Students


The Office for Student Affairs’ mission is to know our students, build community with our students, help to identify and remove barriers to their learning and thriving, and to partner with our students in the pursuit of successful careers in medicine. We accomplish this through our academic support services to undergird and support our students as they engage and progress within our curriculum. The Office for Student Affairs will continually build upon our mission and will be intentional and innovative in the pursuit of the most successful strategies to uplift and support our medical students in their pursuit of a career in medicine.

Contact the Team

Yolanda Becker, M.D.

Director of Career and Professional Development

y.becker@tcu.edu 608.260.5134

Angela Hairrell, Ph.D.

Director of Learning Support

a.hairrell@tcu.edu

Craig Keaton, Ph.D., LMSW

Director of Wellbeing

craig.keaton@tcu.edu

Mary Beth Mercatoris, Ph.D.

Director, Student Affairs

m.mercatoris@tcu.edu 817.257.8452

Victoria Flores, M.S.

Assistant Director of Student Affairs

victoria.flores@tcu.edu 817.257.8427

Barbara Strom, M.Ed.

Assistant Director, Academic Success and Learning Support

b.strom@tcu.edu 817.257.8453

Amber Thurman

Learning Specialist

amber.thurman@tcu.edu 817.257.8426

Alana Yanagida, MSW

Access and Accommodation Specialist

alana.yanagida@tcu.edu 817.257.1023

Preethi Kasilingam, M.Ed.

Medical Student Well-Being Coordinator

p.kasilingam@tcu.edu 817.257.8449

Kenneth Manning

Student Affairs Coordinator

kenneth.manning@tcu.edu 817.257.8401

Jenna Cole

Administrative Assistant, Academic Coaching

jenna.cole@tcu.edu

Cheryl Hurd, M.D.

Academic Coach

c.hurd@tcu.edu 817.257.6633

Frank Lonergan, M.D., M.S.W.

Academic Coach

frank.lonergan@tcu.edu 817.702.8383

Samir Nangia, M.D.

Academic Coach

s.nangia@tcu.edu 817.257.6633

Thuthuy Nguyen, M.D.

Academic Coach

thuthuy.nguyen@tcu.edu 817.257.6633