Interested in Academic Administration? Learn from Yale Administrators
Interested in Academic Administration? Learn from experienced administrators at Yale, many of whom have PhDs! To prepare, review our tips about informational interviews here, and be sure to enter the conversation with your interviewee prepared with a set of questions that can help you understand their role, the skills and experience required, and how they made the transition to this career. Also, remember that you are not limited to the staff listed below. Do your own research and outreach so that you can hold productive interviews in the areas of most interest to you.
| Name | Highest degree & discipline | Current role | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brianne Bilsky | brianne.bilsky@yale.edu | PhD – English | Dean | Berkeley Residential College |
| Denzil Streete | denzil.streete@yale.edu | PhD – Comparative and International Education; Economics of Education | Assistant Director | GSAS Office of Diversity |
| Dorottya Noble | dorottya.noble@yale.edu | PhD – Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | Associate Director | Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute |
| Ferentz Lafargue | ferentz.lafargue@yale.edu | PhD – African American and American Studies | Dean | Saybrook Residential College |
| George Levesque | george.levesque@yale.edu | PhD – History | Associate Dean | Yale College Academic Programs |
| Gordon Silverstein | gordon.silverstein@yale.edu | PhD – Political Science | Assistant Dean | Law School Graduate Programs |
| Hyun Ja Shin | hyunja.shin@yale.edu | PhD – Economics | Director | Graduate and Postdoctoral Career Services |
| Jasmina Besirevic Regan | jasmina.besirevic@yale.edu | PhD – Sociology | Dean | Trumbull Residential College |
| Jason Zentz | jason.zentz@yale.edu | PhD – Linguistics | Assistant Dean | Academic and Faculty Affairs |
| Jeanine Dames | jeanine.dames@yale.edu | JD | Director | Office of Career Strategy |
| John Puziss | john.puziss@yale.edu | PhD – Microbiology and Immunology | Director of Business Development | Office of Cooperative Research |
| Kathryn Krier | kathryn.krier@yale.edu | MFA – Technical Design and Production | Assistant Dean | Yale College Arts |
| Lily Svensen | lily.svensen@yale.edu | PhD – Psychology | Director | Office of Institutional Research |
| Lisa Brandes | lisa.brandes@yale.edu | PhD – Political Science | Director | Graduate Student Life |
| Maria Gutierrez | maria.gutierrez@yale.edu | PhD – Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations | Program Manager | Title IX Office |
| Meredith Mira | meredith.mira@yale.edu | Doctor of Education (Ed.D) – Sociology of Education | Senior Associate Director | Office of Career Strategy |
| Michelle Morgan | michelle.morgan@yale.edu | PhD – American Studies | Digital Accessibility Specialist | Center for Teaching & Learning and Information Technology Services |
| Mira Debs | mira.debs@yale.edu | PhD – Sociology | Executive Director | Education Studies Program |
| Risa Sodi | risa.sodi@yale.edu | PhD – Italian Language and Literature | Director | Advising and Special Programs |
| Robert Harper-Mangels | robert.harper-mangels@yale.edu | PhD – Neuroscience and Behavior | Assistant Dean | Yale GSAS |
| Sara Smiley Smith | sara.smileysmith@yale.edu | PhD – School of Forestry and Environmental Studies | Assistant Dean | Research and Sustainability for Yale FES |
| Siobhan Quinlan | siobhan.quinlan@yale.edu | PhD – Italian Literature | Program Manager | Principal Gifts at Office of Development |
| Rebekah Westphal | rebekah.westphal@yale.edu | MA – Musicology | Director | Office of Fellowship Programs |
| Lindsay Lawton | lindsay.lawton@yale.edu | PhD – German Studies | Associate Director | Office of Fellowship Programs |