Department Chairs and Program Directors

3-2 Engineering
John Stratton, Director

Anthropology
Rachel George, Chair

Art
Maria Lux, Chair

Art History
Krista Gulbransen, Chair

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Xiaobo Yuan, Director

Astronomy
Andrea Dobson, Chair

Athletics
Kim Chandler, Director

Biology
Heidi Dobson, Chair

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Brit Moss, Director

Brain, Behavior & Cognition
Ginger Withers, Co-Chair
Nancy Day, Co-Chair

Center for Writing and Speaking (COWS)
Lydia McDermott, Director

Chemistry
Jon Collins, Chair

Classics
Kate Shea, Chair

Computer Science
William Bares, Chair

Dance
Renée Archibald, Director

Economics
Rosie Mueller, Chair

English
Katrina Roberts VanKouwenhoven, Chair (Fall 2025)
Christopher Leise, Chair (Spring 2026)

Environmental Studies
Amy Molitor, Co-Directors
Tim Parker, Co-Directors

Environmental Humanities
Emily Jones, Director

Film and Media Studies
Tarik Ahmed Elseewi, Chair

First Year Seminar
Nicole Simek, Director

First Year Seminar Writing
Lydia McDermott, Coordinator

French and Francophone Studies
Jack Iverson, Chair

Gender Studies
Nicole Simek, Director

Geology
Lyman Persico, Chair

German Studies
Julia Ireland, Chair

Global Studies
Shampa Biswas, Director

Hispanic Studies
Aarón Aguilar-Ramírez, Chair

History
Bina Arch, Chair

Human-Centered Design Program
Michelle Janning, Co-Director
Sharon Alker, Co-Director

Indigeneity, Race and Ethnicity Studies
Zahi Zalloua, Director

Mathematics & Statistics
Doug Hundley, Chair

Music
Paul Luongo, Chair

Philosophy
Julia Ireland, Chair

Physics
Kurt Hoffman, Chair (Fall 2025)
Doug Juers, Chair (Spring 2026)

Politics
Jack Jackson, Chair

Psychology
Stephen Michael, Chair

Religion
Lauren Osborne, Chair

Rhetoric, Writing & Public Discourse
Matthew Bost, Chair

Sociology
Alissa Cordner, Chair

Social Justice
Matthew Bost, Director

SSRA (Sport Studies, Recreation and Athletics)
Kim Chandler, Chair

Theater and Dance
Laura Hope, Chair (Fall 2025)
Alzada J. Tipton, Chair (Spring 2026)