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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| 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 | Brandon Applegate | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-7065 | applegab@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Earth, Ocean and Environment, School of | Alicia Wilson | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4590 | awilson@geol.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 | Christopher Tollefsen | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4166 | ctollefs@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Physics and Astronomy | Michael Dickson | Chair, Interim |
Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4166 | dickson@sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Political Science | Kirk Randazzo | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-3109 | randazzo@mailbox.sc.edu | Acad. Department Chair |
| Psychology | Jane Roberts | Chair | Acad. Department Chair | 803-777-4638 | jerobert@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 |
| Air Force ROTC, Aerospace Studies | Race Steinfort | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-3447 | steinfoe@mailbox.sc.edu |
Program Director Military |
| African American Studies and Research, Institute for |
Qiana Whitted |
Co-Director | Academic Program Director | 803-777-7248 803-777-0822 |
Academic Program Director | |
| Army ROTC, Military Science | Daniel Rausch | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-3644 | dlrausch@mailbox.sc.edu | Program Director Military |
| Cardiovascular Technology | Lydia Matesic | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-2520 | lmatesic@mailbox.sc.edu | Program Director |
| Dance Program | Jennifer Deckert | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-576-5609 | jdeckert@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 | Federica Schoeman | Program Director | Academic Program Director | 803-777-7227 | clementi@mailbox.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) | Xuhong Su | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-2691 | suxuhong@mailbox.sc.edu | Program Director Graduate |
| Museum Management | Lana Burgess | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-5486 | lburgess@mailbox.sc.edu | Program Director |
| Navy ROTC, Naval Science | John Compton | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-4124 | navyrotc@mailbox.sc.edu | Program Director |
| Women's and Gender Studies | Ed Madden | Program Director, Interim | Academic Program Director | 803-576-5995 | maddene@mailbox.sc.edu | Academic Program Director |
| 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 |
| Asian Studies, Center for | Robert Cox | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-4558 | coxrh@mailbox.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Belle Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences | James Pinckney | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-7133 | pinckne3@mailbox.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Bioethics, Center for | George Khushf | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-7371 | khushf@sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Civil Rights History and Research, Center for | Bobby Donaldson | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-6282 | bdonaldson@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 |
| Interdisciplinary Mathematics Institute | Pencho Petrushev | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-4224 | pencho@math.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 | Doug Wedell | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-4258 | wedell@mailbox.sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, Director |
| Science Education, Center for | Bert Ely | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-2768 | ely@biol.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 Academy of Science | Don Jordan | Director | Centers/Institutes, Director | 803-777-7007 | djordan@sc.edu | Centers/Institutes, 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 | Joshua Grace | Director, Interim | Academic Program Director | 803-777-2679 | gracejr@mailbox.sc.edu | Academic Program Director |