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Academic Areas

College of Arts and Letters
9000 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3925
Fax: 757-683-3317 (Dean)
Fax: 757-683-5746 (Associate Deans)

Interim Dean Charles Wilson 3925
Associate Dean Janet Katz 4338
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Robert Wojtowicz 6077
Assistant Dean for the Arts Fred Bayersdorfer 3020
Kaufman University Lecturer in Public Affairs G. William Whitehurst 3949
Academic Advisor Matilda Cox 4939
Business Manager Jeraldine Davis-Williams 3985
Assistant to the Dean Kathy Pim 3924
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Deans Angela Riddick 4338

African American and African Studies
2023 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-5586
Fax: 757-683-6171

Director Melvina T. Sumter

American Studies
4055 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-5473
Fax: 757-683-3241

Coordinator Joe Cosco

Art Department
203 Visual Arts Building

Phone: 757-683-4047
Fax: 757-683-5923

Chair Dianne deBeixedon
Graduate Program Director Kenneth Fitzgerald
Chief Departmental Advisor Elliott Jones
Art Education Program Director Richard Nickel
Art History Program Director Robert Wojtowicz
University Gallery Curator Ramona Austin
Visual Resources Curator Nancy Shelton
Systems Support Technician Philip Hazell
Office Manager Robbin Love
Ivanete Blanco
Heather Bryant
Ken Daley
Dianne deBeixedon
Patricia Edwards
Peter Eudenbach
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Elliott Jones
Jiwon Lee
Anthony Lichi
Linda McGreevy
Richard Nickel
Greta Pratt
John Roth
Agnieszka Whelan
Robert Wojtowicz

Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries
4509 Monarch Way

Phone: 757-683-6721

Director Fred Bayersdorfer
Curator Ramona Austin

Career Management - Arts & Letters Satellite Office
1006 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-6439
Fax: 757-683-3880

Director of Student Programs, Liaison to the College of Arts & Letters Alice Jones 4034
Office Coordinator LaShay Wyatt 4388

Center for Regional and Global Study (CRGS)
7038 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-5700
Fax: 757-683-5701

Director Regina Karp

Communication and Theatre Arts Department
3000 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3828
Fax: 757-683-4700

Chair Gary Edgerton
Asssistant Chair Frances Hassencahl
Chief Departmental Advisor, Communication Carla Harrell
Chief Departmental Advisor, Professional Communication Frances Hassencahl
Chief Departmental Advisor, Theatre Stephen Pullen
Chief Departmental Advisor, Dance Marilyn Marloff
Senior Secretary Andrea Battle-Coffer
Fiscal Technician Jennifer Barksdale
Theatre 3608
Dance Program 5455
Jenifer Alonzo
Tim Anderson
Robert Arnett
E. James Baesler
Yi-Fan Chen
Gary Edgerton
Katherine Hammond
Christopher Hanna
Carla Harrell
Frances Hassencahl
Amanda Kinzer
Jinsun Lee
Alison Lietzenmayer
Kyle Nicholas
Margaret Pitts
Steve Pullen
Burton Saint John
Avi Santo
Thomas Socha
Christopher Spiel
Megan Thompson
Konrad Winters

English Department
5000 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3991
Fax: 757-683-3241

Chair Dana Heller
Associate Chair Manuela Mourao
Chief Departmental Advisor Janis Smith
Director of Composition Matt Oliver
Graduate Program Director, Ph.D. Joyce Neff
Graduate Program Director, MFA Luisa Igloria
Graduate Program Director, English Joe Cosco
Graduate Program Director, Linguistics Joanne Scheibman
Director of Writing Tutorial Services Kevin DePew
Director of English Department Computer Lab Julia Romberger
Coordinator of Creative Writing Luisa Igloria
Coordinator of Journalism Joyce Hoffmann
Coordinator of Linguistics Joanne Scheibman
Coordinator of Literature Edward Jacobs
Coordinator of Professional Writing Julia Romberger
Advisor, IDS Integrative Studies Kathleen Fowler
Advisor, IDS Professional Writing Virginia Tucker
Office Manager Marsha Jones
Bridget Anderson
Sarah Appleton
Beth Backes
Blake Bailey
Janet Bing
Tim Bostic
Lindal Buchanan
Joseph Cosco
Kevin DePew
Kathleen Fowler
Farideh Goldin
Kathie Gossett
Elif Guler
Imtiaz Habib
Dana Heller
Joyce Hoffmann
Jennifer Hoyt
Luisa Igloria
Katherine Jackson
Edward Jacobs
Jinsun Lee
Julie Manthey
John McManus
Denise McNelly
Kevin Moberly
Manuela Mourao
Joyce Neff
Matt Oliver
David Pagano
Michael Pearson Janet Peery
Princess Perry
Delores Phillips
Liza Potts
Sheri Reynolds
Tim Robinson
David Roh
Julia Romberger
Joanne Scheibman Hannah Scialdone-Kimberley
Timothy Seibles
Jennifer Sloggie-Pierce
Jan Smith
Stephanie Sugioka
Virginia Tucker
Walter Unterreiner
Elizabeth Vincelette
Alla Zareva

Filipino American Center
1411 W. 49th St.

Phone: 757-683-5099
Fax: 757-683-5089

Director Araceli Suzara

Foreign Languages & Literatures Department
4001 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3973
Fax: 757-683-5659

Chair Stephen J. Foster
Program Specialist Sandra Mathews
Martha Daas
Betty Rose Facer
Stephen Foster
Andrew Gordus
Angelica Huizar
Mieko Ishibashi
Frederick Lubich
Nancy Minguez
Zhongtang Ren
Heidi Schlipphacke
Peter Schulman
Lee Slater

History Department
8000 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3949
Fax: 757-683-5644
Scotia Scottish Journal: 757-683-5786

Chair Douglas Greene
Graduate Program Director Ingo K. Heidbrink
Chief Departmental Advisor Kathy Pearson
Editor, Scotia: Interdisciplinary Journal of Scotish Studies William S. Rodner
Administrative Assistant/Office Manager Kelly Duggins
Academic Records Specialist Sharon Metro
Michael Carhart
Chandra de Silva
Robert Del Corso
Annette Finley-Croswhite
Douglas Greene
Maura Hametz
Ingo Heidbrink
Robert Holden
Michael Hucles
Austin L. Jersild
Qiu Jin-Hailstork
Erin Jordan
Carolyn J. Lawes
Lorraine Lees
Jane Merritt
Anna Mirkova
Emily Moore
Bismarck Myrick
Timothy Orr
Kathy Pearson
Jelmer Vos
John Weber

Individualized Integrative Studies
6038 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3800
Fax: 757-683-5764

Coordinator Lucien Lombardo

Institute for Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding

Phone: 757-683-3875
Fax: 757-683-3241

Institute Director Maura Hametz
Coordinator of Jewish Studies David Metzger

Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
2023 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-5586
Fax: 757-683-6171

Director Melvina T. Sumter
Administrative Support Specialist Le'Jeane I. Ellis

Institute of Asian Studies
2022 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-6130
Fax: 757-683-4763

Director Qui Jin-Hailstork 5863

Institute of Humanities
3041 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3821
Fax: 757-683-6191

Director Jeffrey P. Jones
Administrative Assistant Katie Anderson

Interdisciplinary Studies - Teacher Preparation Program
3026 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-4044
Fax: 757-683-6185

Director Elizabeth Esinhart
Assistant Director Michele Mitchell
Program Advisor Tammera N. Johnson
Program Support Tech Sheila Harris

Interdisciplinary Studies - Work and Professional Studies Program
Virginia Beach Higher Education Center - Room 265
1881 University Dr.
Virginia Beach, VA 23453

Phone: 757-368-1743
WPS@odu.edu

Director Daniel O'Leary
Program Specialist Candace Miller

International Studies - Graduate (GPIS)
7045 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-5700
Fax: 757-683-5701

Director Regina Karp
Associate Director Angelica Huizar
Program Coordinator Margo Stambleck
Francis Adams
Jie Chen
David Earnest
Angelica Huizar
Austin Jersild
Regina Karp
Peter Schulman
Simon Serfaty
Kurt Taylor Gaubatz
Steve Yetiv

International Studies - Undergraduate
6032 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-6100
Fax: 757-683-4763

Director Victoria Time

Model United Nations Society
2004 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3923
Fax: 757-683-5936

Director Aaron Karp
Assistant Director Alan Rogers

Music Department
244 Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center

Phone: 757-683-4061
Fax: 757-683-5056

Chair John Toomey
Chief Departmental Advisor Agnes Fuller
Graduate Program Director Nancy Klein
Chandler Recital Hall Manager Louis Steve Latham
Teacher Education Specialist Alfred Townsend
Director of Athletic Bands Alexander Trevino
Office Manager Patty Casper
Director of Community Music Division Sally Wright
Agnes Fuller
Adolphus Hailstork
James Michael Hall
Andrey Kasparov
Nancy Klein
James Kosnik
Louis Steve Latham
Lucy Manning
Brian Nedvin
Jason Paul Peterson
Kelly Samarzea
Alexander Trevino
John Toomey
Alfred Townsend
David Walker
Dennis Zeisler

Philosophy and Religious Studies Department
9018 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3861
Fax: 757-683-5345

Chair Dale Miller
Chief Departmental Advisor David Loomis
Office Manager Deborah Bond
Shabbir Akhtar
Robyn Bluhm
William Brenner
Melissa Bristow
Rod Evans
David Godden
Lawrence Hatab
William Jones
David Loomis
Mary Marshall
Jason Megill
Dale Miller
Yvette Pearson
David Putney

Political Science and Geography Department
7000 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3841
Fax: 757-683-4763

Chair Francis Adams
Chief Departmental Advisor Jesse Richman
Senior Secretary Deborah Giles
Administrative and Office Specialist Vinecia Bunch-Goodman
Francis Adams
Tom Chapman
Michael Clemons
David Earnest
Kurt Taylor Gaubatz
Kimberly Karnes
Aaron Karp
Regina Karp
Timothy Kidd
Jonathan Leib
Hua Liu
Ben Neimark
Jesse Richman
Simon Serfaty
Glen Sussman
Kathleen Winters
Steve Yetiv
Donald Zeigler

Pre-Law Advising Program
3030 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-4044
Fax: 757-683-6185

Pre-Law Advisor Elizabeth Esinhart

Social Science Research Center
2016 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3802
Fax: 757-683-4200

Director Xiushi Yang 3809
Associate Director Tancy Vandecar-Burdin 3802

Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
6000 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3791
Fax: 757-683-5634

Chair Randy Gainey
Graduate Program Director Dianne Carmody
Chief Departmental Advisor Ruth Triplett
Bradley Brick
Dianne Carmody
Allison Chappel
Mona Danner
Randy Gainey
Charles Gray
Lucien Lombardo
Jonathan Lopez
Scott Maggard
Kimberly Martin
Elizabeth Monk-Turner
Daniel O'Leary
Karen Polonko
Dawn Rothe
Donald Smith
Melvina Sumter
Araceli Suzara
Victoria Time
Jeffrey Toussaint
Ruth Triplett
Katarina Wegar
Ingrid Whitaker
Garland White
Kideste Wilder-Bonner
Xiushi Yang

University Theatre
College of Health Sciences Building

Fax: 757-683-6099

Director of Theatre Facilities Woody Robinson
Administrative Office 3608
Backstage 5135
Box Office 5305

Women's Studies Department
3041 Batten Arts & Letters Building

Phone: 757-683-3823
Fax: 757-683-4895

Chair Jennifer Fish
Administrative Assistant Katie Anderson
Lindal Buchanan
Jennifer Fish
Vaughan Frederick
Althea Tait