Department Chairs and Program Directors
2024-2025 Academic Year
Academic Divisions
- Chair of the Faculty: Susanne Beechey
- Division I, Social Sciences Chair: John Cotts
- Division II, Humanities and Arts Chair: Lydia McDermott
- Division III, Basic Sciences and Mathematics and Statistics Chair: Ginger Withers
- Secretary to the Faculty: Kirsten Nicolaysen
Academic Departments and Programs
3-2 Engineering
John Stratton, Director
Academic Writing Courses
Jenna Terry, Director
Anthropology
Jason Pribilsky, Chair
Art History
Krista Gulbransen, Chair
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Tarik Ahmed Elseewi, Chair
Astronomy
Andrea Dobson, Chair
Athletics
Kim Chandler, Director
Biology
Heidi Dobson, Chair
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Dan Vernon, Director
Brain, Behavior & Cognition
Ginger Withers, Co-Chair
Nancy Day, Co-Chair
Center for Writing and Speaking (COWS)
Lydia McDermott, Director
Chemistry
Dalia Biswas, Chair
Classics
Kate Shea, Chair
Computer Science
Janet Davis, Chair
Dance
Renée Archibald, Director
Economics
Rosie Mueller, Chair
English
Katrina Roberts VanKouwenhoven, Chair
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
Lauren Osborne, 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
Nicole Simek, Director
Hispanic Studies
Aarón Aguilar-Ramírez, Chair
History
Bina Arch, Chair Fall 2024
Brian Dott, Chair Spring 2025
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
Michael Simon, Chair
Philosophy
Patrick Frierson, Chair
Physics
Kurt Hoffman, Chair
Politics
Jack Jackson, Chair
Psychology
Matthew Prull, Chair
Religion
Lauren Osborne, Chair
Rhetoric, Writing & Public Discourse
Matthew Bost, Chair
Sociology
Gilbert Mireles, Chair Fall 2024
Alissa Cordner, Chair Spring 2025
Social Justice
Matthew Bost, Director
SSRA (Sport Studies, Recreation and Athletics)
Kim Chandler, Chair
Theater and Dance
Laura Hope, Chair