Leadership |
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Thomas A. Lewis
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Thomas A. Lewis Interim Dean of the Graduate School Professor of Religious Studies Biography
Summer 2022 Office Hours: Thursday from 11 am - 12 pm. Email [email protected] to request an in person or Zoom meeting.
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Sarah Delaney |
Sarah Delaney Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Professor of Chemistry
- Academic issues
- Exchange programs
- Leaves of absence
Meetings by appointment.
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Vanessa Ryan
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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.
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Alycia Mosley Austin
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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.
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Maria Suarez
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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.
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Ethan Bernstein |
Ethan Bernstein Executive Dean of Administration and Finance
- Administration management
- Admission
- Day-to-day operations
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Staff |
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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
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Susan Ely |
Susan Ely Communications and Special Events Manager
- Graduate School website manager
- Social media
- Graduate School communications and special events
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Maria Faria |
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
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Maria Glanvill |
Maria Glanvill Executive Assistant to the Dean and Graduate School Office Manager
- Executive administrator for the dean
- Programming support
- Special events planning and logistics
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Maija Hallsmith |
Maija Hallsmith Assistant Director of Academic Diversity
- Diversity, equity and inclusion programming and outreach
- Graduate program climate and community support
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Julie Kindschy |
Julie Kindschy Manager, Admission & Reporting
- Managing admission operations
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Jessica Porter |
Jessica Porter Operations and Student Affairs Specialist
- Student insurance processing
- Emergency Funding processing support
- CollegeNET prospective student messaging support
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Steven Radilla |
Steven Radilla Diversity Initiatives Program Coordinator
- Diversity recruitment
- DEI programming support
- PREP program coordination
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Open Position Manager of Student Development
- Student development programming
- Distinctive Opportunities
- Community Fellows
- Open Graduate Education program manager
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Michelle Rose |
Michelle Rose Financial Coordinator
- Processing and review of graduate student appointments
- External funding incentive plan and stipend top-ups
- Conference and Research Travel
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Terry Snook
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Terry Snook Senior Data Analyst
- Graduate School data and reporting
- Data visualization and analysis
- Report applications (Cognos and Tableau)
Data Request Form
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Lisa Tillson |
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)
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William Wittels |
William Wittels Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
- Graduate Digital CV
- Program review support
- Updating of academic policies
- Fellowship application support
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Partners |
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Peter Baron |
Peter Baron Assistant Director of Financial Aid Office of Financial Aid | Page-Robinson Hall, 2nd Floor, 69 Brown Street
- Student-loan eligibility
- Need-based grants and fellowships (GAANN, Javits, Gates, etc.)
- Financial workshops for graduate students
Counselor On-Call Hours (to reach Peter or other financial aid staff): 10 am-4:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11 am-4:30 pm Wednesday Phone: 401-863-2721 |
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Lorie Hoyle Sr. Financial Analyst Budget, Planning, and Analysis | South Street Landing
- Graduate School Financial Planning and Budget
- Operations management (stewardship, grand funds, travel funds, and payroll)
- Graduate program financial analysis and support
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Maj Kargbo |
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
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Jen Kim |
Jen Kim Assistant Director for English Language Support Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning | Sciences Library | 201 Thayer Street, 7th Floor
- English language learning support for graduate students
- Language and culture programs and workshops
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Alicia LaPolla |
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.
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Gail Lee |
Gail Lee Human Resources Coordinator University Human Resources | South Street Landing
- Graduate student payroll administration
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Zhichun Lin |
Zhichun Lin
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
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Morgan Orlandi |
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
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Wendy Zhu |
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
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