Key Contacts

The Office of International Students & Scholars has the privilege of working with many different groups of international visitors and students. In an effort to assist Rice departments and our off-campus colleagues, please refer to the guide below for the first point of contact for different matters.

OISS Key Contacts

Athletes

Andy Meretoja (thm1@rice.edu)

Undergraduate Students in F-1 status

Matteo Cortazar (mc230@rice.edu)

Undergraduate Students in J-1 status, including Exchange Students

Ala Alahmad (aa311@rice.edu)

Graduate Students in F-1 status in the School of Engineering, except the MCS program

Celina Silva (cs210@rice.edu)

Graduate Students in F-1 status in the Schools of Business, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and the MCS program

Genesis Martinez (gm56@rice.edu)

Graduate Students in F-1 status in the Schools of Architecture, Music, and Social Sciences

Lanto Hariveloniaina (lh68@rice.edu)

Graduate Students in J-1 status, including Exchange Students

Elmira Ganiyeva (eg18@rice.edu)

Students with SEVIS transfer IN or OUT

Maria Corcuera (mec3@rice.edu)

Students on OPT & STEM OPT

Last Name A-L: Britteny Nash (bn31@rice.edu)
Last Name M-Z: Tiying Huang (th65@rice.edu)

Scholars on J (Exchange Visitor) Visas

Ala Alahmad (aa311@rice.edu)

Health Insurance questions: Larissa Romero Valenzuela (lr58@rice.edu)

Visiting International Undergraduate Researchers on J (Exchange Visitor) Visas

Larissa Romero Valenzuela (lr58@rice.edu)

J-1 Scholars with SEVIS transfer IN or OUT

Marjorie Cerejo (marjorie@rice.edu)

H-1B Scholars

Maria Corcuera (mec3@rice.edu)
Andy Meretoja (thm1@rice.edu)

Scholars on other visa status

Andy Meretoja (thm1@rice.edu)

Fulbright Students & Scholars

Maria Corcuera (mec3@rice.edu)

Dependent Visa Holders

Maria Corcuera (mec3@rice.edu)

One-Time Visitors

Jana Kelly (jmk18@rice.edu)
Cynthia Evans (cce4@rice.edu)

For questions not otherwise addressed here, please contact OISS at oiss@rice.edu or 713-348-6095.