Our Staff

Selma Botman, PhD
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
selma.botman@yu.edu

Kenny Almanzar
Executive Assistant to the Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs
kenny.almanzar@yu.edu 

Karen Bacon, PhD
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
kbacon@yu.edu

Susan Bauer
Assistant Vice President and Executive Director
susan.bauer@yu.edu
 

Edward F. Berliner, PhD
Dean of Science Management
Clinical Professor of Physics
eberline@yu.edu

Erica Brown
Vice Provost for Values and Leadership
and Director of the Sacks-Herenstein Center
erica.brown@yu.edu

Rachel J. Ebner, PhD
Director of Student Learning Assessment
rachel.ebner@yu.edu

Rachél Fester, PhD
Vice Provost, Institutional Effectiveness
rachel.fester@yu.edu

Jennifer Golden
Director, Office of International Services
jgolden1@yu.edu

Dr. Rabbi Stu Halpern, MBA
Senior Advisor to the Provost
shalpern@yu.edu

Yuxiang Liu, EdD
Director of Institutional Research & Assessment
yuxiang.liu@yu.edu

Sandy Moore
Director of University Libraries
sandy.moore@yu.edu
 

Michele Nicosia, MBA
Director of Curriculum and Accreditation
michele.nicosia@yu.edu
 

Chaim Nissel, PsyD
Title IX Coordinator
Vice Provost & Graduate Dean of Students
drnissel@yu.edu

Debra Pine
Special Advisor to the Provost
Assistant Dean, Sy Syms School of Business
dpine@yu.edu

Amanda Riego, MA, MPA
Director of Academic Operations
amanda.riego@yu.edu

Paul Russo, PhD
Vice Provost & Dean of the Katz School of Science and Health
paul.russo@yu.edu

Jennifer Spiegel
University Registrar
jennifer.spiegel@yu.edu

 

Timothy Stevens, PhD
Deputy Provost
timothy.stevens@yu.edu