Brown School Office of Admissions & Recruitment

For general inquiries about our programs or questions about the application process, we ask that you please begin by contacting us at brownadmissions@wustl.edu, and your inquiry will be directed to the appropriate team member. Thank you!

Our team is happy to help you discover our unique Brown School community and answer your questions.

Admissions
Jamie Adkisson-Hennessy
  • Jamie Adkisson-Hennessy

  • Assistant Dean for Outreach, Admissions & Enrollment Management

    Jamie provides overall leadership and strategic goal-setting across all aspects of the admissions and recruitment process. In her capacity as Assistant Dean, she collaborates with individuals and teams across the Brown School, Washington University and with external partners to manage technology operations and transitions, innovative recruitment and outreach strategies, admissions criteria and enrollment processes, scholarship and funding support strategies, and data analysis and reporting.
  • jadkisson@wustl.edu
Sarah Lueken
  • Sarah Lueken

  • Associate Director of Admissions & Recruitment

    Sarah leads the strategic planning and execution of admissions marketing, communications and recruitment. She oversees the planning and implementation of recruitment events and programming, provides leadership around the creation of all admissions marketing and communications campaigns and collateral, and facilitates engagement with alumni, faculty, campus partners and community partners such as service corps and other academic pipeline organizations.
  • slueken@wustl.edu
Sarah Dexter
  • Sarah Dexter

  • Associate Director of Admissions & Recruitment

    Sarah oversees processes around prospect management, application review, admissions counseling and the Student Ambassador program. She implements strategic engagement with specific populations, including 3-2 program applicants and dual-degree applicants, and provides evaluation and analysis around the admissions and recruitment experience as well as other special projects.
  • sdexter@wustl.edu
Dominique Sandheinrich
  • Dominique Sandheinrich

  • Director of Brown School Student Financial Services

    Dominique leads the Office of Brown School Student Financial Services in advancing the financial aid support and resources offered to our students. She provides counseling to admitted students and current students to assist them in making informed decisions about financing their graduate education. She works in partnership with team members across the school and university to reduce barriers to financial resources for our students.
  • dominique.brown@wustl.edu
Zizi Xu Shillig
  • Zizi Xu Shillig

  • Manager of Global Programs

    For the admissions office, Zizi develops and implements global recruitment strategies to engage prospective international students. She reviews and evaluates applicants, provides international student support, and is the admissions liaison for MSP program.
  • zizixu@wustl.edu
Megan Gibson
  • Megan Gibson

  • Communications Specialist

    Megan develops, manages, and integrates all aspects of admissions communications functions, including print and digital communications, social media, multimedia operations, marketing collateral, brand strategy, internal messaging, and other creative efforts.
  • gibsonmegan@wustl.edu
Clarissa Jackson
  • Clarissa Jackson

  • Admissions & Recruitment Specialist

    Clarissa supports all aspects of the admissions process with a primary focus on prospective student outreach and recruitment presentations, application review and evaluation, applicant interviews, admissions counseling, and other activities to engage highly qualified MSW, MPH and MSP candidates.
  • jackson527@wustl.edu
Shaina Peterson
  • Shaina Peterson

  • Admissions & Recruitment Specialist

    Shaina supports all aspects of the admissions process with a primary focus on prospective student outreach and recruitment presentations, application review and evaluation, applicant interviews, admissions counseling, and other activities to engage highly qualified MSW, MPH and MSP candidates.
  • shaina@wustl.edu
Cheri Cowell
  • Cheri Cowell

  • Administrative Coordinator

    Cheri synchronizes the recruitment activities of the admissions office. She manages customized virtual and on-campus visit programming, provides front desk reception and administrative support, fields prospective student inquiries, and acts as a liaison between the admission office and campus partners.
  • ccheri@wustl.edu
Martina (Tina) Parker
  • Martina (Tina) Parker

  • Admissions Coordinator

    Tina coordinates a variety of administrative functions across the admissions office. She processes applications and supporting documents, facilitates application and enrollment procedures by providing support and guidance to applicants and incoming students.
  • martina.parker@wustl.edu