Chairs of Academic Units, Interdepartmental Programs, and Centers; and Special Appointments, 2021-2022

Division I: Languages and the Arts

Department Chairs

• Arabic Studies: Kashia Pieprzak
• Art History: Liz McGowan
• Art Studio: Guy Hedreen
• Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Li Yu
• Classics: Edan Dekel
• Dance: Sandra Burton
• English: Bernie Rhie
• German-Russian: Janneke van de Stadt
• Humanities: Safa Zaki
• Music: Tony Sheppard
• Romance Languages: Brian Martin
• Theatre: Omar Sangare

Program Chairs

• Comparative Literature: Sarah Allen
• Graduate Program in the History of Art: Marc Gotlieb

Division II: Social Studies

Department Chairs

• Africana Studies: James Manigault-Bryant
• Anthropology & Sociology: Jim Nolan
• Economics: Lara Shore-Sheppard
• History: Roger Kittleson
• Philosophy: Jana Sawicki
• Political Science: Mark Reinhardt
• Religion: Jeffrey Israel

Program Chairs

• American Studies: Dorothy Wang
• Asian Studies: Eiko Siniawer
• Cognitive Science: Nate Kornell
• Environmental Studies: Nicolas Howe
• Global Studies: Ngonidzashe Munemo
• Jewish Studies: Edan Dekel
• Justice and Law: Alan Hirsch
• Latina/o Studies: Jackie Hidalgo
• Leadership Studies: Justin Crowe
• Political Economy: Darel Paul
• Public Health: Amie Hane
• Science & Technology Studies: Jason Josephson Storm
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Gregory Mitchell

Division III: Science and Mathematics

Department Chairs

• Astronomy: Jay Pasachoff
• Biology: Lois Banta
• Chemistry: Sarah Goh
• Computer Science: Stephen Freund
• Geosciences: Phoebe Cohen
• Mathematics & Statistics: Dick De Veaux
• Physics: Fred Strauch
• 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
• Williams Exeter Program at Oxford: Steve Swoap

Center Chairs

• Center for Development Economics: Anand Swamy
• Center for Foreign Languages Literatures & Cultures: Gail Newman
• Davis Center: Rashida Braggs and Pamela Harris
• Oakley Center: Gage McWeeny
• Center for Environmental Studies: Nicolas Howe

Special Appointments

• College Marshal: Lee Park
• Gaudino Scholar: Jason Josephson Storm
• First3: Amy Holtzapfel / Nicole Mellow / Matt Carter
• Director of Tutorials: Bojana Mladenovic
• Schumann Fellow for Democratic Studies: Neil Roberts