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Department Chairs and Program Directors 2024-2025

Department Chairs and Program Directors

American Studies Davarian Baldwin email 860-297-2590
Anthropology Timothy Landry ​email ​860-297-2322
Art History Michael FitzGerald (acting) email 860-297-2503
​Biology ​Lisa-Anne Foster email ​860-297-2349
​Chemistry ​Timothy Curran (fall) ​email 860-297-5276
Michelle Kovarik (spring) email 860-297-5275
Classical Studies Vincent Tomasso (fall) email 860-297-2559
Martha Risser (acting spring) email 860-297-2386
​Computer Science ​Madalene Spezialetti (acting) ​email ​860-297-2519
Economics Rasha Ahmed (chair) email 860-297-2446
​ ​Mark Stater (associate chair) ​email 860-297-2462
Educational Studies Jack Dougherty (fall) email 860-297-2296
Stefanie Wong (spring) email 860-297-2626
​Engineering ​Lin Cheng (spring) ​email ​860-297-4117
Joseph Palladino (acting fall) email 860-297-2129
​English ​​Sarah Bilston email ​860-297-2340
Environmental Science Christoph Geiss (spring) email 860-297-4191
Amber Pitt (acting fall) email 860-297-2239
Film Studies Prakash Younger email 860-297-4003
​History ​​Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre email 860-297-2427
Human Rights Benjamin Carbonetti email 860-297-2325
International Studies Seth Markle email 860-297-4290
Jewish Studies Adi Katz email 860-297-2153
Language and Culture Studies Kifah Hanna email 860-297-2096
​Mathematics ​Per Sebastian Skardal ​email ​860-297-2299
​Music ​Eric Galm email ​860-297-4201
Neuroscience Luis Martinez email 860-297-2565
​Philosophy Kari Theurer ​email ​860-297-2494
​Physical Education ​Drew Galbraith ​email ​860-297-2055
​Physics ​Barbara Walden (spring) ​email ​860-297-5324
David Branning (acting fall) email 860-297-4048
​Political Science ​Stefanie Chambers ​email ​860-297-5293
​Psychology ​Dina Anselmi ​email ​860-297-2236
Public Policy and Law Stefanie Chambers (fall) email 860-297-5293
Abigail Williamson (spring) email 860-297-2571
​Religious Studies
 ​Tamsin Jones ​email ​860-297-2567
​​Sociology Johnny Williams ​email ​860-297-2467
Studio Arts Pablo Delano email 860-297-5233
​Theater and Dance ​​Peter Kyle email 860-297-5362
Urban Studies Xiangming Chen email 860-297-5170
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Robert Corber email 860-297-5340

Non-Major Academic Program Directors

​Aetna Quantitative Center ​Kaitlyn Gingras ​email ​860-297-2522
​Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric ​Tennyson O’Donnell ​email ​860-297-2206
Austin Arts Center Deborah Goffe email 860-297-2447
Center for Caribbean Studies Dario Euraque (co-director) email 860-297-2398
Amanda Guzmán (co-director) email 860-297-2562
Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER) and Liberal Arts Action Lab Laura Minor (Director, CHER Academic Programs) email 860-297-2556
Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER) Liliana Polley (Director, CHER Strategic Partnerships) email 860-297-4266
​Center for Urban and Global Studies ​Garth Myers ​email ​860-297-4273
​Community Learning and Community Action Gateway ​Erica Crowley ​email ​860-297-5223
Formal Organizations Edward Stringham email 860-297-2437
​Global Health Humanities Gateway ​Diana Paulin (co-director) ​email ​860-297-2451
​ ​Erin Frymire (co-director) ​email ​860-297-2382
​Graduate Studies Program and English Graduate Studies Program ​Daniel Mrozowski ​email ​860-297-4169
Graduate Studies – American Studies Christina Heatherton email 860-297-2345
Graduate Studies – Public Policy Sean Fitzpatrick email 860-297-4124
Humanities Gateway Program Julia Goesser Assaiante (co-director) email 860-297-4221
​ ​Gabriel Hornung (co-director) ​email ​860-297-2039
InterArts Rebecca Pappas email 860-297-4093
​​Interdisciplinary Science Program (ISP) ​Alison Draper ​email 860-297-5189