Organizing Committee

Dean, School of Law and Professor of Law

James Hackney was appointed dean of Northeastern University School of Law on July 1, 2018; he joined the faculty in 1992. From 2013 to 2015, he served as the law school’s associate dean for entrepreneurial programs and research support. In that role, he…

Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Kellee Tsai, PhD, became the new Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities on February 26, 2024. Her career spans leadership roles in higher education, most recently as dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science and Chair Profess…

Graduate Program and Communications Coordinator, English Department

Kelsey Costa is the Graduate Program and Communications Coordinator in the English department. Before joining the English department, she was the Administrative Assistant to the Residential Life department. Prior to her time at Northeastern, Kelsey w…

Vice President, Office of Student Affairs

Madeleine Estabrook has been at the University since 2008. She currently serves as senior vice chancellor for student life. Her broad portfolio includes residential life and housing, cultural life, health and wellness, conduct, student involvement…

Director of Belonging Initiatives

Louis Green’s goal is to drive meaningful and sustainable progress in CSSH within the role of Director of Belonging Initiatives. He has acquired 15 years of experience in program creation, project management, and training and development with Cornell…

Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion; Dean for Cultural and Spiritual Life, Office of Student Affairs (ex-officio member)

Bob serves as the Dean for Cultural Life which includes the John D. O’Bryant African American institute, The Asian American Center, The Latin X Center, The Center for Spirituality, Dialogue and Service, The Social Justice Resource Center…

Executive Director, Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service

Alexander Levering Kern is a Quaker, ecumenical and interfaith leader, widely-published poet and writer, educator, and chaplain. Alex serves as the first Executive Director of the Center for Spirituality, Dialogue and Service (CSDS) at Northeastern…

Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD

Christian Law is a doctoral student at Northeastern University in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He holds a B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from California Lutheran University and an M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice…

Ruderman Professor of Jewish Studies; Director of Jewish Studies Program; Professor of English

Lori Hope Lefkovitz is the author of In Scripture: The First Stories of Jewish Sexual Identity (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010), which was named a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in the category of Women’s Studies. Her awards i…

Associate Professor and Director of Latinx, Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Dr. Isabel Martinez is a Latinx youth immigration scholar whose research has primarily focused on the transnational lives of unaccompanied immigrant teenagers from Mexico/Central America. She is currently developing the New York Latinx Comedy Project…

Curriculum Specialist and Program Manager, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

College Events Manager

Danita Mends, Events Manager, joins Northeastern with over 10 years of project and event management in healthcare, environmental initiatives, and community development. In her role as Events Manager at CSSH, she works closely with the Dean’s Of…

Associate Teaching Professor in International Affairs, Political Science, and School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Dr. Nichola Minott holds a PhD from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she was the recipient of a Boren Fellowship and participated in the Aceh Research Training Institute.  Dr. Minott is originally from Jamaica, West Indies and spent her…

Director of the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute; Research Associate of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy; Advisory Board Member, Humanities Center

Lead Staff Interpreter

Cayle O’Brien, MS, NIC, is happy to be a part of the American Sign Language–English Interpreting Education Program as the Lead Staff Interpreter.  She is an alumna of Northeastern’s ASLIE Program and continued on to earn a Master of Science in Nonpro…

Administrative Assistant

Maxim Olivier, Administrative Assistant, is currently responsible for managing the CSSH Dean’s Office administrative operations and provides support for meetings and events, along with supervising the team of student office assistants. Previously, Ma…

Professor of English

Mya Poe is an award-winning teacher and researcher who focuses on writing assessment and writing development with particular attention to justice and fairness. For more than 20 years she has advocated against assessment practices that are based on we…

Associate Director and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; PhD Program Director; Director of Race and Justice Lab

Professor Kevin Drakulich’s work is concerned with how Americans think about crime and justice, both within communities and as tied to broader social issues. In this work he has a particular focus on dynamics of race and racism. At the local level, t…

Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science

Vance Ricks is an associate teaching professor at Northeastern University, holding joint appointments in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and Khoury College of Computer Sciences. Ricks earned his doctorate in philosophy from Stanford Uni…

Graduate Student, MS Economics