Master’s Student Affairs – Staff
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Binh Tran
Associate Dean, Master’s Services and DEN@Viterbi
Binh oversees the master’s student affairs team to provide support and programming services for the masters students and support to academic departments. Binh also directs all functions of the Distance Education Network (DEN@Viterbi) including infrastructure and student support services.
binhtran@usc.edu

Nora Sandoval
Director, Master’s Student Affairs
Nora oversees master’s student services for on campus and DEN@Viterbi students. She oversees academic and administrative services including those coordinated with central offices to provide student services for all master’s students.
norasand@usc.edu

Patricia Rinehart 
Advisor, Master’s Student Services
Patricia provides academic advisement services for the masters students and helps coordinate important services for masters students.
(Patricia is currently on temporary leave, please email masters@gapp.usc.edu)

Yadi Wang
Advisor, International Student Programs
Yadi provides academic advisement services for the masters students and helps coordinate important services for international masters students.
yadiwang@usc.edu

Meredith Mitnick
Assistant Director, Graduate Events and Programming
Meredith organizes and plans important events and programming for masters students.
tiras@usc.edu

Jennifer Gerson
Director, Doctoral Programs
Jennifer manages doctoral programs to provide support and programming services for doctoral students, as well as provide support for academic departments. She monitors academic progress and oversees the fellowship process. Jennifer enjoys traveling with her family.
(213) 740-6241 | jgerson@usc.edu

Tracy Charles
Coordinator, Doctoral Programs
Tracy oversees doctoral student accounting and fellowship payments, as well as organizes events and provides other support services to doctoral students. Tracy is an avid runner and is also involved in horse rescue.
(213) 740-0114 | tcharles@usc.edu

The following individuals provide academic advisement to all students in their respective degree programs. If you have questions about your degree requirements, curriculum, course credit, d-clearance for on campus courses, or department policies and procedures, please contact the Graduate Advisor in your department.

Department Graduate Advisors provide academic advisement to all students in their respective degree programs. If you have questions about your degree requirements, curriculum, course credit, d-clearance for on campus courses, or department policies and procedures, please contact the Graduate Advisor in your department.