• Contacts for Students
• Contacts for Programs
• Graduate Student Resources
• How to Meet with a Dean

Andrew G. Campbell
Dean of the Graduate School
Professor of Medical Science
Biography

Contact Esther O'Donnell to schedule an appointment.
Weekly office hours for graduate students: Mondays, 2 - 3 pm, Horace Mann 202 unless otherwise noted below.

Spring 2020 Office Hours

• Monday, January 27:  Horace Mann 202
• Monday, February 3: Sidney Frank Hall, Room 250
• Tuesday, February 18: School of Public Health, Room 347
• Monday, February 24: Engineering Research Center, Room 205
• Monday, March 2: Sidney Frank Hall, Room 250
• Monday, March 16: School of Public Health, Room 347, 1:30-2:30  pm
• Monday, March 30: Engineering Research Center, Room 205
• Monday, April 6: Sidney Frank Hall, Room 250
• Monday, April 20: School of Public Health, Room 347
• Monday, April 27: Engineering Research Center, Room 205
• Monday, May 4: Horace Mann 202
• Monday, May 11: Horace Mann 202
• Monday, May 18: Horace Mann 202

Thomas A. Lewis
Co-Deputy Dean
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor of Religious Studies

• Academic issues
• Exchange programs
• Leaves of absence

Meetings by appointment.

Vanessa Ryan
Co-Deputy Dean
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 2-4 pm, and appointments at other times are available through online self-scheduling.

Marlina Duncan
Associate Dean of Diversity Initiatives
Assistant Vice President for Academic Diversity, Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity

• 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

Meetings by appointment.

Shayna Kessel
Associate Dean of Master's Education
Interim Associate Dean for International Graduate Students

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
Director of Administration and Operations - on leave through January 12, 2020

Please contact the following individuals during his leave should you need assistance:

• For admissions related matters, contact Julie Kindschy ([email protected])
• For communications or website related matters, contact Susan Ely ([email protected])
• For student appointment or funding related matters, contact Michelle Rose ([email protected])
• For advance student status approval, contact Vanessa Ryan ([email protected])
• For data requests and inquiries, contact Terry Snook ([email protected])
• For general Graduate School operational matters, contact Brittany Leclerc ([email protected])

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 

Barbara Bennett
Academic Affairs Manager

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

Sam Caldis
Academic Affairs Specialist

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

Marie Carreiro
Admission Coordinator

• Program liaison for Africana Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology/Ancient World, Chemistry, Classics, Computer Science, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Economics, Education, Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies, Computer Music and Multimedia, Ethnomusicology, and Public Humanities

Susan Ely
Communications Specialist

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

Bev Ehrich
Associate Director, Career Counseling, Graduate Student Program
CareerLAB | 167 Angell Street

• GradCON organizer
• Career Advising

Maria Faria
Admission Coordinator

• Program liaison for Comparative Literature, Engineering, English, French Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies, Literary Arts, Mathematics, Modern Culture & Media, Philosophy, Physics, Portuguese & Brazialian Studies, Public Afairs, Public Policy, Religious Studies, and Slavic Studies

Maija Hallsmith
Diversity Initiatives Program Assistant

• Diversity recruitment and retention programming support
  

Kara Kelley
Senior Project Manager

• Liaison between Graduate School operations and CIS
• Business Process Analyst
• Facilitator of the adoption of new IT tools and processes

Available: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Julie Kindschy
Manager, Admission & Reporting

• Managing admission operations

Brittany Leclerc
Operations and Enrollment Management Specialist

• Master's program enrollment management assistance
• Emergency Funding processing support
• CollegeNET prospective student messaging support

Gail Lee
Payroll Specialist
Financial & Administrative Networked Services, Office of the Provost 

• Graduate student payroll administration

Kelly Nason
Senior Financial Analyst

• Graduate School budget input and financial reporting
• Operations management (stewardship, grant funds, travel funds, and payroll)
• Graduate program financial plan set-up and analysis

Esther O'Donnell
Executive Assistant to the Dean and Graduate School Office Manager

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

Kirk Robinson
Manager of Student Development 

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

Michelle Rose
Financial Coordinator

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

Terry Snook
Senior Data Analyst

• Graduate School data and reporting
• Data visualization and analysis
• Report applications (Cognos and Tableau)

Data Request Form

Lisa Tillson
Admission Coordinator

• Program liaison for Applied Math, Biology and Medicine, Brown-Trinity Acting & Directing, Computational Biology, Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, History, History of Art, Neuroscience, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, and Theatre Studies