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Robert Highsmith, PhD
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Senior Associate Dean and Director
Office of Research and Graduate Education
E-Mail: highsmrf@uc.edu
Phone: (513) 558-9815
Responsibilities: Central Administration of Research and Graduate Education in the College of Medicine.
Laura Hildreth
College of Medicine
Assistant Dean of Research & Graduate Education
E-Mail: hildrele@uc.edu
Phone: (513) 558-6791
Responsibilities: Provide centralized recruitment of graduate students into the College of Medicine; direct the Research and Graduate Education Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program; and support College goals to foster excellence in research training programs for graduate and undergraduate students, and to enrich the diversity of our students and faculty.
Debbie Lueders
Associate to Robert Highsmith
E-Mail: luederd@uc.edu
Phone: (513) 558-9815
Responsibilities: Research activities in the College of Medicine, including: distribution of research funding opportunities, administration of internal grant competitions and Dean’s Bridge Funding Program, and maintenance of research statistics.
Mary Jo Petersman
Program Director
E-Mail: petersmj@uc.edu
Phone: (513) 558-7341
Responsibilities: Graduate admissions and student retention; College contact for graduate program faculty, students and staff; Liaison with West Campus offices; College representative and primary contact for Semester Conversion; contact for Biomedical Sciences Flex applicants and students.
Matthew Schauseil
Assistant Director of Academics
E-Mail: schausrm@uc.edu
Phone: (513) 558-5655
Responsibilities: Internet technology development in the College of Medicine, including: database design/development, summer application development & administration, Graduate Student Research Forum, and other online application resources.
Sharon Weber
Executive Staff Assistant
E-Mail: webersk@uc.edu
Phone: (513) 558-5625
Lisa Griffith
Assistant to
Robert Highsmith
E-Mail: griffilt@uc.edu
Phone: (513) 558-5626
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Research & Graduate Education
PO Box 670548
231 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0548
Phone: (513) 558-5625
Fax: (513) 558-2850
E-Mail: RGE@uc.edu
Mail Location: 0548