Morse Fellows
Morse College is a vibrant community. We would love to count you among us. The Fellows meet a few times per semester at the Head of College’s house, to interact with friends from all parts of the University and from the broader community. Many play the role of Advisor for a student or two. We extend invitations to student functions such as performances and college-wide social events, welcome participation at intramural sports, provide dining privileges in the college at lunch or dinner, all so you can meet with students, faculty and friends. Please join us - we welcome you!
Joan Gaylord
Writer
Biography
Joan Gaylord (BA, American Studies) is a writer, editor, and photographer whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Pittsburgh Magazine, and The Christian Science Monitor, where she regularly writes book reviews. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, the environmental organization founded by Pete Seeger.
The Alumni Advisor for the Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective, she is immersed in the New York City jazz scene. Loren Schoenberg, the founding director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, has referred to Joan as “one of the movers and shakers on the scene today.”
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In her early 20s, after a conversation with her hero, Gordon Parks, Joan made a conscious decision to develop her broad range of talents rather than focus on only one field. As a result, her professional pursuits have included working as a fulltime calligrapher, a teacher at a high school within a psychiatric hospital, a registered NYS lobbyist, as well as a certified ski instructor.
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Alan Gerber
Director of the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health
Biography
Alan Gerber is Sterling Professor of Political Science, director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, and professor of economics and of and statistics and data science at Yale University. He also has affiliations in the Yale School of Public Health and the Jackson School of Global Affairs. Previously he was appointed the Faculty of Arts and Sciences divisional director for the social sciences and became the inaugural FAS dean of social science, serving in this role from 2014 to 2021.
Full bio on ISPS page: https://isps.yale.edu/team/alan-gerber
Department page: http://politicalscience.yale.edu/people/alan-gerber
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Soheil Ghili
Assistant Professor of Marketing; Morse Resident Fellow
Biography
Soheil Ghili is an assistant professor at Yale School of Management (SOM). At SOM, Soheil teaches Pricing Strategy to MBA students and advises Ph.D. students in the field of quantitative marketing. Though his class is designated as a graduate level course, often students from Yale College, especially those majoring in Economics, enroll in the class. Another aspect of Soheil’s job at SOM is conducting research. Like his teaching, Soheil’s research is focused on pricing. He combines tools from Microeconomics and Game Theory with those from Econometrics and Statistics to help firms address complex pricing questions, leading to higher profitability on the one hand, and improve consumer and social “welfare” on the other.
Before joining Yale, Soheil lived in Evanston Illinois where he got his Ph.D. in Economics and Strategy from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. And before that, he lived and studied in Iran where he earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA.
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Soheil is an amateur biker, runner, and piano player. He listens to music from around the world and loves animals!
David A. Gimbel, MD
Neurosurgeon, Grady Memorial Hospital
Biography
Steven Girvin
Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics and Professor of Applied Physics
Biography
Steven Girvin holds a BS from Bates College (1971), an MS from the University of Maine, and MS and PhD from Princeton (1977). He is a Professor of Physics and Applied Physics. From 2007-17 he had a senior administrative role as Deputy Provost for Research at Yale.
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Angela Gleason
Former Dean of Morse (2017-2023)
Biography
Angela Gleason is the former Dean of Morse (2017-2023) who earned her B.A. in Philosophy and History from St. Joseph’s College and her Ph.D. in Medieval History from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland). Her research focuses on early medieval legal and social history, as well as modern sports history. Prior to her Morse Deanship, she was a six-year residential fellow of Old Campus and Swing Space. She served on the Faculty Committee on Athletics and was an advisory board member of the Native American Cultural Center.
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An eleventh-generation Mainer, Dean Gleason loves water, winter and snow and will forever be a Walrus. She is happiest outside and enjoys all sports and games. She’s a lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Bears and is an avid pétanque player. She’s an equally avid traveler, but when she must be at home, and indoors, she’s an enthusiastic baker and a determined if amateur musician. She is learning the ukulele.
Kate Glerup PhD, LMHC
Clinical Supervisor at Redeemer Counseling Services
Biography
Kate is a clinical supervisor at Redeemer Counseling Services in New York City and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Kate holds a BA from the University of Texas, Austin, and a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Eastern University, St. David’s, PA. She specializes in the areas of substance abuse and addictions, including behavioral addictions, spiritually integrated psychotherapy, anxiety, depression, dysfunctional family issues, grief, PTSD, adolescent issues, and young adult (single or married) issues. Kate is also passionate about Animal Assisted Therapy and has a trained therapy dog. As an adjunct professor, she has taught graduate-level courses in addictions and co-occurring disorders. When not rooting for the Denver Broncos football team, Kate and her husband Mike, enjoy walking their dog, (Emma), hiking, backpacking and traveling extensively.