The scope of departmental leaders' responsibilities cover the gamut of operations in the academic environment.
Strong academic unit leadership is vitally important to George Mason University. Department chairs and Local Academic Unit (LAU) heads set the tone for a supportive, inclusive, and productive climate for our faculty and staff success. This is integral to our mission of student retention and success.
Chairs and LAU heads:
- Oversee the quality of teaching, learning, mentoring, and advising
- Steward the curricula, including degree programs, minors, and certificates
- Initiate and oversee fair, inclusive and transparent faculty recruitment and hiring processes
- Assure that faculty and staff receive appropriate mentoring and support
- Manage faculty and staff performance evaluation processes
- Promote faculty governance
- Manage a variety of resources, including budgets
- Connect local academic goals to broader college/school and institutional priorities
- Provide input and suggestions to deans, directors, and the broader academic community
George Mason acknowledges and values the commitment and hard work of our chairs and local academic unit leaders.
Department Leader Rosters:
College of Education and Human Development
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Dean, College of Education and Human Development | Ingrid Guerra-López |
| Director, Advanced Professional Teacher Development and International Education | Joan Shin |
| Director, Child, Family, and Community Engagement | Sam Steen |
| Director, Education Leadership and Policy | Farnoosh Shahrokhi |
| Director, Educational Psychology and Research Methods | Michelle Buehl |
| Director, Elementary, Literacy, and Secondary Education | Kristien Zenkov |
| Director, Learning Technologies | Nada Dabbagh |
| Director, School of Education | Audra Parker |
| Interim Director, School of Kinesiology | Christine Green |
| Interim Director, School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Christine Green |
| Director, Special Education and disAbility Research | Kelley Regan |
College of Engineering and Computing
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Dean, College of Engineering and Computing | Kenneth Ball |
| Divisional Dean, Volgenau School of Engineering | Ariela Sofer |
| Divisional Dean, School of Computing | Gurdip Singh |
| Chair, Bioengineering | Ketul Popat |
| Director, Computer Forensics and Data Analytics | Bob Osgood |
| Chair, Computer Science | David Rosenblum |
| Interim Chair, Cyber Security Engineering | Paulo Costa |
| Director, Data Analytics Engineering | James Baldo |
| Interim Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering | Brian Mark |
| Chair, Information Sciences and Technology | Ozlem Uzuner |
| Chair, Mechanical Engineering | Leigh McCue |
| Chair, Sid and Reva Dewberry Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering | Elise Miller-Hooks |
| Chair, Statistics | Jiayang Sun |
| Chair, Systems Engineering and Operations Research | John Shortle |
College of Public Health
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Dean, College of Public Health | Melissa Perry |
| Interim Chair, Global and Community Health | Rima Nakkash |
| Chair, Health Administration and Policy | P. J. Maddox |
| Chair, Nutrition and Food Studies | Martin Binks |
| Divisional Dean, School of Nursing | Terri Redmann |
| Chair, Social Work | Emily Ihara |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Ann Ardis |
| Director, African and African American Studies | LaNitra Berger |
| Chair, Communication | Kim Meltzer |
| Chair, Criminology, Law, and Society | James Willis |
| Interim Director, Cultural Studies | Lisa Rabin |
| Chair, Economics | Daniel Houser |
| Chair, English | Tamara Harvey |
| Director, Global Affairs | Cortney Hughes Rinker |
| Director, Higher Education | Daniel Chen |
| Chair, History and Art History | Matthew Karush |
| Director, Interdisciplinary Studies | Ben Gatling |
| Interim Director, Latin American Studies | Lisa Breglia |
| Interim Chair, Modern and Classical Languages | Robert Matz |
| Chair, Philosophy | Rachel Jones |
| Chair, Psychology | Tim Curby |
| Chair, Religious Studies | John Turner |
| Director, Russian and Eurasian Studies | Steven Barnes |
| Executive Director, School of Integrative Studies | Kelly Dunne |
| Chair, Sociology and Anthropology | Dan Temple |
| Director, Women and Gender Studies | Anu Aneja |
College of Science
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Interim Dean, College of Science | Cody Edwards |
| Chair, Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences | Mark Uhen |
| Chair, Biology | Geraldine Grant |
| Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry | Mikell Paige |
| Acting Chair, Computational and Data Sciences | Arie Croitoru |
| Chair, Environmental Science and Policy | Gad Perry |
| Director, Forensic Science | Mary Ellen O'Toole |
| Chair, Geography and Geoinformation Science | Dieter Pfoser |
| Director, Advanced Biomedical Sciences Programs | William Hahn |
| Director, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience | Saleet Jafri |
| Chair, Mathematical Sciences | Maria Emelianenko |
| Chair, Physics and Astronomy | Ernest Barreto |
| Director, School of Systems Biology | Iosif Vaisman |
College of Visual and Performing Arts
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts | Rick Davis |
| Director, Arts Management | Karalee Dawn |
| Director, Computer Game Design | Sang Nam |
| Interim Director, Film and Video Studies | Cynthia Fuchs |
| Director, School of Art | Zoe Charlton |
| Director, School of Dance | Susan Shields |
| Director, School of Music | Linda Monson |
| Director, School of Theater | Djola Branner |
Costello College of Business
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Dean, Costello College of Business | Ajay Vinzé |
| Chair, Accounting | Long Chen |
| Chair, Business Foundations | Cameron Harris |
| Chair, Finance | Alexander Philipov |
| Chair, Information Systems and Operations Management | Pallab Sanyal |
| Chair, Management | Claus Langfred |
| Chair, Marketing | Jessica Hoppner |
Honors College
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Dean, Honors College | Zofia Burr |
| Assistant Dean, Faculty and Curriculum | John Woolsey |
| Associate Dean, Honors College | Jan Allbeck |
| Associate Dean, Student Engagement, Admissions, and Administration | Anthony Hoefer |
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Dean, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution | Alpaslan Özerdem |
| Director, Graduate Programs | Susan Allen |
| Director, Undergraduate Programs | Mara Schoeny |
Schar School of Policy and Government
| Title | Contact |
|---|---|
| Dean, Schar School of Policy and Government | Mark Rozell |
| Faculty Program Director, Government and International Affairs | Michael Hunzeker |
| Faculty Program Director, Public Policy and Public Administration | Stefan Toepler |