Janice Barrett Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, MA, US

Newton, MA

Dr. Janice M. Barrett, a Senior Fulbright Specialist, Founding Chair of the Communication Department and Professor of Communication at Lasell College, created the Communication BS and MS degrees, grew enrollment to nearly 400 students, hired 9 full time faculty and recruited 40 part time faculty. Currently, she serves as the Director of the Communication.

Responsibilities included academic advising, faculty and staff supervision, student academic services, including disciplinary cases and student appeals, course scheduling, curriculum, policy and program and creating the proposal for development of the BA in Journalism degree (which was approved by the Quinnipiac faculty and the State of Connecticut).

Dublin Ireland

2003-4 Fulbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer Awarded a year long Fulbright grant to create and teach two courses in the graduate program, The Media and Conflict and Writing for Communication at the School of Communication, and one course in the undergraduate program in Journalism, Dublin City University and to conduct research on political communication.

Cambridge MA

Co-founded Institute, in collaboration with Marvin Kalb, Director (Emeritus) of the Joan Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University; launched and taught in eight Institute programs; planned curriculum, selected readings and established Institute schedules; recruited and hired faculty; recruited participants; awarded.

College Of Communication

Founding Director, Boston University Summer Program “Conflict, Communication and the Media,” Dublin, IrelandCreated curriculum for two courses; recruited and hired Irish professors, journalists and elected officials to teach in an intensive, 8 credit, 7 week program in Conflict, Communication and the Media in Ireland. Created collaborative partnerships.

Weston MA

Responsible for all of the college’s internal and external communications, publicity, advertising, publications and videos in support of the college's strategies for development, admissions, alumni relations and public image. Planned and implemented all external relations activities and major college events; oversaw and edited all college publications.

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.); Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Master'S Degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Education