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Department Chairs and Program Directors

2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

Academic Divisions

Chair of the Faculty
Rebecca Hanrahan

Division I, Social Sciences
John Cotts, Chair
Division II, Humanities and Arts
Lydia McDermott, Chair
Division III, Basic Sciences and Mathematics and Statistics
Albert Schueller, Chair

Secretary to the Faculty
Kirstin Nicolayson

Academic Departments and Programs 

3-2 Engineering
John Stratton, Director

Anthropology
Eunice Blavascunas, Chair

Art
Maria Lux, Chair

Art History
Matt Reynolds, Chair

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Tarik Elseewi, Chair   

Astronomy
Andrea Dobson, Chair

Athletics
Kim Chandler, Director

Biology
Heidi Dobson, Chair

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Britt Moss, Director

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

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

Chemistry
Dalia Biswas, Chair

Classics
Kate Shea, Chair

Computer Science
Janet Davis, Chair

Dance
Renée Archibald, Director

Economics
Denise Hazlett, Chair

English
Gaurav Majumdar, Fall 2023 Chair
Christopher Leise, Spring 2024 Chair

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

Environmental Humanities
Christopher Leise, Director

Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR)
Pat Spencer

Faculty Mentoring (Tenure-Track)
Gilbert Mireles, Coordinator

Faculty Mentoring (Non Tenure-Track)
Michael Simon 

Film and Media Studies
Tarik Elseewi   

First Year Seminar
Lauren Osborne, Fall 2023 Director
Mary Rashko, Spring 2024 Director

First Year Seminar Writing
Lydia McDermott, Coordinator

French and Francophone Studies
Sarah Hurlburt, Chair

Gender Studies
Nicole Simek, Director

Geology
Lyman Persico, Chair

German Studies
Julia Ireland, Chair

Global Studies
Nicole Simek, Director

Harper Joy Theatre
Laura Hope, Director

High School Enrichment
Barry Balof, Director

Hispanic Studies
Carlos Vargas-Salgado, Chair

History
Bina Arch, Chair

Indigeneity, Race and Ethnicity Studies
Zahi Zalloua, Director

Mathematics & Statistics
Doug Hundley, Chair

Music
Paul Luongo, Chair

Philosophy
Patrick Frierson, Chair

Physics
Moira Gresham, Chair

Politics
Shampa Biswas, Co-Chair
Aaron Bobrow-Strain, Co-Chair

Psychology
Matthew Prull, Chair

Religion
Lauren Osborne, Fall 2023 Chair
Daniel Schultz, Spring 2024 Chair

Rhetoric, Writing & Public Discourse
Matthew Bost, Chair

Sociology
Álvaro Santana-Acuña, Chair

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

Theater and Dance
Laura Hope, Chair

Provost and Dean of the Faculty
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