Contact Faculty Affairs

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The SMHS Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development manages and  administers the appointment, employment and advancement of faculty of the School. Our responsibilities include:

  • Faculty recruitment
  • Faculty appointments
  • Faculty Personnel matters
  • Promotion and tenure processes
  • Support of faculty governance of the School
  • Faculty annual review process
  • Recruitment of deans and departments chairs

The Office of Faculty Affairs also collaborates with the Center for Faculty Excellence and the Research Workforce Development program to support the professional development of our faculty.

Faculty Affairs Staff

Yolanda Haywood, MD
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Affairs
(202) 994-3266
yhaywood@gwu.edu

Alison Hall, PhD
Associate Dean for Research Workforce Development
(202) 994-0200
akhall@gwu.edu

Debra Herrmann, PhD
Director of the SMHS Center of Faculty Excellence
(202) 994-5144
dee2a@gwu.edu

Nadia N. Cureton
Director
(202) 994-2032
ncureton@gwu.edu

Tayla Beckles
CFE Program Associate
(202) 994-1025
tbeckles@gwu.edu

Kirsten Brown, PhD, MA
Associate Director for Teaching and Learning Resources & Career Development
(202) 994-6705
kmbrown@gwu.edu

Teddy Hristov, MEd
Senior Instructional Designer
(202) 994-2534
teddy.hristov@gwu.edu

Dena Robinson
Executive Coordinator
(202) 994-2613
drobinso@gwu.edu

Lisa Turner
Faculty Recruitment Coordinator
(202) 994-0768
lrturner@gwu.edu