Department chairs and directors are the leaders within the college's academic units, and serve as liaisons between the administration and faculty. Chairs and directors are responsible for stimulating and encouraging diversity and professional growth among faculty and students.
Search by keyword or name to find the director or chair of a specific program, school, center, or institute in the College of Arts and Sciences. Select a link below to filter the list.
| Academic Unit | Name | Title | Full Title (hidden column) | Phone | Keywords (hidden column, sorted by type) |
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| African American Studies and Research | April Langley | Chair, Interim | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-7248 | langlea@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Anthropology | Jennifer Reynolds | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-5527 | jenreyn@sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Biological Sciences | Tammi Richardson | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-2269 | richar78@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry | Daniel Reger | Chair, Interim | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-2587 | reger@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | Wendy Regoeczi | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-7065 | regoeczi@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Earth, Ocean and Environment, School of | Peter Chametzky | Chair, Interim | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-9823 | chametzk@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| English | Susan Courtney | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-7120 | courtney@sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Geography | Jerry Mitchell | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-2986 | mitchejt@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| History | Jessica Elfenbein | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-2392 | jessicae@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LLC) | Kurt Goblirsch | Chair |
Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4882 | kggoblir@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Mathematics | Linyuan Lu | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-576-5800 | lu@math.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Philosophy | Matthew Kisner | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4166 | kisner@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Physics and Astronomy | Alexey Petrov | Chair |
Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4166 | apetrov@sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Political Science | Kirk Randazzo | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-3109 | randazzo@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Psychology | Nicole Zarrett | Chair, Interim | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4638 | zarrettn@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Religious Studies | Erin Roberts | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 401-481-2484 | robertej@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Sociology | Brent Simpson | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-3123 | bts@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Statistics | Joshua Tebbs | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-576-8765 | tebbs@stat.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Theatre and Dance | Jim Hunter | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-1203 | hunterj@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Visual Art and Design, School of | Laura Kissel | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4236 | kissel@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Women's and Gender Studies | Stephanie Mitchem | Chair, Interim | Acad. Department Chair | 803-576-5995 | mitchesy@sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Air Force ROTC, Aerospace Studies | Race Steinfort | Director | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-3447 | steinfoe@mailbox.sc.edu |
Academic Program Director, Military |
| Army ROTC, Military Science | Daniel Rausch | Director | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-3644 | dlrausch@mailbox.sc.edu | Academic Program Director, Military |
| Cardiovascular Technology | Lydia Matesic | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-2520 | lmatesic@mailbox.sc.edu | Program Director |
| Film and Media Studies | Lauren Steimer | Program Director | Academic Program Director | 803-777-4236 | lsteimer@mailbox.sc.edu | Academic Program Director |
| Jewish Studies Program | Saskia Coenen-Snyder | Program Director, Interim | Academic Program Director | 803-777-7227 | saskiacs@sc.edu | Academic Program Director |
| Linguistics | Mila Tasseva-Kurktchieva | Program Director | Academic Program Director | 803-777-8312 | tassevak@mailbox.sc.edu | Academic Program Director |
| Master of Public Administration (MPA) | Neal Woods | Interim Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-7359 | woodsn@mailbox.sc.edu | Interim Director |
| Museum Management | Lana Burgess | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-5486 | lburgess@mailbox.sc.edu | Program Director |
| Neuroscience | Jessica Green | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-4595 | greenjj3@mailbox.sc.edu | Program Director |
| Navy ROTC, Naval Science | John Compton | Director | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4124 | navyrotc@mailbox.sc.edu | Academic Program Director, Military |
| Ann Johnson Institute for Science, Technology and Society |
Allison Marsh |
Co-Director | Centers/Institutes, Director |
803-777-0041 |
marsha@mailbox.sc.edu lmm@sc.edu |
Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Belle Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences | William Strosnider | Director, Interim |
Centers/Institutes, Director | 843-904-9031 | bill@baruch.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Bioethics, Center for | George Khushf | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-7371 | khushf@sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Colorectal Cancer Prevention Network (CCPN) | Annie Thibault | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-1231 | thibaula@mailbox.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Electron Microscopy Center | Soumitra Ghoshroy | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-7085 | ghoshroy@mailbox.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Humanities Collaborative | Holly Crocker | Faculty Leader | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-576-5957 | hcrocker@mailbox.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| McCausland Center for Brain Imaging | Chris Rorden (co-director) | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-4137 | rorden@mailbox.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| McKissick Museum | Jane Przybysz | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-7251 | jprzybys@mailbox.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Mind and Brain, Institute for | Rutvik Desai | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-9029 | rutvik@sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Science Education, Center for | Katherine Ryker Sean Yee |
Co-Director Co-Director |
Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-2768 | rykerk@mailbox.sc.edu yee@math.sc.edu |
Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Southern Studies, Institute for | Mark Smith | Director | Academic Program Director | 803-777-6362 | mark-smith@sc.edu | Academic Program Director |
| SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA) | Adam King | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-576-6577 | aking000@mailbox.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Walker Institute of International and Area Studies | Carl Dahlmann | Director | Academic Program Director | 803-777-2679 | Academic Program Director |