Meet the Faces of GSDM: Kendrick Smaellie, Assistant Director of Predoctoral Research and GSDM’s Center for Clinical Research Program Manager

Kendrick Smaellie, assistant director of predoctoral research and program manager at GSDM’s Center for Clinical Research, has spent a decade guiding members of the GSDM community in their research endeavors. In this staff spotlight, she talks about how she is here to help answer any administrative-based research questions, no matter how big or small.

The Team Behind the Scenes: An Inside Look at GSDM Facilities with Andrew “Andy” Burke, Director of Facilities & Operations

With Andrew “Andy” Burke’s, director of facilities & operations, upcoming retirement bringing an end to a 46 year-long tenure at Boston University, he took a look back on his time at GSDM, sharing more about what his office does and retelling some of his favorite anecdotes from his time tackling complex facilities challenges.

Meet the Faces of GSDM: Joseph Johnson, GSDM Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

Joseph Johnson is GSDM’s assistant director of director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belong—a position he has had since January 2023. In this role, he pulls from skills developed from both his athletic coaching and social work experiences to provide support to initiatives created Larry Dunham DMD 83, assistant dean for diversity, equity, Inclusion, & belonging, and develop new programming, such as the Pre-Matriculation Enrichment Program and climate surveys.