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Dean of the Faculty

Vassar College

Dean of the Faculty Office Administration and Staff

Name Title Contact
William Hoynes Dean of the Faculty (845) 437-5300

Main Building

Lisa Brawley Associate Dean of the Faculty and Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies (845) 437-5300

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Brian Daly Associate Dean of the Faculty and Academic Resource and Professor of Physics (845) 437-5310

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Melissa R. Naitza Assistant Dean for Academic Administration (845) 437-5301

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Hong Zhu Academic Data Manager (845) 437-5319

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Andrea Monteleone Dean of the Faculty Coordinator (845) 437-5307

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Amanda Goodman Executive Assistant (845) 437-5302

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Amy Jo Arndt Assistant Director of Academic Administration (845) 437-5376

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Melissa Rose Office Specialist (845) 437-5300
Diane Zocchi Administrative Assistant (845) 437-5308

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Directors Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty

Name Title Contact
John Bradley Executive Director of Vassar Education Collaboration VEC (845) 437-7308
Kelli Duncan Professor of Biology on the Patricia Shoer Goldman-Rakic ’59 Professorship Chair, Program in Neuroscience and Behavior, and Director of Teaching Development (845) 437-7313

Olmsted Hall of the Biological Sciences

Susan Hiner Professor of French and Francophone Studies and Director of Global Nineteenth-Century Studies on the John Guy Vassar Chair and Director of Faculty Research Development (845) 437-5728

Chicago Hall

Angela Anderson Registrar (845) 437-5276

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Thomas Pacio Director of Creative Arts and Community Engagement (845) 437-7039

Old Laundry Building

Elizabeth Cannon Director of the Office of Community Engaged Learning (845) 437-5280
Christina Johnson Assistant Dean for Grants Development and Administration (845) 437-7615

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Kerry Stamp Assistant Dean for Global Partnerships and International Programs (845) 437-5260

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Academic Departments

DepartmentChairPhoneBoxEmail
AnthropologyColleen Cohenx5295701cocohen
ArtTobias Armborstx522036toarmborst
Athletics &
Physical Education
Bruce Gillman
Michelle Walsh
x7450750
472
brgillman
michwalsh
BiologyNancy Pokrywkax7306
x7441
227napokrywka
ChemistryAlison Keimowitzx5730100alspodek
Chinese and JapanesePeipei Qiux7500301peqiu
Cognitive ScienceJohn Longx7368513jolong
Computer ScienceMarc Smithx5985444mlsmith
DanceMiriam Mahdavianix7470743mimahdaviani
DramaChris Grabowskix5250163chgrabowski
Earth Science & GeographyYu Zhoux5540735yuzhou
EconomicsSarah Pearlmanx7392497sapearlman
EducationErin McCloskeyx7360709ermccloskey
EnglishWendy Grahamx5950
x5650
250wegraham
FilmErica Steinx5473173estein
French & Francophone StudiesThomas Parkerx5720705thparker
German StudiesSilke von der Emdex5720426vonderemde
Greek and
Roman Studies
Barbara Olsenx7610504baolsen
Hispanic StudiesMichael Aronna (Fall 2023)
Eva Woods Peiró (Spring 2024)
x5610377
196
miaronna
evwoods
HistoryMita Choudhuryx5670711michoudhury
ItalianSole Anatrone (Fall 2023)
Simona Bondavalli (Spring 2024)
x5610121sanatrone
sibondavalli 
Mathematics &
Statistics
Benjamin Lottox5525257lotto
MusicJustin Patchx7319490jupatch
PhilosophyJamie Kellyx553055jamkelly
Physics & AstronomyColette Salykx734071cosalyk
Political ScienceSamson Opondox5560260saopondo
Psychological ScienceMark Cleavelandx7366298macleaveland
ReligionChristopher Whitex5520322chwhite
Russian StudiesDan Ungurianu (Fall 2023)
Nikolai Firtich (Spring 2024)
x5610211
269
diungurianu
nifirtich
SociologyLight Carruyox5510517licarruyo

Multidisciplinary and Interdepartmental Programs

ProgramDirectorPhoneBoxEmail
Africana StudiesDiane Harrifordx7490659diharriford
American StudiesLisa Collinsx7485626licollins
Asian StudiesHiromi Dollasex7500740hidollase
BiochemistryZachary Donhauserx5730748zadonhauser
Environmental StudiesKirsten Menkingx543059kimenking
Global Nineteenth-Century StudiesSusan Hinerx5670147suhiner
Independent ProgramAllan Cliftonx7485152alclifton
International StudiesTim Koechlin (Fall 2023)
Katherine Hite (Spring 2024)
x714047tikoechlin
kahite
Jewish StudiesMarc Epsteinx5520544maepstein
Latin American & Latino/x StudiesEréndira Ruedax7500222errueda
Media StudiesDara Greenwoodx7527136dagreenwood
Medieval & Renaissance StudiesZoltan Markusx595081zomarkus
Neuroscience and
Behavior
Megan Gallx7366346megall
Science, Technology
& Society
José Perillánx7495264joperillan
Urban StudiesBrian Godfreyx749548godfrey
Women, Feminist and Queer Studies Paulina Brenx7140242pabren

Special Studies Coordinators

ProgramDirectorPhoneBoxEmail
College CourseLisa Brawleyx53004lbrawley
Nursery SchoolCarol Murrayx5627714cmurray
Self-Instructional
Language Program (SILP)
Silke von der Emdex5610426vonderemde
Faculty Appointment &
Salary Committee (FASC) Chair
Leslie Dunnx5635449dunn

About the Dean of the Faculty

The dean of the faculty is the chief academic officer of the college and is charged with general supervision over the departments of instruction and consulting with the president on appointments to the departments of instruction.

The dean is responsible for the continuing study of the education offered by the college and for initiating changes in curriculum and educational policy, as needed. Chairs of departments and directors of multidisciplinary programs, as well as the offices of community-engaged learning, grants administration, international programs and the registrar, are responsible to the dean of the faculty. The dean works with chairs and directors to provide an appropriate level of staffing for the curriculum. The dean also works with departments, programs, the Faculty Appointments and Salary Committee, and the president on faculty reviews. Chairs of departments and directors of multidisciplinary programs, grants administration, the office of community-engaged learning, international programs, the registrar, office of equal opportunity and affirmation action and the learning, teaching and research center are responsible to the dean of the faculty.

Dean of the Faculty

124 Raymond Avenue
Box 4
Poughkeepsie, New York 12604-0004
Main Building
Vassar College Box 4

(845) 437-5300