Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.

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  • Timeline

    Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

    Egyptian Collection Intern

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    Sept 2005 - May 2006

    Ancient Art Intern

    RISD Museum
    Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

    Latin Teacher

    Matignon High School
    Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

    Education and Ancient Art Department Intern

    Harvard Art Museums
    Sept 2010 - Dec 2010

    Research Assistant, The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE)

    The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education
    Jan 2011 - May 2011

    Alumni Relations and Development Assistant

    Harvard Graduate School of Education
    Jun 2011 - Sept 2017

    Associate Director, Faculty & Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculties

    Boston College
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    Sept 2013 - Jul 2014

    Research Assistant, Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching

    Tufts University
    Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

    Adjunct Lecturer

    Merrimack College
    Jan 2017 - Jun 2020

    Adjunct Lecturer

    Boston University
    Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

    Visiting Lecturer

    Tufts University
    Jan 2022 - May 2022

    Visiting Lecturer

    Tufts University
    Current Company
    Sept 2022 - now

    Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Development, and Planning

    Harvard University Graduate School of Education
    Cambridge, MA
  • About me

    Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Development, and Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

  • Education

    • Boston college

      2011 - 2015
      Doctor of philosophy (ph.d.) higher education/higher education administration

      Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant (Qualitative Research Methods); Academic Affairs Committee member (Graduate Education Association) Dissertation Title: "Professional Development for Teaching in Higher Education: Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions"

    • Tufts university

      2006 - 2008
      M.a. classical archaeology, certificate in museum studies

      Activities and Societies: • Vice President of the Tufts Graduate Student Council • Member of the University Committee on Student Life • Member of the Graduate School of Arts and Science Programs and Policies Committee • Teaching Assistant (Intermediate Latin, Fall 2007; Introduction to Classical Archaeology, Spring 2007 & 2008) • Concordia Archaeological Fellowship Recipient (2007 & 2008) • Tufts University Graduate Student Council Service Award • Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize Winner

    • Brown university

      -
      A.b. double major: classics and ancient art and archaeology

      Activities and Societies: President, Brown Film Society; Editor, Brown Classical Journal; Student Union Board Member; Teaching Assistant (Archaeological Field Methods); Arnold Ayer Archaeological Scholarship Recipient

    • Harvard graduate school of education

      2010 - 2011
      Ed.m. higher education

      Activities and Societies: Co-Chair, Higher Education Student Association

  • Experience

    • Museum of fine arts, boston

      Jun 2005 - Aug 2005
      Egyptian collection intern
    • Risd museum

      Sept 2005 - May 2006
      Ancient art intern
    • Matignon high school

      Aug 2008 - Aug 2010
      Latin teacher

      • Developed academic management plan and curriculum to suit the school’s methods and academic mission• Designed curriculum and evaluated textbooks as sole teacher for Latin I, II, III, IV, V and AP• Created exit interview strategy for departing faculty• Advised diverse and international student population on the college application and admissions process• Taught grade levels 9-12 in Latin language, Roman culture and archaeology, and Classical mythology

    • Harvard art museums

      Jun 2010 - Sept 2010
      Education and ancient art department intern

      • Developed education program plan and materials for a study collection of Roman everyday life objects to be used on school visits and in the museum’s new study center

    • The collaborative on academic careers in higher education

      Sept 2010 - Dec 2010
      Research assistant, the collaborative on academic careers in higher education (coache)

      • Conducted independent research and data analysis to develop newsletter articles and marketing materials• Developed spreadsheets with formulas for assessing survey response frequency• Researched and analyzed response rates for faculty surveys across multiple organizations and institutions

    • Harvard graduate school of education

      Jan 2011 - May 2011
      Alumni relations and development assistant

      • Administered the Student Alumni Mentoring Initiative (SAMI) Program: planned large-scale alumni events, conducted program communication, designed and implemented evaluation surveys, evaluated and implemented participant feedback• Analyzed data, alumni donor records, and HGSE Fund statistics in Advance (Harvard alumni database)

    • Boston college

      Jun 2011 - Sept 2017

      • Singlehandedly transitioned 1000+ faculty and high-level administrators to a new faculty annual reporting database (Data180), overseeing project from vendor selection through implementation and training• Created and developed new process and workflow for online sabbatical & faculty fellowship applications, eliminating previous paper processes • Developed entirely new electronic process for notifying 852 full-time faculty members of their merit salary increases each year• Transitioned entire promotion & tenure process to new online model using Interfolio; Oversee promotion and tenure process for ca. 30 faculty each year• Oversee, train, and mentor graduate and undergraduate research assistants• Includes all duties as described for previous two positions at Boston College Show less • Managed all faculty personnel activities, including salaries, summer salaries, and start-up funds, for 800 full-time faculty members across 7 schools• Organized, ran, assessed, and redesigned new faculty orientation for ca. 60 new faculty members each year• Oversaw the full-time faculty hiring process, including advertising, the search process, offer letters, contracts, and onboarding• Managed all areas of human resources within the Provost’s Office and assist academic areas and centers with human resources, budget, and procurement, especially those that report to the Provost's Office• Attended and recorded monthly Council of Deans and Provost Advisory Council meetings• Issued contract renewals for tenure-track and non-tenure track faculty annually by managing the promotion & tenure and annual review processes• Appointed and re-appointed department chairpersons across 7 schools annually• Includes all duties described for Faculty & Academic Affairs Administrator position below Show less • Manage faculty annual reviews, merit process, salary letters, sabbaticals, leaves, fellowships, promotions & tenure processes for 800 full-time faculty. Implemented new online process for sabbatical applications• Handle all faculty payroll, benefits, HR, retirement issues; communicate with faculty on these topics• Manage all Visiting Scholar requests for ca. 200 international Visiting Scholars per year• Work closely with Dean’s Offices, Office for Institutional Diversity, Office of Sponsored Programs, Institutional Research, Benefits, Human Resources, Payroll, Information Technology, Budget Office• Founding member of the Center for Teaching Excellence, including serving on selection committee of national search for Center’s Executive Director • Manage Digital Measures faculty database that tracks all course, publication, and service data for each of the university’s 800 faculty members; prepare annual data reports for the Provost • Includes all duties described for Research Assistant position below Show less • Managed Digital Measures faculty database that tracks all course, publication, and service data for each of the university’s 793 faculty members, including preparing data reports for the Provost• Served as Digital Measures Helpdesk for faculty inquiries and liaison to external vendor, communicated project information and updates to campus community and faculty via meetings, training sessions, and newsletters• Project Manager for Interfolio services implementation on campus to convert all faculty job postings and applications to an electronic process, trained campus administrators and faculty in new database, served as Helpdesk, acted as liaison with external vendor• Conducted benchmarking research projects on: international Jesuit institutions’ core curricula requirements; maternity/paternity policies at peer institutions; sabbatical policies at peer institutions; requirements for ethics minors at Association of Jesuit and Catholic Universities and peer institutions; methods and policies for teaching support/training; promotion and tenure dossier contents and procedures; undergraduate language requirements; minority STEM programs and scholarships at peer institutions and nationwide; conflict of interest/commitment for faculty members; faculty salaries at peer institutions• Researched and presented information on various topics at meetings of the University Council on International Exchange and Research• Compiled spreadsheets and analyzed data on faculty statistics by gender, degree, rank, and compensation to be published in the university’s annual Fact Book• Prepared data and analysis for annual American Association of University Professors (AAUP) reporting Show less

      • Associate Director, Faculty & Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculties

        Jun 2016 - Sept 2017
      • Manager, Faculty & Academic Affairs

        Jan 2015 - May 2016
      • Faculty and Academic Affairs Administrator, Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculties

        Mar 2014 - Jan 2015
      • Research Assistant, Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculties

        Jun 2011 - Mar 2014
    • Tufts university

      Sept 2013 - Jul 2014
      Research assistant, center for the enhancement of learning and teaching

      • Facilitated faculty development programs such as: Course Design Institute, Annual Teaching and Learning Conference, Faculty Fellows Program, Book Groups• Conducted Midterm Feedback sessions with students in classrooms, analyzed student evaluation data, and created reports for faculty members about their strengths and weaknesses ; met with faculty members to review their feedback reports• Evaluated the Center’s ongoing programs; analyzed survey data and created annual reports• Managed CELT’s website and online presence Show less

    • Merrimack college

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
      Adjunct lecturer

      • Taught master's-level courses in quantitative and qualitative research methods• Taught course and oversaw 14 master's-level Capstone research projects, instructing students in designing educational research projects with human subjects

    • Boston university

      Jan 2017 - Jun 2020
      Adjunct lecturer

      Teach and develop foundational master's course AP 550: Perspectives on Higher Education (Fall 2017, Spring 2019) for newly designed online master's program in higher educationCo-teach Strategic Planning in Higher Education (Spring 2020)

    • Tufts university

      Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
      Visiting lecturer

      Taught undergraduate seminar Deconstructing the Ivory Tower: A Critical Perspective on Universities (Fall 2018)https://excollege.wixsite.com/express/featured-articles/deconstructing-the-ivory-tower-a-critical-perspective-on-universities

    • Tufts university

      Jan 2022 - May 2022
      Visiting lecturer

      Taught "Deconstructing the Ivory Tower: A Critical Perspective on US Colleges and Universities"

    • Harvard university graduate school of education

      Sept 2022 - now

      • Manage all faculty and academic searches (full-time, part-time, and postdoctoral positions)• Serve as Title IX Resource Coordinator for HGSE faculty• Create and administer policies related to: faculty leaves, retirements, annual reviews, pay equity, promotion and tenure• Oversee, develop, and grow Faculty Affairs Office• Run various committees related to faculty appointments at HGSE, including the Faculty Appointments Committee, while liaising with the Office of the Provost and the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity• Serve on University-wide committees related to faculty affairs. Examples include: Confidential Records Management; Reaccreditation; Background Checks; PFML for Academic Appointees; Outside Activities. • Designate all faculty workload assignments, including committees and advising• Serve on HGSE's Local Emergency Management Team, Research Compliance Team, Dean's Cabinet, Dean's Senior Leadership Team Show less

      • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Development, and Planning

        Sept 2017 - now
      • Teaching Fellow

        Sept 2024 - Dec 2024
      • Teaching Fellow

        Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Crisis leadership in higher education program

      Harvard kennedy school executive education
      Mar 2019
    • Evidence for equity program

      Harvard kennedy school executive education
      Dec 2023
    • Promoting racial equity in the workplace program

      Harvard kennedy school executive education
      May 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
      Harvard University Senior Administrator Fellowship Harvard University Feb 2021
    • Awarded to Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
      Fulbright Award Grantee, International Education Administrators Session, Germany & Belgium Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program May 2017
    • Awarded to Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
      Mary Kinnane Award for Excellence in Higher Education Boston College Lynch School of Education 2015
    • Awarded to Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
      Graduate Student Council Service Award Tufts University 2008
    • Awarded to Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
      Sarah Plummer Memorial Scholarship Tufts University Classics Department 2008
    • Awarded to Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
      Arnold Ayer Scholarship Brown University, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World 2006
    • Awarded to Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
      Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistant Fellowship (UTRA) Brown University 2005
    • Awarded to Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
      Classics Department Scholarship for Graduate Study Tufts University 2007 & 2008
    • Awarded to Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
      Concordia Fellowship for Archaeological Research Tufts University Classics Department 2007 & 2008
  • Volunteer Experience

    • President, Class of 2006

      Issued by Brown University on Jul 2022
      Brown UniversityAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Elected Board Member, Tufts Alumni Council

      Issued by Tufts University on Jul 2021
      Tufts UniversityAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Co-Founder

      Issued by Faculty Affairs Network, Northeast (FANN) on Nov 2018
      Faculty Affairs Network, Northeast (FANN)Associated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Advisor to the Presidents - ANHW Boston Chapter; Resident Agent and Nominating Committee Chair - ANHW Global Steering Committee

      Issued by Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (Harvard Alumni Association) on Apr 2015
      Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (Harvard Alumni Association)Associated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Women's Launch Pad Mentor

      Issued by Brown University on Sept 2014
      Brown UniversityAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Mentor, Student Alumni Mentoring Initiative

      Issued by Harvard Graduate School of Education on Aug 2011
      Harvard Graduate School of EducationAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Alumni Interviewer

      Issued by Brown University on Oct 2006
      Brown UniversityAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Program Committee, Co-Chair for Faculty/Staff Section

      Issued by Association for the Study of Higher Education on Jan 2023
      Association for the Study of Higher EducationAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Strategic Workgroup on Entities

      Issued by Association for the Study of Higher Education on Jan 2022
      Association for the Study of Higher EducationAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Brown University Community Council Member, Executive Committee

      Issued by Brown University on Sept 2024
      Brown UniversityAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Co-Vice President, Class of 2006

      Issued by Brown University on Jun 2011
      Brown UniversityAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Board Member, Association of Class Leaders

      Issued by Brown University on May 2012
      Brown UniversityAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.
    • Association of Tufts Alumnae Board Member

      Issued by Tufts University on Jan 2016
      Tufts UniversityAssociated with Jessica Pesce, Ph.D.