Ashley Harlow, Ph.D.

 Manager, Teaching Assistant Development Program
 tadp@ucr.edu 

TADP Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00 PM in UOB 141 or via Zoom

Stop by and see the GradSuccess Director, Dawn Loyola! She is available to advise on a variety of graduate school and professional topics, or even if you just need someone to listen. 

Office hours are Tuesdays from 2-3pm in the University Office Building Room 131 or on Zoom 

Tuesdays, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Online

During GradQuant drop-in hours, students can talk to GradQuant consultants without an appointment. Bring your statistics or programming questions at your convenience. Offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

GradQuant: Mondays 10:00 AM -10:50 AM in LFSC 1425
GSRC: Thursdays 10:00 AM -10:50 AM Online

Come to the GSRC/GradQuant program specialist's office hours to see how the GSRC can support you during graduate school or how GradQuant can provide academic assistance, even if you are doing qualitative or mixed-methods research. No appointment necessary.

Professional Communication & Early Career Development STPM, Camila Alvarez

Camila (she/her) is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Neuroscience and the special topics peer mentor specializing in Professional Communication and early Career Development. She is part of the DiPatrizio Lab, where she studies the role of the endocannabinoid system in controlling the reward effects of our Western-style diet (high fat, high sucrose). When she is not working in the lab, she likes to go out dancing or roller skating.

Email: calva041@ucr.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:30-11:30 AM, on Zoom (https://ucr.zoom.us/j/99383828567)

Mental Health and Wellness Resources STPM, Matthew Kersting

Matthew (he/him) is a third-year Ph.D. student in Psychology and the special topics peer mentor in Mental Health and Wellness. He is a graduate student in the Kids Interaction and Neurodevelopment (KIND) Lab, where he incorporates neuroimaging techniques to study the role of intention and perspective-taking when evaluating and making judgments of moral blameworthiness throughout development and how blameworthiness is judged when actors use indirect means (e.g., intermediaries) to inflict harm on others.

Email: matthew.kersting@email.ucr.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays from 1:00 -2:00 p.m. on Zoom (https://ucr.zoom.us/my/matthewskersting)

Mondays 11:30am - 1:30pm
Online

Organized by GradQuant & UCR Library, Hacky Hours are open to all members of the UCR research community, including graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and staff. Come talk to us about programming, statistics, data management, and more.

If you’re in need of emergency food services, R’Pantry is accessible by appointment and can provide basic supplementary foods and hygiene products.
Check out our Facebook and Instagram for updates.

https://basicneeds.ucr.edu/rpantry

Wednesdays 2:30-4pm
Physics Courtyard

Want to connect with fellow grad students and postdocs? Come and join us in the Physics Courtyard for a weekly Coffee Social where we serve free coffee, tea, and snacks. Each session is sponsored by a campus unit. Please bring your student ID.

DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR ONLY (Fall-Spring)

This two-hour digital writers’ room, hosted via Zoom, fosters a collaborative graduate writing community. Each session includes goal setting, a 90-minute writing session, and a closing check-in.

Thursdays 3-3:30PM and 3:30-4PM

Make your appointment at: https://well.ucr.edu/well-being-peer-coaching

Miranda Beymer is your GSA Wellness Liaison. She works with the Basic Needs Department AND the GSA. If you have any basic needs (e.g., housing insecurity, food insecurity) concerns, drop by her office hours.

Destyni Cravens

GSA Basic Needs Liaison

Office hours:  by appointment

basicneeds.gsa@gmail.com

GSA-DIAL position is vacant during the 2023-24 academic year. 

Mondays-Fridays by appointment only
Online

Looking for career advice? Look no further than the Career Center. Make an appointment via Handshake. For more information, contact Dr.   Vanessa Lee.

Wednesdays 11am-12pm
Online - sign up on Handshake to join

The job search process can be challenging, but you are not alone! Join the Grad Student Job Search Support Group via Zoom to chat with our graduate student career support team about anything related to the job search process, such as the internship search and application process, resume and cover letter questions, how to network, interview tips and any other questions you might have!