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APS 1.2.30 Arts and Sciences, College of

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Dean—Dianne Harris
Divisional Dean for Arts—Gabriel Solis
Divisional Dean for Humanities—Brian Reed
Divisional Dean for Natural Sciences—Daniel Pollack
Divisional Dean for Social Science—Andrea Woody
Associate Dean for Advancement—Kevin Thompson
Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, and Inclusion—Maya Angela Smith
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration—Linda Nelson
Associate Dean for Personnel—Peter Denis
Associate Dean for Research—Xiaosong Li
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education—Kevin Mihata
Senior Director for Marketing and Communications—Lance Kissler

Schools

Art, Art History, Design

Director—Annabelle Gould

Drama

Director—Scott Magelssen

International Studies

Director—Daniel Hoffman

Music

Interim Director—Joël Durand

Departments, Divisions, and Programs

American Ethnic Studies

Chair—Alexes Harris

American Indian Studies

Chair—Charlotte Coté

Anthropology

Chair—Sven Haakanson

Applied Mathematics

Chair—Tom Trogdon

Asian Languages and Literature

Chair—Chan Lü

Astronomy

Chair—Jessica Werk

Biology

Chair—Martha Bosma

Chemistry

Chair—Alshakim Nelson

Cinema and Media Studies

Chair—Stephen Groening

Classics

Chair—Alexander Hollmann

Communication

Chair—Christine Harold

Comparative History of Ideas

Director—Jose Antonio Lucero

Dance

Chair—Christina Sunardi

Digital Arts and Experimental Media

Director—Juan Pampin

Economics

Chair—Eric Zivot

English

Chair—Habiba Ibrahim

French and Italian Studies

Chair—Geoffrey Turnovsky

Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Chair—Amanda Swaar

Geography

Chair—Sarah Elwood

German Studies

Chair—Ellwood Wiggins

History

Chair—Adam Warren

Law, Societies, and Justice

Director—Jamie Mayerfeld

Linguistics

Chair—Richard Wright

Mathematics

Chair—Max Lieblich

Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

Chair—Stephanie Selover

Philosophy

Chair—Sara Goering

Physics

Chair—Subhadeep Gupta

Political Science

Chair—Rachel Cichowski

Psychology

Chair—Joseph Sisneros

Scandinavian Studies

Chair—Marianne Stechner-Hansen

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Chair—Gordana Crnkovic

Sociology

Chair—Kyle Crowder

Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Chair—Sarah Stroup

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Chair—Sarah Kover

Statistics

Chair—Abel Rodriguez

Selected Centers and Institutes

Astrobiology

Director—

Child and Family Well-Being, Center for

Director—Liliana Lengua

Demography and Ecology, Center for the Study of

Director—Sara Curran

Disability Studies (LSJ)

Director—Mark Harniss

Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics (CENPA)

Director—David Hertzog

Human Rights

Director—Angelina Godoy

Humanities, Simpson Center for the

Director—Lynn Thomas

Integrated Social Sciences

Directors—Meg Spratt and Mel Wensel

Labor Studies, Harry Bridges Center for

Chair—Moon-Ho Jung

Language Learning Center

Director—Russell Hugo

Learning and Brain Sciences

Co-Directors—Patricia Kuhl and Andrew Meltzoff

Nuclear Theory, Institute for

Director—Sanjay Reddy

Odegaard Writing and Research Center

Director—Mandy Macklin

Social Science Computation and Research

Director—Jerald Herting

Statistics and the Social Sciences

Director—Elena Erosheva

UW Women’s Center

Director—Sutapa Basu

Washington Institute for the Study of Inequality and Race (WISIR)

Director—Jake Grumbach

Museums and Performance Halls

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Director—Sara Gonzalez

Director—Kris Lewis

Director—Jordan Jones

Meany Hall for the Performing Arts

Executive Director—Michelle Witt

January 5, 2026