Academic Chairs & Program Directors

Africana Studies
Quito Swan

American Studies
Tom Guglielmo, 202-994-3170

Anthropology
Brenda Bradley, 202-994-2391

Art History
Bibi Obler

Art Therapy
Heidi Bardot, 703-299-4157

Biological Sciences
Guillermo Orti, 202-994-7065

Chemistry
Chris Cahill, Chair, 202-994-6959

Classical & Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Christopher Rollston, Chair, 202-994-6701

Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
Lauren Onkey, Director

Data Science
Ryan Engstrom, 202-994-7979

Design
Kevin Patton (Fall 2024)
Andrea Dietz (Spring 2025)

East Asian Languages & Literatures
Immanuel Kim 

Economics
Stephen Smith, Chair, 202-994-8086

English
Antonio López, 202-994-1925

English for Academic Purposes
Megan Siczek, 202-994-5815

Film Studies
Elisabeth Anker, 202-994-7489

Forensic Psychology
Andrew Moskowitz

Forensic Sciences
Daniele Podini, 202-242-5758

Geography
David Rain, 202-994-8523

Geology
Cathy Forster, 202-994-1008

History
Denver Brunsman, 202-994-6254

Interior Architecture
Stephanie Travis, 202-992-6699

Judaic Studies
Robert Eisen, 202-994-6327

Mathematics
Frank Baginski, 202-994-4857

Museum Studies
Suse Anderson, 202-994-4947

Music
Loren Kajikawa

Organizational Sciences & Communication
Lynn Offermann, 202-994-8507

Peace Studies
Derek Malone-France, 202-242-5359

Philosophy
Tadeusz Zawidzki, 202-994-6444

Physics
Alexander van der Horst, 202-994-5858

Political Science
Eric Lawrence, 202-994-4826

Professional Psychology Program
Oksana Yakushko

Psychological & Brain Sciences
Sarah Shomstein, 202-994-5957

Religion
Irene Oh, 202-994-1675

Romance, German & Slavic Studies
Lynn Westwater, 202-994-3104

School of Media & Public Affairs
Peter Loge, Director, 202-994-7835

Sociology
Hiromi Ishizawa, 202-994-6897

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Cynthia Core, 202-994-7364

Statistics
Judy Wang, Chair, 202-994-5658

Studio Arts
Dean Kessman, 202-994-6514

TheatreDance
Holly Dugan, 202-994-6180

Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration
Mary Tschirhart, Director

University Writing Program
Phyllis Ryder, Executive Director, 202-242-6667
Christy Zink, Writing Center Director, 202-242-5279

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Gail Weiss, 202-994-4297

Graduate Program Directors