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List of Department Chairs and Program Directors

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Departments, Programs & Chairpersons Reference List

Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Africana Studies Program
Sadhana Bery, Director
sbery@ric.edu

 

Anthropology Department
Praveena Gullapalli, Chair
Gaige Hall
(401) 456-9661 | (401) 456-8005 pgullapalli@ric.edu


Art Department
Douglas Bosch, Chair
ALEX AND ANI Hall
(401) 456-8054 | (401) 456-9679 dbosch@ric.edu


Biology Department
Rebeka Merson, Chair
Fogarty Life Science 219
(401) 456-9632 rmerson@ric.edu


Communication Department
Giselle Auger, Chair
Whipple Hall 213
(401) 456-8270 | (401) 456-8646 gauger@ric.edu


Computer Science and Information Systems
Lisa Bain, Chair
Alger Hall 234
(401) 456-9546 lbain@ric.edu

English Department
Alison Shonkwiler, Chair
Craig-Lee Hall
(401) 456-8028 ashonkwiler@ric.edu


Environmental Studies Program
Mary Baker, Director
Gaige 146
(401) 456-8112 | mbaker@ric.edu


Film Studies Program
Vincent Bohlinger, Director
Craig-Lee Hall 042
(401) 456-8660 | (401) 456-8028 vbohlinger@ric.edu


Gender and Women's Studies Program
Leslie Schuster, Director
Gaige Hall
(401) 456-8039 | (401) 456-9723 lschuster@ric.edu


History Department
Karl Benziger, Chair
Building 2 005
(401) 456-8039 | (401) 456-2807 kbenziger@ric.edu



Liberal Studies Program
Thomas Schmeling, Director
Gaige 250
(401) 456-8722 | tschmeling@ric.edu


Mathematical Sciences Department
Rebecca Sparks, Chair
Building 2
(401) 456-8038 | (401) 456-9576 | rsparks@ric.edu


Modern Languages Department
Eliani Basile, Chair
Gaige Hall
(401) 456-8029 | ebasile@ric.edu

Music, Theatre, and Dance Department
Ian Greitzer, Chair
Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts 243
(401) 456-4654 igreitzer@ric.edu

Nonprofit Studies Program
Michael Andrade, Coordinator
Forman Center
(401) 456-8864 mandrade@ric.edu


Philosophy Department
Aaron Smuts, Chair
Gaige Hall
(401) 456-9766 asmuts@ric.edu

 

Physical Sciences Department
Sarah Knowlton, Chair
Clarke Science 103
(401) 456-8246 sknowlton@ric.edu


Political Science Department
Michelle Brophy-Baermann, Chair
Gaige Hall
(401) 456-8722 mbrophy@ric.edu


Portuguese Studies Program
Silvia Oliveira, Director
Gaige Hall 326
(401) 456-8748 soliveira@ric.edu


Psychology Department
bethany Lewis, Chair
Horace Mann 305
(401) 456-8783 | (401) 456-8015 | blewis@ric.edu


Radiologic Technology Program
Kenneth Kinsey, Director
Fogarty Life Science 246
(401) 456-8010 | (401) 456-9596 kkinsey@ric.edu


Sociology Department
Mikaila Arthur, Chair
Gaige Hall
(401) 456-8681 marthur@ric.edu


Feinstein School of Education & Human Development

Counseling, Educational Leadership and School Psychology Department
Charles Boisvert, Chair
Adams Library 114
(401) 456-9633 | (401) 456-8023 cboisvert@ric.edu


Education Doctoral Program
Janet Johnson, Director
Henry Barnard School
(401) 456-8701 | jjohnson@ric.edu

Educational Studies Department
Lesley Bogad, Chair
Henry Barnard School
(401) 456-8018 | (401) 456-8793 lbogad@ric.edu


Elementary Education Department
Carolyn Obel-Omia, Chair
Building #2
(401) 456-8626 cobel@ric.edu


Health and Physical Education Department
Carol Cummings, Chair
The Murray Center 140
(401) 456-8046 ccummings@ric.edu


Henry Barnard School
Sarah Hess, Interim Principal
Henry Barnard School
(401) 456-8801 | (401) 456-8127 shess@ric.edu


Special Education Department
Paul LaCava, Chair
Building #2
(401) 456-8024 placava@ric.edu


School of Business

Accounting Department
Susan Weiss, Chair
Alger Hall 234
(401) 456-9546 sweiss@ric.edu


Economics and Finance Department
Kemal Saatcioglu, Chair
Alger Hall 209
ksaatcioglu@ric.edu

Health Care Administration Program
Marianne Raimondo, Director
Alger Hall 201
(401) 456-8096 mraimondo@ric.edu


International Business Program
Kemal Saatcioglu, Faculty Contact
Alger Hall 209
ksaatcioglu@ric.edu


Management and Marketing Department
Connie Milbourne, Chair
Alger Hall 218
(401) 456-8096 cmilbourne@ric.edu


School of Nursing

Nursing
Claire Creamer, Chair, BSN
Fogarty Life Science 156
(401) 456-8013 | (401) 456-9597 ccreamer@ric.edu

Debra Servello, Chair, Graduate Nursing
RINEC 100K
(401) 456-9611 | (401) 456-9611 dservello@ric.edu


School of Social Work​

Social Work
Wendy Becker, Chair, BSW
Guardo Hall - Building #9 107
(401) 456-8171 | (401) 456-8172 wbecker@ric.edu


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Page last updated: October 26, 2020