Staff

Dr. Adrienne P. Stephenson

Associate Dean, The Graduate School
Director, Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards (OGFA)
McKnight Fellowship Program - University Liaison
apstephenson@fsu.edu


Adrienne P. Stephenson serves as an Associate Dean in The Graduate School, Director of the Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards, and the University Liaison for the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program. She provides ongoing professional development and early career preparedness for graduate students through fellowship advising. She plays a critical role in advocating for the overall success of all students. Dr. Stephenson is passionate about mentoring, coaching and challenging the next generation of leaders.

She was awarded the Partner with a Purpose Award from the Division of Student Affairs in 2019 for her work with departments and offices across campus. In 2018, she was awarded the Excellence in Teaching and Undergraduate Advising Award for her mentoring support of undergraduate students. In 2016 and 2018, she was awarded the William R. Jones Mentor Award and Dr. Tribble Award by the Florida Education Fund for her service to and mentorship of Black and LatinX doctoral students at Florida State University. 

Prior to her current appointment, Dr. Stephenson served as STEM Center Director at Tallahassee Community College (TCC) where she managed the NSF FAMU-TCC Bridges to the Baccalaureate in the Biomedical Sciences, Florida Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (FGLSAMP) and NSF STEM Star Scholars Programs. She also served as a Science Specialist/STEM Coordinator at the Florida Department of Education for several years in the Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction and the Bureau of School Improvement.

She received her B.A. in Chemistry from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and a MS and PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Florida A&M University. 

"I have been given this mountain to show others it can be moved.”

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Dr. Keith D. McCall

Assistant Director, Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards (OGFA)
kmccall2@fsu.edu


Keith D. McCall serves as the assistant director for the Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards, providing professional development and external fellowship application support for FSU graduate students. In addition to mentoring graduate students and providing feedback on all stages of fellowship applications, Dr. McCall assists OGFA’s outreach, engagement, and administrative capacities. Dr. McCall is the lead Fulbright Program Advisor for FSU graduate students.

Prior to joining the Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards, Dr. McCall served as Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow at Rice University’s Humanities Research Center, where his research focused on the history of climate change in the Houston region. Before that, Dr. McCall taught history and public history courses and was book review editor at the Journal of Southern History. Dr. McCall earned a B.A. from the University of Florida, an M.A. in history from the University of Mississippi and a Ph.D. in history from Rice University.