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Pembroke Center Oral History Project

An oral history collection centering the stories of cis and trans women and non-binary people at Brown University

Tag: Staff/Faculty

Arlene Elizabeth Gorton, Faculty (interview 2 of 2)

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Arlene Elizabeth Gorton, Faculty (interview 2 of 2)

Arlene Elizabeth Gorton, class of 1952 (interview 1 of 2)

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract This interview summarizes the career of Arlene Gorton with Pembroke College and Brown University’s Athletics Departments. Gorton graduated from… Read more Arlene Elizabeth Gorton, class of 1952 (interview 1 of 2)

Feven Teklu, Staff

Posted on June 19, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Feven Teklu, Senior Leadership Giving Officer in the Office of Advancement at Brown University, discusses her… Read more Feven Teklu, Staff

Diane Straker, Staff

Posted on June 19, 2023August 1, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this oral history captured over the course of four interviews, Diane Straker, the Pembroke Center’s administrative assistant, details… Read more Diane Straker, Staff

Christina Smith, Staff

Posted on June 15, 2023August 1, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Christina Smith, Associate Director for Undergraduate STEM Development at the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning… Read more Christina Smith, Staff

Heidi Sasseville, Staff

Posted on June 15, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Heidi Sasseville, Senior Sales Clerk at the Brown University Bookstore, discusses her experiences living through the… Read more Heidi Sasseville, Staff

Annalisa Heppner, Staff

Posted on June 14, 2023August 1, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Annalisa Heppner, Project Manager for the Circumpolar Laboratory Inventory Project at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology… Read more Annalisa Heppner, Staff

Rae Gould, Staff

Posted on June 14, 2023August 1, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Rae Gould, Associate Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative at Brown University and… Read more Rae Gould, Staff

Katherine Goldman, Staff

Posted on June 14, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Katherine Goldman, Center Manager of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at Brown… Read more Katherine Goldman, Staff

Mitchell Foster, Staff

Posted on June 14, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Mitchell Foster, a Residential Area Coordinator at Brown University, shares their experiences becoming a Brown staff… Read more Mitchell Foster, Staff

Jennifer Currier, Staff

Posted on June 14, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Jennifer Currier, former Publications and Programs Coordinator for the Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Department at Brown… Read more Jennifer Currier, Staff

Gail Cohee, Staff

Posted on June 14, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this two-part interview, Gail Cohee, former Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Sarah Doyle Center for… Read more Gail Cohee, Staff

Lydia Curliss, Staff

Posted on June 14, 2023August 1, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Lydia Curliss, Physical Sciences, and Native American and Indigenous Studies, Librarian at Brown University and member… Read more Lydia Curliss, Staff

Meera Viswanathan, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023August 1, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Meera Viswanathan, then-Professor of comparative literature at Brown University, discusses emigrating from India to Los Angeles… Read more Meera Viswanathan, Faculty

Janice Vanderwater, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Janice Vanderwater discusses her college education at Barnard College and her path to becoming the first… Read more Janice Vanderwater, Faculty

Clarice LaVerne Thompson, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Clarice LaVerne Thompson discusses her educational and professional path to becoming a visiting professor in Africana… Read more Clarice LaVerne Thompson, Faculty

Karen Newman, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Karen Newman, Faculty

Philip Leis, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Philip Leis, Faculty

Louise Lamphere, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Louise Lamphere, Faculty

Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023August 1, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Associate Professor of Sociology at Brown University, discusses her experiences as a… Read more Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Faculty

Anne Fausto-Sterling, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Anne Fausto-Sterling, Faculty

Wendy Edwards, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023August 1, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Chair and Professor of Visual Arts, Wendy Edwards, describes her journey to becoming a professional painter… Read more Wendy Edwards, Faculty

Helen FitzGerald Cserr, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract This interview was conducted with Ruth Cserr on behalf of her mother Helen FitzGerald Cserr who was a professor… Read more Helen FitzGerald Cserr, Faculty

Rachel Cassidy, Faculty

Posted on June 14, 2023August 10, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract In this interview, Rachel Cassidy, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Brown University, discusses her experiences leading… Read more Rachel Cassidy, Faculty

Elizabeth Weed, Staff

Posted on June 7, 2023June 21, 2023 by eperfect

Abstract An assistant professor of Anthropology and the only woman in her department when she was hired in 1968, Louise… Read more Elizabeth Weed, Staff

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