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 Andrew G. Campbell |
Andrew G. Campbell
Dean of the Graduate School
Professor of Medical Science
Biography
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Mondays from 2-3 pm, unless noted below.
Email [email protected] to request an in person or Zoom meeting
Office hours for the week of October 11 will be on Tuesday, October 12 from 1-2 pm.
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 Thomas A. Lewis |
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.
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 Vanessa Ryan
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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 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
Meetings by appointment.
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 Shayna Kessel
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Shayna Kessel
Associate Dean of Master's and Professional Programs, School of Professional Studies
- Mentors and advises master's students
- Liaison to master's programs
- Coordinates with University offices to support students and programs, including the Registrar's Office
- Leads master's and professional program assessment and new program development
Meetings by appointment; to arrange one, email [email protected].
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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
Associate Dean for Administration & Operations
- Administration management
- Admission
- Day-to-day operations
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| Staff and Partners |
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 Peter Baron
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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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 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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 Danielle Cook |
Danielle Cook
Senior Labor Relations Specialist
Human Resources | South Street Landing & Horace Mann
- Supports the implementation and day-to-day administration of Brown University's collective bargaining agreement with graduate students
- Serves as a point of contact for union-related administrative policies and processes for faculty, staff, and students
- Helps promote a positive relationship between the graduate student union and University representatives
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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 Africana Studies, American Studies (doctoral), Anthropology, Archaeology and the Ancient World, Chemistry (doctoral), Classics, Comparative Literature, Computer Science (doctoral), Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Economics, Egyptology and Assyriology, Engineering , English, French Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies, Literary Arts, Mathematics, Modern Culture & Media, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, Public Affairs, Public Policy, Religious Studies, and Slavic Studies
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 Maija Hallsmith |
Maija Hallsmith
Diversity Initiatives Program Assistant
- Diversity recruitment and retention programming support
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 Kara Kelley |
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
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 Jen Kim |
Jen Kim
English Language Support Specialist
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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 Julie Kindschy |
Julie Kindschy
Manager, Admission & Reporting
- Managing admission operations
- Program liaison for master's programs in American Studies, Computer Science, Data Science, Education, Public Humanities
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Open Position
Operations and Student Affairs Specialist
- Student insurance processing
- Emergency Funding processing support
- CollegeNET prospective student messaging support
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 Gail Lee |
Gail Lee
Payroll Specialist
Financial & Administrative Networked Services, Office of the Provost
- Graduate student payroll administration
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 Kelly Nason |
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
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 Kirk Robinson |
Kirk Robinson
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, Brown-Trinity Acting & Directing, Computational Biology, Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, History, History of Art, Neuroscience, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, and Theatre Studies
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 Ray Windsor
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Ray Windsor
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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 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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