{"id":239,"date":"2015-08-21T14:39:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T18:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2025-12-04T09:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:06:15","slug":"chairs-and-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/people\/chairs-and-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairs and Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>People<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"people-pages\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-people-pages\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-2528\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2528\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/people\/\">Deans and Administrators<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2525\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2525\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/people\/chairs-and-directors\/\">Chairs and Directors<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12863\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12863\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/people\/advisory-council\/\">Advisory Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2531\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2531\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/people\/faculty-resources\/\">Faculty Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>Department Chairs and Program Directors<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;width: 30%\" scope=\"col\">Department<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"col\">Location<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"col\">Chair\/Director<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"col\">E-mail<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"col\">Phone<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/africana\/\">Africana Studies<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Lippitt Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/africana\/meet\/catherine-john-camara\/\">Catherine John<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:catherine_john@uri.edu\">catherine_john@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.2536<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/\">Art &amp; Art History<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fine Arts Center<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/meet\/annu-palakunnathu-matthew\/\">Annu Matthew<\/a> (Interim)<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:18percent@uri.edu\">18percent@uri.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>401.874.4541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chm.uri.edu\/\">Chemistry<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Beaupre Center<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chm.uri.edu\/index.php\/person-page\/?person=mkiesewetter\">Matthew Kieswetter<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:mkiesewetter@uri.edu\">mkiesewetter@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.5090<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/undergraduate-program\/communication-studies\/\">Communication Studies<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Davis Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/meet\/scott-kushner\/\">Scott Kushner<\/a> (Interim)<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:scottkushner@uri.edu\">scottkushner@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.5223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.uri.edu\">Computer Science &amp; Statistics<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tyler Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/meet\/gavino-puggioni\/\">Gavino Puggiono<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:gpuggioni@uri.edu\">gpuggioni@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.2701<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/\">Criminology &amp; Criminal Justice<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Chafee Social Science Center<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/meet\/natalie-a-pifer\/\">Natalie A. Pifer<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:npifer@uri.edu\">npifer@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.2256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/academics\/data-science\/\">Data Science<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tyler Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/meet\/natallia-katenka\/\">Natallia Katenka<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:nkatenka@uri.edu\">nkatenka@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.4107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/\">Economics<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Chafee Social Science Center<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/economics\/meet\/liam-malloy\/\">Liam Malloy<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"lmalloy@uri.edu\">lmalloy@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.4117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/\">English<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Swan Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/meet\/carolyn-betensky\/\">Carolyn Betensky<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:betensky@uri.edu\">betensky@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.9501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/undergraduate-program\/film-media\/\">Film\/Media<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Swan Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/meet\/rebecca-romanow-2\/\">Rebecca Romanow<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:rromanow@uri.edu\">rromanow@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.7588<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gws\/\">Gender &amp; Women&#8217;s Studies<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Roosevelt Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gws\/meet\/kathleen-mcintyre\/\">Kathleen McIntyre<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:kamcintyre@uri.edu\">kamcintyre@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul class=\"people-list\">\n<li class=\"people-phone\">401.874.2608<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/graduate\/library-information-studies\/\">Graduate School of Library &amp; Information Studies<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Rodman Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/meet\/lauren-mandel\/\">Lauren Mandel <\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"Lauren_mandel@uri.edu\">lauren_ mandel@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.4646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/harrington.uri.edu\">Harrington School of Communication &amp; Media<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Davis Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/meet\/justin-wyatt\/\">Justin Wyatt<\/a> (Interim)&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:justinw@uri.edu\">justinw@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.4665<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Washburn Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/meet\/robert-widell\/\">Robert Widell<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:rwidell@uri.edu\">rwidell@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.2112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/undergraduate-program\/journalism\/\">Journalism<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Rodman Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/meet\/ammina-kothari-2\/\">Dan Hunt<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:danhunt@uri.edu\">danhunt@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.4725<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/academics\/isd-program\/\">International Studies and Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Washburn Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/meet\/leanne-spino-seijas\/\">LeAnne Spino- Seijas<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:spino@uri.edu\">spino@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.5495<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.uri.edu\">Mathematics<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Lippitt Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.math.uri.edu\/meet\/james-baglama\/\">James Baglama<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:jbaglama@uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jbaglama@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>(401) 874-4412<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goarmy.com\/rotc\/schools\/university-of-rhode-island.html\">Military Science<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Keaney Gymnasium<\/td>\n<td>LTC Andrew C. Cairns<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:andrew.cairns@uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">andrew.cairns@uri.edu<\/a>,<\/td>\n<td>401.874.5420<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/\">Modern and Classical Languages &amp; Literatures<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Swan Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/meet\/lars-erickson\/\">&nbsp;Lars Erickson<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:lars@uri.edu\">lars@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.4702<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/\">Music<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fine Arts Center<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/meet\/mark-conley\/\">Mark Conley<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/mconley@uri.edu\">mconley@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.2780<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/philosophy\/\">Philosophy<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Swan Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/philosophy\/meet\/william-h-krieger\/\">William Krieger<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:krieger@uri.edu\">krieger@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"people-list\">\n<li class=\"people-email\"><strong>Emai<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>401.874.2418<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/\">Physics<\/a><\/td>\n<td>East Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/meet\/leonard-m-kahn\/\">Leonard Kahn<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:lenkahn@uri.edu\">lenkahn@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.2053<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/\">Political Science<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Washburn Hall<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/meet\/ping-xu\/\">Ping Xu<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:pingxu@uri.edu\">pingxu@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.4053<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/\">Sociology &amp; Anthropology<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Chafee Center<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/meet\/barbara-j-costello\/\">Barbara Costello<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:costello@uri.edu\">costello@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>401.874.2877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/theatre\/\">Theatre<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fine Arts Center<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/theatre\/meet\/paula-mcglasson\/\">Paula McGlasson<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:paulam@uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paulam@uri.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;401.874.5921<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/\">Professional and Public Writing<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Roosevelt Hall<\/td>\n<td>Timothy Amidon<\/td>\n<td>timothy_amidon@uri.edu<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People Department Chairs and Program Directors Department Location Chair\/Director E-mail Phone Africana Studies Lippitt Hall Catherine John catherine_john@uri.edu 401.874.2536 Art &amp; Art History Fine Arts Center Annu Matthew (Interim) 18percent@uri.edu&nbsp; 401.874.4541 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 &amp; Statistics Tyler Hall Gavino Puggiono [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18662,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239\/revisions\/18662"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}