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Department Administration

DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Professor Steven Wernke Wernke
360B Center Building

(mail to) PMB 356050, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville TN 37235
phone: +1 (615) 343-5401
email: s.wernke@vanderbilt.edu

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES:

Professor Jake Sauer Jacob Sauer
372B Center Building
(mail to) PMB 356050, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville TN 37235
phone: +1 (615) 343-7515
email: jacob.sauer@vanderbilt.edu

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES:

Professor Jada Benn Torres Jada Benn Tores
340B Center Building
(mail to) PMB 356050, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville TN 37235
phone: +1 (615) 343-5373
email: j.benntor@vanderbilt.edu

Administrative Manager

Sandy Cherry Sandy Cherry
200R Center Building
phone: +1 (615) 322-7500
email: sandy.cherry.1@vanderbilt.edu

Job Duties:

  • Expense report questions
  • Faculty Affairs
    • Review, Promotion & Tenure support
    • Faculty searches
  • Redcap requests
    • Post-Docs, Visiting Scholars, Interns & Observers

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Crystal Jackson

Crystal Jackson  

200R Center Building
phone: +1 (615) 343-7716
email: crystal.jackson.1@vanderbilt.edu

Job Duties:

  • Director of Graduate Studies support
  • Graduate student support
  • Hiring Grad Student Research Assistants
  • Grad student events

ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST

Breana

Breana Thompson
122 Bryan Building
phone: +1 (615) 343-6120
email: breana.thompson-guy@vanderbilt.edu

Job Duties:

  • Director of Undergraduate Studies support
  • Classroom Support
  • Hiring Undergrad Research Assistants
  • Majors & Minors declarations, enrollment support
  • Undergrad student events

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

Angie Pernell

200R Center Building

phone: +1 (615) 322-1126
email:angie.pernell@vanderbilt.edu

Job Duties:

  • Department Events
  • Guest Speakers & Travel Coordination
  • Expense Reporting
  • Faculty Recruiting

 

ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST

Tracy's photoTracy White 
122 Bryan Building
phone: 615-322-7540 
email: tracy.white@vanderbilt.edu

Job Duties:

  • Dept. purchasing, ie. office supplies
  • Facilities needs (not classroom)
  • Websites & Social Media
  • Mailing, shipping & receiving
  • Event Support