Office of the Ombuds

Contact the Ombuds

Contact us for questions or to schedule an appointment.

Jessica-Kuchta-Miller

Jessica Kuchta-Miller, MA, JD

Staff, Postdocs, and Graduate Student Ombuds
(All campus locations)

314-379-8110
jkuchta-miller@wustl.edu

The best way to contact the ombuds is to call 314-379-8110. Communicating with the ombuds by email is discouraged since confidentiality cannot be ensured.

Danforth Faculty Ombuds

Peggie R. Smith
Phone: 314-935-7673
peggie.ombuds@gmail.com

Medical Faculty and Medical Students Ombuds

Karen O’Malley
Phone: 314-660-2089
karen.ombuds@gmail.com

Jim Fehr
jimfehrmd.ombuds@gmail.com

The Office of the Ombuds is not authorized to accept notice of claims against the university. As a confidential campus resource, the Office of the Ombuds is neither a “responsible employee” in relation to sexual harassment/misconduct nor authorized to serve as a “campus security authority” for purposes of reporting crimes on campus.

The Office of the Ombuds for staff, postdocs and graduate students reports administratively to the Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration and is not part of any other department, group or school on campus.

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