Our Team

Jasmine has been working in career development in higher education and nonprofits for her entire career. Jasmine served as the inaugural Senior Officer for Research and Learning in the U.S. Regional Office of Oxfam America. She has held faculty positions at the Heller School at Brandeis, the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Prior to returning to Heller to join the Career Development Center, Jasmine spent eight years at Harvard supporting students and faculty with career management including supervising the New England Higher Education Consortium (NE HERC). She is a private career coach and active member of the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches. Dr. Waddell is passionate about equipping Heller School students with the tools and strategies to successfully navigate the world of work. Jasmine holds a PhD in Social Policy from the University of Oxford where she was a U.S. Rhodes Scholar. She earned an AB with honors in Political Science from Brown University. Jasmine has extensive Board experience including serving as a Trustee Emerita of the Brown University Corporation and Ex Officio Member of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women Advisory Board.