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	Veneeta Dayal Linguistics Veneeta Dayal is the Dorothy R. Diebold Professor of Linguistics at Yale University. She did her Masters and M.Phil in English Literature from Delhi University (India) and taught at Jamia Millia Islamia (India) from 1980-1983. She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from Cornell University in 1991. She taught at Rutgers University from 1990-2018 where she held the rank of Distinguished Professor of Linguistics. Veneeta Dayal’s research focuses on the semantics of natural language, and its interface with syntax and pragmatics, typically from a cross-linguistic perspective. Her primary areas of language specialization are English and Hindi-Urdu. The topics she has worked on can be classified under four broad categories: Questions and relative clauses; Bare nominals and genericity; Free choice items, Clause structure and scope in Hindi-Urdu. She has published widely in leading journals in the field of linguistics: Linguistic Inquiry, Linguistics and Philosophy, Natural Language Semantics, and Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, among others. She is the author of Locality in Wh Quantification (Kluwer Academic Publishers) and Questions (Oxford University Press) and a co-editor of Clause Structure in South Asian Languages (Kluwer Academic Publishers). She is now working on a manuscript exploring cross-linguistic variation in the morpho-syntactic expression of definiteness, indefiniteness and genericity: (In)definiteness and Genericity: A Cross-linguistic Perspective, to be published by Wiley-Blackwell. A related project, The Open Handbook of (In)definiteness: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Interpreting Bare Arguments is under contract with MIT Open Handbooks in Linguistics. Another manuscript, Scope-taking in Questions, is slated for publication in Linguistic Inquiry Monographs. Other current projects include the relationship between clausal subordination and speech acts, the expression of epistemic uncertainty in different types of noun phrases, and the syntax and semantics of question particles. At Rutgers, Veneeta Dayal served as the founding director of the South Asian Studies Program, Graduate Program Director of Linguistics, Undergraduate Program Director of Linguistics, Department Chair of Linguistics and Acting Dean of Humanities. She is an associate editor for the journal Linguistics and Philosophy and is on the editorial board of a number of other journals. Veneeta Dayal has been the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant, a Fulbright Senior Research Award, a Senior Research Fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies and a Jawaharlal Nehru Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship. She was awarded the Graduate Faculty Teaching Award in 2017 by Rutgers Graduate School, New Brunswick. Email Veneeta Dayal
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	Margaret Deli English Margaret Deli (Maggie) is an Instructor in the Yale English Department, where she teaches classes on creative nonfiction (ENGL 120), gossip, scandal, and celebrity (ENGL 114), and the literary history of the female sociopath (ENGL 115). In the spring of 2019, she served as the Interim Dean of Trumbull College; she currently serves as the Interim Dean of Silliman College. Maggie received her PhD from Yale in May of 2019. She holds masters degrees from the University of Oxford and Christie’s Education in London and received her BA in English and Art History from Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on aesthetic professionals and expertise during the modernist era. Email Margaret Deli
	Michael Devoret Applied Physics Devoret’s research focuses on experimental solid state physics with emphasis on “quantronics,” i.e., mesoscopic electronic effects in which collective degrees of freedom like currents and voltages behave quantum mechanically; basic understanding of quantum non-equilibrium physics of superconducting circuits for information processing, such as quantum computation and quantum sensing.
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	Eileen Donahue Development Eileen Donahue joined WASHBURN & McGOLDRICK in 2019 after a successful career as an attorney, probate judge, and senior advancement director at Yale University. She is respected for her straightforward, creative, and personalized approach to philanthropy and gift planning for donors at every level of giving, as well as for her strategic contributions in closing significant, multifaceted gifts. Eileen was named Yale’s Director of Planned Giving in 2003. During her sixteen years in that role, she was responsible for all aspects of the university’s planned giving program, including the marketing, solicitation, stewardship, and administration of bequests, life income gifts, donated securities, real estate, and other non-cash assets. Eileen guided the design and implementation of a highly effective marketing and communications strategy for planned gifts and led the expansion of gift planning training opportunities for advancement staff across the university. She launched Yale Legacy Partners, the university’s first recognition society for planned gift donors, and grew its membership to 2,300 donors. She also oversaw the creation and management of Yale’s donor advised program and established and administered a registered charity in the United Kingdom with dual tax benefits for Yale donors in the U.S. and U.K. Under Eileen’s leadership, Yale’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, libraries, museums, and athletics department doubled the number of new bequest intentions and raised over $700 million in planned gifts during the 2004–2011 Yale Tomorrow campaign. In 2012, Eileen was appointed Yale’s Senior Philanthropic Advisor and assumed additional responsibilities for working closely with university leaders, donors, and their professional advisors in providing key support for the structuring and closing of Yale’s most generous and transformative gifts. Since joining the WASHBURN & McGOLDRICK team, Eileen has provided planned giving counsel and training to numerous clients including Princeton University, Imperial College London, Syracuse University, St. Lawrence University, Vassar College, Providence College, University of Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, United States Golf Association, Denison University, Rollins College, University of Rhode Island Foundation, William and Mary, Miss Porter’s School, and Fairfield College Preparatory School, among others. Prior to her work in educational advancement, Eileen served for ten years as Probate Judge for the District of North Haven, Connecticut, presiding over cases involving decedents’ estates and trusts and a wide range of sensitive matters affecting children, seniors, and individuals with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities. During her tenure at the Probate Court, Eileen assumed increasingly progressive leadership positions within the Connecticut Probate Assembly, the statewide association of probate judges. She began her legal career as an attorney in private practice, focusing on estate planning, probate, real estate, and civil litigation. Eileen received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of New Rochelle and her Juris Doctor degree from Boston College Law School. She has served as a member of numerous non-profit and civic boards and commissions.
	Joe Doran Yale Investments Office Joseph Doran is a proud Trumbull alumni who graduated from Yale College in 2020 with degrees in Economics and Global Affairs. He is originally from Springfield, Virginia but currently resides in the great city of New Haven, Connecticut. After graduating, Joseph joined the Yale Investments Office where he focuses on Private Equity. Outside of work, he loves to swim, hike, read, and play piano. Email Joe Doran
	Kraig Eisenman Foundational Technology Solutions at YaleKraig works as a Cloud Engineer in the Foundational Technology Solutions group at Yale. His role is to provide technical expertise to support teaching, research, and patient care. Kraig also works to reduce barriers and inefficiencies by implementing robust IT solutions.Email Kraig Eisenman
	Mohammad Elahee Mohammad Niamat Elahee Ph.D., is a professor of International Business at Quinnipiac University, CT. He earned his Ph.D. with a double major in Marketing and International Business from the University of Texas Pan-American, USA and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of New Brunswick-Fredericton, Canada. He also taught at The University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico; Rennes Business School, France; Kedge Business School in Marseilles and in Bordeaux, France; Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China, and at the Sa’dat Academy for Management Sciences in Egypt. Most recently, he was a US Fulbright Professor at Al Zaytoonah University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan. His research interest includes cross-cultural negotiations, foreign investment, consumer animosity and ethnocentrism, and globalization. He has also published a text-book on globalization and edited a book on the nuclear deal between Iran and the West. A widely published author, Dr. Elahee also serves as a reviewer of grant applications for the US Department of Education. He has also been involved with a number of non-profit organizations such as Hamden Rotary Club, Columbus House, Albert Schweitzer Institute, etc. Email Mohammad Elahee
	Jonas Elbousty Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Jonas Elbousty has previously taught at Al Akhawayn University, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Columbia University. He has also held visiting faculty positions in a few universities, including at Stockholm University. He has given lectures at numerous universities, including Stockholm University, University of Lisbon, University of Copenhagen, Bochum University, Zhejiang University, University of Brussels, Dunărea de Jos University, etc. Elbousty has taught widely in the areas of North African and Middle Eastern Studies, with a special focus on literary narratives. His research interests include theories of world literature, Eurocentrism, problematics of literary translation, postcolonial literature, modern Arabic fiction, Maghrebi Studies, and the life and works of Mohamed Choukri. He is a literary translator and short story writer, and a consultant and external examiner to academic institutions and NGOs regarding North African and Middle Eastern Affairs. He has directed programs in the MENA region, serves on governmental and non-governmental boards, notably the advisory board of the American Councils for International Education. Elbousty has numerous publications appearing in Michigan Quarterly Review, ArabLit, ArabLit Quarterly, Asheville Poetry Review, Banipal, Prospectus, Sekka, Live Encounters, Journal of New Jersey Poets, Journal of North African Studies, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle Eastern Literatures, amongst others. He has also guest edited special issues, including an issue on modern Arabic poetry in translation. He has received many awards, including the Ordre des Palmes Académiques(link is external), 2020 Poorvu Family Award for excellence in teaching at Yale University, Special Commendation for contributions to education from the State of Massachusetts Senate, and research fellowships. Email Jonas Elbousty
	Anna Elizabeth CommunicationsAnna Elizabeth is a senior staff writer at the Yale Office of Development. Prior to joining Yale, she covered the White House for Bloomberg News, wrote for The Atlantic magazine, and reported on state politics for the Connecticut Examiner. Anna also worked in audio, producing for WBEZ Chicago and Connecticut Public Radio. She is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and lives in East Rock with her wife and dog. Email Anna Elizabeth
	Ezita Emami School of Nursing Azita Emami, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, FAAN, is the dean and Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing of the Yale School of Nursing, a position she has held since August, 2023. Dean Emami is an internationally-recognized leader in the field of nursing. Her academic leadership experience spans two countries and 25 years, including positions as executive dean of the University of Washington School of Nursing; dean of the College of Nursing at Seattle University; head of the Division of Nursing in the Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet (Sweden); and academic leader in the Division of Elder Care in the Department of Nursing at the Karolinska Institutet. Dr. Emami continues an active research program that has resulted in more than 80 peer-reviewed publications spanning topics that include dementia, cross-cultural issues in nursing care, and optimal ways to educate nurses so they provide culturally-competent care. She is a champion of an emphasis on wellness across the lifespan, population health, and understanding and addressing the social determinants of health. Dean Emami has led a national effort to identify and address issues of racism in both nursing education and healthcare. She initiated and oversaw a multi-year effort that resulted in creating the nation’s first Center for Antiracism. She is a powerful, visible advocate for equity of access to healthcare for all. In addition to her position on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees (since July 2022) she is also a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine; an elected member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering; a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing; a trustee of Yale New Haven Hospital; an elected member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences; and a member of the board of the National Clinician Scholars Program and the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Emami earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the renowned Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, where she grew up after emigrating from Iran. She went on to gain a master’s degree in international healthcare from Karolinska Institutet and the Red Cross College of Nursing; a nursing education degree with a teaching certification, and a doctorate in medical sciences from Karolinska. She is a proud recipient of the University of Washington Women’s Center’s Women of Courage award. Email Ezita Emami
	Kai Erickson Emeritus, Sociology Kai Erikson is past president of the American Sociological Association, the Society for the Study of Social Problems, and the Eastern Sociological Society. He has been a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and a Visiting Scholar of the Russell Sage Foundation. He is the author of Wayward Puritans: A Study in the Sociology of Deviance, which won the MacIver Award of the ASA; and of Everything In Its Path, which won the Sorokin Award of the ASA. He is the only sociologist to ever twice win the top award of the Association for the best book of the year. His latest book is entitled A New Species of Trouble: Explorations in Disaster, Trauma, and Community. His research and teaching interests include American communities, human disasters, and ethnonational conflict. He has been Master of Trumbull College, Chair of the American Studies program at Yale, editor of The Yale Review, and Chair of the Department of Sociology.
	Barbara Esty Science & Soc Science LibrariesEmail Barbara Esty
	Linda Evenson Wargo Environmental Studies ProgramLinda Evenson Wargo is the Program Manager for the Yale College Environmental Studies Major and Program. She serves as Registrar for the Environmental Studies major, manages the Summer Environmental Fellowship, provides student and faculty support, coordinates events for the EVST major, and advises students about the EVST major and YSE 5-Year Program. Prior to working at Yale, she worked in the field of environmental science, policy, and administration. She is a former Resident Fellow of both Cendana College at Yale-NUS College in Singapore and Trumbull College. She received a master’s degree in Environmental Management from YSE. Email Linda Evenson Wargo
	Ray Fair EconomicsRay Clarence Fair is the John M. Musser Professor of Economics at Yale University. Fair received his B.A. from Fresno State College in 1964 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1968. He spent several years at Princeton University before moving to Yale.Email Ray Fair
	John Faragher Emeritus, History John Mack Faragher was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in southern California, where he attended the University of California, Riverside (B.A., 1967), and did social work, before coming to Yale (Ph.D., 1977). After fifteen years as a professor at Mount Holyoke College he returned to Yale in 1993. His books include Women and Men on the Overland Trail (1979); Sugar Creek: Life on the Illinois Prairie (1986); Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer (1992); The American West: A New Interpretive History (2000), with Robert V. Hine; A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from their American Homeland (2005); and Frontiers: A Short History of the American West (2007), with Robert V. Hine. He teaches the history of the American West and directs the Howard R. Lamar Email John Faragher
	Anoka Faruqee Yale School of Art Email Anoka Faruqee
	Michael Felberbaum Director Advancement Systems Michael Felberbaum is Director of Advancement Systems at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. He’s cofounder of Causativity.org, and a longtime mindfulness meditation practitioner and teacher. Email Michael Felberbaum
	Margaret Fikrig Internal Medicine Margaret Fikrig is a physician in the division of Infectious Diseases. She works part time in the Yale HIV clinic. Her daughter is a senior at Yale in Branford College, her other daughter is a freshman at Oberlin and her son is a high school junior. She also enjoy playing violin, hiking with my dog, gardening and sailing. Email Margaret Fikrig