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CSBS Dean's Office

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The University of Utah
College of Social and Behavioral Science
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons | 260 South Central Campus Drive | Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Phone: (801) 581-8620 | Fax: (801) 585-5081 

For questions or more information, please contact dean@csbs.utah.edu.

Becky Utz

BECKY UTZ
Interim Dean

Phone: (801) 581-8620
Rebecca.utz@csbs.utah.edu

Claudia Geist

CLAUDIA GEIST
Associate Dean
Faculty and Strategic Initiatives

Phone: (801) 581-6153
claudia.geist@soc.utah.edu

Rudi Von Arnim

RUDI VON ARNIM
Associate Dean
Student Success and Curriculum

Phone: (801) 587 8327
rudiger.vonarnim@economics.utah.edu

Summer Rupper

Summer Rupper
Associate Dean
Research

Phone: (801-585-9167
summer.rupper@geog.utah.edu

 


Administration

Mishael Garz

MISHAEL GARZ
Associate Director of Ops & Logistics

Phone: (801) 581-8621
Office: GC, Suite 3725
mishael.garz@csbs.utah.edu

 

 

Marisa Brunsvik

MARISA BRUNSVIK
Administrative Program
Coordinator

Phone: (801) 213-1486 
Office: GC, Suite 3380
Marisa.Brunsvik@utah.edu

Anna Mancera-Stallings

Anna Mancera-Stallings
Administrative Assistant

Phone: 801-581-8620
Office: GC, Suite 3725
anna.mancera-stallings@utah.edu

 

 


FINANCE

Renee Laws

RENEE LAWS
Director of Finance, LAS Special Projects

Phone: 801-581-6673
renee.laws@csbs.utah.edu

 

 

 

RONI APARICIO

RONI APARICIO
Financial Analyst

Phone: 801-581-4939
Office: GC, Suite 3725
rony.aparicio@utah.edu

 

 


Dean’s Student Success Team

Rudi Von Arnim

RUDI VON ARNIM
Associate Dean

Phone: (801) 587 8327
rudiger.vonarnim@economics.utah.edu

 

 

 

Ally Marringa

ALLY MARRINGA
Director of Student Success

Phone: (801) 585-7614
Office: GC, Suite 3725
ally.marringa@csbs.utah.edu

 

Cameron Vakilian

Cameron Vakilian
Associate Director,
Internships and Careers

Phone: (801) 581-6889
cameron.vakilian@utah.edu


VIEW CSBS COLLEGE ADVISING


Development

Anna Tibbits

ANNA TIBBETS
Lead Advancement Officer

Office: GC, Suite 3725
anna.tibbitts@utah.edu

 

 

lynne shaffer

Lynne Shaffer Cusworth
Director of Development

Office: GC, Suite 3725
lynne.shaffer@csbs.utah.edu

 

 

Ryann Luna

Ryann Luna
Associate Director of Development

Office: GC, Suite 3725
ryann.luna@utah.edu

BECA PÉREZ

BECA PÉREZ
Annual Giving Specialist

Office: GC, Suite 3725
beca.perez@csbs.utah.edu

 

 


MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

CSBS utilizes the Liberal Arts & Science Marketing & Communications Team for all marketing requests. 

For assistance, please fill out the LAS Marketing & Communications Request Form. 


Liberal Arts & Sciences Pre-Award Office

Christine Gore Headshot

CHRISTINE GORE
Grant Development Manager

Phone: (801) 213-1064
Office: GC, Suite 3485
christine.gore@utah.edu

 

 

 

 

Mia Gordon

MIA GORDON
GRANT/CONTRACT Officer

Office: GC, Suite 3725
mia.gordon@utah.edu

 

 




special initiatives and centers

aleta tew

ALETA TEW
Associate Director - 
Tanner Center for Human Rights

Phone: (801) 585-5966
Office: GC, Suite 3635
aleta.tew@utah.edu

Learn more about the Tanner Center

Lori KJ

LORI KOWALESKI-JONES
Director of NEXUS
Director of Wasatch Front
Research Data Center

Phone: (801) 585-0074
Office: GC, Suite 3380
lori.kowaleski-jones@fcs.utah.edu

LEARN MORE ABOUT NEXUS

 


COMPUTING

NIKOLE WIDDISON

NIKOLE WIDDISON
Administrative Manager of
CSBS Computing

Phone: (801) 581-3273
Office: GC, Suite 1735
nikole@csbs.utah.edu

 

 

 

csbs computing


CSBS Events committee

Planning an event? We can help!

Anna Mancera-Stallings
Representative

anna.mancera-stallings@utah.edu

MARISA BRUNSVIK
Representative

Marisa.Brunsvik@utah.edu

ALLY MARINGA
Representative

ally.marringa@csbs.utah.edu

SETH HARPER  
Representative

seth.harper@utah.edu

 

 

Last Updated: 10/16/26