Department Chairs, MSOs and Directors
Find contact information for the chair, director or administrator in a department or program at the College of Letters and Science.
| Humanities, Arts, & Cultural Studies |
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African American & African Studies |
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| Halifu Osumare | Director | hosumare@ucdavis.edu | (530)752-1548 |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
American Studies |
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| Julie Sze | Director | jsze@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-3377 |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
Art and Art History |
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| Hearne Pardee | Chair (Art Studio) | whpardee@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0105 |
| Jeffrey Ruda | Vice Chair (Art History) | jhruda@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0105 |
| Karen Nofziger | CAO | knofziger@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0138 |
Asian American Studies |
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| Nolan Zane | Chair | nwzane@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-9260 |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
California Lighting Technology Center |
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| Michael Siminovitch | Director | mjsiminovitch@ucdavis.edu | (530) 747-3838 |
| Konstantinos Papamichael | Co-Director | kpapamichael@ucdavis.edu | (530) 747-3838 |
| Karen Nofziger | CAO | knofziger@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0138 |
Center for Transnational Health |
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| Adela de la Torre | Director | adelatorre@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2421 |
| Linda Whent | Director of Post-Grant Awards | lswhent@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2421 |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
Chicana/Chicano Studies |
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| Miroslava Chavez-Garcia | Chair | chavezgarcia@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2421 |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
Cinema and Technocultural Studies |
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| Jaimey Fisher | Chair | jrfisher@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-4999 |
| Karen Nofziger | CAO | knofziger@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0138 |
Classics |
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| Emily Albu | Director | emalbu@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0835 |
| Susan Sainz | CAO | swsainz@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6078 |
Comparative Literature |
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| Juliana Schiesari | Chair | jkschiesari@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1219 |
| Susan Sainz | CAO | swsainz@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6078 |
Design |
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| Timothy McNeil | Chair | tjmcneil@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2004 |
| Karen Nofziger | CAO | knofziger@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0138 |
Design Museum and Collection |
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| Timothy McNeil | Director | tjmcneil@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2589 |
| Karen Nofziger | CAO | knofziger@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0138 |
East Asian Languages and Cultures |
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| Xiaomei Chen | Chair | xmchen@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-4999 |
| Susan Sainz | CAO | swsainz@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6078 |
English |
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| Scott Simmon | Chair | sasimmon@davis.edu | (530) 752-2257 |
| Darla Tafoya | MSO | djtafoya@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2269 |
French and Italian |
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| Julia Simon | Chair | jsimon@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1219 |
| Susan Sainz | CAO | swsainz@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6078 |
German and Russian |
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| Elisabeth Krimmer | Chair | emkrimmer@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-4999 |
| Susan Sainz | CAO | swsainz@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6078 |
C. N. Gorman Museum and Collection |
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| Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie | Director | tsinhnahjinnie@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-6567 |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
UC Davis Humanities Institute |
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| Seeta Chaganti | Director | schaganti@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1696 |
| Darla Tafoya | MSO | djtafoya@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2269 |
Humanities Program |
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| Julia Simon | Director | jsimon@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-4999 |
| Susan Sainz | CAO | swsainz@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6078 |
Language Learning Center |
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| Fuqiang Zhuo | Director | fzhuo@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1508 |
Medieval and Early Modern Studies |
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| Emily Albu | Director | emalbu@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2257 |
| Darla Tafoya | MSO | djtafoya@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2269 |
Music |
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| Henry Spiller | Chair | hjspiller@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2603 |
| Karen Nofziger | CAO | knofziger@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0138 |
Native American Language Center |
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| Martha Macri | Director | mjmacri@ucdavis.edu | |
| Zoila Mendoza | Associate Director | zsmendoza@ucdavis.edu | |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
Native American Studies |
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| Ines Hernandez-Avila | Chair | ighernandez@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-3237 |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
Richard L. Nelson Gallery and Fine Art Collection |
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| See Shrem - Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art | | | |
Religious Studies |
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| Catherine Chin | Chair | chin@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1219 |
| Susan Sainz | CAO | swsainz@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-0675 |
Second Language Acquisition Institute |
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| Susan Sainz | CAO | swsainz@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6078 |
Spanish and Portuguese |
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| Cecilia Colombi | Chair | cmcolombi@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0835 |
| Susan Sainz | CAO | swsainz@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6078 |
Taller arte del nuevo amanecer (TANA) |
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| Carlos Francisco Jackson | Director | cfjackson@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2421 |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
Theatre and Dance |
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| Lynette Hunter | Chair | lhunter@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0888 |
| Karen Nofziger | CAO | knofziger@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0138 |
University Writing Program |
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| Carl Whithaus | Director | cwwhithaus@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0369 |
| Darla Tafoya | MSO | djtafoya@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2269 |
Women and Gender Studies |
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| Amina Mama | Director | amama@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-8986 |
| Sandra Cortes | CAO | sbcortes@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0675 |
| Mathematical & Physical Sciences |
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Chemistry |
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| Jacquelyn Gervay-Hague | Chair | jgervayhague@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-9577 |
| Frank Osterloh | Vice Chair | osterloh@chem.ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6242 |
| Mark Kurth | Vice Chair | mjkurth@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-8192 |
| Neil Schore | Vice Chair | neschore@ucdavis.edu | (530)752-6263 |
| Jessica Potts | MSO | jrpotts@ucdavis.edu | (530)752-3988 |
Geology |
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| Howard Spero | Chair | hjspero@ucdavis.edu | (530)752-3307 |
| David Osleger | Vice Chair | daosleger@ucdavis.edu | (530)754-7824 |
| Julia Prather | MSO | japrather@ucdavis.edu | (530)752-3668 |
Mathematics |
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| Joel Hass | Chair | hass@math.ucdavis.edu | (530)754-8092 |
| Thomas Strohmer | Vice Chair | strohmer@math.ucdavis.edu | (530)752-1071 |
| Jesus De Loera | Vice Chair | deloera@math.ucdavis.edu | (530) 554-9702 |
| Gladis Lopez | MSO | gylopez@ucdavis.edu | (530)752-0829 |
Nanomaterials in the Environment, Agriculture and Technology |
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| Alexandra Navrotsky | Director | anavrotsky@ucdavis.edu | (530)752-3292 |
| Ruth Victor | MSO | revictor@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-4353 |
Natural Sciences |
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| Howard Day | Chair | hwday@ucdavis.edu | (530)752-2882 |
Physics |
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| Andreas Albrecht | Chair | ajalbrecht@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-5989 |
| Maxwell Chertok | Vice Chair | chertok@physics.ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-7351 |
| Rena Zieve | Vice Chair | rjzieve@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1500 |
| Tracy Lade | MSO | lade@physics.ucdavis.edu | (530) 554-1047 |
Statistics |
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| Hans-Georg Mueller | Chair | hgmueller@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1630 |
| Patricia Aguilera | MSO | aguilera@wald.ucdavis.edu | (530) 554-4128 |
| Alexander Aue | Vice Chair | aaue@ucdavis.edu | (530) 554-1555 |
| Social Sciences |
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Anthropology |
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| Li Zhang | Chair | lizhang@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1595 |
| Mary Dixon | CAO | mbdixon@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-9036 |
Center for Mind and Brain |
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| Steven Luck | Director | sjluck@ucdavis.edu | (530) 297-4424 |
| Andrew Yonelinas | Associate Director | apyonelinas@ucdavis.edu | (530) 297-4651 |
| Carmina Caselli | CAO | crcaselli@ucdavis.edu | (530) 297-4652 |
Center for Poverty Research |
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| Ann Stevens | Director | annstevens@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-3034 |
| Marianne Page | Deputy Director | mepage@ucdavis.edu | (530) 554-4940 |
| Kathy Miner | CAO | keminer@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0760 |
| Adrienne Wonhof | Manager | aiwonhof@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-4024 |
Center for Science and Innovation Studies |
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| Mario Biagioli | Director | mbiagioli@ucdavis.edu | (617) 388-4248 |
| Lesley Byrns | CAO | labyrns@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1291 |
Communication |
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| George Barnett | Chair | gabarnett@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1291 |
| Lesley Byrns | CAO | labyrns@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1291 |
East Asian Studies |
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| Katharine Burnett | Director | kpburnett@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0105 |
| Lesley Byrns | CAO | labyrns@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1291 |
Economics |
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| Ann Stevens | Chair | annstevens@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-3034 |
| Deborah Swenson | Vice Chair | deswenson@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0741 |
| Kathy Miner | CAO | keminer@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0760 |
Hemispheric Institute on the Americas |
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| Charles Walker | Director | cfwalker@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-9453 |
| Lesley Byrns | CAO | labyrns@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1291 |
History |
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| David Biale | Chair | dbiale@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-7764 |
| Kathryn Olmsted | Vice Chair | ksolmsted@ucdavis.edu | |
| Kathy Miner | CAO | keminer@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0760 |
International Relations |
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| Daniel Kono | Director | dykono@ucdavis.edu | |
| Cindy Simmons | CAO | csimmons@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2183 |
Jewish Studies |
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| Naomi Janowitz | Director | nhjanowitz@ucdavis.edu | |
| Kathy Miner | CAO | keminer@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0760 |
Linguistics |
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| Patrick Farrell | Chair | pmfarrell@ucdavis.edu | (530) 848-2874 |
| Lesley Byrns | CAO | labyrns@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1291 |
Middle East/South Asia Studies |
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| Baki Tezcan | Director | btezcan@ucdavis.edu | (530) 715-0155 |
| Lesley Byrns | CAO | labyrns@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1291 |
Military Science |
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| Patrick Rose | Chair | parose@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-3056 |
| Kathy Miner | CAO | keminer@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0760 |
Philosophy |
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| David Copp | Chair | dcopp@ucdavis.edu | (530) 554-1386 |
| Lesley Byrns | CAO | labyrns@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1291 |
Physical Education |
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| Jeffrey Weidner | Director | wjweidner@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1942 |
| Nicole Morrill | Analyst | nbmorrill@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-9364 |
Political Science |
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| John Scott | Chair | jtscott@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-8109 |
| Cindy Simmons | CAO | csimmons@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-2183 |
Psychology |
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| Paul Hastings | Chair | psychair@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-9572 |
| Karen Bales | Vice Chair | klbales@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-5890 |
| Carmina Caselli | CAO | crcaselli@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-6215 |
Science and Technology Studies |
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| Joseph Dumit | Director | jpdumit@ucdavis.edu | (530) 554-1834 |
| Lesley Byrns | CAO | labyrns@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1291 |
Social Science Data Service |
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| Kimberlee Shauman | Director | kashauman@ucdavis.edu | (530) 754-8072 |
| Kathy Miner | CAO | keminer@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-0760 |
Sociology |
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| Bill McCarthy | Chair | bdmccarthy@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-1563 |
| Eddy U | Vice Chair | eu@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-8163 |
| Mary Dixon | CAO | mbdixon@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-9036 |
