Officers of the Administration and Department Chairs
Officers of the Administration
Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D., President
Ashley Schumaker, M.A., Chief of Staff and Vice President for Strategic Operations
Augustine O. Agho, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Chad A. Reed, M.P.A., Vice President for Administration and Finance
Nina R. Gonser, M.B.A., Vice President for Digital Learning
September Sanderlin, M.S.Ed., Vice President for Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Kenneth Fridley, Ph.D., Interim Vice President for Research
Brandi Hephner LaBanc, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Engagement and Enrollment Services
Alonzo C. Brandon, B.S., Vice President for University Advancement
Jaime L. Hunt, M.S., Vice President for University Communications and Chief Marketing Officer
Laura Delbrugge, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
Kenneth B. Kahn, Ph.D., Dean of the Strome College of Business
Tammi Dice, Ph.D., Dean of the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
Kenneth Fridley, Ph.D., Dean of the Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Bonnie Van Lunen, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Health Sciences & Interim Dean of the School of Public Health
Gail Dodge, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Sciences
David Metzger, Ph.D., Dean of the Honors College
Suzanne M. Wright, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the School of Nursing
Li-Wu Chen, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Public Health
Brian K. Payne, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of Interdisciplinary Programs
Robert Wojtowicz, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Timothy Hackman, M.L.S., M.A., University Librarian
Department and School Chairs
ROYCE BURNETT, Ph.D., Accountancy
JOHN ROTH, M.F.A., Art
HOLLY GAFF, Ph.D., Biological Sciences
CRAIG BAYSE, Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry
SANDEEP KUMAR, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering
TIM ANDERSON, Ph.D., Communication and Theatre Arts
JAMES BLANDO, Ph.D., Community and Environmental Health (Interim)
RAVI MUKKAMALA, Ph.D., Computer Science
MARK REHFUSS, Ph.D., Counseling and Human Services
ANN BRUHN, M.S., Dental Hygiene
ROBERT MCNAB, Ph.D., Economics
MICHAEL (MICKEY) KOSLOSKI, Ph.D., Educational Foundations and Leadership
OSCAR GONZALEZ, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
ANDRES SOUSA-POZA, Ph.D., Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
VUKICA JOVANOVIC, Ph.D., Engineering Technology
VERONICA WATSON, Ph.D., English
BRUCE RUBIN, Ph.D., Finance
INGO HEIDBRINK, Ph.D., History
XIHE ZHU, Ph.D., Human Movement Sciences
WEIYONG ZHANG, Ph.D., Information Technology/Decision Sciences (Interim)
SHAOMIN LI, Ph.D., Management
CHUANYI TANG, Ph.D., Marketing
GORDON MELROSE, Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics
MILTOS KOTINIS, Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Interim)
HAROLD RIETHMAN, Ph.D., Medical Diagnostic and Translational Sciences
BRANDON A. SHAH, M.S., M.B.A., Military Science and Leadership
NANCY KLEIN, Ph.D., Music
BRIAN C. BECKER, B.A., M.B.A., Naval Science
RODGER HARVEY, Ph.D., Ocean and Earth Sciences (Interim)
DYLAN WITTKOWER, Ph.D., Philosophy and Religious Studies
SEBASTIAN KUHN, Ph.D., Physics
JONATHAN LEIB, Ph.D., Political Science and Geography
GEORGE NOELL, Ph.D., Psychology
SAMUEL BROWN, Ph.D., Public Service
STEVEN MORRISON, Ph.D., Rehabilitation Sciences
SHANA PRIBESH, Ph.D., STEM Education and Professional Studies
RUTH TRIPLETT, Ph.D., Sociology and Criminal Justice
JAMIE COLWELL, Ph.D., Teaching and Learning
ELIZABETH GROENEVELD, Ph.D., Women's and Gender Studies
ELIZABETH BLACK, Ph.D., World Languages and Cultures