Leadership Team
Comprised of diverse, dynamic, experienced, and student-centered academic administrators, SAES leadership oversees essential functions that directly support the University's academic mission.
View our organization chart and meet our team below.
Office of the Associate Provost
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Sheri Kunovich, Ph.D.
Associate Provost
Student Academic Engagement and Success
Office of the Provost
academicsuccess@smu.edu
Operational Leadership Team
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Lynne Siegel
Assistant to the Associate Provost
Student Academic Engagement & Success
Office of the Provost214-768-3512
lsiegel@smu.edu -
Victoria Martini
Business Manager
Student Academic Engagement & Success
Office of the Provost214-768-6277
vmartini@smu.edu
Executive Leadership Team
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Caitlin Anderson, Ed.D.
Chair and Teaching Associate Professor
University Foundations
214-768-2956
caitlina@smu.edu
Responsible for: -
David D. Doyle Jr., Ph.D.
Dean, Honors & Scholars Programs
Director, University Honors Program214-768-2813
ddoyle@smu.edu
Responsible for:
- Hilltop Scholars Program
- Mustang Scholars
- Undergraduate National Fellowships
- President's Scholars Program
- Turner Scholars Program
- Scholars' Den
- University Honors Program
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John Easton, Ph.D.
Assistant Provost for Student Academic Engagement and Success
Office of the Provost(214) 768-1721
easton@smu.eduResponsible for:
- Cross-campus collaborations
- Improve undergraduate academic success for first-year and transfer students
- Support the launch of professional advising at SMU
- Summer academic bridge program
- Academic recovery courses
- Academic Development of Student Athletics (ADSA)
- Cross-campus collaborations
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Jennifer Ebinger, Ed.D.
Executive Director
Office of Engaged Learning214-768-3222
jebinger@smu.eduResponsible for:
- Big iDeas
- Engaged Learning Fellowship
- Summer Research Intensive
- NSF REU Advancing Data Science in the Public Interest
- Undergraduate Research Assistantships
- Pathways to Business and Industry
- Mustang Mentors
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Dustin Grabsch, Ph.D.
Assistant Provost
Undergraduate Education & Academic Success214-768-4887
dgrabsch@smu.eduResponsible for:
- Disability Accommodations and Success Strategies
- Office of General Education
- Student Success & Retention
- University Testing Center
- SMU in Four
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Whitney Jones, Ed.D.
Assistant Provost
Student Advising and Academic Success214-768-1047
wnjones@smu.eduResponsible for:
- Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center
- Academic Skill Development
- Academic Probation
- First-Generation Initiative
- University Advising Center