Meet Our Team

Anita Raj, PhD

Anita Raj, PhD

Executive Director, Nancy Reeves Dreux Endowed Chair

View Bio | araj@tulane.edu

Julie Henriquez Aldana

Julie Henriquez Aldana, PhD

Director of SUCCESS and UNDERGRADUATE STRATEGY, and Senior Professor of Practice

View Bio | jhenriquez@tulane.edu

Clare Daniel

Clare Daniel, PhD

Director of Research and Grant Development, and Senior Professor of Practice

View Bio | cdaniel5@tulane.edu

Leila Escoto

Leila Escoto

Senior Program MANAGER

lescoto@tulane.edu 

Mallie Froehlich

Mallie Froehlich

Research Administrator

mfroehlich@tulane.edu

Xin Gu

Xin Gu, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

xgu6@tulane.edu

Manisha Jain

Manisha Jain, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

mjain3@tulane.edu

Amanda Johnson

Amanda Johnson, PhD

BONQUOIS Postdoctoral Fellow

ajohnson26@tulane.edu

Laura Kreller

Laura Kreller

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT III

lkreller@tulane.edu

Darilyn Lee

Darilyn Lee

Events SPECIALIST II

dlee23@tulane.edu

Lis Lee

Elisabeth Lee

OPERATIONS Administrator

elee12@tulane.edu 

Sandy Willen (NC '69)

Vinita Mahanti

Data Analyst

evmahanti@tulane.edu

Jamie Morgan

Jamie Morgan, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

jmorgan14@tulane.edu 

Lindsey Purcell

Lindsey Purcell

Director of Development

lpurcell@tulane.edu

Julie Qiu

Julie Qiu

Program ADMINISTRATOR II

jqiu@tulane.edu

Jake Silvas

Jake Silvas

Graphic Designer and Web Specialist

jsilvas@tulane.edu

Aidan Smith

Aidan Smith, PhD

Director of NEWCOMB LEGACY INITIATIVES, and Senior Professor of Practice

View Bio | asmith41@tulane.edu

Beena Thannickal

Beena Thannickal

Director of Communications

bthannickal@tulane.edu

Laura Wolford

Laura Wolford

Director of Operations

lwolford@tulane.edu

Abby Woods

Abby Woods

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR III

adickinson@tulane.edu 

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