Division of Social Sciences

Contact Us

Division Head

Elizabeth Brainerd

Division Head

Susan and Barton Winokur Professor in Economics and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

(781) 7364816 ebrainer@brandeis.edu Sachar International Center, S-202

Manager

Laura Woolf

Manager, Administration and Operations, Social Science Division

781-736-2668 lwoolf@brandeis.edu Brown 303a

Responsible for:

• Management of the division administrative team
• Division-wide questions and concerns
• Social Science Council meetings
• New course approvals
• Other inquiries as needed

Academic Administration

The Academic Administrators are responsible for:

• Course scheduling and enrollment
• Senior Honors coordination
• Prizes and awards
• Departmental meetings, data collection and student outreach
• TA/CA/UTA submissions and Undergraduate TA assignments
• Curriculum, programs and policies

Melissa McKenna

Academic Administrator

781-736-3025 melissamckenna@brandeis.edu Brown 318

Responsible for:

• History
• International and Global Studies
• Legal Studies
• Politics

R. Mason

Academic Administrator

781-736-2097 masonr@brandeis.edu Brown 327

Responsible for:

• African and African American Studies
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies
• Sociology
• Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Barbara Strauss

Academic Administrator

781-736-2216 bstrauss@brandeis.edu Pearlman 206

Responsible for:

• Anthropology
• Environmental Studies
• Health: Science, Society, and Policy
• Journalism

Leslie Yancich

Academic Administrator

781-736-4875 lesliey@brandeis.edu Lemberg Academic Center 163

Responsible for:

• American Studies
• Economics
• Education
• Peace, Conflict and Coexistence Studies
• Social Justice and Social Policy

Graduate Student Administration

The Graduate Student Administrators are responsible for:

• Graduate student admissions and orientation
• Graduate student academic progress
• Graduate program details and information on requirements
• TA positions for graduate students

Lauren Jordahl

Sr. Academic Administrator, Graduate Guidance

781-736-2644 ljordahl@brandeis.edu Pearlman 108

Responsible for:

• Anthropology
• History
• Politics
• Sociology

Eileen Kell

Academic Administrator, Graduate Guidance

781-736-2002 ekell@brandeis.edu Brown 323a

Responsible for:

• Education
• Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Budget and Operations

The Budget and Operations Group is responsible for division-wide:

• Budget information and reports
• Orders and Payments
• Building access, facilities issues and space considerations
• Student hiring

Martha Cronin

Sr. Budget and Operations Administrator

781-736-2272 mcronin@brandeis.edu Olin Sang 214

Tyson Bailey

Budget and Operations Administrator

781-736-2022 tysonbailey@brandeis.edu Olin Sang 215

Events and Communications

The Events and Communications Group is responsible for division-wide:

• Website edits and updates
• Event planning and execution
• Event or initiative promotion
• Social media management

Jazz Dottin

Events and Communications Administrator

781-736-2615 jasminedottin@brandeis.edu Rabb 360

Andrea Luna-Purbollari

Communication and Events Coordinator

781-736-2209 aluna@brandeis.edu Rabb 259