Staff

Nancy Branco

Finance and Sponsored Research Administrator
Responsibilities: Finance and Sponsored Research Schedule: Monday - Thursday 7:30AM - 4PM, Friday 7:30AM - 12:30PM Nancy Branco is responsible for managing all aspects of financial/grant administration for the Department of Sociology.
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Emily Fairchild

Lecturer on Sociology
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Research interests: Gender, Identity, Research methods, Inclusion and belonging in higher education Dr. Fairchild is Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies. She was previously Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at New College of...
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Jessica Gauchel

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Director of Administration and Operations
Responsibilities: Overall administrative, financial, IT, and operations management; human resources; faculty services; Sociology space; member of the WJH administrative committee that determines needs and priorities for shared building resources. Schedule...
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Ann Lau

Finance Associate
Responsibilities: Financial transactions, temp payroll, workshop budgets, term billing Schedule: Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM
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Jessica Matteson

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Graduate Program Coordinator
Responsibilities: Graduate Records; Admissions; Financial Aid; Fellowships; Degree Process; Teaching Fellow Allocation and Appointment Process. Schedule (Fall 2024): Mondays,10AM - 6PM (remote) Tuesdays, 10AM - 6PM (on campus) Wednesdays, 10AM - 6PM...
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Micah Meyers

Faculty Assistant
Responsibilities: Faculty Assistant to Professors Michèle Lamont, Ya-Wen Lei, David Pedulla, and Robert Sampson. Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM

Khue Nguyen

Coordinator of Academic Affairs
Responsibilities: Supports the work of the department chair; tenure-track and senior faculty searches; non-ladder faculty searches; faculty promotion reviews; faculty and visiting scholar appointments.
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Rebecca Russell

Undergraduate Advising and Program Administrator
Responsibilities: Undergraduate program management; undergraduate advising; department curriculum and course catalog Rebecca Russell manages the undergraduate program in Sociology. She is responsible for ensuring that undergraduate concentrators are in...
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Michael Van Unen

Manager of Faculty Services
Responsibilities: Supervises department Faculty Assistants, Operations and Event Coordinator, and all front desk positions; manages support for tenure-track faculty; coordinates administrative support resources for all department faculty; manages...
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