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AY 2024-2025 Department Chairs & Program Coordinators List

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College of Arts and Humanities
Academic Year 2024-2025
Africana Studies: Salim Faraji
Art and Design: Ellie Zenhari
Asian-Pacific Studies: Mary Lacanlale
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
Labor Studies: Stephen McFarland
Modern Languages: Benito Gomez
Music: Scott Morris
Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peace Building: Brian Jarrett
Philosophy: Brian Gregor
Theatre and Dance: Doris Ressl
Women's Studies: Jennifer Brandt

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
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 2024)
Psychology: Carl Sneed
Sociology: William Wagner-Huang
Science, Math and Technology: Kenneth Rodriguez
Social and Behavioral Sciences: Contact Dean's Office