BMCDB Graduate Program Coordinator
Alyssa Parsons, M.S.
acparsons@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-9091
227D Green Hall
A graduate program coordinator serves as a resource liaison to students, faculty, and staff from other administrative units. They can help answer questions about program milestones, academics, employment and many other topics. The graduate program coordinator is primarily a resource for students currently enrolled in the program; interested applicants are encouraged to review our How to Apply page, as well as the Graduate Studies website (see yellow link below).
Alyssa returned to UC Davis (B.A., Psychology, 2012) as the BMCDB Graduate Program Coordinator in 2022. Prior to joining the College of Biological Sciences staff, she was a Ph.D. student in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign from 2014 to 2021. Alyssa is the 2023 recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Program Coordinator Award, the Graduate Student Association Outstanding Staff Award, and the Outstanding New Advisor Award.
BMCDB Academic Advisors
Academic advisors are essential in providing graduate students with a well-rounded educational experience; advisors consult with students applying for admission, provide coursework and research mentor guidance for students prior to candidacy, and maintain contact with students after candidacy to ensure good progress and a working relationship with the research mentor.
In the BMCDB Graduate Group, advisors are assigned to students the summer prior to their first year of study, and required to meet with their advisees prior to the start of the academic year; they are an especially vital resource for students during rotations, when the student does not yet have an established thesis lab. Advisors are primarily assigned on the basis of shared research interests and experience; students are allowed to switch advisors at any time, with the consent of the new advisor.
View a list of academic advisors at the UC Davis Graduate Studies website