Directors of Undergraduate Programs
Each major in the College is overseen by a Director of the Undergraduate Program. If you have questions about courses offered by the department, major or minor requirements, opportunities for majors, etc., the person below is a great contact!
Helpful tip: The individuals listed here are all faculty, so it’s a good practice to address them as “Professor” when reaching out by email.
African-American and African Studies
Anne Rotich
American Sign Language
Gregory Propp
American Studies
David Singerman
Anthropology
Ira Bashkow
Archaeology
Adria LaViolette
Art History
Eric Ramirez-Weaver
Art, Studio
Neal Rock
Astronomy, Astronomy-Physics
Undergraduate B.S. Astronomy-Physics Majors
Shane Davis
Undergraduate Astronomy Minors
Yifan Zhou
Behavioral Neuroscience (BS)
Chris Mazurek
Bioethics (minor only)
Jarrett Zigon
Biology
Keith Kozminski
Biology, Human
Jennifer Guler
Chemistry
Kateri DuBay
Classics
Coulter George
Cognitive Science
Mariana Teles Santos Golino
Computer Science (BA)
Tom Horton
Drama
Doug Grissom
East Asian Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
Anri Yasuda
Economics
Kerem Cosar
English
English
Susan Fraiman
sdf8x@virginia.edu
English - Area Program in Poetry Writing
Brian Teare
bt5ps@virginia.edu
English - Area Program in Literary Prose
Kevin Moffett
sem9zn@virginia.edu
Environmental Sciences
Robert Davis
Environmental Thought and Practice
Paul Freedman
French
Janet Horne
German
Marcel Schmid
Global Studies
Global Studies Program Director
Chris Colvin
cjc5r@virginia.edu
Global Public Health
Kathy Quissel
kq4ue@virginia.edu
Global Development Studies
David Edmunds
dse7r@virginia.edu
Security and Justice
Tayyab Safdar
ms4dn@virginia.edu
Environments and Sustainability
Spencer Phillips
srp9kv@virginia.edu
Global Commerce in Culture and Society
Laura Goldblatt
leg2e@virginia.edu