Chairs
Department and program chairs typically rotate on a five year basis.
Chairs of departments play significant roles in:
- The promotion and tenure process
- The development of annual budgets
- Organizing the annual schedule of courses
- Staffing
- All other leadership roles in departments
Chairs and Directors meet several times a year as a group chaired by the Dean of the College.
Department Chairs & Academic Program Directors 2021 - 2022
American Studies: Woody Register
Anthropology: Celeste Ray
Art, Art History, & Visual Studies: Jeffrey Thompson
Asian Studies: Scott Howard Wilson
Biochemistry: Bethel Sharma Seballos
Biology: Elise A. Kikis
Business: Eric Zinn
Chemistry: Deon T. Miles
Classics: Christopher Michael McDonough
Computer Science: Lucia K. Dale
Earth & Environmental Systems: Martin A. Knoll
Economics: Katherine C. Theyson
English: Matthew Irvin
French & French Studies: Kathryn Mills
German & German Studies: Liesl Allingham
History: Nicholas E. Roberts
Integrated Program in the Environment: Deborah A. McGrath
Interdisciplinary Humanities: Jeffrey Thompson
International & Global Studies: Nicholas E. Roberts
Italian: (see Spanish & Italian)
Mathematics: Matthew Rudd
Medieval Studies: Susan J. Ridyard
Music: Stephen Ray Miller
Neuroscience: Helen V. Bateman
Philosophy: Christopher H. Conn
Physics & Astronomy: Randolph S. Peterson
Politics: Amy S. Patterson
Psychology: C. Albert Bardi
Religious Studies: Eric Thurman
Rhetoric: Sean Patrick O'Rourke
Russian: Mark Preslar
Spanish & Italian: David Colbert-Goicoa
Teacher Education: Betsy Sandlin, Acting
Theatre & Dance: Jennifer Matthews
Women & Gender Studies: Andrea Mansker
