Georgetown University is a private research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC Founded in 1789 as Georgetown College, the university has grown to comprise nine undergraduate and graduate schools.

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Georgetown University

As Vice President for Interdisciplinary Initiatives, Dr. Colbert works with the Provost to identify existing and potential future interdisciplinary education, research and service programs for the University. 

Dr. Colbert is the Idol Family Professor in the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences, holding a joint appointment as full professor in the African American Studies Department and the Department of Performing Arts. 

Throughout her time at Georgetown, Dr. Colbert has demonstrated a deep commitment to service, taking on a number of leadership roles including Vice Dean, Chair of the Department of Performing Arts, Director of the Theater and Performance Studies Program, Director of Arts Initiatives, and as a member of the Racial Justice Working Group, and Chair of our Task Force on Gender Equity. Dr. Colbert previously served as Interim Dean of the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences. 

Dr. Colbert has been honored for her exceptional teaching and leadership with the Georgetown University Edward B. Bunn Award for Faculty Excellence, a Georgetown University Women in Leadership Award, and a Georgetown University Black Student Alliance Outstanding Faculty Award, among other notable achievements. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Rutgers University. 

Soyica Colbert

Rosario (Rosie) Ceballo is Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. She is also appointed as a Professor of Psychology and an affiliate of the Women’s and Gender Studies program at Georgetown University. Dr. Ceballo received her B.A. in Psychology from Yale University and her Ph.D. in Clinical and Developmental Psychology, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, from the University of Michigan. She came to Georgetown after being on the faculty at the University of Michigan for 26 years. While at Michigan, she served as Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department and as Associate Dean for the Social Sciences in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

Her research relies on a resilience framework to investigate how contextual aspects of living in poverty, such as exposure to community violence, influence children and adolescents’ academic and psychological functioning. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, her most recent work focuses on Latino families and examines after-school activity participation, parent-child relationships and Latino cultural values as risk and protective factors. A second area of research investigates the experience of infertility among racial/ethnic minority women and examines how women cope with race- and class-based stereotypes about reproduction. Dr. Ceballo has published extensively across clinical, community, developmental and feminist psychology journals and has received funding from NSF and NIH for her work.

Rosario Ceballo

Scott leads the Office of Assessment and Decision Support in providing strategic coordination in data collection, analysis, institutional research and assessment in support of University planning and continuous improvement of educational programs. 
 
Scott has more than 15 years of experience in higher education settings. He was previously the Vice President for Institutional Strategy and Chief Information Officer at Eastern Menonite University (EMU). Prior to that position, he held roles as Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness & Strategic Planning and Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at EMU. His main areas of responsibility were strategic planning, assessment, institutional research, accreditation, analytics, and oversight of campus technology. Scott has also served as the Director of Assessment and Institutional Research and then the Interim Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing at Goshen College. Scott gained early experience in Institutional Research (IR) serving in a variety of roles including Research Analyst over five years in the IR office at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his Ed.D. and Ed.M in Higher Education from Harvard University and B.A. from Goshen College.

Scott Barge

Alexander Sens is Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Classics and Markos and Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis Chair of Hellenic Studies at Georgetown University. He has been a member of the faculty since 1991. He teaches a range of course on Ancient Greek language, literature, and culture. His research focuses on late Classical and early Hellenistic Greek literature. He is the author of six books: Theocritus: Hymn to the Dioscuri (Idyll 22) (Göttingen, 1997], Matro of Pitane and the Tradition of Epic Parody in the Fourth Century BCE (Atlanta and Oxford, 1999; with S.D. Olson); Archestratos of Gela: Greek Culture and Cuisine in the Fourth Century BCE (Oxford, 2000; with S.D. Olson); Asclepiades of Samos: Epigrams and Fragments (Oxford, 2011), The Alexandra of Lycophron: A Literary Study (Oxford, 2016; with C. McNelis); and Hellenistic Epigrams: A Selection (Cambridge, forthcoming). He is currently working on a Loeb Classical Library volume that will include Nicander, Aratus, and Lycophron.  Learn more about the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Alexander Sens

Austin Culpepper 

Ben Buchanan is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where he conducts research on the intersection of cybersecurity and statecraft. He is the Director of the CyberAI Project at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) and Senior Faculty Fellow. He is also the author of "The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics" (Harvard University Press, 2020) and "The Cybersecurity Dilemma" (Oxford University Press, 2017). Ben received his PhD in War Studies from King’s College London, where he was a Marshall Scholar. He earned masters and undergraduate degrees from Georgetown University.

Ben Buchanan

Kate Macchi

Arun is a Senior Advisor to the Provost. Over his 17 years as a Partner at [Columbia Capital](/org/columbia-capital), Arun focused on investments in Federal, Cybersecurity, AI, and Information service business and remains actively involved with its portfolio companies. In addition, he teaches “Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital” at Georgetown Business School and “New Ventures in Washington: Valley Meets Mission” at Stanford in Washington. Arun is a member of Senator Mark Warner’s Cybersecurity Task Force, Georgetown’s Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, the Stanford in Washington Advisory Board and a Strategic Advisor to CEO of Think Food Group.



Arun Gupta

Alyscia Eisen is the Vice President and Chief Business Officer for Georgetown’s Main Campus. Alyscia joined the Main Campus in this role in 2022 after more than three years of service at Georgetown University and more than 15 years working in higher education. Previously at Georgetown, Alyscia helped build out the internal consulting team, the Business Design & Optimization Group (BDOG), and served as Assistant Vice President for Financial Management & Strategy in University Services, overseeing financial planning and analysis as well as operations. 
 
Through her consulting work, Alyscia served across the university on major initiatives including building and launching Adaptive, a unified financial planning and analysis tool; creating long range financial plans for some Main Campus and Medical Center schools; planning and executing the launch of the new School of Nursing and School of Health; and helping to develop the University’s presence downtown. As Vice President and Chief Business Officer in the Office of the Provost, Alyscia supervises the Office of the Provost’s Finance and Business Services Division. Reporting directly to the Provost, she is responsible for overseeing efforts in revenue and expenditure management, capital planning, and financial planning in support of the educational mission of the Main Campus.

Alyscia Eisen

Safwan M. Masri is Dean of Georgetown University in Qatar and Distinguished Professor of the Practice at Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Prior to joining Georgetown, Professor Masri was Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development at Columbia University, and a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. He joined Columbia University in 1988 as a member of the faculty of Columbia Business School, and served as Vice Dean from 1993-2005. He previously taught engineering at Stanford University and was a visiting professor at INSEAD (Institut Européend’Administration des Affaires) in France. Masri is the author of “Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly” (Columbia University Press, 2017). He is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association. Masri is also a trustee of International College, serves as a director of AMIDEAST and Endeavor Jordan. He was founding chairman of King’s Academy and the Queen Rania Teacher Academy, and served as an advisor to Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah. Learn more about Georgetown University in Qatar.

Safwan M. Masri

Hector Padilla

Ioseb Jorjoliani

Douglas Reed

Michael O'Leary

Jenn Noinaj

Sungsik Kong

Sarah Kiley

Jordan Metoyer

Sidhi Gosain

Elizabeth Jordan

Marian Pond

Amy Parks

Ahmad Wilson

Natalie Michalak

Francesca Canovi

Andrew Dunn

Sanjay Gospodinov

Lauren Lim Chee Yung

Ashley Fu

As the Director of Education and Academic Affairs, Dr. Tammi Damas works closely with Provost Robert Groves and Vice Provost for Education Randy Bass in the planning and oversight of the full range of responsibilities related to program review, program development, accreditation, and curriculum innovation. Tammi rejoins Georgetown after having served as the Associate Dean for the Division of Nursing at [Howard University](/org/howard-university). In this position, Tammi served as the Chief Nurse Administrator where she oversaw the daily operations for undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, including the supervision of faculty members, the development of graduate student curriculum, and the management of budgets within the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. Prior to her service at [Howard University](/org/howard-university), Tammi worked as an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies where she was deeply involved with curricular and student development.



Tammi Damas

As vice president and chief operating officer for Georgetown’s Main Campus, Darryl E. Christmon (new window) works closely with various offices including the Main Campus Finance Office, Student Financial Services, Registrar, Undergraduate Admissions, Center for Intercultural Education and Development,  Global Services and the Reserve Officers Training Corps program (ROTC). Christmon formerly served as vice president and chief finance officer for the Main Campus from 1997 to 2014. Before coming to Georgetown, Christmon served as vice president for fiscal affairs at Jackson (MS) State University, university comptroller at the University of Maryland, College Park, and university budget director at [Howard University](/org/howard-university). He also held earlier positions at the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young).    


Darryl E. Christmon

Catherine Armour joined Georgetown University to help create and manage educational initiatives across the University, including the Designing the Future(s) of the University initiative. As Deputy to the Provost, she is responsible for Academic Affairs and for implementation of initiatives for the university. Formerly the Director of Education and Academic Affairs at Georgetown, Ms. Armour previously served as Provost of the Corcoran College at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and was previously Dean of Graduate Studies and Chair of Design programs at the Corcoran. She holds a Master of Architecture degree from [Princeton University](/org/princeton) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from [Middlebury College](/org/middlebury-college). Her architectural work has included projects for clients such as the National Cathedral School for Girls, the FBI, Disney, the Seneca Nation of Indians, and Hyatt Hotels. Her work in higher education has centered on developing new programs, creating innovative curricular design, and design strategy in teaching and learning. She recently co-authored an article on Georgetown’s innovation initiative titled “Lessons from a Change Process” for ACE’s The Presidency magazine, and continues to lead work at Georgetown in advancing opportunities for students and faculty.

Catherine Armour

Dr. Adanna J. Johnson serves as Associate Vice President for Student Equity and Inclusion. In this role, Dr. Johnson provides leadership for the Office of Student Equity and Inclusion (OSEI) which includes the Center for Multicultural Equity and Access, the Community Scholars Program, and the Georgetown Scholars Program. The OSEI oversees a broad range of work focused on student access and success, on our diversity and inclusion work with students, and in contributing to Georgetown’s work with the American Talent Initiative. She convenes two university-wide councils addressing these vital areas.



Adanna J. Johnson

Robert M. Groves is the Gerard J. Campbell, S.J. Professor in the Math and Statistics Department as well as the Sociology Department at [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university) where he has served as the Executive Vice President and Provost since 2012.

Groves is a Social Statistician, who studies the Impact of Social Cognitive and Behavioral Influences on the quality of Statistical Information.

His research has focused on the impact of mode of data collection on responses in sample surveys, the social and political influences on survey participation, the use of adaptive research designs to improve the cost and error properties of statistics, and public concerns about privacy affecting attitudes toward statistical agencies.

He has authored or co-authored seven books and scores of peer-reviewed articles. His 1989 book, Survey Errors and Survey Costs, was named one of the 50 most influential books in survey research by the American Association of Public Opinion Research. His book, Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys, with Mick Couper, received the 2008 AAPOR Book Award. His co-authored book, Survey Nonresponse, received the 2011 AAPOR Book Award. He served as the Director of the US Census Bureau between 2009-2012.

Groves serves on several boards and advisory committees including the National Research Council Committee on National Statistics, Pew Research Center Board, the National Science Board, and the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee. He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences, of the National Academy of Medicine, of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the International Statistical Institute.

Robert Groves

Dr. Ali Whitmer is the Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university). She came to the role having served as Chief of Staff to the Provost, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Strategic Planning and, prior to that, Dean of Science in [Georgetown College](/org/georgetown-college). In her role as Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Dr. Whitmer provides leadership in support of the creative, visionary and strategic potential of Georgetown’s faculty in support of the University’s mission and goals. She works directly with the Provost to brainstorm avenues for developing interdisciplinary centers, institutes, and programs that synthesize the work of faculty across schools, campuses and fields of study. She also collaborates with faculty throughout the University to facilitate strategic planning to transform their ideas into new initiatives. Dr. Whitmer received her Ph.D. in Botany from the [University of Washington](/org/university-of-washington) where her research focused on the population dynamics and genetics of kelp forests. Her more recent research focuses on issues of urban sustainability and environmental justice. Over her career she has developed a portfolio of research and administration in ecological science and science education at K-12, undergraduate and graduate levels. She has worked with national-level science education initiatives funded by the [National Science Foundation](/org/national-science-foundation) (NSF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on strategic planning initiatives with societies such as the Ecological Society of America and Sigma Xi, and served as a lead PI on the NSF Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Program strategic planning process.



Ali Whitmer

In his capacity as the Director of Research Services, Jesse Szeto reports to the Vice Provost for Research and oversees the Office of Research Services (ORS), a team of a dozen staff that provides critical research administration services to faculty seeking and executing externally sponsored research.  Prior to joining Georgetown in February 2018, Jesse was the Director of Global Operations at NCURA (National Council of University Research Administrators), a 7,000+ membership association dedicated to the professionalization of research administration.  Jesse was previously a director and senior administrator at the [University of Wisconsin](/org/university-of-wisconsin-madison) (Madison and Extension campuses) and the University of California, Davis.  He was also previously appointed by the Governor of California as the Assistant Secretary of Science & Technology in the Trade & Commerce Agency.  Jesse continues to serve as U.S. Advisor to Verité Research, a Sri Lankan economic and governance think tank, and he has served on expert panels and authored articles focused on research administration, research funding, and economic development. He holds an M.A. in International Development from the International University of Japan (国際大学) and a B.A. in East Asian Studies from [Harvard University](/org/harvard).



Jesse Szeto

Otter’s academic career has focused on adult and professional education, utilizing her expertise in technology-mediated education, enrollment management through strategic marketing, recruitment and prospect cultivation, curriculum development, program assessment and evaluation, as well as cultivation of internal and external partnerships. She has taught in media studies and journalism programs at [New York University](/org/nyu) and the [University of Pittsburgh](/org/university-of-pittsburgh) and holds a Ph.D. in arts and humanities education from [New York University](/org/nyu). 

Kelly J. Otter

Iuliana Balascuta

Sue Lorenson

Louis Kaldas

Rod Sattari

Amri Rouson

Anna Tate Riegel, PhD, is senior associate dean of Biomedical Graduate Education. She is the Celia Rudman Fisher Endowed Professor of Oncology and Pharmacology and a member of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Riegel has been a cancer researcher for more than 25 years with a laboratory that focuses on the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms by which certain cells produce proteins that trigger formerly slow-growing cancer cells to become more aggressive and spread to new areas. As sole PI on the National Cancer Institute-funded T32 training grant at GU since 2006, Riegel has mentored 23 pre-doctoral and 13 postdoctoral fellows and also mentored several junior faculty—all of whom have gone on to positions in academia, biotechnology industry or science related policy positions.

Anna Tate Riegel

Randy Bass

As both a scholar and practitioner, Dean Joel Hellman brings to Georgetown a unique and valuable perspective from his work on issues of governance, conflict and the political economy of development around the world. He joins the School of Foreign Service following 15 years of service at the [World Bank](/org/world-bank-group), where he most recently served as chief institutional economist and previously led its engagement with fragile and conflict-affected states as director of the Center on Conflict, Security and Development in Nairobi, Kenya.

Joel Hellman

Maria Cancian is Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy at [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university).  Her research considers the relationship between public policies and family wellbeing. Ongoing projects analyze the interactions of the incarceration, child welfare and child support systems, as well as the implications of multiple partner fertility for family organization and policy.

Prior to joining [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university) she was a Kellett Professor, and served as Associate Dean for Social Sciences and Fiscal Initiatives, and as Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

She also served as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for the HHS Administration for Children and Families, in the Obama Administration, as a Casey Family Programs Senior Fellow, a W. T. Grant Foundation Distinguished Fellow in residence at the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, a Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation, and a Visiting Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. She received her doctorate in Economics from the University of Michigan.

Maria Cancian

Chandan Vaidya

John Pierce

John J. DeGioia

Grzywacz’s extensive research combines multiple disciplines, including neuroscience, physics, cognitive science, cellular biology, biomedical engineering, and mathematical and computational modeling. He holds bachelor’s degrees in physics and mathematics as well as a Ph.D. in neurobiology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Norberto Grzywacz

Dr. Healton leads [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university) Medical Center in advancing its educational and research missions, and supporting patient care in partnership with our clinical partner, [MedStar Health](/org/medstar-health-inc). GUMC comprises the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing & Health Studies, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and Biomedical Graduate Education. The medical center is home to the University’s most robust research enterprise, a broad continuum of research from basic to applied translational science. Learn more about the [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university) Medical Center.

Edward B. Healton

Almeida is Dean and William R. Berkley Chair at [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university)’s McDonough School of Business. A member of the Georgetown community for more than two decades, Almeida has served Georgetown McDonough in a number of positions, including most recently as deputy dean for executive education and innovation and, prior to that, as senior associate dean for executive education. He also is a professor of strategy and international business. His research studies innovation, knowledge management, alliances, and informal collaborations across firms and countries. Almeida earned a Ph.D. in international business and strategy and an M.A. in applied economics and managerial science from The Wharton School at the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania), a PGDM (MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management, and a B.E. in electrical engineering from the University of Poona, India. 

Paul Almeida

Dr. Billy Jack is Vice Provost of Research and Professor of Economics.  He is also director of gui2de, the Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation, which conducts empirical field-based research to assess the impact and effectiveness of development interventions.  Previously he held positions on the Joint Committee on Taxation of the US Congress, the IMF, the Australian National University, and the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney).  He holds a BSc in mathematics and physics from the University of Western Australia, and an MPhil and DPhil in Economics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.



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