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Leadership

Thomas A. Lewis

Thomas A. Lewis
Interim Dean of the Graduate School
Professor of Religious Studies
Biography

Fall 2022 & Spring 2023 Office Hours: Mondays from 3-4 pm; locations will vary
Email [email protected] to request an in person or Zoom meeting.

Sarah Delaney
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor of Chemistry

• Liaison to programs on academic affairs
• Doctoral/MFA program reviews
• Academic affairs policy
• Academic issues/concerns
• Academic code cases for doctoral students

Meetings by appointment.

Vanessa Ryan
Senior Associate Dean of Student Development

• Student development programming and policy
• Distinctive Opportunities
• Professional development and liaison to CareerLAB and Sheridan Center
• Liaison to the Office of the Dean of the College

Office hours appointments, Tuesdays 1-3 pm, and appointments at other times are available through online self-scheduling.

Alycia Mosley Austin
Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion

• Develops initiatives to foster positive and supportive climate and community
  
• Liaison to programs and offices to support positive student experience and retention
• Liaison to programs on recruitment planning and outreach

Appointments available through online self-scheduling.

Maria Suarez

Maria E. Suarez
Associate Dean of Student Support
Deputy Title IX Coordinator  

• Support practices and policies
• Support for individual students
• Medical and personal leave
• Coordinates with Office of Institutional Diversity
• Liaison to the Office of Campus Life and Student Services, including Student and Employee Accessibility Services, as well as to Counseling and Psychological Services

Meetings times available through online self-scheduling, and by appointment. 

Ethan Bernstein
Executive Dean of Administration and Finance

• Administration management
• Admission
• Day-to-day operations 

William Wittels
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs

• Graduate Digital CV
• Program review support
• Updating of academic policies
• Fellowship application support

Staff

Barbara Bennett
Academic Affairs Manager

• Liaison to Registrar and Bursar
• Processing of Master's theses and PhD dissertations
• Processing of leaves, withdrawals, and exchanges

Susan Ely
Communications and Special Events Manager

• Graduate School website manager
• Social media 
• Graduate School communications and special events

Maria Faria
Admission Coordinator

• Program liaison for the PhD programs in Africana Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology/Ancient World, Chemistry, Classics, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Earth, Envir. & Planetary Sciences, Economics, Egyptology and Assyriology, Engineering, English, French and Francophone Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies, Literary Arts, Mathematics, Modern Culture & Media, Music: Multimedia Composition, Music: Musicology & Ethnomusicology, Philosophy, Physics, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, Religious Studies, Slavic Studies

Maria Glanvill
Executive Assistant to the Dean and Graduate School Office Manager

• Executive administrator for the dean
• Programming support
• Special events planning and logistics

Maija Hallsmith
Assistant Director of Academic Diversity

• Diversity, equity and inclusion programming and outreach
• Graduate program climate and community support

Julie Kindschy
Manager, Admission & Reporting

• Managing admission operations

Byrd McDaniel
Assistant Director of Student Development

• Student development programming
• Distinctive Opportunities
• Community Fellows
• Open Graduate Education program manager

Jessica Porter
Assistant Director of Operations

• Stipend payment distribution questions
• Process support for emergency funding, medical leave, and parental relief
• Student insurance enrollment
• Graduate travel awards
• Liaison to program administrators

Steven Radilla
Diversity Initiatives Program Coordinator

• Diversity recruitment
• DEI programming support
• PREP program coordination

Michelle Rose
Financial Coordinator

• Processing and review of graduate student appointments
• External funding incentive plan and stipend top-ups
• Conference and Research Travel

Mary Heather Smith
Manager of Data Analytics

• Design, manage, and produce data reports and visualizations 
• Assist academic departments and University partners with the use of graduate student enrollment data and reports
• Serve as University-wide expert on graduate student data definitions and integrity 
• Prepare data submissions for external agencies and organizations, such as AAUDE and NSF

Lisa Tillson
Admission Coordinator

• Program liaison for Applied Math, Biology and Medicine (all programs), Center for Computational Molecular Biology (CCMB), Cognitive/Linguistics/Psychology, History, History of Art, Neuroscience, Political Science, Public Health (Doctoral), Sociology, Theatre and Performance Studies (all programs)

Lorie Hoyle
Sr. Financial Analyst
Budget, Planning, and Analysis | South Street Landing

Maj Kargbo
Assistant Director of Professional Development
School of Professional Studies | 225 Dyer St

Make an appointment.

• Master's student career and professional development 
• Individual professional coaching and guidance 
• Develop new initiatives to support Master's student career readiness

Alicia LaPolla
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
School of Professional Studies | 225 Dyer St

• Master's student experience and engagement
• Provide support and additional resources for master's students
• Develop new initiatives to foster a sense of belonging and inclusion
• Liaise with master's programs and campus partners such as Student Activities, CAPS, Student Accessibility Services, Financial Aid, and Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity
• Support academic and student life policies, including leaves of absence for master's students.

Gail Lee
Human Resources Coordinator
University Human Resources | South Street Landing

• Graduate student payroll administration

Assistant Director, Career Counseling (Graduate Students)
Center For Careers & Life After Brown | 167 Angell Street

• Graduate/doctoral students career development
• Career development for international graduate students

Morgan Orlandi
Student Engagement Specialist 
School of Professional Studies | 225 Dyer St

• Master's student engagement, events, and activities 
• Liaison with Campus Life, student organizations, and academic departments

Sonja Paulson
Assistant Director, International Student Services (PhD and MFA Students)
Office of International Student & Scholar Services (OISSS) | Page-Robinson Hall Suite 420

• F-1/J-1 students
• Visiting Research Fellows (VRF)
• Questions about on and off-campus employment authorization
• Liaison to departmental administrators

Wendy Zhu
Labor Relations Data Specialist
University Human Resources | South Street Landing

• Graduate student union-related union membership policies and processes
• Graduate student union bargaining unit list management
• Graduate student union dues processes