Michelle Nearon, Senior Associate Dean and Director, OGSDD; Warner House, 1 Hillhouse Ave.
Ksenia Sidorenko, Assistant Dean for Diversity; Dow Hall, 370 Temple St.
Suzanne Young, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Professional Development; McDougal Center, 135 Prospect St.
Kristina Lynch, Associate Director of Student Support and Community Standards; Dow Hall, 370 Temple St.

The Office for Graduate Student Development and Diversity (OGSDD) is committed to expanding the diversity of the student body and enhancing the intellectual experience of the entire scholarly community. The OGSDD coordinates efforts to recruit and retain students at the graduate school. The senior associate dean works collaboratively with departments and programs to support the needs of all students as they pursue graduate study. The following programs and activities fall under the purview of the OGSDD: informal advising of prospective and current graduate students, the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program, the Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Programs, Recruitment Days, Preview Days, GSAS First-Year Focus, and the Annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Graduate Education. The assistant dean of diversity, the assistant dean for graduate student professional development, and annually appointed graduate student fellows assist with the development and implementation of these programs, as well as virtual recruitment fairs and webinars, small-group-discussion seminars, mentoring programs, workshops and lectures, and social and professional development events.