School of Humanities and Sciences
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John Evans
Lecturer
BioJohn W. Evans is the author of three books: Should I Still Wish: A Memoir (University of Nebraska Press, 2017), Young Widower: A Memoir (University of Nebraska Press, 2014), and The Consolations: Poems (Trio House Press, 2014). His books have won prizes including the Peace Corps Writers Book Prize, a ForeWord Reviews Book Prize, the River Teeth Book Prize, and the Trio Award. Should I Still Wish was selected by Poets and Writers magazine as a “new and noteworthy” title of January/February 2017, and is published in the American Lives Series. His work appears in The Missouri Review (2016 Editor’s Prize Finalist), Poets & Writers, Slate, Boston Review, ZYZZYVA, The Rumpus, and Best American Essays 2011 (Honorable Mention), as well as the chapbooks, No Season (FWQ, 2011) and Zugzwang (RockSaw, 2009). John is currently the Draper Lecturer of Creative Nonfiction at Stanford University, where he was previously a Jones Lecturer and a Wallace Stegner Fellow. He lives in Northern California with his wife and three young sons. He is at work on his first novel.
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Lisa Ewan
Director of Finance and Operations, Psychology
Current Role at StanfordI currently manage the Department of Psychology within the School of Humanities and Sciences. The program offers undergraduate, masters and doctoral degrees in Psychology, and conducts research in the areas of affective science, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and social psychology. The department also incorporates programs such as the Center for Social Psychological Answers to Real-World Questions (SPARQ), the Project for Education Research that Scales (PERTS), the College Transition Collaborative (CTC), and the Center for Mind, Brain and Computation (MBC).
I direct the administrative functions of the department including finance and accounting, research administration, faculty affairs, human resources, student services, academic program management, facilities, and general administration. There are approximately 40 faculty, 70 doctoral students, 150 undergraduate majors, 40 postdoctoral scholars and 100 staff members in the department. I also serve as coach for other management staff at the university as part of the Stanford Manager's Academy program.
