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Mr. J. Scott Van Der Meid
Assistant Dean of Academic Services and Director of Study Abroad

 Scott has directed the study abroad program at Brandeis University since 1999.  Prior to his time at Brandeis he worked for several years in Boston University's Office of International Programs.  Scott received his B.A. in History and German Literature with a concentration in Asia in the Modern World from Allegheny College and his M.A. in Intercultural Relations from Lesley University.  He studied in West Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germany's eventual unification. Scott also studied and worked for several years in Tokyo, Japan. He has been to over 45 countries on every continent except Antarctica. Professionally Scott has served on several national advisory boards in the field of international education including Arcadia University's National Advisory Board and SIT Study Abroad's Partnership Council. He is past Co-Chair of the NAFSA Rainbow Special Interest Group and served as a founding member of the Forum on Education Abroad's Advisory Council. Other national committee involvement included NAFSA's Committee on Underrepresentation in Education Abroad, the SECUSSA Data Collection Working Group, the CIEE Nomination's Committee, the IES Membership Committee, the Forum on Education Abroad's Data Committee and Forum on Education Abroad's Ethics Working Group. He currently serves on the IFSA-Butler Executive Council of the National Advisory Council and is a member of the Advisory Board for the NAFSA Rainbow SIG.

Ms. Eowyn Louise Greeno
Associate Director of Study Abroad

Eowyn holds a B.A. in Sociology and certificate in International and Intercultural Studies from Pitzer College and a M.A. in International Education from the School for International Training.  Prior to coming to Brandeis in 2005, Eowyn worked for the Pitzer College Programme in Zimbabwe, the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley, and the International Policy Studies Program at Stanford.  Eowyn has studied and/or worked in the Soviet Union, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Taiwan and Mexico. She currently serves on the Arcadia University Center for Education Abroad's National Advisory Board.

Ms. Allyson W. Goose
Study Abroad Advisor

Allyson started her work in the Office of Study Abroad in June 2008, bringing with her extensive experience in international and experiential education. Prior to coming to Brandeis she served as an advisor and resident coordinator at Dynamy, a gap year and college-access program in Worcester, Massachusetts. There she delivered leadership development programs, organized community service projects and counseled students on job skills. In addition, she has taught English in Unoke, Japan and Cuenca, Ecuador. She holds a Master's degree in Teaching from Brown University and a B.A. in Anthropology from Grinnell College. As a student, she studied abroad in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Netherlands. Allyson is responsible for advising first years and sophomores, coordinating summer study abroad and managing tuition payments.

Ms. Erica M. Gross
Department Coordinator

A native of Germantown, Maryland, Erica began working at Brandeis in August 2009. Erica provides support to the Dean and Assistant Dean of Academic Services, while also assisting with the Posse Scholars Program and the Office of Study Abroad. Previous to joining the Academic Services team, Erica double majored in Spanish and Government during her undergraduate career, and also lived in Israel and worked with the UNHCR in Jerusalem. During college she studied abroad in Spain. Erica counts French and Spanish among the languages in which she is fluent.

Sanjiv Sainju
Study Abroad Graduate Assistant

Allison Gottlieb, 2010, IFSA-Butler/ Univ. of Melbourne, Australia
Hannelore Sklar, 2010, CET/ Beijing, China
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