Department Chairs and Program Directors

2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR

Academic Divisions

Division I, Social Sciences
Brian R. Dott, Chair

Division II, Humanities and Arts
Rebecca R. Hanrahan, Chair

Division III, Basic Sciences and Mathematics
Mark Beck, Chair

Academic Departments and Programs 

Anthropology
Jason C. Pribilsky

Art
Michelle Acuff, Chair

Art History & Visual Culture Studies
Dennis Crockett, Chair

Asian Studies
Charles F. McKhann, Director

Astronomy
Andrea K. Dobson, Chair

Biology
Delbert W. Hutchison, Chair

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
James E. Russo, Director

Chemistry
Timothy E. Machonkin, Chair

Classics
Elizabeth Vandiver, Chair

Dance
Rebecca R. Hanrahan, Director

Economics
Robert J. "Pete" Parcells, Chair

English
Theresa M. DiPasquale, Chair - fall
Sharon Alker, Chair - spring

Environmental Studies 
Aaron Bobrow-Strain, Director- fall
Phil Brick, Director - spring

Film and Media Studies
Robert C. Sickels, Director

First Year Encounters
Paul Apostolidis, Director

Foreign Languages and Literatures
John R. "Jack" Iverson, Chair
Chinese
French
German
Japanese

Gender Studies
Melissa M. Wilcox, Director

Geology
Patrick K. Spencer, Chair

History
John D. Cotts, Chair

Mathematics
Barry A. Balof, Chair

Music
Susan E. Pickett, Chair

Philosophy
Patrick R. Frierson, Chair - fall
Thomas A. Davis, Chair - spring

Physics
Douglas H. Juers, Chair

Politics
Shampa Biswas, Chair

Psychology
Melissa W. Clearfield, Chair

Race and Ethnic Studies
Nicole Simek, Director - fall
Zahi Zalloua, Director - spring

Religion
Melissa M. Wilcox, Chair

Rhetoric Studies
James Hanson, Chair

Sociology
Helen Kim, Chair

Spanish
Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson, Chair

SSRA (Sport Studies, Recreation and Athletics)
Dean C. Snider, Director

Theatre
Nancy Simon, Chair - fall
Christopher Petit, Chair - spring