Penn - Rebecca Bushnell?

[othersamantha]

Hi all! This is just a quick question for anyone familiar with Penn's grad program. Does anyone happen to know if Rebecca Bushnell works with PhD students? I've noticed that she hasn't chaired a dissertation since 2003, and am not sure if it's worth mentioning an interest in working with her if she's no longer supervising research.

 

As a follow-up/more general question: Has anyone ever run into anything similar, and if so, how did you go about finding out if the person in question was actively working with grad students? Is it appropriate to reach out to them directly by email (or perhaps to the program administrator)?

 

Thanks all!

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On 9/11/2016 at 4:53 PM, othersamantha said:

Is it appropriate to reach out to them directly by email (or perhaps to the program administrator)?

Yes. Asking a current grad student in your field might also be helpful (and perhaps more candid).