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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.

michelle camacho

MICHELLE CAMACHO
Dean

Phone: (801) 581-8620
michelle.camacho@csbs.utah.edu

  • Chairs & Directors
  • Strategic Plan
  • Retention, Promotion & Tenure (RPT)
  • Sabbatical Reports & Leave Applications
  • Transformative Excellence: Consortium for Families and Health Research (C-FAHR)
  • Faculty Activity Reports (FAR)
  • Budget
  • Donor Relations
  • University & National Award Nominations 
  • Faculty Hiring (Tenure Track & Career Line)
  • Advancement Board
  • College Council

Becky Utz

BECKY UTZ
Senior Associate Dean
Research and Graduate Education

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

  • Interdisciplinary Graduate Education
  • Research Initiatives
  • Grant Support (Faculty & Grad Students) (ORA)
  • IRP Program
  • Social Science Colloquium Series
  • Research Award Committee
  • Graduate Student Evaluation Procedures & Grievance Issues
  • Dean's Office Staff
  • Junior Faculty Leave
  • Faculty Mentoring
  • Staff Excellence Award
  • Superior Research Award
  • Gardner Commons Committee
  • CSBS Computing

Claudia Geist

CLAUDIA GEIST
Associate Dean
Faculty and Strategic Initiatives

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

  • College RPT Committee and Faculty Reviews
  • Elections
  • New Faculty Orientation
  • Out-of-State Employment
  • Relationship Policy
  • Workload Policy 

Rudi Von Arnim

RUDI VON ARNIM
Associate Dean
Student Success and Curriculum

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

  • Articulation with SLCC and Herriman Campus
  • Curriculum
  • Data Requests
  • Internship and Student Success Initiatives
  • Superior Teaching Award Committee
  • Undergraduate Academic Appeals
  • University Connected Learning Liaison

Administration

Caresa Randall

CARESA RANDALL
Administrative Program Coordinator

Phone: (801) 581-8620
Office: GC, Suite 3725
caresa.randall@csbs.utah.edu

  • Administrative Support
  • Room Scheduling
  • Event Lead Representative
  • Convocation Lead
  • Oversees daily operations and activities
  • Student employee supervision

Caresa Randall

MISHAEL GARZ
Administration Manager

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

  • Administrative support to the Dean and Associate Deans
  • Special Projects
  • CSBS awards coordinator
  • College RPT & TFR coordinator
  • Liaison for Dean and CSBS Initiatives
  • Forecasts, develops, and implements policies and procedures

FINANCE

Diane Weeks

DIANE WEEKS
Administrative Director

Phone: (801) 581-4962
Office: GC, Suite 3725
diane.weeks@csbs.utah.edu

  • Forecasts capital and operating budget needs
  • Departmental budgetary coordination and oversight 
  • Strategic Direction for CSBS Units
  • Directs special interdisciplinary projects 
  • CSBS Enterprise Planning 
  • University Committee Participation 

Kailey Tetrick

KAILEY TETRICK
Administration Manager

Phone: (801) 581-7173
Office: GC, Suite 3725
kailey.tetrick@utah.edu

  • Assist Administrative Director
  • Payroll and ePAF support
  • CSBS P-Card allocation and oversight
  • Procedural support for staff management and budgetary goals
  • University Committee Participation 

Dean’s Student Success Team

Rudi Von Arnim

RUDI VON ARNIM
Associate Dean

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

  • Articulation with SLCC and Herriman Campus
  • Curriculum
  • Data Requests
  • Internship and Student Success Initiatives
  • Superior Teaching Award Committee
  • Undergraduate Academic Appeals
  • University Connected Learning Liaison

Ally Marringa

ALLY MARRINGA
Director of Student Success

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

 

  • Petitions for Exceptions to Policy
  • Scholarships and Finish Line Funds
  • College liaison with the CSBS Advisors in the Student Success Hub
  • Curriculum
  • Data
  • Supports CSBS Student Success initiatives and programs

Jacqueline Broida

JACQUELINE BROIDA
Program Manager

Phone: 801-587-7359
jacqueline.broida@utah.edu

  • CSBS Internship engagement and support
  • CSBS Student Ambassadors
  • Solutions Scholars
  • Finish Line Fund management
  • Facilitates collaborative community and institutional support
  • Living Learning Community Program support

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Development

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APRIL GODDARD
Development Director

Phone: (801) 587-9310
Office: GC, Suite 3725
April.Goddard@utah.edu

  • Fundraising campaigns
  • CSBS Development operations
  • Creates and maintains major gift and grant proposals
  • CSBS Advancement Board engagement
  • Coordinate CSBS philanthropy with University Advancement

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LYNNE SHAFFER-CUSWORTH
Major Gift Officer

Phone: (801) 587-9310
Office: GC, Suite 3725
lynne.shaffer@csbs.utah.edu

  • Organize solicitation strategies
  • Liaison between advisory boards, department administrators, donors, and University Development
  • Direct development activities for CSBS and affiliated departments, programs, and schools
  • CSBS Advancement Board coordination

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BECA PÉREZ
Alumni Outreach & 
Annual Giving Specialist

Phone: (801) 213-1370
Office: GC, Suite 3725
beca.perez@csbs.utah.edu

  • Promote engagement among alumni network and student body
  • Develop annual giving programs
  • CSBS alumni engagement event support
  • Maintain CSBS and affiliated alumni information 

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JOANNA TRUJILLO
Donor Relations &
Stewardship Specialist

Phone: (801) 587-9310
Office: GC, Suite 3725
joanna.trujillo@utah.edu

  • Manage CSBS scholarships and application process
  • Manage donor acknowledgments and reporting
  • Support CSBS events with development-related activities
  • Stewardship communication

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

ANDREW DEQUIROZ
PR / Communications Manager

Phone: (801) 581-5066
andrew.dequiroz@csbs.utah.edu

  • PR / Communications Manager
  • Graphic Design & Branding (design collateral, emails, newsletters, website, etc.)
  • Marketing & Advertising Campaigns
    Event Planning & Promotion (college wide)
  • Website Development (college & departments)
  • Internal/External Communications

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ELIZABETH JOHNSON
Communications Specialist

Phone: (801) 581-5066
elizabeth.johnson@csbs.utah.edu

  • Graphic Design & Branding (design collateral, emails, newsletters, website, etc.)
  • Marketing & Advertising Campaigns
    Event Planning & Promotion (college wide)
  • Social Media
  • Internal/External Communications

gaven neufeld

GAVEN NEUFELD
Website Developer

Phone: (801) 581-7590
gaven.neufeld@psych.utah.edu

  • Website Development & Maintenance (college & departments)

Please visit our CSBS Marketing & Communications page for requests and timeline information. 


Office of Research Administration

cindy brown

CINDY BROWN
Grants & Contracts Manager

Phone: (801) 587-8201
Office: GC, Suite 3485
cindy.brown@csbs.utah.edu

CHRISTINE GORE
Grants & Contracts Officer

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

dennis bryant

MARISA BRUNSVIK
Administrative Program
Coordinator

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

  • Post-Award project management and coordination
  • NEXUS Scholars
  • Research and Training Programming 
  • Research Communication and Strategies

 

office of research administration


special initiatives and centers

 

Aleta Tew

ALETA TEW
Associate Director - 
Tanner Center for Human Rights

Phone: (801) 585-5966
Office: GC, Suite 3725
aleta.tew@utah.edu

  • Associate Director
  • Program Manager
  • Development
  • Board Co-Chair

Tanner Center for Human Rights

 

Lori KJ

LORI KOWALESKI JONES
Director of NEXUS
Director of WFRDC

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

  • Director of NEXUS
  • Director of WFRDC

NEXUS

 
 

 


COMPUTING

 

Demian Hanks

DEMIAN HANKS
Director of CSBS Computing

Phone: (801) 585-8985
Office: GC, Suite 1735
demian@csbs.utah.edu

  • CSBS Computing

 

Nikole Widdison

NIKOLE WIDDISON
Administrative Manager of
CSBS Computing

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

  • CSBS Computing
 
 

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Student Employees

KAT KNACKSTEDT
Marketing & Communications
Support

Phone: (801) 587-7139
Office: GC, Suite 3725
kat.knackstedt@csbs.utah.edu

  • Events Calendar
  • Web Support
  • Marketing Support

Gabriela Merida
Office Assistant

Phone: (801 )587-7136
Office: GC, Suite 3725
gabriela.merida@csbs@utah.edu 

  • Administrative Support
  • Room Scheduling

MIA GORDON
Office Assistant


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

  • Administrative Support for the Office of Research Administration

 


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CARESA RANDALL
Lead Representative

caresa.randall@csbs.utah.edu

MISHAEL GARZ
Representative

mishael.garz@csbs.utah.edu

JOANNA TRUJILLO
Representative

joanna.trujillo@utah.edu

ELIZABETH JOHNSON    Representative

elizabeth.johnson@csbs.utah.edu

MARISA BRUNSVIK
Representative

Marisa.Brunsvik@utah.edu

 

 

 

Last Updated: 2/19/25