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Dean's Office

MEET THE DEAN

Krishnendu Roy
Dean Krish RoyEsteemed biomedical engineering Krishnendu "Krish" Roy joined Vanderbilt in the fall of 2023 as the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor. "My goal is to ensure that Vanderbilt School of Engineering is a diverse, inclusive and equitable place that has a profound impact on the advancement of society and the human condition, locally and globally, and that it trains the most impactful engineering leaders of the future."

Mailing address:
2301 Vanderbilt Place
PMB 351826
Nashville, TN  37235-1826

Main line: 615-343-3773
Email: engineeringdeansoffice@vanderbilt.edu

ENGINEERING DEANS 

Douglas Adams, Vice Dean of Engineering
267A Jacobs Hall
615-322-2697

E. Duco Jansen, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs
5317 Stevenson Center
615-343-3773

Cynthia B. Paschal, Senior Associate Dean  for Undergraduate Education
5336 Stevenson Center 
615-343-3773

Cynthia Reinhart-King, Senior Associate Dean for Research
5338 Stevenson Center
615-875-8309

Julianne Vernon , Associate Dean for Academic Success
107 Olin Hall 
615-343-1543

Jules White, Associate Dean for Strategic Learning Programs
1025 16th Ave. S

615-343-7472

Adam McKeever-Burgett, Assistant Dean for Academic Services
104 Featheringill Hall

615-343-8061

Gabriel Luis,  Assistant Dean for Graduate Education 
5321 Stevenson Center
615-343-3128

Joanne Wang, Assistant Dean for Professional and External Education Programs
5320 Stevenson Center
615-875-8386

Thomas Withrow, Assistant Dean for Design
513 Olin Hall 
615-322-3594

 

DEAN’S OFFICE STAFF

Michele Bender
michele.bender@vanderbilt.edu 
Senior Coordinator for Programs and Events
5332 Stevenson Center
615-875-9938

Sara Carroll
sara.carroll@vanderbilt.edu
Administrative Officer
5305 Stevenson Center
615-322-5510

Brittany Champion
brittany.champion@vanderbilt.edu
Sr. Administrative Officer
5305 Stevenson Center
615-936-3160

Phil Davis
philip.l.davis@vanderbilt.edu
Engineer
160 Jacobs Hall
615-343-6687

Pamela Dunn
pamela.dunn@vanderbilt.edu
Education Coordinator
5332 Stevenson Center
615-343-9178

Tracey Jackson
tracey.k.jackson@vanderbilt.edu
Sr. Director of Administration
5319 Stevenson Center
615-343-8049

Brigitta Jozefowski
brigitta.a.jozefowski@vanderbilt.edu
Sr. Director of Grants and Contracts
5305 Stevenson Center
615-343-6395

Gabriel Luis   
gabriel.w.luis@vanderbilt.edu  
Director of Graduate Recruiting and Assistant Dean for Graduate Education 
5321 Stevenson Center
615-343-3128  

Matty Sevilla  
matty.sevilla@vanderbilt.edu 
Financial Unit Analyst
5305 Stevenson Center 
615-343-4631

Erica Warren
erica.c.warren@vanderbilt.edu
Financial Unit Analyst
5305 Stevenson Center

Alison Williams
alison.williams@vanderbilt.edu
Interim Chief Business Officer
5305 Stevenson Center
615-875-9068

ACADEMIC SERVICES (Featheringill Hall, Suite 104)

Adam McKeever-Burgett
adam.w.mckeever-burgett@vanderbilt.edu
Assistant Dean for Academic Services
     and Director of Data Analytics
615-343-8061

Maddie French
maddie.french@vanderbilt.edu
Sr. Academic Counselor
615-343-8061

Allison Gomes  
allison.m.gomes@vanderbilt.edu 
Academic Counselor 
615-343-8061

Lana Hefner
lana.h.hefner@vanderbilt.edu
Academic and Educational Support Program Coordinator
615-343-8061

COMMUNICATIONS

Ryan Underwood
ryan.underwood@vanderbilt.edu
Director of Communications and Marketing
5319 Stevenson Center
615-343-8267

Michelle Bukowski
michelle.bukowski@vanderbilt.edu
Program Coordinator
Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering
2323 Medical Center North 
615-343-5447

Brenda Ellis
brenda.ellis@vanderbilt.edu 
Senior Science Communications Specialist
5307-5308 Stevenson Center
615-343-6314

Lucas Johnson
lucas.l.johnson@vanderbilt.edu
Senior Editor and Science Communications Specialist
5307-5308 Stevenson Center 
615-343-0137

Hayley Fahey
hayley.fahey@vanderbilt.edu
Digital Marketing Communications Specialist
5307-5308 Stevenson Center 
615-343-2534


DEVELOPMENT

Ashley Sain
ashley.sain@vanderbilt.edu
Senior Director of Development
615-521-4441

Amelia Thompson
amelia.thompson@vanderbilt.edu
Director of Development
615-343-4016

Justin Gaines
justin.gaines@vanderbilt.edu
Director of Development
615-343-4172

Lindsey Beetem
lindsey.beetem@vanderbilt.edu
Associate Director of Development
615-343-3706

Sarah Kathryn Haley
sarah.haley@vanderbilt.edu
Development Coordinator
615-343-0596

Debbie Frizzell
debbie.frizzell@vanderbilt.edu
Administrative Assistant
615-322-4934

IT (Jacobs Hall, Rm. 212)

Trevor Keathley
trevor.keathley@vanderbilt.edu
Senior Technical Support Specialist
615-343-9999

Megan Naughton
megan.naughton@vanderbilt.edu
Manager, VUIT Service Delivery
615-322-8687

Christopher Sheppard
christopher.sheppard@vanderbilt.edu
Senior Technical Support Specialist
615-343-4561