Department Chairs | Academic Affairs

Deans, Department Chairs, and Program Directors

School Deans

School	Name
Carlos Alvarez School of Arts and Humanities	Rubén Dupertuis, Ph.D.
Coates Library	Benjamin Harris, M.L.I.S.
Neidorff School of Business	Raquel Alexander, Ph.D. Dean Jorge Colazo, Ph.D. Associate Dean
D. R. Semmes School of Science	David Ribble, Ph.D.
School of Social Science and Civic Engagement	Nels Christiansen, Ph.D.

Department Chairs

Department	Name
Accounting	Julie Persellin, Ph.D.
Art and Art History	Douglas Brine, Ph.D.
Biology	Frank Healy, Ph.D.
Business Administration	Charlene Davis, Ph.D.
Chemistry	Corina Maeder, Ph.D.
Classical Studies	Nicolle Hirschfeld, Ph.D.
Communication	Althea Delwiche, Ph.D.
Computer Science	Yu Zhang, Ph.D.
Earth and Environmental Geosciences	Benjamin Surpless, Ph.D.
Economics	David Macpherson, Ph.D.
Education	Angela Breidenstein, Ed.D.
Engineering Science	Peter Kelly-Zion, Ph.D.
English	Betsy Tontiplaphol, Ph.D.
Finance and Business Analytics	Shage Zhang, Ph.D.
Health Care Administration	Edward Schumacher, Ph.D.
History	Nicole Marafioti, Ph.D.
Human Communication and Theatre	Andrew Hansen, Ph.D.
Mathematics	Cabral Balreira, Ph.D.
Modern Languages and Literatures	Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz, Ph.D.
Music	Gary Seighman, D.M.A.
Philosophy	Judith Norman, Ph.D.
Physics and Astronomy	Niescja Turner, Ph.D.
Political Science	Rosa Aloisi, Ph.D.
Psychology	Kevin McIntyre, Ph.D.
Religion	Sarah Pinnock, Ph.D.
Sociology and Anthropology	Amy Stone, Ph.D.

Interdisciplinary Major Directors

Department/Program	Name	Role
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bethany Strunk, Ph.D. Laura Hunsicker-Wang, Ph.D.	Program Co-Directors
Chinese Studies	Stephen Field, Ph.D. Jie Zhang, Ph.D. (Fall 2025) Zhaoxi Liu (Spring 2026)	Program Co-Directors
East Asian Studies at Trinity (EAST)	Stephen Field, Ph.D. Jie Zhang, Ph.D. (Fall 2025) Zhaoxi Liu (Spring 2026)	Program Co-Directors
Environmental Studies	Greg Hazleton, Ph.D.	Program Director
Global Latinx Studies	Rosana Blanco-Cano, Ph.D.	Program Director
International Studies	Alfred Montoya, Ph.D.	Program Co-Directors
Mathematical Finance	Roberto Hasfura-Buenaga, Ph.D.	Program Director
Mexico, the Americas, and Spain	Angela Tarango, Ph.D.
Neuroscience	Kimberley Phillips, Ph.D.	Program Director
Urban Studies	Christine Drennon, Ph.D.	Program Director

Interdisciplinary Minors and Other Programs

Department/Program	Name
African American Studies	Angela Tarango, Ph.D.
American Intercultural Studies	William Burke, J.D.
Architectural Studies	Douglas Brine, Ph.D.
Arts, Letters, and Enterprise (A.L.E.)	Carl Leafstedt, Ph.D. Jacob Tingle, Ed.D.
Biomathematics	Cabral Balreira, Ph.D.
Comparative Literature	Heather Sullivan, Ph.D.
Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum	Zhaoxi Liu, Ph.D.
Data Science	Jorge Colazo, Ph.D.
Entrepreneurship	Carmen Aramanda
Film Studies	Patrick Keating, M.F.A., Ph.D.
Global Supply Chain Management	Jorge Colazo, Ph.D.
Health Professions Advisory Committee	Jonathan King, Ph.D.
Linguistics	Elaine Wong, Ph.D.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Nicole Marafioti, Ph.D.
Museum Studies	Lauren Turek, Ph.D.
New Media	Althea Delwiche, Ph.D.
Scientific Computing	Saber Elaydi, Ph.D.
Sport Management	Jacob Tingle, Ed.D.
Strategic Communication	Camille Reyes, Ph.D.
Sustainable Business and Environmental, Social, and Governance Strategy	Amy Holmes, Ph.D.
Women’s and Gender Studies	Sarah Erickson, Ph.D. Gina Tam, Ph.D.