Who’s Who in the Dean’s Office

The dean serves as the primary adviser to Saybrook’s students, providing guidance on academic and personal matters, and serving as a referral to other resources throughout the university. As a resident of the college who participates in its extracurricular life, the dean plays an important role in helping students plan their course of study within the broader context of their Yale career, and life after graduation. The dean provides additional support by writing letters of recommendation, overseeing housing, supervising the work of the freshman counselors, and, in certain circumstances, postponing deadlines for student work.

Assisting the dean is the senior administrative assistant, who handles much of the day-to-day business in the office, including registering students, accepting requests for changes to course schedules, clarifying academic regulations and procedures, and maintaining placement files. Like the dean, the senior AA is widely knowledgeable about Yale’s many resources and regularly directs students to them.

Dean Adam Haliburton

Adam Haliburton (SY ’10, MA ’15, GRD ’22) studies and translates late medieval and early modern noh plays. His current project is to classify and begin an initial translation of the plays of the Mikan yōkyokushū collection in the Koten bunko. He has written about limited-edition, privately-circulating Edo period woodblock prints in Surimono: The Private World of Surimono and, collaborating with a fellow Saybrugian, written the libretto to Passage.

Courses previously taught in Yale College:

  • Literary Japanese
  • Readings in Literary Japanese
  • Samurai Vendettas and Japanese Drama

Email: adam.haliburton@yale.edu

Phone: 203 432-0540

Emily Marie Smith

Emily Marie Smith, Senior Administrative Assistant II, Dean’s Ofice, 

Prior to joining Saybrook College, Emily served as a development research specialist supporting fundraising efforts at multiple universities, including Yale. She has also served as a program manager for various international initiatives at Yale. Her background is in international relations with a focus on Russia and Eastern Europe. She holds a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in world religions and languages from McGill. In her free time, she enjoys going to the park with her daughter, fine handcrafted furniture, and gardening poorly.

You can reach her by phone, at 203 432-0541, or by e-mail.