Academic Leadership Team

Joel Samuels

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost

Joel Hassman Samuels, a celebrated scholar, researcher, and an expert on the rule of law, is the University of Miami’s executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, overseeing the academic programs, policies, and faculty affairs of the institution. Samuels, who has more than 20 years of experience in higher education, was...

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Alberto Caban-Martinez

Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship

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(305) 243-7565

Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, D.O., Ph.D., is vice provost for research and scholarship at the University of Miami. He provides strategic leadership and oversight for the University’s research enterprise, advancing institutional priorities that promote research integrity, innovation, and global impact across its 12 schools and colleges....

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Rachelle Feldman

Vice President, Enrollment Management

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Patty Murphy

Assoc. Provost, University Accreditation
SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison

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(804) 295-2599

Patty is the University’s accreditation liaison to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and regularly serves as a SACSCOC peer evaluator. She is currently serving as a member of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees. Prior to coming to the U in 2016, she was the Director of Institutional...

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JoNel Newman

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

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(305) 284-4125

JoNel Newman received her B.A. with honors, summa cum laude from the University of Missouri where she was awarded the William E. Kemp Prize in Literature. She received her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she was a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal. After clerking for Judge R. Lanier Anderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

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Maria Galli Stampino

Dean of Undergraduate Affairs

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(305) 284-2006

Dr. Maria Galli Stampino holds a Laurea degree in modern foreign languages from the Catholic University of Milan, an MA in American Studies from the University of Kansas, and a PhD in Italian and Comparative Literature from Stanford University.She joined UM in 1996 as an Assistant Professor, was promoted to Associate with tenure in 2003 and to...

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Susan Stearsman

Assoc. Vice President, Strategic Initiatives – Academy

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Susan Stearsman is serving as the Associate Vice President for Research Administration on an interim basis. Susan brings 30 years of experience working in the research enterprise of universities and academic medical centers. She is committed to ongoing process improvement and community engagement in research administration.

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Maryann Tobin

Chief of Staff to the Provost

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(305) 284-3356

Dr. Maryann Tobin serves as Chief of Staff for the Office of the Provost at the University of Miami, where she acts as strategic counsel, advances institutional priorities, fosters collaboration across academic units, and oversees the daily operations of the Provost’s Office. She brings extensive experience in higher education...

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