Deans & Staff

Common Application Questions & Issues

Brown University Graduate School
47 George Street, Box 1867
Providence, RI 02912 (401) 863-2600

Contact the Graduate School Admissions Staff: Admission_Graduate@brown.edu
Contact the Graduate School Deans: Graduate_Dean@brown.edu
Contact the Graduate School Webmaster: Graduate_Webmaster@brown.edu
General inquiries: Graduate_School@brown.edu

For Application System questions or concerns, visit http://embarknext.zendesk.com, which provides answers for common questions. If you do not find the information you need, send an email describing the problem to support@embarknext.zendesk.com. Embark's help desk will be open every day, including weekends, with two exceptions: December 26 and January 2. 

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Deans
 Dean Peter M. Weber   Peter M. Weber
  Dean of the Graduate School
  Professor of Chemistry

  Office hours: Mondays, 1 - 2 p.m.

 Associate Dean John Tyler   John Tyler 
  Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
  Associate Professor of Education
  • Academic issues
  • Exchange programs
  • Leaves of absence

  Office hours: By appointment

 Associate Dean Brian Walton   Brian Walton 
  Associate Dean of Administration and Program Development 
  • Operations, including admission
  • Liaison to Directors of Graduate Study
  • Student liaison on support, scholarships, and health insurance

  Office hours: By appointment

 Associate Dean James Campbell   James Campbell 
  Associate Dean of Student Life
  • Graduate student services
  • Student support services
  • Medical leave and medical re-admission

  Office hours: By appointment

 Assistant Dean Jabbar Bennett

  Jabbar R. Bennett
  Assistant Dean, Graduate School
  Associate Dean, Division of Biology and Medicine
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School

  • Recruitment
  • Mentor and advise students and post-docs on career path and progression

  Office hours: Wednesdays, 3 - 5 p.m.

 
Administrative Staff
 Barbara Bennett   Barbara Bennett 
  Academic Affairs Manager
  • Liaison to Registrar and Bursar
  • Processing of Master's theses and PhD dissertations
  • Processing of leaves, withdrawals, and exchanges
 Marie Carreiro   Marie Carreiro
  Admission Coordinator
  • Program liaison
  • Processing student appointments
 Tanitia Sello   Susan Ely
  Communications Specialist
  Graduate School and Office of the Vice President for Research
  • Graduate School webmaster
  • Assist with Graduate School communications and special events
 Maria Farira   Maria Faria
  Admission Coordinator
  • Program liaison
  • Processing student appointments
 Carrie Honeman   Carrie Honeman 
  Executive Assistant
  • Recruiting and professional development support, including conference and research travel
  • Orientation and events support
 Scott Houde   Scott Houde 
  Computing Manager
  • Liaison to Computing & Information Services
  • Reporting, Technical, and Networking Services
 Julie Kindschy   Julie Kindschy 
  Manager, Admission & Financial Reporting
  • Stewardship liaison
  • Managing admission operations
 Beverly Larson   Beverly Larson 
  Communications Director
  Graduate School and Office of the Vice President for Research
  • Graduate School communications, including content (news, policies, and information) and channels (website, publications, and other media)
  • Graduate School Orientation, Academy in Context, Commencement, and special events
  • Liaison with Public Affairs and University Relations
  • Manages OVPR communications staff
 Gail Lee   Gail Lee 
  Payroll Specialist
  • Liaison with Payroll and Human Resources
  • Student Payroll administration
 Beth Murphy   Beth Murphy 
  Assistant Director, Financial Aid
  • Student-loan eligibility
  • Need-based grants and fellowships (GAANN, Javits, Gates, etc.)
  • Financial workshops for graduate students
 Nancy Picard   Nancy Picard
  Administrative Manager
  • Executive administrator for the dean
  • Liaison with administrative departments
 Lisa Ramos   Lisa Ramos 
  Admission Coordinator
  • Program liaison
  • Processing student appointments
 Michelle Rose   Michelle Rose 
  Admission Coordinator
  • Program liaison
  • Processing student appointments
 Tanitia Sello   Tanitia Sello 
  Budget and Finance Director
  • Student support budget and accounting
  • Financial planning
  • Grant compliance