Academic Leadership Team

Joel Samuels

Joel Samuels

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost (A)

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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

Alberto Caban-Martinez

Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship

(305) 243-7565
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Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, D.O., Ph.D., is interim 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...
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Rachelle Feldman

Vice President, Enrollment Management (A)

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Patty Murphy

Patty Murphy

Assoc. Provost, University Accreditation
SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison

(804) 295-2599
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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

JoNel Newman

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

(305) 284-4125
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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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Valerie Olson

Valerie Olson

Sr. Assoc. Dean for Student Success

(305) 284-1294
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Maria Galli Stampino

Maria Galli Stampino

Dean of Undergraduate Affairs

(305) 284-2006
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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

Susan Stearsman

Interim Associate Vice President, Research Administration

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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

Maryann Tobin

Chief of Staff to the Provost

(305) 284-3356
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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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Academic Affairs Office Staff

Ijeoma Adele

Ijeoma Adele

Director, Strategic Initiatives

(305) 284-9676
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Lori A. Busto

Executive Assistant (A)

(305) 284-2006
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Aurora Garcia

Aurora Garcia

Executive Assistant

(305) 284-1196
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Ana Isabel Pereira

Ana Isabel Pereira

Manager, Administrative Operations

(305) 284-6318
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Yanay Tabraue

Sr. Manager, Administrative Operations (A)

(305) 284-2002
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