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Directors of Graduate Studies

The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences offers a variety of PhD master’s and graduate certificates. Below is a list of our degree program and a link to each department where you can find more information.



Africana Studies

Director of Graduate Studies:
Andrew Kahrl
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American Studies

Director of Graduate Studies:
Ruby Tapia
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Anthropology

Director of Graduate Studies:
Richard Handler
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Director of Admissions:
George Mentore
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Art & Architectural History

Director of Graduate Studies:
Amanda Phillips
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Astronomy

Director of Graduate Studies:
Phil Arras
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Director of Admissions:
Nitya Kallivayalil
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Director of Admissions:
Shazrene Mohamed
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Biology

Director of Graduate Studies:
Alan Bergland
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Director of Admissions:
Barry Condron
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Chemistry

Director of Graduate Studies:
Marcos Pires
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Director of Admissions:
Sen Zhang
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Classics

Director of Graduate Studies:
John Dillery
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Director of Admissions:
Andrej Petrovic
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Creative Writing

Director of Graduate Studies:
Jeb Livingood
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Drama

Director of Graduate Studies:
Lee Kennedy
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East Asian Studies

Director of Graduate Studies:
Len Schoppa
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Economics

Director of Graduate Studies:
James Harrigan
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Director of Admissions:
Sandip Sukhtankar
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English

Director of Graduate Studies:
Brad Pasanek
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Director of Admissions:
John Parker
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Environmental Sciences

Director of Graduate Studies:
Mike Pace
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Director of Admissions:
Stephan De Wekker
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European Studies

Director of Graduate Studies:
Manuela Achilles
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French

Director of Graduate Studies:
Claire Lyu
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Gender & Sexuality Studies

Director of Graduate Studies:
Denise Walsh
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History

Director of Graduate Studies:
Chris Gratien
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Director of Admissions:
Andrew Kahrl
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Linguistics

Director of Graduate Studies:
Mark Sicoli
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Mathematics

Director of Graduate Studies:
Weiqiang Wang
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Director of Admissions:
Andre Rapinchuk
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Media Studies

Director of Graduate Studies:
Liz Ellcessor
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Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures

Director of Graduate Studies:
Nizar Hermes
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Music

Director of Graduate Studies:
Matthew Burtner
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Philosophy

Director of Graduate Studies:
Walter Ott
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Director of Admissions:
Ian McCready-Flora
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Physics

Director of Graduate Studies:
Chris Neu
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Director of Admissions:
Dmytro (Dima) Pesin
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Politics

Director of Graduate Studies:
Justin Kirkland
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Director of Admissions:
Rachel Potter
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Premodern Cultures and Communities

Director of Graduate Studies:
Deborah McGrady
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Psychology

Director of Graduate Studies:
Vikram Jaswal
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Director of Admissions:
Amrisha Vaish
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Religious Studies

Director of Admissions:
Shankar Nair
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Director of Graduate Studies:
Paul Jones
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Slavic

Director of Graduate Studies:
David Herman
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Sociology

Director of Admissions:
Jeffrey Olick
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Director of Graduate Studies:
Adam Slez
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Spanish

Director of Graduate Studies:
Ricardo Padrón
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Director of Admissions:
Fernando Riva
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Statistics

Director of Graduate Studies:
Jeffrey Holt
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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Director of Graduate Studies:
Janay Crabtree
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