Adi Grabiner-Keinan

Working closely with Cornell’s academic units and leadership, Adi Grabiner Keinan, Ph.D. leads and implements campus-wide educational interventions, aiming to integrate student development principles into curricula, pedagogy, and academic support services, and to foster the growth of Cornell students as engaged and responsible members and leaders of their communities. By creating optimal conditions for multi-phase processes for faculty, students, and student-facing staff, and focusing on areas such as human connection, curiosity, and pluralism, Dr. Grabiner-Keinan supports change at personal, interpersonal, and institutional levels. Dr. Grabiner-Keinan has extensive experience in a variety of educational and academic settings, working with both educators and students on identity development, dialogue, experiential learning, leadership, and collaborative change. Dr. Grabiner-Keinan holds a B.A. in History from Tel Aviv University, M.A. in Cultural Production from Brandeis University, and Ph.D. in Anthropology from Cornell University.