Dr. Bridget Gorman
Dean of Undergraduates
Professor of Sociology
713-348-4996
ugdean@rice.edu

Dean of Undergraduates and Professor of Sociology

Bridget has held a variety of leadership positions at Rice, including sociology department chair (2014-2018), Magister of Will Rice College (2011-2018), and Resident Associate of Jones College (2004-208). She has served as Dean of Undergraduates since July of 2018.

As a sociologist and demographer, Bridget is interested in how social conditions and experiences shape group differences in health and well-being among children and adults. Her research examines health disparities based on racial/ethnic identity, nativity, gender identity, and sexual orientation (and their intersections), and focuses on how fundamental social causes (e.g., socioeconomic status, social integration and support) underlie and shape group differences in health outcomes. She has built a substantial body of research, with over 60 peer-reviewed articles published with collaborators and students in a variety of sociology, demography, and public health journals.

Bridget is also an acclaimed teacher, having won multiple awards for teaching, mentoring, and service to students since joining the Rice faculty – including the Presidential Mentoring Award, and the George R. Brown Award for Excellence in Teaching (the university’s top teaching prize).

Yesenia Montoya
Division Administrator
713-348-4996
montoyay@rice.edu

  • Assists the Dean of Undergraduates with managing the administrative duties of the Division
  • Maintains budget oversight within the Division
  • Oversees HR paperwork for personnel within the Division
  • Oversees the matriculation activities during Orientation Week
  • Oversees the balloting/selection process for the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts, the Graham C. Stebbings, Paul Bobb, Barbara Long Chilton, Alan Grob, C. M. and Demaris Hudspeth Awards, and the Linda Williams Prize for Social Justice.

Tamara Jones
Student Services Administrator
713-348-4997
tamarajones@rice.edu

  • Receives and reviews petitions to the Committee on Examinations and Standing and informs petitioners of committee’s decision
  • Receives and coordinates the submission of college course proposals
  • Coordinates the annual Outstanding & Distinguished College Associates Reception with the President's office and University Events
  • Assigns residential colleges for incoming freshmen and transfer students
  • Reviews proposed changes to the General Announcements within the Division of Dean of Undergraduates

Anthony Potoczniak
Student Support Specialist
713-348-4996
agp@rice.edu

  • Assists the Dean of Undergraduates and other members of the DOU staff with scheduling meetings
  • Receives and coordinates faculty appointments within the division
  • Accepts petitions for course offerings at the colleges
  • Maintains division website and communications with students, staff, faculty and parents
  • Coordinates division-wide events and activities
  • Coordinates the process of related to updating course offerings to the General Announcements within the Division of Dean of Undergraduates