Graduate Advising Team

Graduate Student Services Adviser

For program inquiries, questions about the application process, and general questions related to the program, contact:

Deanna Kiser-Go
Graduate Student Services Adviser
250B Social Sciences
dkisergo@berkeley.edu
510-642-4915

Faculty Graduate Adviser 

Adam Benkato
Associate Professor of Iranian Studies
274 Social Sciences Building
abenkato@berkeley.edu

Faculty Equity Adviser

Rita Lucarelli
Associate Professor of Egyptology
266 Social Sciences Building
rita.lucarelli@berkeley.edu

Faculty Adviser for GSI Affairs

Asad Q. Ahmed
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies
272 Social Sciences Building
asad.ahmed@berkeley.edu