Chairs / Departmental Contacts

Directory of Undergraduate Chairs and Directors

The list below provides contact information for all SAS departments including the departmental chair, undergraduate chair/director, and administrators.

Print Department Contacts

Department	Leadership	Administrators	Address
Center for African Studies 16	Genese Marie Sodikoff	Martine Adams Christine Waithe	Lucy Stone Hall, Rm A348 LIVING P: (848) 445-6638 F: (732) 445-6637
African, Middle Eastern, & South Asian Languages & Literatures (AMESALL) 013\| 074 \| 505 \| 925	Anjali Nerlekar (Chair) Preetha Mani (U-Grad)	Michelle Frishberg	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Room 6166 CAC P: (848) 445-0275 F: (848) 445-0331
Africana Studies 014	Edward Ramsamy (Chair) Walton Johnson (U-Grad)	Veronica Reed	Beck Hall, Rm 112 LIVING P: (848) 445-3333 F: (732) 445-0076
American Studies 050\|199	Jeff Decker (Chair) Sylvia Chan-Malik (U-Grad)	Olga Lozano	Ruth Adams Bdg. DOUG P: (848) 932-3498 & (848) 932-9174 F: (732) 932-1169
Anthropology 70	Ryne Palombit (Chair) Rob Scott (U-Grad)	Maydelle Romero Madai Poole	Ruth Adams Bdg. DOUG P: (848) 932-4110 F: (732) 932-1564
Art History 82	Laura Weigert (Chair) Carla Yanni (U-Grad)	Geralyn Colvil Danielle Vroom	Voorhees Hall CAC P: (848) 932-1262 F: (732) 932 1261
Asian Languages & Cultures 098 \|165 \| 214 \| 565 \| 574	Paul Schalow (Chair) Satoru Saito (U-Grad)	Patricia Badillo Salas Sumitha Dinesh	Scott Hall Rm 330A CAC P: (848) 932-6475 F: (732) 932-7926
Biochemistry (through SEBS) 11:115 Biochemistry 11:126 Biotechnology	Max Haggblom (Chair)	Eileen Glick	76 Lipman Drive COOK P: (848) 932-9763 F: (732) 932-8965
Biological Sciences (Life Sciences) 119	Martha Haviland (U-Grad) Anne Carr-Schmid (Advisor)	Kathleen McDonald	Nelson Bio Labs BUSCH P: (848) 445-5536 F: (732) 445-2165
Cell Biology & Neuroscience (Life Sciences) 146	Megerditch Kiledjian (Chair) Gabriella D'Arcangelo (U-Grad) Shu-Chan Hsu	Morgan Ferretti	Nelson Bio Labs BUSCH P: (848) 445-9532 F: (732) 445-1794
Chemistry & Chemical Biology 160	John Brennan (Chair) Ralf Warmuth (Vice Chair U-Grad)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Chemistry Building BUSCH P: (848) 445-3223 F: (732) 445-5312
Cinema Studies Program 175	Meheli Sen (Chair) David Fresko (Assistant UGD)	Nina Echeverria	15 Seminary Place (AB) - 4th Flr CAC P: (848) 932-9030 F:
Classics 190 \| 490 \| 580 \| 491	James McGlew (Chair) Emily Allen-Hornblower (Acting U-Grad)	Tandria Cooper	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 4182 CAC P: (848) 932-9797 F: (732) 932-9246
Center for Cognitive Science 185	John McGann (Director) Mimi Phan (U-Grad)	Joann Meli	Rutgers University Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS) Psychology Bldg Addition BUSCH P: (848) 445-1601 F: (732) 445-6715
Comparative Literature 195	Nelson Maldonado Torres (Chair) Julie Rajan	Fatimah Fischer	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 4182 CAC P: (848) 932-2031 F: (732) 932-2041
Computer Science 198	Matthew Stone (Chair) Santosh Nagarakatte (U-Grad)	Komal Agarwal	Hill Center BUSCH P: (848) 445-7062 F: (732) 445-0537
Confucius Institute (CIRU) 170	Richard Simmons (Director) Holly Chen Tyson (Assistant Director)	Maggie He He	Scott Hall, RM 326 DOUG P: F:
Criminal Justice 202	Alec Walen (Chair) Noura Erakat (Acting) Sarah Laboy-Almodovar (Advisor)	Sarah Laboy-Almodovar	Lucy Stone Hall, Room A345 LC LIVING P: (848) 445-1170 F: (848) 445-1170
Earth & Planetary Sciences 460	James Wright (Chair) Lauren Adamo	Tonya Rufus Katanya Myers	Wright/Reiman Labs BUSCH P: (848) 445-8398 F: (732) 445-3374
Economics 220	John Landon-Lane (Chair) Barry Sopher (U-Grad)	Fran Hallstrom Janet Budge	New Jersey Hall CAC P: (848) 932-8257 F: (732) 932-7416
English 351 \| 354 \| 358 \| 359	Meredith McGill (Chair) Chris Ianini (U-Grad) Jeffrey Lawrence (U-Grad)	Adrianne Peterpaul Leandra Cain	Murray Hall CAC P: (848) 932-7690 F: (732) 932-9698
Writing Program - English 355 \| 356	Jonah Siegel (Interim Writing Program Director) Lynda Dexheimer (Executive Director of Writing Program) Carolyn Williams (Director of Creative Writing)	Alessandra Sperling Melissa Schmidt	Murray Hall CAC P: (848) 932-7570 F: (732) 932-3094
Center for European Studies 360	Sadia Abbas (Director)	Martine Adams	102 Nichol Ave, Corwin DOUG P: (848) 932-8551 F: (732) 932-1144
French 420	Lorraine Piroux (Chair) Ana Pairet Vinas (U-Grad)	Nina Echeverria Sarah Schroeder	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 4182 CAC P: (848) 932-9474 & 932-9431 F: (732) 932-8327
Genetics (Life Sciences) 447	Tara Matise (Chair) Gary Heiman (U-Grad & Vice Chair)	Marylou Carmona Sherry Pernice	Life Sciences Building BUSCH P: (848) 445-1638 F: (732) 445-1147
Geography 450 \| 381 \| 558	Kevin St. Martin (Chair) Asa Rennermalm (U-Grad)	Kelly Bernstein Cleo Bartos	Lucy Stone Hall, Room B250 LIVING P: (848) 445-4106 F: (732) 445-0006
German 470	Martha Helfer (Chair) Dominik Zechner (U-Grad) Alexander Pichugin (Dir., Language & Cultural Studies)	Elizabeth deWolfe	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 4131 CAC P: (848) 932-7781 F: (732) 932-1111
Health Professions Office (Pre-Med)	Elizabeth Vogel (Assoc. Director) Gregory Sobel (Advisor) HPO Staff	Bettsi Platt Loretta Stepka Bonnie Katz	Nelson Bio Labs A BUSCH P: (848) 445-5667 F: (932) 445-6341
History 506 \| 508 \| 510 \| 512 513 History/French514 History/Political Science	Alastair Bellany (Chair) Johanna Schoen (Assoc. Chair) Leah DeVun (U-Grad)	Candace Walcott-Shepherd Anuja Rivera (temp)	Van Dyck Hall CAC P: (848) 932-8493 or 2-7936 F: (732) 932-6763
Italian 560	Alessandro Vettori (Chair) Carmela Scala (U-Grad)	Sheri La Macchia	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 5106 CAC P: (848) 932-5004 F: (732) 932-1686
Jewish Studies 563 \| 583	Paola Tartakoff (Chair) Michal Raucher (Acting U-Grad)	Jenny Gehrmann	12 College Ave CAC P: (848) 932-3571 F: (732) 932-3052
Kinesiology & Health 377\| 955	Brandon Alderman (Chair) Joanne Hunt (Vice Chair) Andrea Spaeth (U-Grad)	Monica Rears	Loree Gym DOUG P: (848) 932-9512 F: (732) 932-9151
Language Institute	Thomas M. Stephens (Director) Carolyn Burger (Manager)	Daissy Santamaria	20 Seminary Place CAC P: (848) 932-7373 x10 F: (732) 932-1556
Latin American Studies 590	Aldo Lauria-Santiago (Director)	Maria Ealey	Lucy Stone Hall, Rm A251 LIVING P: (848) 445-0011 F: (848) 445-0012
Latino & Caribbean Studies 595	Zaire Dinzey-Flores (Chair) Aldo Lauria-Santiago (Acting)	Maria Ealey	Lucy Stone Hall, Rm A264 LIVING P: (848) 445-3820 F: (732) 445-0012
Life Sciences 119 Biological Sciences146 CBN 447 Genetics 694 MBB	Martha Haviland (U-Grad) Anne Carr-Schmid (advisor) Cathie Alia	Jana Curry	Nelson Bio Labs BUSCH P: (848) 445-3956 & 445-2075 & 445-5536 F: (732) 445-2165
Linguistics 615	Bruce Tesar (Chair) Kristen Syrett (U-Grad)	Lynn Decaprio Linguistics Department Office	18 Seminary Place CAC P: (848) 932-0477 F: (732) 932-1370
Marine Science (SEBS) 11:628	Gary Taghon (Program Director) Silke Severmann (Incoming Program Director)	Donna Napoli	71 Dudley Road SEBS P: 848-932-6555 F:
Mathematics 640	Michael Saks (Chair) Eric Carlen (U-Grad ViceChair) Lew Hirsch (Dir., Pre-Calc Instruction)	Mayka Benitez Patricia Sykes Phoebe Chu	Hill Center BUSCH P: (848) 445-4130 F: (732) 445-5530
Medieval Studies 667	Sarah Novacich	Michele Berardi	15 Seminary Place, Rm 4185 CAC P: (848) 932-3654 F: (732) 932 8327
Middle Eastern Studies 685	Toby Jones (Center Director) Neda Bolourchi (Program Director)	Martine Adams	Lucy Stone Hall, Rm B316 LIVING P: (848) 445-8445 F: (732) 445-8446
Modern Greek Studies 489	Stephen Reinert (Director)		16 Seminary Place CAC P: (848) 932-8534 F: (732) 932-1271
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry (Life Sciences) 694	Barth Grant (Chair) Andrew Vershon (U-Grad)	Barbara Nowakowski	Nelson Bio Labs BUSCH P: (732) 445-3979 F: (732) 445-4213
Operations Research 711	Dr. Endre Boros (Director)	Clare Smietana	RUTCOR BUSCH P: (848) 445-4856 F: (732) 445-5472
Organizational Leadership 713	Arnold Hyndman (Director) Michelle Jefferson (Associate Director)		Lucy Stone Hall, Rm A133 LIVING P: 5-4460 F:
Philosophy 730	Karen Bennett(Chair) Liz Camp (U-Grad)	Jessica Koza Arielle L'Esperance	106 Somerset Street, 5th Floor P: (848) 932-1321 F: (732) 246-1049
Physicians Assistant Program 745	Jill Reichman (Program Director) Angelica Aceti (Admissions Coordinator)	Barbara Weisberg Leslie Howell	Nelson Bio Labs BUSCH P: (848) 445-5667 F: (732) 445-6341
Physics & Astronomy 105 Astrophysics750 Physics	Robert Bartynski (Chair) Jolie Cizewski (U-Grad)	Nancy Pamula Katherine Lam	Physics & Astronomy Bldg BUSCH P: (848) 445-8781 F: (732) 445-4343
Political Science 790	Daniel Keleman (Chair) William Field (U-Grad)	Jovani Reaves	Hickman Hall DOUG P: (848) 932-9262 F: (732) 932-7170
Psychology 830	Lee Jussim (Chair) Judith Hudson (VChair, U-Grad) Linnea Dickson (Assoc VChair-UGrad)	Candace Green Krystal Whitehead Zsofia Pal	Psychology Bldg BUSCH P: (848) 445-2576 F: (732) 445-2263 (BC)
Religion 840	Tao Jiang (Chair) Joseph Williams (U-Grad)	Nancy Rosario	64 College Ave CAC P: (848) 932-9641 F: (732) 932-1271
Russian & East European Languages & Literatures 535 \| 787 \| 860 \| 861 \| 967	Emily Van Buskirk (Program Director)	Elizabeth deWolfe	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 4131 CAC P: (848) 932-7201 F:
Sociology 920 \| 204 \| 018 \| 502	Julie Phillips (Chair) Jeff Dowd (U-Grad)	Lisa Lorillo Jonathan Finnerty	Davison Hall DOUG P: (848) 932-6491 F: (732) 932-6045
South Asian Studies 925	Julia Stephens (Director)	Martine Adams Christine Waithe	Lucy Stone Hall B316 LIVING P: (848) 445-6734 F: (732) 445-0012
Spanish & Portuguese 810 Portuguese 940 Spanish	Marcy Schwartz (Chair) Dámaris Otero-Torres	Jennifer Flaherty Jerlene Rodrguez	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 5183 CAC P: (848) 932-9412 F: (732) 932-9837
Statistics 960 Statistics 961 Statistics/Mathematics	Rong Chen (Chair) Harold Sackrowitz (Co- Director U-Grad) Steven Buyske (Co-Director U-Grad)	Sherrae Thomas	Hill Center BUSCH P: (848) 445-7687 x 1114 F: (732) 445-3428
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 988 \| 888 \| 904	Ethel Brooks (Chair) Kyla Schuller (U-Grad)	Monique Gregory Feronda Orders Crystal Smith	162 Ryders Lane DOUG P: (848) 932-8428 F: (732) 932-1335

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