# Madeleine Currie, Ed.D. Oak Yard Resident Dean of First-Year Students Assistant Dean of Harvard College ![madeleine_staff_photo_2017_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum7076/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/dso/files/madeleine_staff_photo_2017_0.jpg?itok=8vaPWTDO) location\_on First-Year Experience Office 6 Prescott St. smartphone [(617) 495-1574]() email As Resident Dean of First-Year Students for [Oak Yard](/oak-yard), I have the amazing privilege of working with first-year students living in Canaday and Thayer. I hold an EdD in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a BA in Comparative Literature from the University of Chicago. Before becoming a dean, I worked in several reseach-related roles at Harvard, including one at Harvard Medical School investigating mental health and family and community-based resilience among refugee youth, and another at HGSE investigating child development, family life, and transitionalism among first-generation immigrant families in the U.S. I also had a brief stint as a classroom teacher (junior high and high school). I have done other types of work on behalf of children, including serving as a guardian ad litem, a special education surrogate parent, and a foster parent. Of the many things I love about working as a dean, the fact that every day is different is a favorite. Please schedule an appointment with me any time about matters related to your experience at the College – I would love to talk with you. - ## Community [Yards](/people/community/yards) [Oak Yard](/residential-community/oak-yard) [Canaday](/residential-community/canaday) [Thayer](/residential-community/thayer) - ## Area [Residential Life](/programareaoffice-type/housing-and-residential-life) [First-Year Experience](/programareaoffice-type/first-year-experience) - ## Role [Central](/people-type/staff-0) [Residential](/people-type/residential) [Resident Deans of First-Year Students](/role/resident-deans-first-year-students)