Robin Forman

Professor of Mathematics
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
(504) 865-5261

Dr. Forman oversees all aspects of academic life at Tulane and advises University President Michael Fitts on all academic matters. He works closely with the Deans of the Schools and Directors of the Research Centers and Institutes in pursuit of the University's core missions in research, art-making, teaching, professional service, and community engagement.

M. A. "Tonette" Krousel-Wood

Professor of Medicine
Professor of Epidemiology
Associate Provost for the Health Sciences
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the School of Medicine
Associate Dean for Public Health & Medical Education
mawood@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5261

Tonette's responsibilities include assisting the Provost with issues as they pertain to the health sciences in general and to the School of Medicine, the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and the Tulane National Primate Research Center in particular.

Michael Cunningham

Professor of Psychology and Africana Studies
Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research
mcunnin1@tulane.edu
(504) 862-3308

Mike is responsible for oversight of all graduate and professional studies academic issues, oversees the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and he assists the Provost in the formulation of University research policy. He serves as a liaison to the School of Science and Engineering, the School of Social Work, the A. B. Freeman School of Business, the Law School, and the School of Professional Advancement, as well as the Murphy Institute.

Anneliese Singh

Professor of Social Work
Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity/Chief Diversity Officer
anneliese@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5079

Anneliese Singh, Ph.D., LPC (she/they) serves as Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development/Chief Diversity Officer at Tulane University and leads the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), as well as the EDI strategic initiatives at Tulane. Dr. Singh is a Professor in the School of Social Work and has a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Singh’s research and advocacy explores racial healing, racial justice, and the resilience, trauma, and identity development experiences of queer and trans people, with a focus on young people and BIPOC people. Dr. Singh is the author of The Racial Healing Handbook and The Queer and Trans Resilience Workbook.

Laila Hlass

Professor of Practice, Law
Co-Director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic
Associate Provost for International Affairs
lhlass@tulane.edu
(504) 862-8815

Laila L. Hlass serves as the Associate Provost for International Affairs and is the Senior International Officer at Tulane University. She provides direct oversight over the Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars, as well as oversees and coordinates all of Tulane University’s resources and policies related to international engagement and advises the administration on all aspects of Tulane’s international strategy.

Gabriel Feldman

Professor of Law
Director, Tulane Sports Law Program
Associate Provost for NCAA Compliance
gfeldman@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5948

Gabe works with the Provost and other members of the senior University administration to monitor, coordinate, and verify compliance with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), American Athletic Conference, and University rules and regulations regarding athletic competition and related activities. In this role, he assists coaches, administrators, faculty, and students in maintaining the academic integrity of all athletic programs.

Mimi Schippers

Professor & Department Chair, School of Liberal Arts
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
mimi@tulane.edu

Kady Lamb

Assistant Provost for Finance and Operations and Chief of Staff
kady@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5075
Office in Gibson Hall, Suite 200

With more than 20 years of experience in the academic sector, Kady Lamb, M.S. brings a wealth of expertise in strategic planning, leadership & development, project management, facility/unit oversight, change management, workflow planning, and new processes & tools development. Kady currently serves as the Assistant Provost for Finance and Operations and Chief of Staff to the Provost in the Office of Academic Affairs & Provost at Tulane University. She previously served as the Director of the College and Professional Schools Research Administration Services Unit (CAPS RAS) where she spearheaded a team of highly skilled staff who provided research administration support for the sponsored research portfolio of six independent units. She also served as the Assistant Director for Special Projects and Operations at Emory University’s Research Administration Services (RAS) central unit where she delivered well-rounded operational leadership, assessment, and functional subject matter expertise to university leaders, unit heads, and faculty.

Kady is an experienced strategic operations leader and project director valued for her success in driving the productivity and operational excellence of well-established organizations. Most distinguishing, she is especially successful in realizing substantial cost savings, increasing quality, and yield through robust strategies, process improvements, workflow development, and operations restructuring. Kady earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wheaton College and her Master of Science in International Development from Tulane University School of Law.

Jessica Shedd

Assistant Provost for Assessment and Institutional Research
jshedd@tulane.edu
(504) 314-2898
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 108

Jessica provides leadership, vision, and direction for the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research (OAIR).  The Office of Assessment and Institutional Research provides timely and high-quality information that is accessible and useful to Tulane decision makers; facilitates assessment activities of academic and administrative departments to advance student learning and program effectiveness; leads Tulane's accreditation efforts; and satisfies requests from external constituents.

Julia Broussard

Assistant Provost of Title IX Compliance and Education
jbrouss@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5611
Office in Jones Hall, Suite 308

Julia oversees the university’s efforts to ensure gender equity and address sexual harassment and misconduct. Her work is coordinated with the university's Division of Student Affairs, Office of Human Resources & Institutional Equity, Office of the General Counsel, and the University Police Department.

Eric Roque

Department Administrator
eroque@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5077
Office in Gibson Hall, Suite 200

Eric Roque serves as the Department Administrator for the Office of Academic Affairs & Provost. In this role, he is responsible for preparing, managing, and overseeing all financial, personnel, and operational activities. He is also the Program Coordinator for Tulane's Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation (LAMP), a program aimed at substantially increasing the number and quality of minority students earning baccalaureate degrees in STEM areas at Tulane.

Bob Samuels

Senior Program Coordinator
rsamuels3@tulane.edu
(504) 314-2816
Office in Gibson Hall, Suite 200

Yesenia Medina

Communications Specialist
ymedina@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5078
Office in Gibson Hall, Suite 200

Yesenia leads all communication efforts and serves as a staff writer, crafting messages for internal and external audiences and managing communication projects for the Office of Academic Affairs & Provost and its umbrella units. She develops and implements multi-channel communication strategies focused on faculty, staff, and students. Yesenia also develops, writes, and implements content that includes long-form feature writing, web copy, advertising copy, and a wide variety of other project work across multiple channels for the Office of Academic Affairs & Provost.

Nia Molina

Executive Assistant
nmolina1@tulane.edu
(504) 314-2817
Office in Gibson Hall, Suite 200

Nia provides primary administrative support for the Provost, including scheduling and travel planning, the routing of all correspondence, and managing interaction with all direct reports. In addition, Nia also provides support for the Assistant Provost for Finance and Operations and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs. Nia is also the primary event planner for the Provost’s Office.

Jessica Diaz

Executive Secretary
jrodri5@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5261
Office in Gibson Hall, Suite 200

Deborah Cook

Program Manager II
dcook7@tulane.edu
(504) 988-8999
Office at 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2602

Deborah designs, implements, evaluates, and coordinates the operational facets of university-wide faculty development initiatives. She also conducts program activities related to the NIH-sponsored BIRWCH career development program. Deborah engages in full-cycle planning, budget management, and implementation of faculty development workshops/events of all scales, liaising with internal faculty development committees.

Vacant

Scientific Research Analyst II
(504) 988-8999
Office at 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2501

Anneliese Singh

Professor of Social Work
Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity/Chief Diversity Officer
anneliese@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5079

Anneliese Singh, Ph.D., LPC (she/they) serves as Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development/Chief Diversity Officer at Tulane University and leads the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), as well as the EDI strategic initiatives at Tulane. Dr. Singh is a Professor in the School of Social Work and has a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Singh’s research and advocacy explores racial healing, racial justice, and the resilience, trauma, and identity development experiences of queer and trans people, with a focus on young people and BIPOC people. Dr. Singh is the author of The Racial Healing Handbook and The Queer and Trans Resilience Workbook.

Danette Saylor

Director, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
dsaylor1@tulane.edu

Danette is responsible for assisting the Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development and Chief Diversity Officer in providing leadership, budget management, and direction for the Office of EDI – especially as these activities relate to diverse faculty and staff recruitment and retention in addition to overall faculty and staff engagement activities with EDI and anti-racism. Danette addresses a broad range of issues including: administrative services, information services, educational services, data management services, programming, and leadership.

Shelby Norman

Program Manager, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
snorman3@tulane.edu
(504) 314-2821

Shelby is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the EDI projects and providing administrative support for the EDI programmatic and strategic workload. Shelby serves as the first point of contact and primary administrative support for the Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity/Chief Diversity Officer. She also assists in the preparation of reports which includes statistical, demographic, and subject matter data related to EDI trends, including preparing such figures and data for widespread publication and distribution. Shelby also serves as a conduit of information regarding Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion activities, represent the office in other university-wide collaborations, and on occasion, represent the office in programs in public.

Eva Silvestre

Clinical Assistant Professor, Social Behavior and Population Science
Interim Associate Dean and Director, the Center for Academic Equity
EDI Strategist, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
esilvest@tulane.edu
(504) 988-7293
Office located at 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2200

Eva's research areas focus on monitoring and evaluation of health programs and improving health information systems for evidence-based decision-making. Eva is currently the principal investigator for Data for Impact, a USAID-funded project that focuses on supporting countries to generate and use high-quality data to improve their programs, policies, and -ultimately- health outcomes. She teaches introduction to public health, social and behavioral aspects of health, and Latino health in the United States. She is a College Track mentor for the class of 2022, served as the interim director for the Center for Academic Equity, and leads the SPHTM anti-racism taskforce.

Julia Broussard

Assistant Provost of Title IX Compliance and Education
jbrouss@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5611
Office in Jones Hall, Suite 308

Julia oversees and coordinates the University’s initiatives to sustain a safe climate for all University community members free from sexual harassment and sexual violence. She also works to enhance the University’s efforts in outreach, education, communication, and prevention programs regarding sexual harassment, abuse, and assault. Her primary duties include overseeing the response to Title IX complaints, including dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. Julia coordinates her work closely with Student Affairs, the Office of the General Counsel, and the University Police Department.

Kristen Fransen

All In Program Manager, Title IX
kfransen@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5611
Office in Jones Hall, Suite 308

Kristen oversees Tulane University's All In campaign, aimed at combating sexual violence, within the Title IX Office. Key responsibilities include managing budgets, campus outreach, social media content, website management, facilitating communication between the Title IX Office and various partners, supporting the Assistant Provost for Title IX Compliance and Education, and handling logistics for meetings and events.

Austen Williams

Program Manager, Title IX
awilliams1@tulane.edu
(504) 865-5611
Office in Jones Hall, Suite 308

Austen manages projects for the Title IX office related to outreach, education, communication, and prevention programs on sexual misconduct. She collaborates with the planning and execution of events, prepares data and reports, assists with training, and serves as a liaison with students, employees, and other constituents.

For more information on Title IX, click here.

Jessica Shedd

Assistant Provost for Assessment and Institutional Research
jshedd@tulane.edu
(504) 314-2898
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 106

Jessica provides leadership, vision, and direction for the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research (OAIR). The Office of Assessment and Institutional Research provides timely and high-quality information that is accessible and useful to Tulane decision-makers; facilitates assessment activities of academic and administrative departments to advance student learning and program effectiveness; leads Tulane's accreditation efforts; and satisfies requests from external constituents.

Shawn Potter

Director of Institutional Research
spotter@tulane.edu
(504) 247-1237
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 106

Shawn is responsible for the management of Institutional Research including data collection, analysis, and reporting. This includes organizing the responses to all external institutional surveys and conducting research and statistical analyses in support of budgeting, strategic planning, and institutional assessment activities, and generating reports in response to information requests.

Bernice J. Houle

Director of Assessment
bhoule@tulane.edu
(504) 247-1229
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 106

Bernice focuses primarily on the assessment tools and techniques that foster student learning and enhance the effectiveness of programs. She is responsible for providing guidance, expertise, and training that reflect best practices in assessment and is responsible for managing University-wide survey efforts.

Tiera Coston

Director of Academic Compliance & Accreditation
tcoston1@tulane.edu
(504) 247-1228
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 106

Tiera is responsible for managing and maintaining compliance with federal, state authorization, and institutional accreditation requirements for all academic programs, including the necessary approvals for substantive change requests such as new major/program proposals. She works closely with the Schools, the Office of the Registrar, and the Office of the General Counsel to provide guidance and expertise with respect to SACSCOC accreditation requirements, and related federal and state regulations.

Robert Tsien

Associate Director of Institutional Research
rtsien@tulane.edu
(504) 247-1230
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 106

Robert is responsible for assisting the Director of Institutional Research in compiling, analyzing, and reporting data for national reports and surveys such as Common Data Set, Peterson’s, Princeton Review, U.S. News, and CUPA (College and University Professional Association), in addition to producing internal data reports used by Tulane administrators.

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Nigel Noll

Manager, Decision Support
nnoll@tulane.edu
(504) 247-1227
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 106

Nigel conducts research and presents analyses to support internal evidence-informed decision-making. His projects include analyses of university research output, college rankings, student retention, post-graduation outcomes, EDI initiatives, and graduate student recruitment. In addition, he develops interactive data dashboards to inform the broader Tulane community.

Kimberly Hunter

Senior Decision Support Analyst
khunter10@tulane.edu
(504) 247-1225
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 106

Kim’s primary role is to develop and track metrics that align with the University’s Strategy for Tomorrow plan, to measure the impact of the EDI initiatives being implemented across campus. She builds intuitive reporting dashboards to enhance the visibility of key performance indicators and assists with additional ad-hoc data requests related to equity, diversity, and inclusion. She also provides training to increase data literacy and foster a culture of evidence-based decision-making for the campus community.

Nancy Anderson

Assessment Analyst
nanderson@tulane.edu
(504) 247-1234
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 106

Nancy leads the course evaluation management for the University, including survey design and implementation, data collection, and results management. She serves as a resource for the development of assessment plans, including drafting learning outcomes, determining appropriate assessment methods, and building rubrics.

Jeanie Crispin

Administrative Program Coordinator
jeanie@tulane.edu
(504) 247-1226
Office located at 200 Broadway, Suite 106

Jeanie is responsible for operations and administrative support of OAIR, including meeting and event logistics, finance and travel, facilities, and special projects.

For more information on OAIR, click here.

Jennifer O'Brien-Brown

Assistant Director, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
jobrien2@tulane.edu
(504) 247-1213
Office located in Jones Hall, 308

Jennifer O'Brien-Brown oversees the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies under Associate Provost Michael Cunningham. She is the key contact for the office and interacts directly with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across the university. Jennifer works with the Director to provide strategic support for graduate and postdoctoral studies at Tulane, advises the Graduate Studies Student Association, plans events for various populations, and supervises communications from the office.

Ryan Stiver

Senior Academic & Career Advisor, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
rstivers@tulane.edu
Office located in Jones Hall, 308

Ryan Stivers is the Senior Academic and Career Counselor for the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Ryan is responsible for all facets of career services across 4 schools, 1300+ Master's and PhD students, 100+ postdoctoral fellows, and 50+ departments. His responsibilities include overall systems design and management, one-on-one career services coaching, career services workshops, asynchronous career materials development, and managing career data outcomes, including OGPS's first major graduate-level First Destination Survey.

Molly McClure

Administrative Program Coordinator, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
mmcclure1@tulane.edu
Office located in Jones Hall, 308

Molly is responsible for the operations and administrative support of OGPS events as well as the communications relevant to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with any questions about events or communication should contact Molly via email or phone.

Lauren Lukkarila

Senior Professor of Practice, Humanities & Social Sciences, Teacher Preparation & Certification
Academic Development and Resource Specialist, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
llukkarila@tulane.edu

Lauren develops and implements programs to help graduate students improve their academic speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills. She also has significant experience working with international and remote students to address the unique challenges those populations face. Current students and postdoctoral fellows can schedule an appointment online through Canvas.

For more information on OGPS, click here.

Erinn Banks

Associate Athletic Director/Assistant Provost, NCAA Compliance
ebanks2@tulane.edu
(504) 862-8242
Office located in James W. Wilson Center

Erinn oversees and manages the Tulane Athletics Department’s initiatives to monitor, coordinate, and verify compliance with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), American Athletic Conference, and University rules and regulations. She coordinates department-wide education efforts and manages all day-to-day aspects of the NCAA Compliance Office. She also serves as the liaison to the American Athletic Conference Office, Office of General Counsel, and University Registrar.

Stephen Medley

Assistant Athletic Director, NCAA Compliance
smedley@tulane.edu
(504) 314-2416
Office located in James W. Wilson Center

Stephen serves as the athletic liaison to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Office of Financial Aid.  Stephen also manages the Athletic Compliance Internship program which has developed into a successful partnership with Tulane Law School.  Stephen assists with monitoring and educational efforts of the athletic department’s Name, Image, and Likeness program for student-athletes.  In these roles, he works with coaches, administrators, and student-athletes to solve problems and provide the best experience possible for our students.

Dr. Katie Cunningham

Associate Director, NCAA Compliance
kcunningham1@tulane.edu
(504) 314-2261
Office located in James W. Wilson Center

Katie serves as the compliance office’s NCAA Certification Officer and is the primary contact for transfers. In this role, she works with coaches, academic staff, and student-athletes to ensure NCAA academic eligibility requirements are met. She also evaluates incoming academic credit for all student-athlete populations and is the NCAA Transfer Portal liaison. She also serves as the point of contact for the University’s athlete agent registration program.