Media Contacts

The Office of Public Affairs & Communications (OPAC) is a resource to local, national, and international media. We can facilitate your access to our faculty and help you navigate our beautiful campus.

The portfolios of our communications officers are summarized in brief below. If you don’t find the topic you are reporting on, please call the main number at OPAC: 203-432-1345.

Institutional Issues

Karen Peart
Associate Vice President for Communications
203-432-1345
opac.media@yale.edu

Arts/Humanities

Bess Connolly (Media Relations)
O: 203-432-1324
C: 203-410-5032
elizabeth.connolly@yale.edu

Susan Gonzalez (Writer)
O: 203-432-1321
C: 203-671-3968
susan.gonzalez@yale.edu

Arts/Social Sciences

Bess Connolly (Media Relations)
O: 203-432-1324
C: 203-410-5032
elizabeth.connolly@yale.edu

Michael Cummings (Writer)
O: 203-432-9548
C: 203-500-7379
michael.cummings@yale.edu

Health Sciences/Alumni

Fred Mamoun (Media Relations)
O: 203-436-2643
C: 203-536-4666
fred.mamoun@yale.edu

Biomedical Science

Bess Connolly (Media Relations)
O: 203-432-1324
C: 203-410-5032
elizabeth.connolly@yale.edu

Bill Hathaway (Writer)
O: 203-432-1322
C: 203-859-8903
william.hathaway@yale.edu

Physical Sciences

Fred Mamoun (Media Relations)
O: 203-436-2643
C: 203-536-4666
fred.mamoun@yale.edu

Jim Shelton (Writer)
O: 203-432-3881
C: 203-361-8332
james.shelton@yale.edu