Chairs of Academic Units, Interdepartmental Programs, and Centers; and Special Appointments, 2024-2025

Division I: Languages and the Arts

Department Chairs

  • Arabic Studies: Amal Eqeiq
  • Art History: Michelle Apotsos
  • Art Studio: Laylah Ali
  • Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Man He
  • Classics: Edan Dekel
  • Dance: Sandra Burton
  • English: Gage McWeeny
  • German-Russian: Gail Newman
  • Humanities: Lara Shore-Sheppard
  • Music: Ed Gollin
  • Romance Languages: Leyla Rouhi
  • Theatre: Amy Holzapfel

Program Chairs

  • Comparative Literature: Christopher Bolton (fall); Sarah Allen (spring)
  • Graduate Program in the History of Art: Marc Gotlieb

Division II: Social Studies

Department Chairs

  • Africana Studies: Rashida Braggs
  • Anthropology & Sociology: Christina Simko
  • Economics: Jon Bakija (Chair); Pamela Jakiela (Associate Chair)
  • History: Jessica Chapman
  • Philosophy: Joe Cruz
  • Political Science: Nicole Mellow
  • Religion: Denise Buell

Program Chairs

  • American Studies: Cassandra Cleghorn
  • Asian American Studies: Marion Min-Barron (fall semester), Bernard Rhie (spring semester)
  • Asian Studies: Anne Reinhardt
  • Coastal and Ocean Studies: Rónadh Cox
  • Cognitive Science: Joe Cruz
  • Environmental Studies: Sarah Jacobson
  • Global Studies: Magnús Bernhardsson
  • Jewish Studies: Edan Dekel
  • Justice and Law: Cheryl Shanks
  • Latina/o Studies: Nelly Rosario
  • Leadership Studies: Mason Williams
  • Political Economy: Darel Paul
  • Public Health: Susan Godlonton
  • Science & Technology Studies: Jason Josephson Storm
  • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Kathryn Kent (fall semester), Gregory Mitchell (spring semester)

Division III: Science and Mathematics

Department Chairs

  • Biology: Robert Savage
  • Chemistry: Tom Smith
  • Computer Science: Jeannie Albrecht
  • Geosciences: Paul Karabinos
  • Mathematics & Statistics: Cesar Silva (Chair); Dick De Veaux (Associate Chair)
  • Physics & Astromony: David Tucker-Smith
  • Psychology: Noah Sandstrom

Program Chairs

  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: Pei-Wen Chen
  • Bioinformatics, Genomics & Proteomics: Daniel Aalberts
  • Neuroscience: Heather Williams

Physical Education

  • Department Chair: Lisa Melendy

Interdepartmental Program Chairs

  • Program in Teaching: Susan Engel

Center Chairs

  • Center for Development Economics: Quamrul Ashraf
  • Center for Global Languages Literatures & Cultures: Gail Newman
  • Center for Teaching: Matt Carter
  • Science Center: Amy Gehring
  • Oakley Center: Christophe Koné

Special Appointments

  • Associate Dean for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: José Constantine
  • College Marshal: Lee Park
  • Gaudino Scholar: Amy Holzapfel
  • First3 Coordinators: Corinna Campbell, Susan Godlonton, and Julie Blackwood
  • Director of Tutorials: Justin Crowe
  • Davis Center Fellows: Laylah Ali & Xizhen Cai
  • Schumann Fellow for Democratic Studies: Edan Dekel and Christopher Nugent
  • Hyde Teaching Fellow: Catherine Stroud and Soledad Fox
  • Director of the Williams-Exeter Program at Oxford University: Sam Crane
  • Executive Director of the Williams-Mystic Program: Tom Van Winkle