COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM LIST AMERICAN STUDIES Director: Tristan Dominique Cabello (cabello@american.edu, x2409) Location: Sports Center Annex 172 Main Phone: x2409 BA in American Studies Minor in American Studies Tristan Dominique Cabello (cabello@american.edu, x2409) ANTHROPOLOGY Chair: Chapurukha Kusimba (kusimba@american.edu x6378) Location: Hamilton Building Main phone: x1830 BA in Anthropology Minor in Anthropology Minor in Public Anthropology Brett Williams (bwillia@american.edu, x1836) Rachel Watkins (watkins@american.edu, x1663) David Vine (vine@american.edu, x2923) Kailey Corken (corken@american.edu, x2476) ARAB WORLD STUDIES Director: Randa Serhan (serhan@american.edu, x3383) Location: Battelle T12 Main phone: x3383 BA in Arab World Studies Minor in Arab Studies Randa Serhan (serhan@american.edu, x3383) ART Chair: Chemi Montes (cmontes@american.edu, x1697) Location: Katzen 101 Main Phone: x1670 BA in Art History BA in Graphic Design BA in Studio Art BFA in Fine Arts Minor in Art History Minor in Graphic Design Minor in Studio Art Studio Art: Danielle Mysliwiec (mysliwie@american.edu, x6476) Graphic Design: Chemi Montes (cmontes@american.edu, x1697) Art History: Ying-Chen Peng (peng@american.edu, x6475) ASIAN STUDIES Director: Jin Park (jypark@american.edu, x2919) Location: Battelle 115 Main Phone: x2919 BA in Asian Studies Jin Park (jypark@american.edu, x2919) AUDIO TECHNOLOGY Director: Ana Cetina (cetina@american.edu, x 3477) Location: Kreeger G04 Main Phone: x2746 BA in Audio Production BS in Audio Technology Minor in Audio Technology 1
AUDIO TECHNOLOGY (cont.) Audio Production - Music Recording and Mixing Specialization: Mike Harvey (mharvey@american.edu, x6302) Audio Production - Communication, Audio Post- Production and Sound Design Specialization: Ana Cetina (cetina@american.edu, x3477) Audio Technology - Sound Synthesis Specialization: William Brent (brent@american.edu, x1488) Audio Technology - Film Scoring and Electro-acoustic Music Composition: Paul Oehlers (oehlers@american.edu, x2746) BIOLOGY Chair: Dr. Colin Saldanha (saldanha@american.edu, x2194) Location: Hurst 101 Main Phone: x2176 BS in Biology BS in Neuroscience Minor in Biology Biology: Dr. Victoria Connaughton (vconn@american.edu, x2188) Biology: Dr. Catherine Shaeff (schaeff@american.edu, x2175) Neuroscience: Dr. Colin Saldanha (saldanha@american.edu, x2194) Anne Kaiser (akaiser@american.edu. X1144) CHEMISTRY Chair: James Girard (Jgirard@american.edu, x1752) Location: Beeghly 104 Main Phone: x1750 BS in Chemistry BS in Biochemistry Minor in Chemistry Minor in Biochemistry James Girard (Jgirard@american.edu, x1752) COMPUTER SCIENCE Chair: Ulysses Sofia (sofia@american.edu, x2728) Location: Sports Annex 108 Main Phone: 2741 BS in Computer Science BS in Computational Science Minor in Computer Science Minor in Computational Mathematics Dr. Michael Black (mblack@american.edu, x2011) ECONOMICS Chair: Thomas Husted (husted@american.edu, x3773) Location: Kreeger 104 Main Phone: x3770 Majors/Minors offered: BA in Economics BS in Economics BS in Mathematics and Economics Minor in Economics Undergrad Advising Coordinator: Mary Hansen (mhansen@american.edu, x3793) Anne Kaiser (akaiser@american.edu, x1144) SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, TEACHING, AND HEALTH Dean: Sarah Irvine Belson (sarah@american.edu, x3714) Associate Dean: Stacey Snelling (stacey@american.edu, x6278) Location: Gray 119 Main Phone: x3720 BA in Elementary Education BA in Secondary Education (second major) Minor in Education Studies Minor in Special Education BS in Health Promotion Minor in Health Promotion 2
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, TEACHING, AND HEALTH (cont.) Elementary Education: Amy Simonsen (simonsen@american.edu, x3715) Secondary Education: Julie Sara Boyd (jboyd@american.edu, x3727) Health Promotion: Kirstie Breland (kb8762a@student.american.edu, x3654) Education: Jack Ramsay (jramsay@american.edu, x3970) Health Promotion: Kailey Corken (corken@american.edu, x2476) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Chair: Albert Cheh (acheh@american.edu, x1772) Location: Beeghly 304 Main Phone: x1772 BA in Environmental Studies BS in Environmental Science Minor in Environmental Science Albert Cheh (acheh@american.edu, x1772) Kailey Corken (corken@american.edu, x2476) HISTORY Chair: Pam Nadell (pnadell@american.edu, x2425) Location: Battelle 137 Main Phone: x2401 BA in History Minor in History Director of Undergraduate Studies: Eileen Findlay (efindla@american.edu, x6264) JEWISH STUDIES Director: Pam Nadell (pnadell@american.edu, x2425) Location: Battelle 137 Main Phone: x2423 BA in Jewish Studies Minor in Jewish Studies Minor in Israel Studies Pam Nadell (pnadell@american.edu, x2425) LITERATURE Chair: Richard Sha (rcsha@american.edu, x2928) Location: Battelle 237 Main Phone: x2971 BA in Literature: Literary Studies BA in Literature: Cinema Studies BA in Literature: Creative Writing Minor in Literature Minor in Cinema Studies Minor in Creative Writing Jeff Middents (middents@american.edu, x2979) MATH/STATISTICS Chair: Jeffrey Adler (jadler@american.edu, x3361) Location: Gray 103 Main Phone: x3361 BS in Applied Mathematics BS in Mathematics BS in Mathematics and Economics BS in Statistics BS in Applied Statistics BS in Mathematical Statistics Minor in Mathematics Minor in Quantitative Methods Minor in Statistics See Department 3
PERFORMING ARTS Chair: Daniel Abraham (dabraham@american.edu, x3427) Location: Katzen 101 Main Phone: x3420 BA in Music BA in Performing Arts: Musical Theatre BA in Performing Arts: Theatre Minor in Dance Minor in Music Minor in Theatre Dance: Melanie George (mgeorge@american.edu, x3433) Music: Nancy Snider (nsnider@american.edu, x3872) Theatre/Musical Theatre: Sybil Roberts (sroberts@american.edu, x3482) PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION Chair: Amy Oliver (aoliver@american.edu, x2140) Location: Battelle 120 Main Phone: x2925 BA in Philosophy BA in Religious Studies Minor in Philosophy Minor in Religion Philosophy: Andrea Tschemplik (atschem@american.edu, x2921) Religion: Martyn Oliver (oliver@american.edu, x2943) PHYSICS Chair: Nate Harshman (harshman@american.edu, x3479) Location: Sports Annex 106 Main Phone: x2743 PSYCHOLOGY Chair: Dave Haaga (dhaaga@american.edu, x1718) Location: Asbury 321 Main Phone: x1710 BA in Psychology Minor in Psychology See Department: Lefteris Hazapis (ehazapis@american.edu, x1710) Andrea Malamisura (andream@american.edu, x2584) PUBLIC HEALTH Program Director: Jolynn Gardner (jgardner@american.edu, x3943) Assistant Director of the Public Health Scholars (3 year program): Blake Bennett (bbennett@american.edu, x6873) Location: MGC 328 Main Phone: x3971 BA in Public Health BS in Public Health Minor in Public Health Jolynn Gardner (jgardner@american.edu, x3943) Andrea Malamisura (andream@american.edu, x2584) SOCIOLOGY Chair: Kim Blankenship (blankens@american.edu, x6211) Location: Battelle T-21 Main Phone: x2475 BA in Sociology Minor in Sociology Andrea Brenner (brenner@american.edu, x2478) BS in Physics BA in Physics Minor Applied Physics Minor in Physics Phil Johnson (pjohnson@american.edu, x2761) 4
WOMEN S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES Director: Lauren Weis (weis@american.edu, x2926) Location: Sports Center Annex 160 Main Phone: x2981 BA in Women s and Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor in Sexuality and Queer Studies Minor in Women s and Gender and Sexuality Studies Lauren Weis (weis@american.edu, x2926) WORLD LANGUAGES & CULTURES Chair: Henry Chip Gerfen (gerfen@american.edu, x2385) Location: McCabe 215 Main Phone: x2381 BA in Arabic, French, German, Russian or Spanish Studies BA in Foreign Language and Communication Media in French, German, Russian, or Spanish BA in Language and Area Studies in French, German, Russian, or Spanish Minor in French, German, Russian or Spanish Language Minor in Arabic Language Minor in Chinese Language Minor in Japanese Language Minor in Russian Studies Minor in Language and Area Studies in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish Program Advisor: Courtney Pollack (pollack@american.edu, x1452) 5