Meet the OSAS Staff

Diana Crenshaw
Administrative Services Officer
General information and requests about admissions, application status, scholarships, degree programs, and student services, Inquiry and submission of academic forms such as change of advisor/major professor, change of concentration, oral defense, and incomplete grade or grade extension.
Email: diana.crenshaw@unthsc.edu  
Phone: 817-735-0496
Fax: 817-735-2619

Liz Medders
Associate Director of Recruitment & Admissions
Oversees admissions process, student recruitment, Campus visits and Preview Day Events, New Student Orientation, pre-admission/matriculation counseling, guidance related to degree requirements and academic deadlines/policies, course registration assistance, and course transfer approvals.
Email: elizabeth.medders@unthsc.edu
Phone: 817-735-5046
Fax: 817-735-2619

Misty Smethers, M.A.E.
Assistant Director of Student & Academic Services
Enrollment management, student guidance/counseling, scholarships, academic policies and procedures, course scheduling, and assistance related to degree requirements/course registration. Student development activities such as career services events,  Research Appreciation Day (RAD), Public Health Week, SPH Awards Banquet, commencement ceremony and serves as liaison to the Public Health Student Association (PHSA). Publication of weekly SPH newsletter, Tuesday Interlude, and one-on-one career counseling. 
Email: misty.smethers@unthsc.edu
Phone: 817-735-5191
Fax: 817-735-2619

Coordinates student recruitment and outreach activities such as campus visits, preview days, student and professional group presentations. Engages alumni and current students in assisting with recruitment efforts. Assists in pre-admission counseling, application procedures and new student orientation.  

Email: dianna.garcia@unthsc.edu  
Phone: 817-735-2459
Fax: 817-735-2619