Directors of Undergraduate Programs

Each major in the College is overseen by a Director of the Undergraduate Program. Students with questions about courses offered by the department, major requirements, opportunities for majors, declaring a major, etc., should contact this person; click on the name to send an email.

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African-American and African Studies

Njelle Hamilton
434-982-3537
Minor Hall 101A

American Sign Language

Gregory Propp
434-924-6646
New Cabell Hall 255

American Studies

Jack Hamilton
434-243-4342
126 Wilson Hall

Anthropology

Adria LaViolette
434-982-2631
Brooks Hall 309

Archaeology

Tyler Jo Smith
434-243-8782
Fayweather Hall 318

Art History

Eric M. Ramírez-Weaver
434-924-7710
311 Fayerweather Hall

Art, Studio

Akemi Ohira 
434-924-7051
Ruffin Hall 226

Astronomy, Astronomy-Physics

Michael Skrutskie (Astronomy-Physics Majors Advisor)

Shane Davis  (Astronomy Majors/Minors Advisor)
434-924-4898
Astronomy Building 214

Bioethics (minor only)

Jarrett Zigon
434-924-7044
Brooks Hall 301

Biology

Jessamyn Manson
434-924-8831
Chemistry 167

Biology, Human

Michael Timko
434-982-5817
Gilmer Hall 280

Chemistry

Laura Serbulea
434-924-0924
CHM 469

Classics

Anthony Corbeill
Cocke Hall B018

Cognitive Science

Per Sederberg
434-243-0814
Gilmer Hall B011

Computer Science

Tom Horton
434-982-2217
Rice Hall 402

Drama

L. Douglas Grissom
434-243-7752
Drama Building 211

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures & East Asian Studies

Economics

Lee Coppock
434-924-6747
Monroe Hall 210

English

Andrew Stauffer
Bryan Hall 106

Area Program in Poetry Writing
Brian Teare
Bryan Hall 433

Area Program in Literary Prose
James Livingood
Bryan Hall 422B

Environmental Sciences

Robert Davis
434-924-0579
Clark Hall 386-B

Environmental Thought and Practice

Paul Freedman
434-924-1372
Gibson Hall

French

Jennifer Tsien
434-243-8711
New Cabell Hall 337

German

Julia Gutterman
434-924-6696
New Cabell Hall 241

Global Studies

Global Public Health

Ruth Gaare Bernheim
434-924-8646
Hospital West 3181

 

Global Development Studies

David Edmunds
434-243-1694
Wilson Hall 125

 

Security and Justice

Peter Furia
434-924-1438
Gibson Hall 295

 

Environments and Sustainability

Phoebe Crisman
434-924-6898
Hotel A, B002

 

Middle East South Asia

Tessa Farmer
434-924-8460
New Cabell Hall 043B

 

Global Commerce in Culture and Society

Richard Handler
434-982-2166
 

History

Jennifer Sessions 
434-924-6405
 

Interdisciplinary Major

Shawn Lyons
434-924-3351
Monroe Hall 206

Italian

Jewish Studies

James Loeffler
434-924-6408
New Cabell Hall 236

Latin American Studies

Eli Carter 
434-243-3032
New Cabel Hall 441

Linguistics

Mathematics

Christian Gromoll
434-924-4152
Kerchof Hall 204

Media Studies

William Little
434-924-6623
Wilson Hall 204

Medieval Studies

Deborah McGrady
434-924-3924
 

Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages and Cultures         

Zvi Gilboa
434-924-1322
New Cabell Hall 145

Music

Fred Maus
Old Cabell Hall 202
email Professor Maus to arrange a meeting or to ask questions

Neuroscience

Jianhua "JC" Cang 
434-924-1117
Gilmer Hall 482

Philosophy

Ross P. Cameron
434-924-6922
Levering 108

Physics

Cass Sackett
434-924-6795
PLSB 104

Poetry

Lisa Russ Spaar 
434-924-6625
Bryan Hall 407

Political and Social Thought

Michael J. Smith
434-924-3433
Gibson S-396

Political Philosophy, Policy and Law

Colin Bird
434-924-3615
Gibson Hall S495

Politics

Paul Freedman
434-924-1372
Gibson Hall

Psychology

Chris Mazurek
434-924-0447
Psychology Corner Location (West Complex) 2519D

Religious Studies

Noah Salomon
434-924-6705
Gibson Hall

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Mark Elson
434-924-3548
New Cabell Hall 261

Sociology

Elizabeth Gorman
Randall Hall 114

South Asian Languages and Cultures

See Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages and Cultures above

Spanish

Alicia López Operé 
434-243-9227

Statistics

Gretchen Martinet
434-924-3066
Halsey Hall 105

Women, Gender & Sexuality

Bonnie Hagerman
434-982-2961
Levering Hall 103