2008–09 Academic Department Chairs and Program Directors

* New 2008–09 Chair
**New 2008–09 Chair who has previously served

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Molly Jahn,
Dean
262-4930
mjahn@cals.wisc.edu
Agricultural & Applied Economics Bradford Barham,
Chair
265-3090
barham@aae.wisc.edu
Agronomy William Tracy,
Chair
262-2587
wftracy@wisc.edu
Animal Sciences Daniel Schaefer,
Chair
263-4513
schaefer@calshp.cals.wisc.edu
Bacteriology Jo Handelsman,
Chair
263-8783
joh@bact.wisc.edu
Biochemistry Elizabeth Craig,
Chair
262-3026
ecraig@facstaff.wisc.edu
Biological Systems Engineering Richard Straub,
Chair
262-2757
rjstraub@facstaff.wisc.edu
Dairy Science Ric Grummer,
Chair
263-3492
rgrummer@wisc.edu
Entomology Walter Goodman,
Chair
262-2956
tlg@entomology.wisc.edu
Food Science Srinivasan Damodaran,
Chair
263-2012
sdamodar@wisc.edu
Forest and Wildlife Ecology Ray Guries,
Chair
262-0449
rpguries@wisc.edu
Genetics Michael Culbertson,
Chair
262-3112
mrculber@wisc.edu
Horticulture John Stier,
Chair*
262-1624
jstier@facstaff.wisc.edu
Landscape Architecture Evelyn Howell,
Chair
263-6964
eahowell@wisc.edu
Life Sciences Communication (also SOHE) Jacqueline Hitchon,
Chair
262-0184
jhitchon@wisc.edu
Nutritional Sciences Susan Nitzke,
Chair*
262-1692
nitzke@nutrisci.wisc.edu
Plant Pathology Murray Clayton,
Chair
262-0928
clayton@stat.wisc.edu
Rural Sociology Daniel Kleinman,
Chair*
265-3289
dlkleinman@facstaff.wisc.edu
Soil Science Stephen Ventura,
Chair
263-5691
sventura@wisc.edu
Urban & Regional Planning Brian Ohm,
Chair*
262-2098
bwohm@facstaff.wisc.edu
School of Business Michael Knetter,
Dean
262-1758
mknetter@bus.wisc.edu
Accounting & Information Systems Jon Davis,
Chair
263-4264
jdavis@bus.wisc.edu
Actuarial Science, Risk Management & Insurance Joan Schmit,
Chair
262-4240
jschmit@bus.wisc.edu
Finance, Investment & Banking Jim Hodder,
Chair
262-8774
jhodder@bus.wisc.edu
Management & Human Resources Barry Gerhart,
Chair*
262-3895
bgerhart@bus.wisc.edu
Marketing Jack Nevin,
Chair*
262-8912
jnevin@bus.wisc.edu
Operations & Information Management Jim Morris,
Chair
262-1284
jmorris@bus.wisc.edu
Real Estate & Urban Land Economy Steve Malpezzi,
Chair
262-6007
smalpezzi@bus.wisc.edu
Executive Education Chuck Krueger,
Chair*
441-7310
ckrueger@exed.wisc.edu
Division of Continuing Studies Marv Van Kekerix,
Interim Dean
262-5821
mvankekerix@dcs.wisc.edu
Liberal Studies & the Arts James Campbell,
Chair
262-2352
jcampbell@dcs.wisc.edu
Professional Development & Applied Studies James Campbell,
Chair
262-2352
jcampbell@dcs.wisc.edu
School of Education Julie Underwood,
Dean
262-6137
junderwood@education.wisc.edu
Art Elaine Scheer,
Chair

262-1660
emscheer@facstaff.wisc.edu

Counseling Psychology Bruce Wampold,
Chair**
262-2878
wampold@education.wisc.edu
Stephen Quintana,
Summer 08 Chair
262-6987
quintana@education.wisc.edu
Curriculum & Instruction Gloria Ladson Billings,
Chair*
263-1006
gjladson@wisc.edu
Dance Program (Kinesiology) Jin-Wen Yu,
Chair
262-6655
jwyu@education.wisc.edu
Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis Paul Bredeson,
Chair
262-3886
bredeson@education.wisc.edu
Educational Policy Studies Stacey Lee,
Chair*
262-6846
slee@education.wisc.edu
Educational Psychology Charles Kalish,
Chair*
262-0840
cwkalish@wisc.edu
Kinesiology Li Li Ji,
Chair
262-0048
kines@education.wisc.edu
Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education David Rosenthal,
Chair
263-5751
drosenthal@education.wisc.edu
College of Engineering Paul Peercy,
Dean
262-3482
peercy@engr.wisc.edu
Biomedical Engineering Robert Radwin,
Chair
263-4660
bmechair@engr.wisc.edu
Chemical & Biological Engineering Michael Graham,
Chair
265-3780
graham@engr.wisc.edu
Civil & Environmental Engineering Jeffrey Russell,
Chair
262-3542
russell@engr.wisc.edu
Electrical & Computer Engineering Parameswaran Ramanathan,
Chair
262-5546
ecechair@engr.wisc.edu
  Amy Wendt,
Co-Chair
262-8407
wendt@engr.wisc.edu
Engineering Physics Michael Corradini,
Chair
263-1648
corradini@engr.wisc.edu
Engineering Professional Development Philip O'Leary,
Chair
262-0493
oleary@engr.wisc.edu
Geological Engineering Program Tuncer Edil,
Director
262-3491
edil@engr.wisc.edu
Industrial & Systems Engineering Patti Brennan,
Chair
263-5251
pbrennan@engr.wisc.edu
Materials Science & Engineering Susan Babcock,
Chair
262-1821
babcock@engr.wisc.edu
Mechanical Engineering Roxann Engelstad,
Chair
262-5745
engelsta@engr.wisc.edu
Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Greg Mitman,
Interim Director
262-9140
gmitman@med.wisc.edu
Nelson Institute Academic Programs William Bland,
Chair
262-0221
wlbland@facstaff.wisc.edu
School of Human Ecology Robin Douthitt,
Dean
262-4847
douthitt@wisc.edu
Consumer Science Roberta Riportella,
Chair*
263-7088
rriporte@wisc.edu
Environment, Textiles & Design Diane Sheehan,
Chair*
262-1119
dsheehan@wisc.edu
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Ecology Cynthia Jasper,
Chair
262-2384
crjasper@wisc.edu
Human Development & Family Studies Linda Roberts,
Chair*
263-2290
ljroberts@wisc.edu
Graduate School Martin Cadwallader,
Dean
262-1044
mtcadwal@facstaff.wisc.edu
International Studies, Division of Gilles Bousquet,
Dean
262-9833
bousquets@facstaff.wisc.edu
Law School Kenneth Davis, Jr.,
Dean
262-0618
kbdavis@facstaff.wisc.edu
College of Letters & Science Gary Sandefur,
Dean
263-2303
gsandefur@ls.admin.wisc.edu
African Languages & Literature Harold Scheub,
Chair*
263-5919
hescheub@facstaff.wisc.edu
African Studies Program Sharon Hutchinson,
Director
262-7381
sehutchi@wisc.edu
Afro-American Studies Craig Werner,
Chair
263-2335
cwerner@facstaff.wisc.edu
American Indian Studies Program Randolph Valentine,
Director*
262-9875
jrvalent@wisc.edu
Anthropology Jonathan Mark Kenoyer,
Chair
262-5696
jkenoyer@wisc.edu
Art History Tom Dale,
Chair*
263-5783
tedale@facstaff.wisc.edu
Asian American Studies Program Lynet Uttal,
Director*
263-4026
luttal@wisc.edu
Astronomy Robert Mathieu,
Chair*
262-2828
mathieu@astro.wisc.edu
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Jon Martin,
Chair
262-2828
jemarti1@wisc.edu
Bio Aspects of Conservation Anthony Ives,
Chair*
262-1519
arives@wisc.edu
Biology Core Curriculum Jeff Hardin,
Director
262-9634
jdhardin@facstaff.wisc.edu
Botany David Baum,
Chair*
265-5385
dbaum@facstaff.wisc.edu
Central Asian Studies Uli Schamiloglu,
Chair
262-7141
uschamil@wisc.edu
Chemistry Bob Hamers,
Chair
262-6371
rjhamers@wisc.edu
Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program Sandra MagaƱa,
Chair*
263-0270
magana@waisman.wisc.edu
Classics Laura McClure,
Chair
262-2041
lmcclure@facstaff.wisc.edu
Communication Arts Susan Zaeske,
Chair*
263-0490
szaeske@facstaff.wisc.edu
Communicative Disorders Julie Washington,
Chair
262-7823
jawashington@wisc.edu
Comparative Literature Max Statkiewicz,
Chair
262-7862
mstatkiewicz@wisc.edu
Computer Sciences Mary Vernon,
Chair
262-7893
vernon@cs.wisc.edu
Criminal Justice Certificate Program Howard Erlanger,
Director*
263-7405
erlanger@ssc.wisc.edu
Early Modern Studies, Center for David Loewenstein,
Director
263-3759
daloewen@wisc.edu
East Asian Languages & Literature Junko Mori,
Chair*
262-3871
jmori@facstaff.wisc.edu
East Asian Studies, Center for Nicole Xincun Huang,
Director*
262-3643
huang@wisc.edu
Economics Ananth Seshadri,
Chair*
263-2989
aseshadr@ssc.wisc.edu
English Tom Schaub,
Chair*
263-3779
thschaub@facstaff.wisc.edu
European Studies, Center for Susan Brantly,
Director
262-9637
sbrantly@wisc.edu
European Union Center Jeremi Suri,
Director**
263-1852
suri@facstaff.wisc.edu
Folklore Program James Leary,
Chair
265-3514
jpleary@wisc.edu
French & Italian Anne Vila,
Chair*
262-5075
acvila@wisc.edu
Geography Matt Turner,
Chair
262-2465
turner@geography.wisc.edu
Geology & Geophysics Clifford Thurber,
Chair*
262-6027
clifft@geology.wisc.edu
German Jolanda Taylor,
Chair
262-5790
jvtaylor@facstaff.wisc.edu
German & European Studies, Center for Marc Silberman,
Director*
262-2192
mdsilber@wisc.edu
Global Cultures Program Ruben Medina,
Chair
265-2693
rmedina@wisc.edu
Global Studies Program Amy Stambach,
Chair*
262-1760
aestambach@wisc.edu
Hebrew & Semitic Studies Rachel Feldhay Brenner,
Chair (Sem. I)
262-3204
brenner@wisc.edu
Cynthia Miller,
Chair (Sem. II)
262-9785
clmiller2@facstaff.wisc.edu
History David McDonald,
Chair
263-4000
dmmcdon1@.wisc.edu
History of Science Thomas Broman,
Chair
263-1562
thbroman@wisc.edu
Honors Program Chuck Snowdon,
Chair
262-3974
snowdon@wisc.edu
Humanities Institute (IRH) Susan Friedman,
Chair
263-3240
ssfriedm@wisc.edu
Humanities, Center for Deborah Jenson,
Interim Director
262-9740
djenson@wisc.edu
Integrated Liberal Studies Program Craig Werner,
Chair
263-2335
cwerner@facstaff.wisc.edu
International Studies Major Jo Ellen Fair,
Director
263-2199
jefair@facstaff.wisc.edu
Jewish Studies, Center for Ken Goldstein,
Director*
263-2390
goldstei@polisci.wisc.edu
School of Journalism & Mass Communication James Baughman,
Director
263-4080
baughman@wisc.edu
Languages & Cultures of Asia Robert Bickner,
Chair
262-3915
rbickner@facstaff.wisc.edu
Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies Program Ksenija Bilbija,
Director*
262-9663
kbilbija@wisc.edu
Legal Studies Howard Erlanger,
Director
263-7405
erlanger@ssc.wisc.edu
School of Library & Information Studies Louise Robbins,
Director
263-2908
lrobbins@slis.wisc.edu
Limnology, Center for Jim Kitchell,
Director
262-3014
kitchell@wisc.edu
Linguistics Murvet Enc,
Chair
623-5090
menc@wisc.edu
Lubar Institute Charles Cohen,
Chair
263-1956
clcohen@facstaff.wisc.edu
Mathematics Shi Jin,
Chair*
263-1161
jin@math.wisc.edu
Medieval Studies Program Sherry Reames,
Chair
262-7836
slreames@wisc.edu
Middle East Studies Program Uli Schamiloglu,
Director
262-7141
uschamil@wisc.edu
School of Music John Schaffer,
Director
263-5972
musicdir@mhub.music.wisc.edu
Philosophy Steve Nadler,
Chair
263-3741
smnadler@wisc.edu
Physics Baha Balantekin,
Chair*
263-7931
baha@physics.wisc.edu
Political Science John Coleman,
Chair
265-3680
coleman@polisci.wisc.edu
Poverty Research Institute Timothy Smeeding,
Director*
890-1317
tsmeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu
Psychology Joe Newman (Sem I)
Patricia Devine (Sem II)
262-3810, jpnewman@wisc.edu
262-2815, pgdevine@facstaff.wisc.edu
La Follette School of Public Affairs Carolyn Heinrich,
Director*
262-5443
cheinrich@lafollette.wisc.edu
Religious Studies Program Rudy Koshar,
Chair*
265-2578
rjkoshar@wisc.edu
Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, Center for Theodore Gerber,
Chair
262-5033
tgerber@ssc.wisc.edu
Scandinavian Studies Kirsten Wolf,
Chair
262-8087
kirstenwolf@wisc.edu
Science & Technology Studies Daniel Kleinman,
Director
265-3289
dlkleinman@facstaff.wisc.edu
Slavic Languages Tomislav Longinovic,
Chair*
262-4311
tlongino@facstaff.wisc.edu
School of Social Work Jan Greenberg,
Director*
263-4574
greenberg@ssc.wisc.edu
Sociology Doug Maynard,
Chair
265-5583
maynard@ssc.wisc.edu
South Asia, Center for J. Mark Kenoyer,
Director
262-4884
jkenoyer@wisc.edu
Southeast Asian Studies, Center for Ellen Rafferty,
Director*
263-2789
emraffer@facstaff.wisc.edu
Spanish & Portuguese Ivy Corfis,
Chair
262-3044
iacorfis@wisc.edu
Statistics Jun Shao,
Chair
262-3720
shao@stat.wisc.edu
Theatre & Drama Ann Archbold,
Chair*
890-0962
archbold@wisc.edu
University Theatre Tony Simotes,
Director
263-3357
simotes@wisc.edu
Urban & Regional Planning Brian Ohm,
Chair*
262-2098
bwohm@facstaff.wisc.edu
Women's Studies Program Julie D'Acci,
Chair
263-2051
jcollins@ssc.wisc.edu
Zoology Jeff Hardin,
Chair*
262-9364
jdhardin@facstaff.wisc.edu
School of Medicine and Public Health Robert Golden,
Dean
263-4910
Anatomy John Harting,
Chair
262-4410
jharting@facstaff.wisc.edu
Anesthesiology Robert A. Pearce,
Chair
263-0208
rapearce@facstaff.wisc.edu
Biomolecular Chemistry Robert Fillingame,
Chair
262-1439
rhfillin@wisc.edu
Biostatistics & Medical Informatics David DeMets,
Chair
263-1706
demets@biostat.wisc.edu
Clinical Laboratory Science Program Sharon Ehrmeyer,
Director
262-2085
clsprogram@pathology.wisc.edu
Dermatology Gary Wood,
Chair
287-2620
gwood@dermatology.wisc.edu
Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program Ian Bird,
Director
267-6252
imbird@wisc.edu
Family Medicine Valerie Gilchrist,
Chair*
262-8490
valerie.gilchrist@fammed.wisc.edu
Medical History & Bioethics Susan Lederer,
Chair*
262-4195
selederer@wisc.edu
Human Oncology Paul Harari,
Chair
263-8500
harari@humonc.wisc.edu
Medical Genetics Michael Culbertson,
Chair
262-3112
mrculber@wisc.edu
Medical Microbiology & Immunology Rodney Welch,
Chair
263-2700
rawelch@facstaff.wisc.edu
Medical Physics James Zagzebski,
Chair
265-4929
jazagzeb@facstaff.wisc.edu
Medicine William Busse,
Chair
263-6183
wwb@medicine.wisc.edu
Molecular & Environmental Toxicology Center Chris Bradfield,
Chair
263-6936
bradfield@oncology.wisc.edu
Neurological Surgery Robert Dempsey,
Chair
263-9585
dempsey@neurosurg.wisc.edu
Neurology Thomas Sutula,
Chair
263-6617
sutula@neurology.wisc.edu
Neuroscience Training Program Tom Yin,
Chair
262-0368
yin@physiology.wisc.edu
Obstetrics & Gynecology Laurel Rice,
Chair*
287-2494
lwrice@wisc.edu
Oncology Michael Hoffman,
Chair*
263-2890
fmhoffma@wisc.edu
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Paul Kaufman,
Chair
263-1467
kaufmanp@mhub.ophth.wisc.edu
Orthopedics & Rehabilitation Thomas Zdeblick,
Chair
263-3178
zdeblick@orthorehab.wisc.edu
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Michael Hart,
Chair
262-1189
gharvey@wisc.edu
Pediatrics Ellen Wald,
Chair
262-8558
erwald@wisc.edu
Pharmacology Arnold Ruoho,
Chair
263-5382
aeruoho@wisc.edu
Physician Assistant Program Virginia Lea Snyder,
Director*
265-6770
vsnyder@wisc.edu
Physiology Richard Moss,
Chair
262-1939
rlmoss@facstaff.wisc.edu
Population Health Sciences F. Javier Nieto,
Chair
265-5242
fjnieto@facstaff.wisc.edu
Psychiatry Ned Kalin,
Chair
263-6079
nkalin@facstaff.wisc.edu
Radiology Thomas Grist,
Chair
263-8911
tm.grist@hosp.wisc.edu
Surgery Craig Kent,
Chair*
263-1376
kent@surgery.wisc.edu
Urology Stephen Nakada,
Chair*
263-1359
nakada@surgery.wisc.edu
School of Nursing Katharyn May,
Dean
263-5155
kamay@facstaff.wisc.edu
School of Pharmacy Jeanette Roberts,
Dean
262-1414
jroberts@pharmacy.wisc.edu
School of Veterinary Medicine Daryl Buss,
Dean
263-6716
bussd@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
Comparative Biosciences Gordon Mitchell,
Chair
263-9826
mitchell@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
Medical Sciences Mark Markel,
Chair
262-3573
markelm@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
Pathobiological Sciences Ronald Schultz,
Chair
263-9888
schultzr@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
Surgical Sciences Dale Bjorling,
Chair
264-4808
bjorlind@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
Other Units
Institute for Cross-College Biology Education Teri Balser,
Director
262-9690
ICBE@icbe.wisc.edu