Meet the Team

Divisional Staff

Erica Di Bona, Development Consultant

Jessica Abramson, Events Manager

Lindy Boisvert, Arts Dean's Office Assistant

Karen Meece, Executive Assistant to Dean Shimizu

Stephanie Moore, Assistant Dean

Yasheng She, Arts Professional Pathways Programs Coordinator

Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Dean of the Arts

Department Staff

Art Department (BA, MFA) 

• Department website: https://art.ucsc.edu 
  • Undergraduate Advising info: https://art.ucsc.edu/art-ba-academic-advising 
    • Undergraduate Advisor: artadvisor@ucsc.edu 
  • Graduate Advising 
    • Graduate Advisor: artmfa@ucsc.edu 

Digital Arts & New Media (DANM) program (MFA)

• Program website: https://danm.ucsc.edu/advising 
  • Graduate Program Manager/Advisor: danm@ucsc.edu  

Film & Digital Media Department (BA, minor, MFA, PhD) 

• Department website: https://film.ucsc.edu 
• Undergraduate Advising:
  • For prospective students and general info: film@ucsc.edu 
  • For current undergraduate students:
    • Undergraduate Advisor: fdmadvising@ucsc.edu  
    • Undergraduate Peer Advisors: fdmpeeradvising@ucsc.edu 
• Graduate Advising 
  • Graduate Program Coordinator/Advisor: fdmgradprograms@ucsc.edu  

History of Art & Visual Culture Department (BA, minor, PhD) 

• Department website: https://havc.ucsc.edu  
  • Undergraduate Advising info: https://havc.ucsc.edu/program – see links on right for program requirements, how to declare, etc. 
    • Undergraduate Advisor: havc@ucsc.edu
  • Graduate Advising info: https://havc.ucsc.edu/visual_studies_phd  
    • Graduate Program Coordinator/Advisor: visualstudies@ucsc.edu 

Music Department (BA, BM, minor, MA, DMA, PhD) 

• Department website: https://music.ucsc.edu  
  • Undergraduate Advising info: https://music.ucsc.edu/programs/undergraduate  
    • Undergraduate Advisor: music@ucsc.edu  
  • Graduate Advising info: https://music.ucsc.edu/programs/graduate 
    • Graduate Programs Coordinator/Advisor: mga.mus@ucsc.edu  

Department of Performance, Play & Design

Art & Design: Games & Playable Media (AGPM) (BA) 

• program website: https://agpm.ucsc.edu/agpm-ba-program  
• Advising info: https://agpm.ucsc.edu 
  • Undergraduate Advisor: agpmadvising@ucsc.edu 
  • Undergraduate Peer Advisors: agpmpeer@ucsc.edu

Theater Arts (BA, minors – Theater Arts & Dance, MA)

• program website: https://theater.ucsc.edu 
  • Undergraduate Advising info: https://theater.ucsc.edu/programs/advising-1 
    • Undergraduate Advisor: theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu 
  • Graduate Advising/program info: https://theater.ucsc.edu/programs/graduateprogram 
    • Graduate Advisor: theatergradprogram@ucsc.edu