Resources and Support (PhD)
Career Development
The Center for Career and Professional Development at the Graduate School organizes events and workshops, provides one-on-one career advising, and fosters employer relationships with Brandeis alum.
What they do:
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Cover Letters, Resumes and CVs
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Network and Interview
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Career Tips
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Explore your career options
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How to find jobs/internships
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And much more!
Make an appointment with Marika in-person, over the phone, or virtually.
Brandeis graduate students have access to a career resources Box folder with more resources.
Campus Mental Health Resources
Brandeis takes the mental health of its graduate students very seriously. As such, the Brandeis Counseling Center (BCC) is available for all graduate students to use with no out of pocket expense to them. Additionally, in January 2019, a new community therapist will serve the science community directly by providing one-on-one therapy sessions in the science complex, free of charge.
Housing
Brandeis students have flexibility in choosing to live in a big city (Boston), small city (Waltham) or suburbs - all are easily accessible.
Some students choose to stay close to Brandeis and live in the Waltham area. Waltham is a small city of over 60,000 residents. The city's large number of multi-family dwellings offers a variety of housing opportunities to students.
Since Waltham is only 12 miles due west of Boston, some graduate students choose to live closer to Boston. The Brandeis-Roberts MBTA Commuter Rail stop is a short walk from the campus. Boston and Cambridge are typically only 20-30 minutes away via the commuter rail.
Brandeis Housing Resources:
- The graduate housing Facebook group is a great place to view and post housing opportunities.
- Find affordable housing, housemates and roommates by subscribing to the listserv. Send an email to gradhousing@lists.brandeis.edu to share a posting with other listserv members. Enter a title for your posting in the subject line and attach up to six photos.
- Diggz is a free roommate matching resource that connects you to like-minded prospective roommates with similar lifestyle attributes and preferences (roommates within Diggz may include Brandeis students and non-affiliated individuals). Find rooms for rent, roommates to fill your empty room, or partner up with someone to find a new place. Once signed up, get access to free premium messages that can accelerate your roommate search using promo code: OLLIEMOLY
- The Graduate Student Affairs website offers additional information for outside of Brandeis Resources
Diversity and Inclusion
Brandeis is proud to provide a supportive and inclusive community for its students. The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is committed to working collaboratively with the campus community in an effort to build high-quality programming that evokes social change.
Tax/Finance Management
Students should be aware that if stipends are part of the financial package, they may be taxed differently over the summer months. For more information, please refer to this page from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Brandeis graduate students have access to a taxes resources Box folder with additional resources.
Career Club
Grad Rep Liz created a career club that meets on Zoom every Sunday at 11am EST for one hour to hear from a wide variety of guest speakers (about their academic path, career path, and current work). Guest speakers have ranged from age 25 to 75, and from careers in clinical psychology, neuroscience, and medicine to economics, journalism, and marketing, to name a few. Guest speakers are usually recruited by Liz from her own friend or work groups, but Liz hopes to expand this by asking guest speakers outside of her life. The career club is comprised undergrads, grad students, and some graduates. Each meeting is recorded for anyone who would like to watch it later or cannot attend. If interested in joining the email list, please email Liz at elizabethmahon@brandeis.eduGraduate Student Representatives
The Graduate Representatives (Grad Reps) facilitate connection between grad students and faculty. This includes communicating the needs of students, bolstering the supportive environment, and assessing the cultural integrity of the department. They also help with prospective student interview day, mentor new students, organize social events, plan seminars and provide resources for professional development seminars, and list various financial/health/living/etc. resources on- and off-campus.Graduate Student Representatives
Emily Calobrisi is a Graduate Representative contact person for general Grad Reps communication/scheduling and department student surveys, as well as a department GDR. She is a Ph.D. student in the Knight Lab studying factors that contribute to punitive public attitudes towards individuals who commit sex offenses. Emily has been at Brandeis since starting her MA in 2019, and joined the Grad Reps to help students voice their concerns and to make the Psych Department a supportive and welcoming place for everyone! In her free time, she is a competitive ballroom dancer, a lover of long walks, and a big fan of the UK show "Taskmaster."
Jillian Franks is the Graduate Representative contact person for department socials and events. She is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Social Interaction and Motivation Lab. She graduated from Rhodes College with a B.S. in Neuroscience (Theatre minor) and a M.A. in Psychology from the University of Missouri St. Louis. Her research centers around understanding the underlying neural mechanisms of perspective-taking and empathizing during intergroup interactions. Jillian joined Grad Reps to help foster community among the psychology departments’ students, faculty, and staff. In her free time, she enjoys watching television and movie reaction videos on YouTube, attending theatre performances, and taking a good nap.
Hailey Fuchs is a Graduate Representative for MA student support and a department GDR. She is a second-year M.A. student in the Aging, Culture, and Cognition Lab. She earned a B.S. in Psychology from Plymouth State University in 2023. She is interested in research that combines aspects of developmental, social, and cognitive psychology. She hopes her contributions as a Grad Rep will help students and faculty in the department feel heard, respected, and supported. In her free time, she enjoys thrifting, playing games with friends, and watching documentaries.
Rachel Marcus is a Graduate Representative contact person for PhD support, event planning, and department communications. Rachel is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Neurochemistry and Cognition Lab. She graduated from Brandeis University with a B.A. in Psychology. Her research projects involve behavioral, MR and PET imaging techniques to understand how individual differences in locus coeruleus and catecholamine function are related to emotion regulation and episodic memory in healthy older adults. Rachel joined the graduate representatives to help incoming graduate students find community during their graduate training and to aid in making transitions easier for incoming students. In her free time, Rachel enjoys going to farmer's markets, attending cycling and strength training classes, and having game nights with friends.
| Grad Rep | Contact For: | |
| Emily Calobrisi | emilycalobrisi@brandeis.edu |
GDR, group facilitator/secretary, surveys |
| Hailey Fuchs | haileyfuchs@brandeis.edu | GDR, MA student support |
| Jillian Franks | franksj@brandeis.edu | Events and socials, faculty/department liaison |
| Rachel Marcus | rachelmarcus@brandeis.edu | Events and socials, faculty/department liaison, PhD student support |