Jennifer Farrar

Biography

Jennifer is a UCSB alumna with a degree in Communication and a Marketing Professional Certificate from UCSB Extension. She has worked as a Staff Graduate Advisor since 2002 in various science departments, including Biomolecular Science and Engineering and Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology. In 2015, Jennifer was awarded the UCSB Citation of Excellence Award. Additionally, she was nominated for the Margaret T. Getman Award in 2013. Jennifer loves working with graduate students and helping them achieve their academic dreams.

Job Responsibilities

Jennifer advises over 200 current graduate students to ensure timely academic progress. She processes over 1,000 graduate school applications per year, organizes graduate student visit day and works directly with the Admissions Chair to ensure a successful admissions season. Jennifer hires over 150 graduate student teaching assistants and graduate student readers per year. She manages block grant allocations and departmental fellowships.