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.

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Last updated date - 2026-03-19

Department	Leadership	Administrators	Address
Africana Studies 014	Aleksandr Zamalin (Chair) Kavitha Ramsamy (Undergraduate Director)	Darrah Miller	Beck Hall, Rm 112 LIVING P: (848) 445-3333 F: (732) 445-0076
African, Middle Eastern, & South Asian Languages & Literatures (AMESALL) 013\| 074 \| 505 \| 723 \| 956 \| 973 \| 974	Samah Selim (Chair) Benjamin Koerber (Undergraduate Director)	Michelle Frishberg	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Room 6166 CAC P: (848) 445-0275 F: (848) 445-0331
Center for African Studies 016	Genese Marie Sodikoff (Director) Olabode Ibironke (Associate Director)	Martine Adams	Lucy Stone Hall, Rm A348 LIVING P: (848) 445-6638 F: (732) 445-6637
American Studies 050 \|199	Sylvia Chan-Malik (Chair) Andrew Urban(Director of Undergraduate Studies)	Olga Lozano	Ruth Adams Bdg. DOUG P: (848) 932-3498 & (848) 932-9174 F: (732) 932-1169
Anthropology 070	Omar Al-Dewachi (Chair) Dan Cabanes (Undergraduate Director) Rob Scott (Director of Student Opportunity)	Marisol Porter	Ruth Adams Bdg. DOUG P: (848) 932-4110 F: (732) 932-1564
Art History 082	Carla Yanni (Chair) Jenevieve DeLosSantos (Undergraduate Program Director)	Stacy Bryant Maria Knapp	Voorhees Hall CAC P: (848) 932-1262 F: (732) 932 1261
Asian Languages & Cultures 098 \|165 \| 214 \| 565 \| 574	Wendy Swartz (Chair) Satoru Saito (Director of Undergraduate Studies)	Patricia C. Badillo Sumitha Dinesh	Scott Hall Rm 330A CAC P: (848) 932-6475 F: (732) 932-7926
Biological Sciences (Life Sciences) 119	Martha Haviland (Undergraduate Director) Anne Carr-Schmid (Advisor)	Linda Johnson	Nelson Bio Labs BUSCH P: (848) 445-5536 F: (732) 445-2165
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
Cell Biology & Neuroscience (Life Sciences) 146	Gabriella D’Arcangelo (Chair) Brian Daniels (Undergraduate Director)	Zarinah Shabazz	Nelson Bio Labs BUSCH P: (848) 445-9532 F: (732) 445-1794
Chemistry & Chemical Biology 160	Lawrence Williams (Chair) Ralf Warmuth (Vice Chair Undergraduate Program)	Suzanne Squires Tasha Hill	Chemistry Building - 123 Bevier Road BUSCH P: (848) 445-3223 F: (732) 445-5312
Cinema Studies Program 175	Susan Martin-Márquez (Director) David Fresko (Assistant Undergraduate Director)	Nina Echeverria	15 Seminary Place (AB) - 4th Flr CAC P: (848) 932-9030
Classics 190 \| 490 \| 580 \| 491	Serena Connally (Chair) Emily Allen-Hornblower (Undergraduate Director)	Katherine Armbruste	15 Seminary Place (AB) - 6th Floor CAC P: (848) 932-9797 F: (732) 932-9246
Center for Cognitive Science 185	John McGann (Director) Mimi Phan (Undergraduate Director)	Joann Meli	Psychology Building Addition - 152 Frelinghuysen Road BUSCH P: (848) 445-6660 F: (732) 445-6715
Comparative Literature 195	Xiaojue Wang (Chair) Karen Bishop (Undergraduate Director)	Fatimah Fischer	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 4104 CAC P: (848) 932-2031 F: (732) 932-2041
Computer Science 198	Ulrich Kremer (Chair) Santosh Nagarakatte (Undergraduate Program Director)	Komal Agarwal Maryann Holtsclaw	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
Criminal Justice 202	K Sebastian Leon (Undergraduate Director)	Sarah Laboy-Almodovar (Advisor)	Lucy Stone Hall, Room A345 LC LIVING P: (848) 445-1170 F: (732) 445-9068
Earth & Planetary Sciences 460	James Wright (Chair) Lauren Neitzke Adamo (Undergraduate Program Director)	Kara McCoy	Wright/Reiman Labs BUSCH P: (848) 445-8398 F: (732) 445-3374
Economics 220	Anne Piehl (Chair) Daijiro Okada (Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies) Colin Campbell (Undergraduate Program Director)	Ashley Pavlis Janet Budge	New Jersey Hall CAC P: (848) 932-8257 F: (732) 932-7416
English 351 \| 354 \| 358 \| 359	Bradley Evans (Chair) Sean Silver (Director of Undergraduate Studies) Stacey Klein (Interim Director of Creative Writing)	Leandra Cain Morgan Ferretti	Murray Hall CAC P: (848) 932-7690 F: (732) 932-9698
Writing Program - English 355 \| 356	Abigail Zitin (Director of the Writing Program) Mark DiGiacomo (Executive Director of Writing Program)		Murray Hall CAC P: (848) 932-7570 F: (732) 932-3094
Center for European Studies 360	Regina Karl (Director)	Martine Adams	102 Nichol Ave, Corwin DOUG P: (848) 932-8551 F: (732) 932-1144
French 420	Lorraine Piroux (Chair) Carole Allamand (Undergraduate Director)	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 (Undergraduate Director & Vice Chair)	Lisette Smith	Life Sciences Building BUSCH P: (848) 445-1638 F: (732) 445-1147
Geography 450 \| 381 \| 558	Kevin St. Martin (Chair) Asa Rennermalm (Director of the Undergraduate Program)	Kelly Bernstein Cleo Bartos	Lucy Stone Hall, Room B250 LIVING P: (848) 445-4106 F: (732) 445-0006
German 470	Michael Levine (Chair) Nicholas Rennie (Director of Undergraduate Studies) Alexander Pichugin (Dir., Language & Cultural Studies)	Jennifer Helinek	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	Tracey Hasse Christine Centrone	Nelson Bio Labs A BUSCH P: (848) 445-5667 F: (932) 445-6341
History 506 \| 508 \| 510 \| 512 513 History/French514 History/Political Science	Samantha Kelly (Chair) Jennifer Jones (Associate Chair) Julia Stephens (Undergraduate Vice Chair)	Candace Walcott-Shepherd Kenneth Linden	Van Dyck Hall CAC P: (848) 932-8493 or 2-7936 F: (732) 932-6763
Italian 560	Alessandro Vettori (Chair) Laura S. White (Interim Undergraduate Director)	Sheri La Macchia	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 5105 CAC P: (848) 932-5004
Jewish Studies 563 \| 583	Azzan Yadin-Israel (Chair) Michal Raucher (Undergraduate Director)	Maria Knapp	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 (Undergraduate Director)	Jenny Gehrmann	Loree Gym DOUG P: (848) 932-9512 F: (732) 932-9151
The Language Center	Thomas M. Stephens (Faculty Director) Carolyn Burger (Manager)	Daissy Santamaria	1 Spring Street Suite 405 CAC P: (848) 932-7373 F: (732) 932-1556
Latin American Studies 590	Aldo Lauria-Santiago (Director)	Nancy Rosario	Lucy Stone Hall, Rm A251 LIVING P: (848) 445-0011 F: (848) 445-0012
Latino & Caribbean Studies 595	Ulla Berg (Chair) Johana Londono (Undergraduate Director)	Jennifer Guzman	Lucy Stone Hall, Rm A264 LIVING P: (848) 445-3820 F: (732) 445-0012
Life Sciences 119 Biological Sciences \| 146 CBN \| 447 Genetics \| 694 MBB	Martha Haviland (U-Grad) Anne Carr-Schmid (advisor)	Linda Johnson	Nelson Bio Labs BUSCH P: (848) 445-2075 F: (732) 445-2165
Linguistics 615	Kristen Syrett (Chair) Troy Messick (Undergraduate Program Director)	Ann Mazza Lynn Decaprio	18 Seminary Place CAC P: (848) 932-0477 F: (732) 932-1370
Mathematics 640 \| 642 \| 643 \| 644 \| 122	Christopher Woodward (Chair) Konstantin Mischaikow (Undergraduate Director & Vice Chair) 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 (Director)	Nikki O'Mealley Navi Kaur	15 Seminary Place, Rm 4185 CAC P: (848) 932-3654 F: (732) 932 8327
Middle Eastern Studies 685	Maya Mikdashi (Director)	Nancy Rosario	Lucy Stone Hall, Rm B316 LIVING P: (848) 445-8445 F: (732) 445-8446
Modern Greek Studies 489	Timothy Power (Director)	Katherine Armbruster	16 Seminary Place CAC P: (848) 932-8534 F: (732) 932-1271
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry (Life Sciences) 694	Barth Grant (Chair) Samuel Gunderson (Undergraduate Director & Vice Chair)	Barbara Nowakowski	Nelson Bio Labs BUSCH P: (732) 445-3979 F: (732) 445-4213
Operations Research 711	Dr. Endre Boros (Director)		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
Philosophy 730	Karen Bennett (Chair) Andy Egan (Undergraduate Director) Alexander Skiles (Assistant Undergraduate Director)	Jessica Koza	106 Somerset Street, 5th Floor P: (848) 932-1321 F: (732) 246-1049
Physicians Assistant Program 745	Lori Palfreyman (Program Director) Angelica Aceti (Admissions Coordinator)	Sharon Canavesio Amanda Gopie	RWJMS Research Tower BUSCH P: (732)-235-4445 F: (732) 235-4820
Physics & Astronomy 105 Astrophysics \| 750 Physics	Jack Hughes (Chair) Amit Lath (Undergraduate Director)	Nancy Pamula Katherine Lam	Physics & Astronomy Bldg BUSCH P: (848) 445-8781 F: (732) 445-4343
Political Science 790	Beth Leech (Chair) Christine Cahill (Undergraduate Director)	Colleen Klein Jovani Reaves	Hickman Hall DOUG P: (848) 932-9262 F: (732) 932-7170
Psychology 830	Diana Sanchez (Chair) Judith Hudson (VChair, U-Grad) Linnea Dickson (Associate Undergraduate Vice Chair)	Colleen Lord Zsofia Pal	Psychology Bldg BUSCH P: (848) 445-2576 F: (732) 445-2263 (BC)
Religion 840	Jawid Mojaddedi (Chair) Joseph Williams (Interim Undergraduate Director)	Navi Kaur	64 College Ave CAC P: (848) 932-9641 F: (732) 932-1271
Russian & East European Languages & Literatures 535 \| 787 \| 860 \| 861 \| 967	Michael Levine (Chair) Pavel Khazanov (Program Director) Cori Anderson (Language Coordinator)	Jennifer Helinek	15 Seminary Place (AB) - Rm 4131 CAC P: (848) 932-7201
Sociology 920 \| 204 \| 018 \| 502	Paul McLean (Chair) Jeff Dowd (Undergraduate Director)	Lisa Lorillo Kevin McCarthy	Davison Hall DOUG P: (848) 932-6491 F: (732) 932-6045
South Asian Studies 925	Preetha Mani	Martine Adams	Lucy Stone Hall B316 LIVING P: (848) 445-6734 F: (732) 445-0012
Spanish & Portuguese 810 Portuguese 940 Spanish	Camilla Stevens (Chair) Dámaris Otero Torres (Interim Undergraduate Director)	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 (Undergraduate Co-Director) Steven Buyske (Undergraduate Co-Director)	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) Carlos Ulises Decena (Interim Undergraduate Director) Ileana Nachescu (Associate UGD)	Kandi Berryman Aretha Oliver Crayton Nimrah Saeed	162 Ryders Lane DOUG P: (848) 932-8428 F: (732) 932-1335
Marine Science (SEBS) 11:628	Silke Severmann (Program Director)	Donna Napoli	71 Dudley Road SEBS P: 848-932-6555
Data Science 219	Steve Buyske (Undergraduate Co-Director) Tomasz Imielinski (Undergraduate Co-Director) Sangya Varma (Administrative Director)	Marwa Khalifa

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