The Harvard Ombuds Office in Longwood is located at 164 Longwood Avenue on the first floor. For faculty, staff, students, trainees and appointees to Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and their affiliated institutions, please email ombuds_longwood@hms.harvard.edu or call 617-432-4041.
Harvard University welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact robin_cheung@hms.harvard.edu in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance, if possible. Please note that the university will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.
Melissa Brodrick
Ombuds and Director
melissa_brodrick@hms.harvard.edu
617-432-4040
Melissa Brodrick serves as Ombuds and Director for Harvard Ombuds Office. In this role, she serves as an impartial and informal dispute resolution practitioner who provides confidential and informal assistance to Harvard faculty, staff, students and trainees and to appointees at the affiliated institutions.
Lisa Neale
Ombuds
lisa_neale@hms.harvard.edu
617-432-4041
Lisa hails from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical campus and is certified in Restorative Justice, Crucial Conversations and Accountability and the DiSC Personality profile. Lisa Neale joins the Ombuds Office with over 15 years experience in Ombudsing, mediating and teaching.
Howard Gadlin
Consulting Ombuds
howard_gadlin@hms.harvard.edu
617-432-4041
Howard Gadlin retired after serving for twenty years as Ombudsman and Director of the Center for Cooperative Resolution at the National Institutes of Health.
Robin Cheung
Program Administrator
robin_cheung@hms.harvard.edu
617-432-4041
With more than fifteen years of working in higher education administration, Robin remains committed to offering the highest levels of service and support for students, faculty and staff. Prior to working in higher education, Robin worked in both the non-profit and private sectors and in municipal government.
Harvard Ombuds Office, Longwood
164 Longwood Ave., First Floor
Boston, MA 02115
Confidential Telephone: 617-432-4041
Upcoming Events
Honoring and Fostering our Collective Humanity: A Restorative Circle Series from the
We’re still at it. Even in this most challenging of times, we’re still striving to connect, hold space for trauma and healing and forge paths forward together.
Join your Longwood community members as we gather to strengthen our campus connections. Building on restorative practices, we’ll explore themes of community, self-care, and identities.
Space is limited – Register Here
Dates and Times
May 8 | 10:00-11:30am – TMEC 330
May15| 3:30-5:00pm | TMEC 333
June4|11:00-12:30pm | Countway, Minot Room 506
All Longwood faculty, fellows, staff, and students are welcome! Light refreshments will be provided.https://hms.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eeq8bN6cgUgkFuu
Harvard University encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. Persons with disabilities who would like torequest accommodations or have questions about physical access may contact ombuds_longwood@hms.harvard.edu in advance of theprogram.