Provost's Senior Leadership Team

The Provost’s senior leadership team manages a number of offices and services that help the university achieve its academic mission. The team provides comprehensive administrative support to effectively guide a variety of campus functions.

Chris L. Heavey, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President and Provost
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Office: FDH 752
Mail Code: 1002
Phone: 702-895-3301

Tondra De

Chief of Staff
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Office: FDH 757
Mail Code: 1002
Phone: 702-895-0730

David Hatchett, Ph.D.

Vice President for Research
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Mail Code: 1092
Phone: 702-895-0213

Kivanc Oner

Vice President for Digital Transformation and Chief Information Officer
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Office: HWB 105A
Mail Code: 1021
Phone: 702-774-2923

B. Keith Rogers, DBA, PMP

Vice President for Student Affairs
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Office: FDH 515
Mail Code: 2019
Phone: 702-895-3656

Associate Vice Presidents

Erin Messer

Associate Vice President for Academic Resources
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Office: FDH 417
Mail Code: 2038
Phone: 702-895-1752

Barb Roberts

Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
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Phone: 702-774-8007

Sigrid Barrett, PhD, RN, PNP, CNE, FAAN

Dean, Nursing
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Mail Code: 3018
Phone: 702-895-3906

Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D., ABPP

Dean, School of Integrated Health Sciences
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Mail Code: 3019
Phone: 702-895-3693

David Cárdenas, Ph.D.

Dean, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
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Mail Code: 6021
Phone: 702-895-3308

Eric L. Chronister, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Sciences
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Mail Code: 4001
Phone: 702-895-3487

Alyssa Crittenden, Ph.D.

Dean, Graduate College
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Mail Code: 1017
Phone: 702-895-0225

Maggie Farrell, M.L.S.

Dean, University Libraries
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Office: LLB 2278
Mail Code: 7001
Phone: 702-895-2286

Shawn Gerstenberger, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Public Health
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Mail Code: 3063
Phone: 702-895-5090

Leah Chan Grinvald

Dean and Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law
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Phone: 702-895-1876

Danica G. Hays, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Education
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Office: CEB 301
Mail Code: 3001
Phone: 702-895-3890

Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA, MACP, FRCP

Dean, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
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Mail Code: 3070
Phone: 702-895-1296

Jennifer Keene, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Liberal Arts
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Mail Code: 5001
Phone: 702-895-3401

James Mah

Dean, Professor
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Mail Code: 7422
Phone: 702-774-2500

Lisa Menegatos, Ph.D.

Dean, Honors College
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Mail Code: 7003
Phone: 702-895-2263

Gerry Sanders, Ph.D.

Dean, Lee Business School
Gerry Sanders, Ph.D.
Mail Code: 6003
Phone: 702-895-3362

Robert R. Ulmer, Ph.D.

Dean, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Robert R. Ulmer
Mail Code: 3007
Phone: 702-895-0628

Nancy J. Uscher, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Fine Arts
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Phone: 702-895-4210

Rama Venkat, Ph.D.

Dean, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
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Mail Code: 4005
Phone: 702-895-1094

Senior Vice Provost

Kate Hausbeck Korgan, Ph.D.

Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
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Office: FDH 708
Mail Code: 1099
Phone: 702-895-5950

Vice Provosts

Elizabeth Barrie, Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning Innovation
Elizabeth Barrie, Ph.D.
Office: MAB1 107
Mail Code: 1038
Phone: 702-895-0334

Alyssa Crittenden, Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Graduate Education
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Mail Code: 1017
Phone: 702-895-0225

John "Skip" Crooker

Vice Provost of Decision Support / Adjunct Professor of Economics
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Mail Code: 1022
Phone: 702-895-3772

Joseph Miera

Vice Provost for the Educational Outreach Division
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Mail Code: 1019
Phone: 702-895-5116

Gary Totten, Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
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Phone: 702-895-0043

Academic Council

The UNLV Academic Council is an assembly of senior university administrators who help to steer the university’s academic mission, including the deans of all academic units, vice presidents, and vice provosts. Convened by the Executive Vice President and Provost, the Council meets regularly for the purpose of sharing information, coordinating efforts, and pursuing collaborative initiatives to advance the university’s academic enterprise.