Department Chairs Directory

Department Chairs and Program Directors by Division 2010-11

A pdf version of the 2010-11 Department and Program Chairs List is also available. You may contact department and program chairs at dept-chairs@gustavus.edu.

Education
Department
Chair
Year of
3-Year Term
Phone
Elementary & Secondary Education Debra Pitton
1st Year of 2-Year Term
7444
Health & Exercise Science Bruce VanDuser 3rd Year 7656
Library Barbara Fister 3rd Year 7553
Nursing Paula Swiggum 1 Year Term 6127
Fine Arts
Department
Chair
Year of
3-Year Term
Phone
Art & Art History
1st Year
7018
Communication Studies Leila Brammer 2nd Year 7366
Music 1st Year 6260
Theatre & Dance 2nd Year 7460
Humanities
Department
Chair
Year of
3-Year Term
Phone
Classics Eric Dugdale 3rd Year 7161
English Elizabeth Baer 1 Year Term 7324
History Thomas Emmert 3rd year 7432
Modern Languages,
Literatures & Cultures
Hayden Duncan 1st Year 6080
Philosophy Deane Curtin 2nd Year 7644
Religion John Cha 1st Year 6167
Scandinavian Studies Helena Karlsson 1st Year 7422
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Department
Chair
Year of
3-Year Term
Phone
Biology Colleen Jacks 1 Year Term 7326
Chemistry Brian O'Brien 3rd Year 7310
Geology Julie Bartley 1 Year Term 7307
Mathematics & Computer Science Tom LoFaro 1st Year of 2-Year Term 7463
Physics Paul Saulnier 2nd Year 7306
Social Sciences
Department
Chair
Year of
3-Year Term
Phone
Economics & Management Glenn Barnette 1st Year 6120
Geography Mark Bjelland 3rd Year 6283
Political Science Jillian Locke 3rd Year 6226
Psychology Jennifer Ackil 3rd Year 7418
Sociology & Anthropology Richard Hilbert 2nd Year 7428
Programs
Program
Director
Year of
3-Year Term
Phone
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Jeff Dahlseid 1st Year 6129
Curriculum II Matthew Panciera 2nd Year 7596
Environmental Studies Jeffrey Jeremiason 2nd Year 6235
First Term Seminar Sujay Rao 4th Year of 4-Year Term 7434
Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies Peg O’Connor 3rd Year 7573
Japanese Studies Toshiyuki Sakuragi 2nd Year 7384
Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies Nancy Hanway  1st Year 7388
Neuroscience Michael Ferragamo 1st Year 6369
Peace Studies Mimi Gerstbauer 3rd Year 7421
Russian Studies Denis Crnković Ongoing 7389