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As Deputy Dean for Curriculum, Dawn stewards the College’s policies and programs related to the undergraduate curriculum, including support for undergraduate concentrations. She also serves as a liaison to faculty and staff in academic departments around curricular issues and, as a member of the College Curriculum Council, will help facilitate the review of new and existing undergraduate academic programs. 

 

Dawn arrived at Brown as a Visiting Lecturer in 2012 and now serves as both a Senior Lecturer and longstanding Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES). During her 13 years at Brown, Dawn has earned the Comfort and Urry Excellence in Advising Award (2015), the Karen T. Romer Award for Excellence in Advising (2023), and the Swearer Engaged Faculty Teaching Award (2023). As an undergraduate advisor, Dawn focuses on meaningful student development. She has supported first-year, second-year, Brown|RISD dual degree, RUE and transfer students as they navigate Brown’s unique Open Curriculum, and has operated as a thought partner for undergraduate advising efforts like the Brown Matched Advising Program for Sophomores (MAPS), the Brown Choices program, and 1stYear@Brown. Beyond advising, Dawn’s multiple terms of service as a College Curriculum Council member have helped to shape student opportunities, and enriched curricular design frameworks. Her teaching celebrates experiential learning and community engagement, and a longstanding relationship with the Swearer Center underscores her commitment to value-based work. Dawn has proudly led over 1,600 students in 170 engaged scholarship programs, championed for the Brown Community Council, and has supported several Brown fellowship committees – including Fulbright, Udall, UTRA, and Royce.