Associate Dean of Graduate Student Affairs
Associate Dean McCarthy oversees the academic success and well-being of the graduate student community at UT Austin. Dr. McCarthy has been a faculty member in Educational Psychology since 1995 and his research focuses on stress and coping in educational contexts, career development and group counseling. Before joining the graduate school, Dr. McCarthy also served as the faculty co-ombud for UT Austin.
As Associate Dean in the Graduate School, Dr. McCarthy works to address issues that arise over the course of a student’s journey at the University and works with the graduate school student services team to offer guidance, tools and support to students from admission through graduation. Dr. McCarthy also works with partners across campus to develop resources and promote graduate student success in and out of the classroom.