Department Chairs, Program Directors, and Academic Coordinators
Department Chairs
2024-2025 Academic Year
James Fitzsimmons
Professor of Anthropology
Department Chair of Anthropology
- Email:
- jfitzsim@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5618
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 109
Dima Ayoub
Dept. Chair/Associate Professor of Arabic
Department Chair of Arabic
- Email:
- dayoub@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5653
- Office:
- Voter Hall 008
Catherine Combelles
Viola Ward Brinning and Elbert Calhoun Brinning Professor of Biology
Department Chair of Biology
- Email:
- ccombell@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5251
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 346
AJ Vasiliou
Associate Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry
Department Chair of Chemistry
- Email:
- avasiliou@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5517
- Office:
- McCardell Bicentennial Hall 544
Hang Du
Professor of Chinese
Department Chair of Chinese
- Email:
- hdu@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5257
- Office:
- Voter Hall 106
Pavlos Sfyroeras
Department Chair, Professor of Classics
Department Chair of Classics & Classical Studies
- Email:
- psfyroer@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2530
- Office:
- Twilight Hall 210
Amy Briggs
Professor and Chair of Computer Science
Department Chair of Computer Science
- Email:
- briggs@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2255
- Office:
- 75 Shannon 213
Laurel Jenkins
Associate Professor of Dance
Department Chair of Dance
- Email:
- laurelj@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5097
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 203
Will Amidon
Associate Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences
Department Chair of Earth & Climate Sciences
- Email:
- wamidon@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5988
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 413
Andrea Robbett
Professor of Economics
Department Chair of Economics
- Email:
- arobbett@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5654
- Office:
- Warner 304
Robert Cohen
Professor of English and Creative Writing
Department Chair of English
- Email:
- cohen@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2426
- Office:
- Axinn Center 205
Ioana Uricaru
Associate Professor of Film & Media Culture
Department Chair of Film & Media Culture
- Email:
- iuricaru@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5425
- Office:
- Axinn Center 204
William Poulin-Deltour
Lois B. Watson Professor of French and Francophone Studies, CHAIR
Department Chair of French and Francophone Studies
- Email:
- wpoulind@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5248
- Office:
- Le Chateau 102
Peter Nelson
Professor of Geography
Department Chair of Geography
- Email:
- pbnelson@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3247
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 637
Bettina Matthias
Maurice R. Greenberg Professor of Language & Linguistics, Chair of German Department
Department Chair of German
- Email:
- bmatthia@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3248
- Office:
- FIC 223
Rebecca Bennette
Professor of History
Department Chair of History
- Email:
- rbennett@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5853
- Office:
- Axinn Center 333
Carrie Anderson
Associate Professor of History of Art & Architecture
Department Chair of History of Art and Architecture
- Email:
- carriea@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5051
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 117
Stefano Mula
Dept. Chair/Professor of Italian
Department Chair of Italian
- Email:
- smula@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5530
- Office:
- Voter Hall 115
Sayaka Abe
Associate Professor of Japanese Studies and Linguistics, Chair of Japanese Studies
Department Chair of Japanese Studies
- Email:
- sabe@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5486
- Office:
- Axinn 331
Nicolas Poppe
Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
Department Chair of Luso-Hispanic Studies
- Email:
- npoppe@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5343
- Office:
- Voter Hall 213
Emily Proctor
she/her
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Department Chair of Mathematics and Statistics
- Email:
- eproctor@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5954
- Office:
- Warner 212
Damascus Kafumbe
Edward C. Knox Professor of International Studies & Professor of Music
Department Chair of Music
- Email:
- dkafumbe@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5578
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center
John Spackman
Professor of Philosophy
Department Chair of Philosophy
- Email:
- jspackma@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3271
- Office:
- Twilight Hall 309
Noah Graham
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics
Department Chair of Physics
- Email:
- ngraham@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3423
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 533
Erik Bleich
Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science
Department Chair of Political Science
- Email:
- ebleich@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3254
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 301
Kim Cronise
Associate Professor of Psychology
Department Chair of Psychology
- Email:
- kcronise@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5252
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 278
James Calvin Davis
George Adams Ellis Prof of Liberal Arts; Professor of Religion
Department Chair of Religion
- Email:
- jcdavis@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3221
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 201
Timothy Portice
Associate Professor of Russian, Department Chair
Department Chair of Russian
- Email:
- tportice@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5198
- Office:
- FIC 205
Rebecca Tiger
Associate Professor of Sociology
Department Chair of Sociology
- Email:
- rtiger@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5513
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 413
Michelle Leftheris
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
Department Chair of Studio Art
- Email:
- mleftheris@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5071
- Office:
- Johnson 314
Claudio Medeiros
Professor of Theatre & Department Chair
Department Chair of Theatre
- Email:
- cmedeiro@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2358
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 325
Program Directors
2024-2025 Academic Year
William Nash
Professor of American Studies and English
Program Director of American Studies
- Email:
- nash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5337
- Office:
- Axinn Center 250
Erin Sassin
Associate Professor of History of Art & Architecture
Track Head, Architectural Studies
- Email:
- esassin@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5830
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 211
Jerry Philogene
Associate Professor of Black Studies
Program Director of Black Studies
- Email:
- jphilogene@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-4203
- Office:
- Carr Hall Room 201
Timothy Portice
Associate Professor of Russian, Department Chair
Program Director of Comparative Literature
- Email:
- tportice@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5198
- Office:
- FIC 205
Megan Mayhew-Bergman
Assistant Professor of English
Program Director of Creative Writing
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2152
- Office:
- Axinn Center at Starr Library 201
Jonathan Miller-Lane
Program Director, Associate Professor of Education
Program Director of Education Studies
- Email:
- jmillerl@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3459
- Office:
- Twilight Hall 107
Amy Morsman
Professor of History; Interim Director, Ctr. for Teaching, Learning and Research, First-Year Seminar Director
Director of the First Year Seminar Program
- Email:
- amorsman@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3223
- Office:
- Davis Family Library 215
Laurie Essig
Professor of Gender, Sexuality, Feminist Studies
Program Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
- Email:
- lessig@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5355
- Office:
- Chellis House 202
Jessica Holmes
Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy
Program Director of Global Health
- Email:
- jholmes@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3439
- Office:
- Warner 017
Ted Sasson
Professor of Jewish Studies
Program Director of Studies in Modern Hebrew and Israeli Society
- Email:
- sasson@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5304
- Office:
- Axinn 303
Sunder Ramaswamy
Distinguished College Professor of International Economics, Director of International and Global Studies
Program Director of International and Global Studies
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5442
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones House 113
Gary Winslett
Johnson Fellow in Modern Political Thought; Asso. Prof., Political Science
Program Director of International Politics and Economics
- Email:
- gwinslett@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5651
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 316
Ted Sasson
Professor of Jewish Studies
Program Director of Jewish Studies
- Email:
- sasson@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5304
- Office:
- Axinn 303
Marcos Rohena-Madrazo
(they/them)
Associate Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies & Linguistics
Program Director of Linguistics
- Email:
- mrm@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5659
- Office:
- Carr Hall 207
Pavlos Sfyroeras
Department Chair, Professor of Classics
Co Program Director of Literary Studies
- Email:
- psfyroer@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2530
- Office:
- Twilight Hall 210
Maria Hatjigeorgiou
Senior Lecturer, Religion & Classics
Co Program Director of Literary Studies
- Email:
- mhatjige@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3029
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 203
Amanda Crocker
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Program Director of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
- Email:
- acrocker@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3638
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 353
Mark Spritzer
Professor of Biology
Program Director of Neuroscience
- Email:
- mspritze@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5676
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 344
Shawna Shapiro
Professor of Writing and Linguistics
Program Director of Writing & Rhetoric
- Email:
- sshapiro@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5977
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 119
Academic Coordinators
Jennifer Nuceder, Manager of Academic Office Support jmnucede@middlebury.edu