Below is a selected list of officers in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, including people to contact with questions about faculty hiring, reviews, promotions, leaves, and related policies and practices. All procedural questions regarding these issues should be directed to the appropriate assistant dean, and the assistant dean should receive a copy of all documentation regarding these procedures. For more detailed listings, please see the "Additional Contact Information" table in this chapter.
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Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Hopi Hoekstra
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, C. Y. Chan Professor of Arts and Sciences, and Curator of Mammals
phone: 617-495-1566
hopi_hoekstra@harvard.edu
Office of the Dean of Arts and Humanities
Dean of Arts and Humanities
Robin Kelsey
Shirley Carter Burden Professor of Photography
phone: 617-496-8667
kelsey@fas.harvard.edu
Administrative Dean for Arts and Humanities
Gretchen Brodnicki
phone: 617-495-9043
gretchen_brodnicki@fas.harvard.edu
Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs in the Division of Arts and Humanities
Kendra Barber
phone: 617-384-5025
kendrahbarber@fas.harvard.edu
Project Manager and Special Assistant to the Dean
Anna Simpson
phone: 617-496-0292
anna_simpson@fas.harvard.edu
Executive Assistant to the Dean of Arts and Humanities
Bonnie Campbell
phone: 617-496-8667
bonniecampbell@fas.harvard.edu
Executive Assistant to the Administrative Dean and the Assistant Dean for Arts and Humanities
Maysoon Hamdiyyah
phone: 617-384-7256
maysoon@harvard.edu
Office of the Dean of Science
Dean of Science
Christopher Stubbs
Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy
phone: 617-496-0289
stubbs@physics.harvard.edu
Administrative Dean for Science
Russ Porter
phone: 617-495-0904
russ_porter@harvard.edu
Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs for Science
Laura Wipf
laura_wipf@fas.harvard.edu
Divisional Administrator
Erin Collins
erin_collins@fas.harvard.edu
Executive Assistant
Eliza Forrest
eliza_forrest@fas.harvard.edu
Office of the Dean of Social Science
Dean of Social Science
Lawrence D. Bobo
W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences
phone: 617-496-3222
Lawrence_bobo@harvard.edu
Administrative Dean for Social Science
Beverly Beatty
phone: 617-384-7774
beverly_beatty@harvard.edu
Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs in the Division of Social Science
Kimberly O'Hagan
phone: 617-495-3305
kohagan@fas.harvard.edu
Administrative Coordinator
Adelaide Connelly
phone: 617-384-8169
adelaide_connelly@harvard.edu
Executive Assistant
Cherisse Haakonsen
phone: 617-384-8281
cherisse_haakonsen@harvard.edu
Office of the Dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
John A. Paulson Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Frank Doyle III
John A. and Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences
phone: 617-495-5829
dean@seas.harvard.edu
Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs
Diane L. Schneeberger
phone: 617-496-2869
dls@seas.harvard.edu
Assistant Director of Academic Appointments
Gina Scribner
phone: 617-495-6509
scribner@seas.harvard.edu
Academic Appointments Manager
Brandon Tilghman
phone: 617-495-5688
btilghman@seas.harvard.edu
Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Ricardo Mora
phone: 617-384-0167
mora@seas.harvard.edu
Administrative Manager, Office of the Dean
Nora E. McDonald
phone: 617-495-2118
nora@seas.harvard.edu
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Lucia V. Del Guerzo
phone: 617-496-9567
ldelguerzo@seas.harvard.edu
Office for Faculty Affairs
University Hall, First Floor South
https://facultyresources.fas.harvard.edu/fas-office-faculty-affairs
The Office for Faculty Affairs coordinates academic planning, oversees all policy and procedural aspects of faculty hiring, promotions, leaves, and retirements; collects and analyzes data pertaining to the faculty; and advises individual faculty and administrators on policies and procedures.
Dean for Faculty Affairs and Planning
Nina Zipser
phone: 617-496-2969
zipser@g.harvard.edu
Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Kwok Yu
phone: 617-495-7483
kwok_yu@harvard.edu
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Zoë Fonseca-Kelly
zoefonseca-kelly@fas.harvard.edu
Chief of Staff
Jerrine Milke
phone: 617-495-0531
jmilke@g.harvard.edu
Associate Director
Andrea Shen
phone: 617-496-5242
andrea_shen@harvard.edu
Department Administrator
Andrea McDonough
phone: 617-496-9697
amcdonough@fas.harvard.edu
Administrative Coordinator
Christopher Pedro
christopher_pedro@fas.harvard.edu
Staff Assistant
TBD
Ad Hoc Committee Coordinator
Eric Young
phone: 617-495-7484
ryoung@fas.harvard.edu
Associate Director of Faculty Affairs
Johannah Park
phone: 617-495-9892
jkpark@fas.harvard.edu
Program Director for Nondiscrimination and Professional Conduct (FAS/GSAS)
Seth Avakian
phone: 617-495-9583
avakian@fas.harvard.edu
Research Integrity Officer
Stacey Springs
phone: 617-495-0718
stacey_springs@fas.harvard.edu
Senior Research Analyst
Dmitry Kurochkin
phone: 617-496-0152
dkurochkin@fas.harvard.edu
Data Analyst
Narissa Khomkhai
phone: 617-496-1225
khomkhai@fas.harvard.edu
Director of Special Projects
Lisa Mincieli
phone: 617-495-1011
lisa_mincieli@fas.harvard.edu
Appointments Office
Associate Director of Academic Appointments and Data Management
Ben Marciniak
phone: 617-496-4456
bmarcin@fas.harvard.edu
Academic Appointments Administrator
Veronica Ortega
phone: 617-495-6668
veronica_ortega@harvard.edu
Academic Appointments Administrator
Arlene Navarro
phone: 617-496-3248
arlenenavarro@fas.harvard.edu
Academic Appointments Coordinator
Alaina Fernandes
phone: 617-495-0694
afernandes@fas.harvard.edu
Office for Faculty Development
University Hall, Third Floor North
The Office for Faculty Development handles matters relating to faculty recruitment.
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Laura Gordon Fisher
phone: 617-496-1162
laura_fisher@harvard.edu
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Zoë Fonseca-Kelly
zoefonseca-kelly@fas.harvard.edu
Associate Director for Faculty Development
Tyler Kirsch
phone: 617-496-3578
kirsch@fas.harvard.edu
Administrative Coordinator
Jina Kim
phone: 617-384-5920
jina_kim@fas.harvard.edu
Office of the Secretary of the Faculty
University Hall, Ground Floor
http://secfas.fas.harvard.edu/
The Office of the Secretary supports the effective governance of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and assists faculty and students in formulating and understanding the policies and programs of the faculty.
Secretary of the Faculty
Susan Lively
phone: 617-495-3613
susan_lively@harvard.edu
Office of Undergraduate Education
University Hall, First Floor North
https://oue.fas.harvard.edu/
Dean of Undergraduate Education
Amanda Claybaugh
Samuel Zemurray, Jr. and Doris Zemurray Stone Radcliffe Professor of English
Harvard College Professor
phone: 617-496-7546
deanofundergraduateeducation@fas.harvard.edu
Associate Dean of Academic Engagement
Sindhu Revuluri
phone: 617-495-3353
revuluri@fas.harvard.edu
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, Academic Programs & Policy
Gillian Pierce
Phone: 617-384-5014
Gillian_pierce@fas.harvard.edu
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education
Lisa Laskin
phone: 617-384-5972
elaskin@fas.harvard.edu
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education
Meghan Lockwood
phone: 617-384-0080
mlockwood@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
University Hall, Third Floor North
https://gsas.harvard.edu
Dean of the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Emma Dench
McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History and of the Classics
phone: 617-496-1464
dench@fas.harvard.edu
Dean for Administration and Finance
Allen Aloise
phone: 617-495-1814
aloise@fas.harvard.edu
Dean for Academic Programs and Diversity and Interim Dean of Students
Sheila Thomas
Assistant Professor of Medicine
phone: 617-495-5315
sthomas@fas.harvard.edu
Program Director for Nondiscrimination and Professional Conduct (FAS/GSAS)
Seth Avakian
phone: 617-495-9583
avakian@fas.harvard.edu
Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
Smith Campus Center, Suite 880
https://faculty.harvard.edu/
Harvard’s Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (FD&D) works closely with deans, faculty, and administrators across all Schools to aid in the recruitment, hiring, development, promotion, and retention of excellent faculty in all departments.
Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
Judith Singer
James Bryant Conant Professor of Education
phone: 617-495-9072
judith_singer@harvard.edu
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
Elizabeth Ancarana
phone: 617-495-8606
elizabeth_ancarana@harvard.edu
Assistant Provost for Faculty Appointments
Elizabeth Knoll
phone: 617-495-5390
elizabeth_knoll@harvard.edu
Standing Committee on Women (SCW)
Chair of the SCW
Mary Lewis
Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History
phone: 617-998-5428
mdlewis@fas.harvard.edu
FAS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
16 Divinity Avenue, Room 5006
https://postdoc.harvard.edu/
The FAS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs supports all postdoctoral scholars, including Research Associates and College Fellows, on Harvard's Cambridge campus. Its mission is to help postdocs reach their career and professional development goals, to serve as a resource to campus constituents on postdoctoral life and work, and to work with the FAS Postdoctoral Association to build a sense of postdoc community on Harvard's Cambridge campus.
Director
Stephen Kargère
phone: 617-495-2052
kargere@fas.harvard.edu
Program Coordinator
Tanisha Stephney
phone: 617-496-5517
tanisha_stephney@fas.harvard.edu
ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Note: Telephone extensions beginning with “5” or “6” should be dialed in full as “495” or “496” when calling from outside Harvard University. Telephone extensions beginning with “4” should be dialed in full as “384” when calling from outside Harvard. All telephone numbers listed below have a “617” area code.
Key:
(AH): Arts and Humanities
(COL): Harvard College appointments (e.g., Allston Burr Resident Deans of Harvard College, Expository Writing, Freshman Seminars)
(FAS): Faculty of Arts and Sciences
(S): Science [includes Life and Physical Sciences]
(SEAS): Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
(SS): Social Science
|
Contact Name |
Contact Number |
E-mail Address |
Absence during term time |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
|
Ad hoc committees |
Eric Young |
5-7484 |
|
Affiliated appointments |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 |
|
Affirmative Action |
Kwok Yu |
5-7483 |
|
Appointment conditions and titles |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
|
Appointment extensions |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
|
Appointment forms, coding |
Ben Marciniak |
6-4456 |
|
Aurora |
Help Desk |
5-7983 |
|
Benefits: Faculty Research Appointments |
Elizabeth Rich Alaina Fernandes (non-departmental) Veronica Ortega (S) Arlene Navarro (AH, SS) Gina Scribner (SEAS) |
5-5006
6-3248 6-3248 5-6509 |
|
Blind letters |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 |
|
Conflicts of interest |
Megan Moore |
6-7173 |
|
Dean’s calendar |
Michelle Sauer |
6-0756 |
|
Divisional deans |
Christopher Stubbs (S) Lawrence Bobo (SS) Robin Kelsey (AH) Frank Doyle III (SEAS) |
6-0289 6-3222 6-8667 5-5829 |
|
Emeriti faculty |
Jerrine Milke |
5-0531 |
|
Endowed (named) chairs |
Johannah Park |
5-9892 |
jkpark@fas.harvard.edu |
Endowed visiting positions |
Johannah Park |
5-9892 |
jkpark@fas.harvard.edu |
Extra compensation |
Alaina Fernandes (non-departmental, COL) Veronica Ortega (S) Arlene Navarro (AH, SS) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
6-3248 6-3248 6-2869 |
|
Fundraising |
Beth Thompson |
5-9014 |
|
Grievances, all faculty |
Nina Zipser |
6-2969 |
|
Housing and relocation, faculty |
Jay Herlihy (FAS and SEAS) Gina Scribner (relocation only) (SEAS) |
4-7333 5-6509 |
|
I-9 questions, faculty |
Patty Karle Jenkins Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
6-3931 6-2869 |
|
Intellectual Property compliance |
Maryanne Fenerjian |
5-4373 |
|
Joint appointments |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 |
|
Leaves |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
|
Loans, faculty |
TBD |
5-0443 |
TBD |
Parental and childcare policies |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
|
Payrolls |
Bob Daley (FAS) Jennifer Minery (FAS) Robert Plosker (SEAS) |
5-7441 6-9981 5-0418 |
|
P.I. rights |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 |
|
Postdoctoral fellows: careers and professional development |
Stephen Kargère |
5-2052 |
|
Promotion and review procedures
|
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
|
Purchasing card and corporate card |
Joshua Dunn (FAS) Noemis Ortiz (SEAS) |
5-7652 6-3625 |
|
Recruitment expenses, faculty |
TBD Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
5-0443 6-2869 |
TBD |
Research appointments |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 |
|
Research funds |
TBD (FAS) Leslie Schaffer (SEAS) |
TBD 5-5803 |
TBD |
Retirement, all faculty |
Nina Zipser |
6-2969 |
|
Review timetables and extensions |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
|
Salaries, teaching and research appointments |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
|
Salaries, visiting faculty |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 |
|
Search authorizations |
Christopher Stubbs (S) Lawrence Bobo (SS) Robin Kelsey (AH) Frank Doyle III (SEAS) |
6-0289 6-3222 6-8667 5-5829 |
|
Search documentation |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
|
Sexual and gender-based harassment and unprofessional conduct |
Seth Avakian Danielle Farrell Johannah Park |
5-9583 5-0321 5-9892 |
|
Space planning and management |
Zak Gingo (FAS) Pamela Choi Redfern (SEAS) |
6-2639 6-3238 |
|
Sponsored research |
TBD (FAS) Pamela Baker-Webber (SEAS) |
5-4083 5-1634 |
TBD |
Supplemental salary |
TBD (FAS) Pamela Baker-Webber (SEAS) |
TBD 5-1634 |
TBD bakerwebber@seas.harvard.edu |
TA appointments and extensions/TF appointments |
Lisa Laskin Candice Wesson Laura Pascale (TFs) Jessica Shroder (TAs) |
4-5972 6-8516 5-5396 5-5396 |
|
Tenured faculty appointment process |
Nina Zipser |
6-2969 |
|
Tenured faculty recruitment/offers |
Laura Gordon Fisher |
6-1162 |
|
Tenure-track faculty appointments
|
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 |
|
Tenure-track faculty chairs |
Johannah Park |
5-9892 |
jkpark@fas.harvard.edu |
Tenure-track faculty recruitment/offers |
Zoe Fonseca-Kelly |
|
|
Top-ups |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 |
|
Travel, reimbursement |
Sean McQuarrie Radha Suraj (SEAS) |
6-4292 6-6970 |
|
Visas[1] |
International Office |
5-2789 |
|
Visiting faculty |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 |
|
Work relationships (formerly "nepotism") policies |
Laura Wipf (S) Kimberly O'Hagan (SS) Kendra Barber (AH) Diane Schneeberger (SEAS) Johannah Park (COL) |
TBD 5-3305 4-5025 6-2869 5-9892 |
[1] Note: Departments each have their own representatives within the International Office.