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Office of the Provost

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Contact Information

For general office inquiries, please call the main line at 832-842-0550.

Office of the Provost Staff

The Provost oversees 9 separate academic areas, each with an assistant, associate, or vice provost. For a list of key personnel, please see below. Additionally, the deans of the colleges, school of nursing, and UH Libraries report to the Provost.

Office of the Provost

  • Teresa Yokovich | Executive Administrative Assistant | 713-743-6788
  • Brenda Robles |Executive Director, Office of the Provost | 713-743-5926
  • Daniel Chang | Executive Director, Academic Programs | 713-743-7757

Education Innovation and Technology

  • Jeff Morgan, Ph.D. | Associate Provost, Education Innovation and Technology | 832-842-4725
  • Janis James | Executive Administrative Assistant | 832-842-4725

Faculty Development and Faculty Affairs

  • James Briggs, Ph.D. | Associate Provost, Faculty Development and Faculty Affairs | 713-743-9854
  • Vacant | Executive Administrative Assistant | 713-743-2356

Faculty Recruitment and Retention

Finance and Administration

  • Sabrina Hassumani, Ph.D. | Associate Provost, Finance and Administration | 713-743-2755
  • Thuyhang (Vivianne) Do | Executive Director, Academic Affairs Finance and Administration | 713-743-0449
    • Academic Affairs, Finance and Administration:
      • Bradley Eanes | Executive Director, Academic Affairs Finance and Administration | 713-743-0444
    • Provost Business Office:
      • Vanessa Torres | Executive Director, Provost Business Office | 713-743-0442
        • Chimyra McKelvey | Department Business Administrator | 832-842-5702
        • Vacant| Department Business Administrator |
    • Business Operations, University of Houston at Sugar Land:

Institute for Global Engagement

Undergraduate Student Success

  • Teri Longacre, Ph.D., J.D. | Vice Provost, Undergraduate Student Success | 713-743-4669
    • Vacant | Assistant Vice Provost, Student Success |
    • Cindy Mejia | Executive Director, Student Success Strategies | 713-743-5182
    • Sarah Goble | Executive Administrative Assistant | 713-743-7800
    • Sandra Marino | Financial Coordinator 2 | 713-743-5432

Enrollment Services:

  • Timothy Council | Associate Vice Provost, Enrollment Services | 713-743-5342

Retention and Graduation Initiatives:

Undergraduate Academic Affairs:

Undergraduate Student Success Center:

  • Melissa Pierson, Ph.D. | Assistant Vice Provost, Undergraduate Student Success Center | 713-743-4961
    • B. S. in Integrated Studies and Exploratory Studies:
    • Challenger Program:
    • LAUNCH:
    • Transfer Advising Program:
    • Pre-Health Advising:
    • Writing Center:
      • vacant | Executive Director | 713-743-3017
        • vacant | Associate Director, Writing Programs | 713-743-3047
        • John Ebersole | Assistant Director, Pedagogy and Training | 713-743-0269
        • Lorinda Robb | Assistant Director, Writing Center | 713-743-3018
        • vacant | Assistant Director, Writing Center |
        • Long Bao Nguyen | Technology Director | 713-743-2143

Graduate School

Institutional Research and Effectiveness

    • Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment and Accreditation:
      • Monique Baucham, MBA, Ed.D. | Director, Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment and Accreditation | 713-743-0619
      • Youmei Liu | Director, Assessment / Accreditation | 832-842-8707
      • Amy O'Neal | Director, Assessment / Accreditation | 713-743-8735
      • Bobbie Koen | Program Manager 2 | 713-743-8885
    • Institutional Research and Information Management:
    • Quality Enhancement Plan:

University of Houston at Sugar Land and University of Houston at Katy

  • Jay Neal, Ph.D. | Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Houston at Sugar Land and the University of Houston at Katy | 713-743-2652