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Graduate Admissions

Jacob Bentley

Admissions Counselor
Jacob@jbu.edu

Mary Distefano

Admissions Counselor
MaryD@jbu.edu

Vergi Scott

Admissions Counselor
Vergi@jbu.edu

Peyton Rudisill

Administrative Assistant and
Inquiry Manager
Peyton@jbu.edu

Graduate Business

Ryan Ladner, D.B.A.

Dean, Soderquist College of Business
RLadner@jbu.edu

Wendy Bailey

Administrative Specialist
WBailey@jbu.edu

Graduate Counseling

Chris Hull, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Graduate Counseling
CHull@jbu.edu

Tim Dinger, Ph.D.

Executive Director, JBU Community Counseling Clinics
TDinger@jbu.edu

Marena Harmon

Administrative Assistant and
Enrollment Coordinator
MHarmon@jbu.edu

Graduate Cybersecurity

Ted Junseok Song, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Graduate Cybersecurity
Director of Innovation
Associate Professor of Engineering
TSong@jbu.edu

Graduate Education

Curtis Cunningham, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Graduate Education
CJCunningham@jbu.edu

Michelle Willis

Administrative Assistant
MWillis@jbu.edu

Graduate Higher Education

J. Richard Ellis, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Education and Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department Chair, Graduate Higher Education
REllis@jbu.edu

Magen Meyer

Administrative Assistant
MMeyer@jbu.edu

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