now has a joint appointment in the Dean of Research office and VPGE. She is the point of contact for the Graduate Financial System (GFS) by which graduate students are paid, the Childbirth Accommodation Policy, and university Cardinal Care subsidies. She holds an M.A. in Organizational Communication from The Ohio State University.

Building 60, Room 213
(650) 723-9721
anngeo@stanford.edu

Pat Cook

Director and SGF Program Officer

Pat Cook joined the staff at Stanford two years after she graduated from Lafayette College, spending six months in the Office of Student Affairs at the School of Medicine. For the next twenty years she served in several human resources positions. She has had the opportunity to work with each of the seven schools, as well other University departments, including more than two years with the Graduate Division (1988-91). In 1997, she became program officer for the Stanford Graduate Fellowships (SGF) program. Now she oversees fellowship programs under the auspices of the VPGE, including SGF, the new SIGF program, and others.

Building 310, Room 112
(650) 723-4210
patcook@stanford.edu

Rebecca Jantzen

Associate Director for Programs and Administration

Rebecca Jantzen began her career at Stanford University in the Graduate School of Business after she graduated from the University of Washington in 1987. She left Stanford in 1995, but returned in 2004 to work in the President and Provost Office. Currently, she is the VPGE budget officer and works with the SGF Program and the Stanford Graduate Summer Institute (SGSI).

Building 310, Room 103
(650) 736-9793
rjantzen@stanford.edu

Stefanie Moss

Fellowship Program Coordinator

Stef provides administrative support for the fellowship and academically-related programs managed by the VPGE office. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and a native of New Orleans.

Building 310, Room 100
(650) 736-9796
stefmoss@stanford.edu

Deborah Harber

Administrative Associate

Deborah provides administrative support for all VPGE initiatives, including managing the calendar for Vice Provost Gumport and the VPGE office. Deborah is a California native, and is returning to work at Stanford. She holds a master's degree in English.

Building 310, Room 100
(650) 736-0810
deborahh@stanford.edu