Department Chairs and Directors

Biology
Richard Thomas, PhD
Chair
Richard.Thomas@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-6673
biology.wvu.edu

Chemistry
Gregory Dudley, PhD
Chair
Gregory.Dudley@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-0179
chemistry.wvu.edu

Communication Studies
Matt Martin, PhD
Chair
mmmartin@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-3905
communicationstudies.wvu.edu

English
Brian Ballentine, PhD
Chair
Brian.Ballentine@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-3988
english.wvu.edu

Forensic and Investigative Science
Suzanne Bell
Chair
Suzanne.Bell@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-2075
forensics.wvu.edu

Geology and Geography
Tim Carr, PhD
Chair
Tim.Carr@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-9660
geo.wvu.edu

History
Joe Hodge, PhD
Chair
Joseph.Hodge@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-9327
history.wvu.edu

Mathematics
Marjorie Darrah, PhD
Chair
Marjorie.Darrah @mail.wvu.edu
304-293-8938
math.wvu.edu

Philosophy and Humanities
Sharon Ryan, PhD
Chair
Sharon.Ryan@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-7704
philosophy.wvu.edu

Physics and Astronomy
Earl Scime, PhD
Chair
Earl.Scime@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-5125
physics.wvu.edu

Political Science
John Kilwein, PhD
Chair
jkilwein@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-9576
politicalscience.wvu.edu

Psychology
Kevin Larkin, PhD
Chair
Kevin.Larkin@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-4098
psychology.wvu.edu

Public Administration
Maja Holmes, PhD
Chair
Maja.Holmes@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-7975
publicadmin.wvu.edu

Social Work
Deana Morrow, PhD
Director
deana.morrow@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-5963
socialwork.wvu.edu

Sociology and Anthropology
Lynne Cossman, PhD
Chair
Lynne.Cossman@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-4823
soca.wvu.edu

Statistics
Mark Culp, PhD
Chair
mvculp@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-3601
statistics.wvu.edu

World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
Amy Thompson, PhD
Chair
Amy.Thompson@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-5121
worldlanguages.wvu.edu

Africana Studies
Devin Smart, PhD
Coordinator
Devin.Smart@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-9302
africana.wvu.edu

Cultural Resource Management
Melissa Bingmann, PhD
Coordinator
Melissa.Bingmann@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-9304
culturalresourcemanagement.wvu.edu

International Studies
Clarissa Estep, PhD
Coordinator
Clarissa.Estep@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-9600
internationalstudies.wvu.edu

Leadership Studies
Lisa DeFrank-Cole, PhD
Director
Lisa.Defrank-Cole@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-3544
leadershipstudies.wvu.edu

Multi and Interdisciplinary Studies
Evan Widders, PhD
Coordinator
Evan.Widders@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-8374
mds.wvu.edu

Native American Studies
Bonnie Brown, MA
Coordinator
bmbrown@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-4626
nas.wvu.edu

Religious Studies
Aaron Gale, PhD
Coordinator
Aaron.Gale@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-7733
religiousstudies.wvu.edu

Women’s and Gender Studies
Kasi Jackson, PhD
Interim Director
Kasi.Jackson@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-2339
womensgenderstudies.wvu.edu