Brandeis Magazine

Susanne Klingenstein, MA’83, is a lecturer in the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. Lynn Davidman, PhD’86, is professor of Jewish studies and sociology at the University of Kansas. Shirley Girouard, Heller PhD’88, was named professor and associate dean for research and innovations at SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s College of Nursing. She most recently served as dean of the School of Nursing at Long Island University and director of the School of Nursing at San Francisco State University. Richard Godbeer, PhD’89, is director of the new Humanities Research Center at Virginia Commonwealth University. His three goals for the center are to raise awareness of the humanities, support faculty research, and elevate the importance and reputation of humanities researchers at the university and in academia by crossing disciplinary boundaries in research.