Katrina Hanson

Basic Needs and Housing Specialist

  • Support graduate students around issues that affect their well-being — such as health education and wellness, housing, parenting support, community-building, and campus climate
  • Help create a more inclusive community for all students
  • Coordinate opportunities for engagement and advocate for the unique needs of graduate students
  • Collaborates with Basic Needs Center, Campus Housing, and other offices to provide basic needs support

Office Information

Graduate Student Life

Our Office of Graduate Student Life supports graduate students around issues such as wellbeing, housing, social connection, thriving in graduate school, and engagement.

Address

318 Sproul Hall #5900
Berkeley, CA 94720

Hours

9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.
Remote: Monday and Friday;
In person: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

Katrina Hanson
Emily Yraceburu
Katrina Hanson

Basic Needs and Housing Specialist

  • Support graduate students around issues that affect their well-being — such as health education and wellness, housing, parenting support, community-building, and campus climate
  • Help create a more inclusive community for all students
  • Coordinate opportunities for engagement and advocate for the unique needs of graduate students
  • Collaborates with Basic Needs Center, Campus Housing, and other offices to provide basic needs support
Emily Yraceburu

Graduate Student Life

  • Serves as campus expert regarding graduate and professional student housing resources and concerns; plans and implements workshops, creates guides, lists, and other materials, and serves as departmental and student advisor to support entering and continuing students in their search for housing
  • Advises campus leaders and partner offices regarding local and campus housing trends, and advocates for various resource allocation for graduate and professional student housing support
  • Partners with Graduate Student Funding, Financial Aid and Scholarships (FASO), Basic Needs Center, Disabled Students Program, and other student support offices to distribute emergency funding for basic needs, including housing