Chairs of Academic Units, Interdepartmental Programs, and Centers; and Special Appointments, 2022-2023

Division I: Languages and the Arts

Department Chairs

Arabic Studies: Kashia Pieprzak
Art History: Michelle Apotsos
Art Studio: Laylah Ali
Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Li Yu
Classics: Amanda Wilcox
Dance: Sandra Burton
English: Bernie Rhie
German-Russian: Janneke van de Stadt
Humanities: Safa Zaki
Music: Ed Gollin
Romance Languages: Leyla Rouhi
Theatre: Omar Sangare

Program Chairs

Comparative Literature: Sarah Allen
Graduate Program in the History of Art: Emmelyn Butterfield-Rosen (fall semester), Marc Gotlieb (spring semester)

Division II: Social Studies

Department Chairs

Africana Studies: Rhon Manigault-Bryant (fall semester), James Manigault-Bryant (spring semester)
Anthropology & Sociology: Antonia Foias
Economics: Jon Bakija (Chair); Steve Nafziger (Associate Chair)
History: Roger Kittleson
Philosophy: Joe Cruz
Political Science: Nicole Mellow
Religion: Jeffrey Israel

Program Chairs

American Studies: Jan Padios
Asian Studies: Anne Reinhardt
Cognitive Science: Nate Kornell
Environmental Studies: Nicolas Howe
Global Studies: Magnús Bernhardsson
Jewish Studies: Edan Dekel
Justice and Law: Alan Hirsch
Latina/o Studies: Carmen Whalen
Leadership Studies: Justin Crowe
Political Economy: Darel Paul
Public Health: Amie Hane (fall semester), Susan Godlonton (spring semester)
Science & Technology Studies: Jason Josephson Storm
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Gregory Mitchell

Division III: Science and Mathematics

Department Chairs

Astronomy: Protik Majumder (Acting Chair)
Biology: Lois Banta
Chemistry: Lee Park (fall semester), Tom Smith (spring semester)
Computer Science: Stephen Freund
Geosciences: Phoebe Cohen
Mathematics & Statistics: Dick De Veaux (Chair); Mihai Stoiciu (Associate Chair)
Physics: Daniel Aalberts
Psychology: Noah Sandstrom

Program Chairs

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: Luana Maroja
Bioinformatics, Genomics & Proteomics: Daniel Aalberts
Neuroscience: Tim Lebestky

Physical Education

Department Chair: Lisa Melendy

Interdepartmental Program Chairs

Program in Teaching: Susan Engel

Center Chairs

Center for Development Economics: Anand Swamy
Center for Global Languages Literatures & Cultures: Gail Newman
Center for Teaching: Matt Carter
Science Center: Amy Gehring
Oakley Center: Jacqueline Hidalgo
Center for Environmental Studies: Nicolas Howe

Special Appointments

Associate Dean for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Christopher Goh
College Marshal: Lee Park
Gaudino Scholar: Jason Josephson Storm
First3 Coordinators: Corinna Campbell / Sam Crane / Matt Carter
Director of Tutorials: Justin Crowe
Davis Center Fellows: Laylah Ali, Christophe Koné, and Mea Cook
Schumann Fellow for Democratic Studies: James Manigault-Bryant
Hyde Teaching Fellow: Tony Sheppard
Director of the Williams-Exeter Program at Oxford University: Bojana Mladenovic
Executive Director of the Williams-Mystic Program: Tom Van Winkle