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Elizabeth Francis
Elizabeth Francis, Ph.D., is director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Brown University with a focus on biomedical initiatives. She also is a cultural historian and the author of The Secret Treachery of Words: Feminism and Modernism in America (University of Minnesota Press, 2002) as well as many essays and reviews. She has been a reviewer for the College Board and a developer of multimedia history. With an undergraduate degree from Hampshire College and a master’s and doctorate from Brown University, Elizabeth has taught at Brown, the University of Rhode Island, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also has been a trustee of the International Charter School in Pawtucket, RI. She lives in the Armory District of Providence with her daughter Lulu and partner Jack. She is interested in the potential of collaborative spaces and partnerships to spark creativity, innovation, and positive change.