Social Sciences Graduate Studies Office
The Graduate Studies Office is proud to support the research, teaching and service mission of the School of Social Sciences by providing a comprehensive range of educational support services for prospective and enrolled students.
We are dedicated to the philosophy of achieving success by working cooperatively, with high-quality, responsive service to all. We serve as the School-level place of approval for all admission decisions, financial support and student employment matters. We are a resource for funding opportunities for enrolled students. We play a coordinating role between central administration, the Social Sciences graduate student population and the School's departments and programs.
The Graduate Office provides general educational counseling. You can count on us for knowledgeable advice and direction as you work toward completing degree requirements. We collaborate closely with faculty and administrative support staff in departments, so you can be assured that our information is consistent with policies and regulations in place in your academic unit.
We are available by email, phone, Zoom, or in-person by appointment. We are happy to help bring your academic plans to fruition.
Associate Dean
Administrative Staff
Doctoral Program Directors
For specific academic questions, please contact the following appropriate members of the Social Sciences faculty:
Anthropology
Site: www.anthropology.uci.edu
David Theo Goldberg
Distinguished Professor and Graduate Director of Enrolled Students
Phone: 949.824.6406
Email: goldberg@uci.edu
Office: 3338 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway
Antonio Tomas
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Admissionss
Phone: 949.824.0965
Email: aptomas@uci.edu
Office: 3552 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway
Cognitive Sciences
Site: www.cogsci.uci.edu
Megan Peters
Associate Professor and Graduate Director
Email: megan.peters@uci.edu
Office: 2314 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway
Economics
Site: www.economics.uci.edu
Fabio Milani
Associate Professor and Graduate Director of Enrolled Students
Phone: 949.824.4519
Email: fmilani@uci.edu
Office: 3145 Social Science Plaza A
John Duffy
Professor and Graduate Program Director of Admissions
Phone: 949.824.8341
Email: duffy@uci.edu
Office: 3285 Social Science Plaza B
Global and International Studies
Site: www.globalstudies.uci.edu
Long Bui
Professor and Graduate Director
Phone: 949.824.7625
Email: longb@uci.edu
Office: 559 Social Science Tower
Language Science
Site: www.langsci.uci.edu
Richard Futrell
Assistant Professor and Graduate Director
Email: rfutrell@uci.edu
Office: 2215 Social Science Plaza B
Logic & Philosophy of Science
Site: www.lps.uci.edu
Kenny Easwaran
Professor and Graduate Director of Enrolled Students
Email: k.easwaran@uci.edu
Office: 759 Social Science Tower
JB Manchak
Professor and Graduate Program Director of Admissions
Phone: 949.824.7374
Email: jmanchak@uci.edu
Office: 757 Social Science Tower
Political Science
Site: www.polisci.uci.edu
Daniel Brunstetter
Professor and Graudate Program Director of Enrolled Students
Email: dbrunste@uci.edu
Office: 5289 Social Science Plaza B
Davin Phoenix
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Admissions
Phone: 949.824.5698
Email: dphoenix@uci.edu
Sociology
Site: www.sociology.uci.edu
Edwin Amenta
Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Program
Phone: 949.824.6800
Email: ae3@uci.edu
Office: 4101 Social Science Plaza A
Kristin Turney
Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Program
Phone: 949.824.6800
Email: kristin.turney@uci.edu
Office: 4283 Social Science Plaza B
Master's Program Directors
Demographic and Social Analysis (DASA)
Site: www.demography.uci.edu
Rachel Goldberg
Associate Professor of Sociology
Phone: 949.824.9683
Email: rachel.goldberg@uci.edu
Office: 4289 Social Science Plaza B
Philosophy, Political Science and Economics
Site: www.ppe.socsci.uci.edu
Kyle Stanford
Professor of Logic & Philosophy of Science
Phone: 949.824.3954
Email: stanford@uci.edu
Office: 769 Social Science Tower
DECADE Mentors
DECADE aims to enhance the climate for all students by bringing attention to diversity
issues on campus. DECADE programming provides professional development and networking
opportunities critical to navigating students' graduate career.
Anneeth Kaur Hundle
Anthropology
Email: ahundle@uci.edu
Alyssa Brewer
Cognitive Sciences; Language Science
Email: aabrewer@uci.edu
Yingying Dong
Economics
Email: yyd@uci.edu
Tiara Na'puti
Global & International Studies
Email: tnaputi@uci.edu
Jeremy Heis
Logic and Philosophy of Science
Email: jheis@uci.edu
Danielle Thomsen
Political Science
Email: dthomsen@uci.edu
Ann Hironaka
Sociology
Email: hironaka@uci.edu
Graduate Student Directories