People

Máire acts to coordinate and manage a variety of activities and resources for the implementation of the university strategic plan.

Lulu supports the people side of change for the university’s strategic plan, Here and Next. As a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, her expertise lies in the development and execution of comprehensive change management strategies. She manages and facilitates smooth transitions across various university initiatives, ensuring their successful implementation.

Carmen Azevedo is a PhD student in the Department of Biology and Biomedical Sciences in the cancer biology program. She graduated from Oberlin College in 2015 with a degree in biochemistry where she played varsity field hockey and did both analytical chemistry research and French translation work. Carmen then worked as a radiochemist in the […]

Biomedical Engineering | Entering Year: 2022 Gerson Moreno Romero  Gerson was born in El Salvador and was raised in the Miami-Broward area. He is an alumni from Florida International University where he earned his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with a Minor in Chemistry. He is also an alumni for TheDream.US Scholarship network where he has […]

Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering | Entering Year: 2022 Jean Brownell is pursuing a PhD in the Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering department. She seeks to research water system quality. More specifically, she would like to focus on water cleanliness and sustainability through an equity lens with outcomes that influence policy. Prior to entering this […]

Public Health | Entering Year: 2022   Miryam Baied, a first-generation American of Argentinean descent, is a Master of Public Health student at the Brown School at Washington University. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Community Health from the University of Montana in 2016, she has focused her work, both internationally and domestically, […]

Public Health Sciences | Entering Year: 2022 Anthony J. Nixon, Jr., was born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Canal Winchester, Ohio. He is a doctoral student within the Public Health Sciences (PHS) program. He received his Bachelor’s of Science (BS) in Biology from Morehouse College and his Master’s of Public Health (MPH) […]

Biomedical Engineering | Entering Year: 2022 Alexis Simmons is a doctoral student in the Biomedical Engineering (BME) program. She graduated from Baylor University with a BS in Physics and Mathematics. Her undergraduate research gave her the opportunity to explore how principles of physics support and predict biological processes, and how technology can be improved to […]

Nancy is the associate provost for institutional effectiveness. She collaborates with senior university leaders, including the provost, vice provosts, deans, and other key stakeholders, to promote academic excellence and advance the university’s strategic priorities. She leads the Office of Data Governance, Institutional Research and Analysis, external reporting, as well as planning and evaluation processes. Nancy is […]

Guillermo Rosas is Professor of Political Science in Arts and Sciences. Guillermo’s research focuses on the economic consequences of political regimes and on the effects of political institutions on political elite behavior, especially in Latin America.  As a Faculty Fellow in the Office of the Provost, Guillermo will work with the Vice Provost for Graduate Education to gather […]

Charisse provides professional and technical leadership to the provost and the chief of staff on projects to support the academic initiatives of the university and leads priority projects that are critical to the Office’s success and growth. Charisse is a native of Wisconsin, where she earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in education.

Research: Studies at the confluence of Electrochemical Engineering and Materials Science, with an emphasis on electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Teaching: Undergraduate and Graduate courses in Electrochemical Engineering, Energy Conversion and Storage, and Chemical Reaction Engineering.

School of Medicine Member until August 2025 Research: Hearing loss prevention and improving intervention outcomes, improving access to hearing health care. Teaching: Graduate courses in audiology and deaf education, graduate research mentorship.

Arts & Sciences Member until August 2025 Research: Cultural history; popular and material culture; public space and state formation in Latin America; collective identities. Teaching: Courses focused on the cultural history of the Americas; the impacts of cultural goods and activities on politics, identities, and public life; and research methods and professional writing.

Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences (A&S) Member until August 2026 Research: Environmental microbes & processes. Professor Bose’s lab generates new ways of addressing issues such as the energy crisis, climate change, pollution, human health, sustainability and the circular economy. Teaching: Undergraduate course in microbiology and graduate course in experimental design and critical thinking.

McKelvey School of Engineering Member until August 2025 Research: Artificial intelligence, specifically planning and scheduling algorithms, and their interactions with human users. Teaching: Undergraduate level courses on artificial intelligence.

Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences (A&S) Member until August 2024 Research: Cellular and circuit level neuroscience, neuropharmacology. Teaching: Graduate and postdoctoral apprenticeships,  graduate neuroscience, graduate research fundamentals, phase 1 medical curriculum.

McKelvey School of Engineering Member until August 2026 Research: Super-resolution microscopy; nanoscale sensing; single-molecule spectroscopy; optimal design, detection, and estimation. Teaching: Undergraduate classes on applied linear algebra and electromagnetics, graduate course on modern optical imaging.

As vice provost and university librarian, Mimi Calter oversees Washington University Libraries and its staff of expert librarians, curators, and archivists. She is charged with strengthening print and digital collections; developing programming in support of research, teaching, and learning; and collaborating with scholars on- and off-campus.

Mary McKay is an executive vice provost. The mission of her role is to intensely collaborate with all vice provosts and senior administrative leaders to align activities, resources, and efforts towards the guiding vision of the provost and the chancellor for academic distinction. Leveraging the strategic direction provided by the Here and Next People Pillar, she […]