Meet the Staff

Staff


Nicole Leeper Piquero

Interim Dean, Graduate School

(305) 284-6172
Nicole Leeper Piquero received her Ph.D. (2001) as well as her M.A. (1998) and B.A. (1996) in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. She joined the University of Miami in 2020 as a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology. She served as chair of the department from 2022-2024. Dr. Piquero’s...

Soyeon Ahn

Professor

(305) 284-2929
Soyeon Ahn received her Ph.D. in Measurement and Quantitative Methods in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education at Michigan State University in 2008. She joined the EPS faculty in August, 2008. Ahn’s current research focuses on the application of the existing data analytic techniques in resolving the...




Doreen G Yamamoto

Sr. Editor
The Graduate School

(305) 284-4154
Areas of Expertise: Review of Master’s Theses and Doctoral Dissertations/Doctoral Essays/Lecture Recital Essays, Defense Notice Form, Certificate of Defense Approval Form, ETD Final Content Approval Form, ETD Availability Agreement Form, ETD Defense and Submission, and the Writing Retreat.





Magaly Abreu

Sr. Business Officer, Finance and Administration

(305) 284-3997
Magaly Abreu is the Executive Director of Finance with the University of Miami Division of Continuing & International Education. She oversees all finance, budgetary functions and administration within the Division. While in this role she has also assisted the University Provost and Vice President of Budget and Financial Planning in...

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