Department Chairs and Program Directors

3-2 Engineering
Kurt Hoffman, Director

Anthropology
Rachel George, Chair

Art
M Acuff, Chair

Art History
Krista Gulbransen, Chair

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Xiaobo Yuan, Director

Astronomy
Andrea Dobson, Chair

Athletics
Kim Chandler, Director

Biology
Brit Moss, Chair

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Doug Juers, 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
Renee Archibald, Director 

Economics
Rosie Mueller, Chair

English
Christopher Leise, Chair

Environmental Studies
Tim Parker, Director

Environmental Humanities
Emily Jones, Director

Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR)
Kurt Hoffman

Faculty Mentoring 
Kisha Lewellyn Schlegel, Tenure-Track Representative
Brian Kitamura, Non-Tenure-Track Representative

Film and Media Studies
Kathryn Frank, Chair

First Year Seminar (FYS)
Nicole Simek, Director

First Year Seminar Writing
Lydia McDermott, Coordinator

French and Francophone Studies
Jack Iverson, Chair

Gender Studies
Nicole Simek, Director

Geology
Kirsten Nicolaysen, Chair

German Studies
Emily Jones, Chair

Global Studies
Shampa Biswas, Director

High School Enrichment
Barry Balof, Director

Hispanic Studies
Aaron Aguilar-Ramirez, Chair

History
Jacqueline Woodfork, Chair

Human-Centered Design
Michelle Janning, Director

Indigeneity, Race and Ethnicity Studies
Zahi Zalloua, Director

Mathematics & Statistics
Barry Balof, Chair

Music
Michael Simon, Chair

Philosophy
Patrick Frierson, Chair

Physics
Kurt Hoffman, Chair

Politics
Shampa Biswas, Chair

Psychology
Stephen Michael, Chair

Religion
Lauren Osborne, Chair Fall 2026
Daniel Schultz, Chair Spring 2027

Rhetoric, Writing & Public Discourse
Matthew Bost, Chair

Sociology
Álvaro Santana-Acuña, Chair

Social Justice
Matthew Bost, Director

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

Theater and Dance
Laura Hope, Chair