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Jessica Peurifoy

Fellowship Administrator

Jessica Peurifoy
  • 9500 Gilman Dr
    La Jolla , California 92093
The Fellowship Administrator works to ensure efficient and accurate fellowship administration on behalf of the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, and supports graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars in seeking, applying for, and securing extramural and intramural fellowships.
Jessica joined UCSD in 2023 after spending nearly ten years working in elementary education. Before joining GEPA, she was the graduate coordinator for the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI) in the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences. She has her master's in education and California Teaching Credential from UC Davis. She enjoys working in higher education and supporting graduate students in their academic journey here at UC San Diego.
Jessica used to work on sheep farms and orchards in New Zealand! She enjoyed getting to live somewhere new and experience the kiwi culture.