Contact Information

Heller Administration

Maria Madison, ScD
Interim Dean
781-736-3886 • mtm@brandeis.edu
Ron Etlinger
Chief Administrative Officer
781-736-3902 • etlinger@brandeis.edu
Dianne Qualter
Associate Director, Finance and Operations
781-736-8302 • dqualter@brandeis.edu
Joanne Beswick, MS GHPM'12
Executive Administrator and Assistant to the Dean
781-736-3931 • beswick@brandeis.edu

Development and Alumni Relations

Kate Kaplan
Director, Development and Alumni Relations
781-736-3906 • katekaplan@brandeis.edu
Courtney Lombardo
Associate Director, Development and External Relations
781-736-3808 • clombard@brandeis.edu

Communications

Bethany Romano, MBA'17
Director
781-736-3961 • bromano@brandeis.edu
Alexandra Rubington
Web Manager
781-736-3927 • arubingt@brandeis.edu
Annie Harrison, Rabb MS'21
Senior Communications Specialist
781-736-3737 • aharrison@brandeis.edu

Admissions

Lynn Davis
Assistant Dean, Admissions
781-736-2780 • ldavis@brandeis.edu
Hannah Locke
Senior Associate Director
781-736-3923 • hlocke@brandeis.edu
Jill Maley
Associate Director
781-736-2647 • jillmaley@brandeis.edu
Amanda Miller
Associate Director
781-736-2732 • amandamiller@brandeis.edu
Jocie Sobieraj
Assistant Director
781-736-2732 • jsobieraj@brandeis.edu

Career Development

Jasmine Waddell
Interim Assistant Dean, Career Development
781-736-3789 • jwaddell@brandeis.edu
Bryan Kanney
Assistant Director
781-736-3938 • bkanney@brandeis.edu

Academic and Student Services

Ravi Lakshmikanthan, MA SID'99
Assistant Dean, Academic and Student Services
781-736-2753 • kanthan@brandeis.edu
Mark Kiredjian '05
Associate Director, Academic Affairs and Innovation
781-736-2775 • mkiredjian@brandeis.edu
Welby González
Assistant Director, Academic Affairs and Student Experience
781-736-8363 • wgonzalez@brandeis.edu
Victoria Corpian
Senior Department Coordinator
781-736-8387 • vsarro@brandeis.edu

Research Administration

Lyudmila Bagnyuk
Senior Grants Administrator
781-736-3910 • bagnyuk@brandeis.edu
Denise Campbell
Senior Accounting Associate
781-736-3980 • dacmpl@brandeis.edu

Academic Programs

Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, PhD
Associate Dean, Academics
joelcg@brandeis.edu

PhD Program

Diana Bowser, ScD
Director
781-736-4811 • dbowser@brandeis.edu

MPP Program

Michael Doonan, PhD'02
Director
781-736-4831 • doonan@brandeis.edu
Calla Mattox, MPP/MBA'17
Program Manager
cmattox@brandeis.edu

MBA Program

Carole Carlson, MBA
Director
781-736-3861 • ccarlson@brandeis.edu
Michael Appell, MA'79
Assistant Director
781-736-3897 • appell@brandeis.edu
Norma DeMattos
Program Manager
781-736-3866 • ndemat@brandeis.edu

MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence

Theodore A. Johnson, PhD
Director
781-736-5023 • tjohn@brandeis.edu
A.K. Nandakumar, PhD
Academic Director, Global Programs
781-736-3926 • aknkumar@brandeis.edu
Sandra Jones, PhD
Executive Director, Global Programs
781-736-8575 • joness@brandeis.edu
Mary Poor, MA
Deputy Director, Global Programs
781-736-3590 • mpoor@brandeis.edu
Jilliana Rodriguez
Program Administrator, Global Programs, and Practicum Advisor, COEX
781-736-3859 • jilliana@brandeis.edu

MA in Sustainable International Development

Joseph Assan, PhD
Director
781-736-3989 • joeassan@brandeis.edu
A.K. Nandakumar, PhD
Academic Director, Global Programs
781-736-3926 • aknkumar@brandeis.edu
Sandra Jones, PhD
Executive Director, Global Programs
781-736-8575 • joness@brandeis.edu
Mary Poor, MA
Deputy Director, Global Programs
781-736-3590 • mpoor@brandeis.edu
Jilliana Rodriguez
Program Administrator, Global Programs
781-736-3859 • jilliana@brandeis.edu

MS in Global Health Policy and Management

Moaven Razavi, MS GHPM'06, PhD'11
Director
781-736-8679 • mrazavi@brandeis.edu
A.K. Nandakumar, PhD
Academic Director, Global Programs
781-736-3926 • aknkumar@brandeis.edu
Sandra Jones, PhD
Executive Director, Global Programs
781-736-8575 • joness@brandeis.edu
Mary Poor, MA
Deputy Director, Global Programs
781-736-3590 • mpoor@brandeis.edu
Jilliana Rodriguez
Program Administrator, Global Programs
781-736-3859 • jilliana@brandeis.edu

Executive MBA for Physicians

Jon Chilingerian, PhD
Director
781-736-3828 • chilingerian@brandeis.edu
Amy DiMattia
Associate Director
781-736-3787 • dimattia@brandeis.edu
Annalisa Valadez
Project Manager
781-736-3857 • annalisavaladez@brandeis.edu

Executive Education Program

Jon Chilingerian, PhD
Director
781-736-3828 • chilingerian@brandeis.edu
Amy DiMattia
Program Coordinator
781-736-3787 • dimattia@brandeis.edu

Undergraduate Program

Darren Zinner, PhD
Director
781-736-3971 • dzinner@brandeis.edu>

Research Programs

Cindy Thomas, PhD'00
Associate Dean, Research
781-736-3921 • cthomas@brandeis.edu

Schneider Institutes for Health Policy and Research

Stuart H. Altman, PhD
Co-Director
781-736-3803 • altman@brandeis.edu
Constance M. Horgan, ScD
Co-Director
781-736-3916 • horgan@brandeis.edu

Institute on Healthcare Systems

Jennifer Perloff, PhD'06
Director
781-736-3935 • perloff@brandeis.edu
Kathy Cook
Executive Administrator
ucookka@brandeis.edu

Institute for Behavioral Health

Constance M. Horgan, ScD
Director
781-736-3916 • horgan@brandeis.edu
Sharon Reif, PhD'02
Deputy Director
781-736-3924 • reif@brandeis.edu
Terri White, MBA'05
Research Manager
781-736-4830 • twhite@brandeis.edu
Wanda Rifkin
Department Administrator
781-736-3769 • rifkin@brandeis.edu
Gail Hall
Senior Department Coordinator
781-736-3812 • ghall120@brandeis.edu

Institute for Global Health and Development

A.K. Nandakumar, PhD
Director
781-736-3926 • aknkumar@brandeis.edu
Monica Jordan, MPH
Assistant Director
781-736-2763 • mjordan@brandeis.edu

Center for Youth and Communities

Susan P. Curnan, MS, MFS
Director
781-736-3771 • curnan@brandeis.edu
Lanni Isenberg
Senior Program Administrator
781-736-4835 • lanni@brandeis.edu

Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, PhD, MPA-URP
Director
781-736-3715 • dacevedo@brandeis.edu
Pam Joshi, PhD'01, MPP
Associate Director
781-736-3912 • pamjoshi@brandeis.edu
Grace Lee
Senior Program Administrator
781-736-3783 • glee88@brandeis.edu

Institute for Economic and Racial Equity

Lisa Lynch, PhD
Director
781-736-3690 • lisalynch@brandeis.edu
Tatjana Meschede, PhD
Associate Director
781-736-8687 • meschede@brandeis.edu
Kerry Harris
Program Administrator
781-736-3819 • kerryharris@brandeis.edu
Susanna Flug-Silva, AM
Director, Eli J. & Phyllis N. Segal Citizen Leadership Program
781-736-3933 • flugsilva@brandeis.edu

Lurie Institute for Disability Policy

Monika Mitra, PhD
Director
781-736-3807 • mmitra@brandeis.edu
Amy AbuShanab, MBA'21
Assistant Director
781-736-3799 • agulliksen@brandeis.edu

Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy

Susan Eaton, EdD
Director
781-736-3918 • seaton@brandeis.edu
Sheryl Seller '11, MA'13
Assistant Director
781-736-3772 • sheryl89@brandeis.edu
Linda Lee
Department Coordinator
lindalee@brandeis.edu

Center for Global Development and Sustainability

Laurence R. Simon, PhD
Director
781-736-3894 • simon@brandeis.edu

Brandeis/Harvard NIDA Center to Improve System Performance of Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Constance Horgan, ScD
Director
781-736-3916 • horgan@brandeis.edu
Sharon Reif, PhD'02
Deputy Director
781-736-3924 • reif@brandeis.edu
Terri White, MBA'05
Research Manager
781-736-4830 • twhite@brandeis.edu
Wanda Rifkin
Department Administrator
781-736-3769 • rifkin@brandeis.edu

Council on Health Care Economics and Policy

Michael Doonan, PhD'02
Executive Director
781-736-4831 • doonan@brandeis.edu
Ashley Osorio
Conference Coordinator
781-736-3940 • ambrooks@brandeis.edu

Health Industry Forum

Robert Mechanic, MBA
Executive Director
781-736-3969 • mechanic@brandeis.edu
Leslie Ziarko Valera
Department Coordinator
781-736-3809 • lzv@brandeis.edu

Massachusetts Health Policy Forum

Michael Doonan, PhD'02
Executive Director
781-736-4831 • doonan@brandeis.edu
Ashley Osorio
Senior Events Manager
781-736-3940 • ambrooks@brandeis.edu

Opioid Policy Research Collaborative

Traci Green, PhD, MSc
Director
781-736-2609 • tracigreen@brandeis.edu
Andrew Kolodny, MD
Medical Director
781-736-4542 • akolodny@brandeis.edu
Gail Strickler, MMHS'94, PhD'07
Deputy Director
781-736-3914 • strickler@brandeis.edu
Gail Hall
Senior Department Coordinator
781-736-3812 • ghall120@brandeis.edu