Academic Year 2025-2026

Dr. John Griffin, Dean
Dr. Suneeta Ramaswami, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Dr. Michelle Meloy, Associate Dean for the Graduate School–Camden
Dr. Joseph C. Schiavo, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

 

Center Directors

  • Center for the Arts: Cyril Reade
  • Center for Computational and Integrative Biology: Grace Brannigan
  • Center for Digital Studies: James Brown (Fall 2025), Anthony Wright (Spring 2026)
  • Center for Urban Research and Education: Stephen Danley
  • Community Leadership Center: TBD (Fall 2025), Gloria Bonilla Santiago (Spring 2026)
  • Institute for Empowering Equitable Education in STEM:  Kwangwon Lee (Fall 2025), Sunil Shende (Spring 2026)
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities: Jillian Sayre
  • Center Director for the National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated:  Carol Burton (Fall 2025)

Department Chairs

  • Biology: Nir Yakoby
  • Chemistry: Jinglin Fu
  • Childhood Studies: Susan Miller
  • Computer Science: Desmond Lun
  • Economics: John Smith
  • Education:  Sara Becker
  • English and Communication: Ellen Ledoux
  • Health Sciences: Kristin August Bauer
  • History: Andrew Shankman 
  • Mathematical Sciences: Benedetto Piccoli
  • Philosophy and Religion: John Wall
  • Physics: Sean O’Malley
  • Political Science: Maureen Donaghy
  • Psychology: Robrecht van der Well, Chair, and Sara Allred, Assistant Department Chair
  • Public Policy and Administration: Patrice Mareschal
  • Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice: Laura Napolitano (Fall 2025), Richard Stansfield (Spring 2026)
  • Visual, Media, and Performing Arts: Kenneth Elliott
  • World Languages and Cultures: Jean-Louis Hippolyte

Graduate Directors 

  • Biology: Eric Klein (Fall 2025), Angélica González (Spring 2026)
  • Chemistry and Molecular Technology: David Salas-de la Cruz
  • Childhood Studies: Lauren Silver 
  • Computational and Integrative Biology: Eric Klein
  • Computer Science: Sunil Shende
  • Creative Writing: Lauren Grodstein
  • Criminal Justice: Nathan Link
  • Data Science:  Haydee Herrera-Guzman
  • Emerging Media: Claire Stricklin
  • English and Media Studies: Holly Humes
  • Forensic Science: Catherine Grgicak
  • History: Lorrin Thomas
  • Liberal Studies: John Wall
  • Mathematical Science and Master’s of Business and Science: Haydee Herrera-Guzman
  • Prevention Science: Lauren Daniel
  • Psychological Sciences: Sean Duffy
  • Public Affairs and Urban Studies: Nathan Wright
  • Public Policy and Administration (MPA): Michael Hayes
  • Public Policy and Administration (Executive Program): Angie McGuire
  • Teacher Education: Sara Becker
  • Teaching Spanish: Silvia Perez-Cortes

Program Directors

  • Associate Director for Digital Studies: Anthony Wright (Fall 2025), Jesse Bayker (Spring 2026)
  • Director of the Honors College:  Lee Ann Westman
  • Director of the Mallery Concert Series:  Joseph Schiavo
  • Director of the Writing and Design Lab:  William FitzGerald
  • Director of the Writers House:  Lauren Grodstein
  • Director of Graduate Standalone Certificate for Spanish for the Health Professions:  Ana Laguna

Undergraduate Program Directors

  • Africana Studies: Christina Jackson
  • Digital Studies: Anthony Wright (Fall 2025), Jesse Bayker (Spring 2026)
  • Film and Media Studies:  Tyler Hoffman
  • Gender Studies: Joan Maya Mazelis 
  • Global Studies: James Boucher
  • Latin American and Latino Studies: Carla Giaudrone
  • Liberal Studies:  Shauna Shames
  • Social Work:  Natalie Bembry
  • Urban Studies:  TBD
  • Visual, Media, and Performing Arts:  Stanislav Shpanin
  • Writing Program Director:  Travis Dubose

Undergraduate Program Coordinators

  • Biology: Nathan Fried
  • CCIB:  Anthony Geneva
  • Chemistry: Alex Roche
  • Childhood Studies: Anthony Wright 
  • Computer Science: Sunil Shende
  • Economics: Noha Emara
  • English and Communication: Keith Green
  • Education and Teacher Preparation:  Ann Heidelberg
  • Forensics:  Catherine Grgicak
  • Health Sciences: Jamie Dunaev
  • History: Katherine Epstein
  • Mathematical Sciences: Randy Mershon
  • Philosophy and Religion: Margaret Betz
  • Physics: Sean O’Malley
  • Political Science: Tim Knievel
  • Psychology: Andrew Abeyta (Fall 2025), Tamara Nelson (Spring 2026)
  • Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice: Daniel Semenza
  • Teacher Education:  Ann Heidelberg
  • Visual, Media, and Performing Arts BFA Program: Allan Espiritu (Fall 2025), Stanislav Shpanin (Spring 2026)
  • Visual, Media, and Performing Arts all BA Programs: Robert Emmons
  • World Languages and Cultures: James Boucher (French)
  • World Languages and Cultures: James Rushing (German)