Department Chairs & Program Coordinators

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AY 2024-2025 Department Chairs & Program Coordinators List

Reference: AA 2022-01 policy, Appointment, Responsibilities, and Review of Academic Department Chairs/Directors and Coordinators.

If you have any questions regarding the information listed below or Department Chair Summer appointments, please contact Mrs. Dianne Vogel.

College of Arts and Humanities

Academic Year 2024-2025

Africana Studies: Salim Faraji
Art and Design: Ellie Zenhari
Asian-Pacific Studies: Mary Lacanlale (Fall 2024) | Co-chairs: Jess Marianaccio and Y Thien Nguyen (Spring 2025)
Chicana/Chicano Studies: Tim Caron (Dean) and Tim Chin (Associate Dean)
Communications: Brant Burkey
Digital Media Arts: George Vinovich
English: Andrew Kalaidjian
History: Andrea Johnson (Fall 2024) | Laura Talamante (Spring 2025)
Interdisciplinary Studies: Patricia Kalayjian (Fall 2024) | Andrea Johnson (Spring 2025)
Labor Studies: Stephen McFarland (Fall 2024) | Alfredo Carlos (Spring 2025)
Modern Languages: Benito GomezMusic: Scott Morris
Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peace Building: Brian Jarrett
Philosophy: Brian Gregor
Theatre and Dance: Doris Ressl
Women's Studies: Jennifer Brandt (Fall 2024) | Tahereh Aghdasifar (Spring 2025)

College of Business Administration and Public Policy

Academic Year 2024-2025

Accounting, Finance, and Economics: Jose Martinez

Information Systems and Operations Management: Myron Sheu

Marketing and Management: Sari Silvanto

School of Public Service and Justice: Fynwinn Prager

Public Administration: Elena Kulikov

College of Education

Academic Year 2024-2025

Curriculum and Instruction Program: Edward Curammeng

Graduate Education: Gary Rhodes

Liberal Studies: Lisa Hutton

Teacher Education: Jarod Kawasaki

Special Education: Kate Esposito

School College and Counseling: Margarita Landeros

School Leadership Program: Contact the Dean's Office

College of Health, Human Services and Nursing
Academic Year 2024-2025

Child Development Program: Megumi Kuwabara
Clinical Sciences: Payman Nasr
Communication Sciences and Disorders: John Spruill
Human Services Program: Phu Phan
Kinesiology and Recreation: Michael Ernst
Marital and Family Therapy Program: Karen Quek
Master of Social Work: Adriana Saldana (Fall 2024) | Co-chairs: Enrique Ortega and Paul Vu (Spring 2025)
Orthotics and Prosthetics: Mark Muller
Occupational Therapy Program: Terry (Maria) Peralta-Catipon
School of Public Health and Health Sciences: Ricardo Izurieta
School of Nursing: Terri Ares | BSN Director: Sally Mahmoud
School of Public Health and Health Sciences: Ricardo Izurieta
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences

Academic Year 2024-2025

Anthropology: Sarah Taylor
Behavioral Science Program: Hyo Joon Chang
Biology: Helen Chun
Chemistry: Arumugam Thangavel
Computer Sciences: Mohsen Beheshti
Earth Sciences and Geography: John Keyantash
Mathematics: Wai Yan Pong
Physics: Jim Hill (Fall 2024) | John Price (Spring 2025)
Political Science: Salvatore Russo (Fall 2024) | Hyo Joon Chang (Spring 2025)
Psychology: Carl Sneed
Sociology: William Wagner-Huang
Science, Math and Technology: Kenneth Rodriguez
Social and Behavioral Sciences: Contact Dean's Office