People

Department Chairs and Program Directors

Department	Location	Chair/Director	E-mail	Phone
Social Science Institute for Research, Education, and Policy (SSIREP)		Michael DiNardi	michael_dinardi@uri.edu
Center for the Humanities	Swan 178	Erik Loomis	eloomis@uri.edu
Africana Studies	Lippitt Hall	Catherine John	catherine_john@uri.edu	401.874.2536
Art & Art History	Fine Arts Center	Ben Anderson	ben@uri.edu	401.874.2744
Chemistry	Beaupre Center	Matthew Kieswetter	mkiesewetter@uri.edu	401.874.5090
Communication Studies	Davis Hall	Scott Kushner (Interim)	scottkushner@uri.edu	401.874.5223
Computer Science & Statistics	Tyler Hall	Gavino Puggiono	gpuggioni@uri.edu	401.874.2701
Criminology & Criminal Justice	Chafee Social Science Center	Natalie A. Pifer	npifer@uri.edu	401.874.2256
Data Science	Tyler Hall	Natallia Katenka	nkatenka@uri.edu	401.874.4107
Economics	Chafee Social Science Center	Smita Ramnarain	sramnarain@uri.edu
English	Swan Hall	Carolyn Betensky	betensky@uri.edu	401.874.9501
Film/Media	Swan Hall	Rebecca Romanow	rromanow@uri.edu	401.874.7588
Gender & Women’s Studies	Roosevelt Hall	Kathleen McIntyre	kamcintyre@uri.edu	401.874.2608
Graduate School of Library & Information Studies	Rodman Hall	Lauren Mandel	lauren_ mandel@uri.edu	401.874.4646
Harrington School of Communication & Media	Davis Hall	Justin Wyatt	justinw@uri.edu	401.874.4665
History	Washburn Hall	Evelyn Sterne	sterne@uri.edu
Journalism	Rodman Hall	Dan Hunt	danhunt@uri.edu	401.874.4725
International Studies and Diplomacy	Washburn Hall	LeAnne Spino- Seijas	spino@uri.edu	401.874.5495
Mathematics	Lippitt Hall	James Baglama	jbaglama@uri.edu	(401) 874-4412
Military Science	Keaney Gymnasium	LTC Andrew C. Cairns	andrew.cairns@uri.edu,	401.874.5420
Modern and Classical Languages & Literatures	Swan Hall	Lars Erickson	lars@uri.edu	401.874.4702
Music	Fine Arts Center	Mark Conley	mconley@uri.edu	401.874.2780
Philosophy	Swan Hall	William Krieger	krieger@uri.edu Emai	401.874.2418
Physics	East Hall	Leonard Kahn	lenkahn@uri.edu	401.874.2053
Political Science	Washburn Hall	Ping Xu	pingxu@uri.edu	401.874.4053
Sociology & Anthropology	Chafee Center	Barbara Costello	costello@uri.edu	401.874.2877
Theatre	Fine Arts Center	Paula McGlasson	paulam@uri.edu	401.874.5921
Professional and Public Writing	Roosevelt Hall	Timothy Amidon	timothy_amidon@uri.edu