{"id":1747,"date":"2024-08-22T18:31:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-the-faculty\/?page_id=1747"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:20:45","slug":"academic-department-chairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-the-faculty\/contact\/academic-department-chairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Department Chairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tip<\/strong>: This table scrolls horizontally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.wp-table-container table {white-space: nowrap} .old-table table {display: none}<\/style>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table wp-table-container is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Department<\/th><th>Chair<\/th><th>Email<\/th><th>Support Staff<\/th><th>Email<\/th><th>Extension<\/th><th>PO Box<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Anthropology<\/td><td>Martha Kaplan<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:makaplan@vassar.edu\">makaplan@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Dana Patota<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:dpatota@vassar.edu\">dpatota@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375295\">5295<\/a><\/td><td>701<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Art<\/td><td>Yvonne Elet<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:yvelet@vassar.edu\">yvelet@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>TBD<\/td><td>TBD<\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375220\">5220<\/a><\/td><td>702<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Athletics\/Physical\n  Education<\/td><td>Bruce Gillman<br>Michelle Walsh<br>Lisl Prater-Lee<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:brgillman@vassar.edu\">brgillman@vassar.edu<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:michwalsh@vassar.edu\">michwalsh@vassar.edu<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:lipraterlee@vassar.edu\">lipraterlee@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Margie Smith<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:marsmith@vassar.edu\">marsmith@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377450\">7450<\/a><\/td><td>750<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Biology<\/td><td>Jodi Schwarz<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:joschwarz@vassar.edu\">joschwarz@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Susie Painter<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:supainter@vassar.edu\">supainter@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377306\">7306<\/a><\/td><td>731<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Biology<\/td><td>Jodi Schwarz<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:joschwarz@vassar.edu\">joschwarz@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Jodie Perez<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jodieperez@vassar.edu\">jodieperez@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377441\">7441<\/a><\/td><td>731<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chemistry<\/td><td>Leah Bendavid<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:lebendavid@vassar.edu\">lebendavid@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Janice Perez<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:japerez@vassar.edu\">japerez@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375730\">5730<\/a><\/td><td>748<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chinese and Japanese<\/td><td>Haoming Liu (a)<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:haliu@vassar.edu\">haliu@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Kathy Panebianco<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:kapanebianco@vassar.edu\">kapanebianco@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377500\">7500<\/a><\/td><td>740<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chinese and Japanese<\/td><td>Hiromi Dollase (b)<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:hidollase@vassar.edu\">hidollase@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Kathy Panebianco<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:kapanebianco@vassar.edu\">kapanebianco@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377500\">7500<\/a><\/td><td>740<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cognitive Science<\/td><td>Josh de Leeuw<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jdeleeuw@vassar.edu\">jdeleeuw@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Liliana Aguis<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:liaguis@vassar.edu\">liaguis@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377368\">7368<\/a><\/td><td>729<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computer Science<\/td><td>Jason Waterman<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jawaterman@vassar.edu\">jawaterman@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Mika Purtle<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mpurtle@vassar.edu\">mpurtle@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375985\">5985<\/a><\/td><td>732<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dance<\/td><td>Miriam Mahdaviani<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mimahdaviani@vassar.edu\">mimahdaviani@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Joanne Inserillo<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:joinserillo@vassar.edu\">joinserillo@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377470\">7470<\/a><\/td><td>743<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drama<\/td><td>Peter Gil-Sheridan<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:pgil@vassar.edu\">pgil@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Rosemary Grabowska<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:rfritzgrabowska@vassar.edu\">rfritzgrabowska@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375250\">5250<\/a><\/td><td>734<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Earth Science\n  and Geography<\/td><td>Kirsten Menking<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:kimenking@vassar.edu\">kimenking@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Gina La Fata<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:glafata@vassar.edu\">glafata@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375540\">5540<\/a><\/td><td>735<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Economics<\/td><td>Benjamin Ho<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:beho@vassar.edu\">beho@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Jessica Brochu<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jbrochu@vassar.edu\">jbrochu@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377395\">7395<\/a><\/td><td>708<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Education<\/td><td>Jaime Del Razo<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jdelrazo@vassar.edu\">jdelrazo@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Jennifer MacKnight<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jmacknight@vassar.edu\">jmacknight@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377360\">7360<\/a><\/td><td>709<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English<\/td><td>Susan Zlotnick<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:zlotnick@vassar.edu\">zlotnick@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Cheryline Calcagni<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:ccalcagni@vassar.edu\">ccalcagni@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375950\">5950<\/a><\/td><td>744<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English<\/td><td>Susan Zlotnick<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:zlotnick@vassar.edu\">zlotnick@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Erin Ferencik<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:eferencik@vassar.edu\">eferencik@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375650\">5650<\/a><\/td><td>744<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Film<\/td><td>Erica Stein<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:estein@vassar.edu\">estein@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Peter Rednour<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:prednour@vassar.edu\">prednour@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375473\">5473<\/a><\/td><td>741<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>French and Francophone\n  Studies<\/td><td>Anne Brancky<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:anbrancky@vassar.edu\">anbrancky@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Lisa Scott-Mack<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:lscottmack@vassar.edu\">lscottmack@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375720\">5720<\/a><\/td><td>705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>German<\/td><td>Silke von der Emde<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:vonderemde@vassar.edu\">vonderemde@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Lisa Scott-Mack<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:lscottmack@vassar.edu\">lscottmack@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375720\">5720<\/a><\/td><td>256<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greek and Roman\n  Studies<\/td><td>Curtis Dozier<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:cudozier@vassar.edu\">cudozier@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Erin Ferencik<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:eferencik@vassar.edu\">eferencik@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377610\">7610<\/a><\/td><td>733<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hispanic Studies<\/td><td>Michael Aronna<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:miaronna@vassar.edu\">miaronna@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Olena Antonets<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:oantonets@vassar.edu\">oantonets@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375610\">5610<\/a><\/td><td>266<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>History<\/td><td>Ismail Rashid<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:israshid@vassar.edu\">israshid@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Karen Perrucci<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:kperrucci@vassar.edu\">kperrucci@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375670\">5670<\/a><\/td><td>711<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Italian<\/td><td>Sole Anatrone<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:sanatrone@vassar.edu\">sanatrone@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Olena Antonets<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:oantonets@vassar.edu\">oantonets@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375610\">5610<\/a><\/td><td>266<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mathematics\n  and Statistics<\/td><td>Jan Cameron<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jacameron@vassar.edu\">jacameron@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Cynthia Underhill<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:cunderhill@vassar.edu\">cunderhill@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375525\">5525<\/a><\/td><td>257<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Music<\/td><td>Justin Patch<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jupatch@vassar.edu\">jupatch@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Marie D'Apice<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mdapice@vassar.edu\">mdapice@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377319\">7319<\/a><\/td><td>18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Philosophy<\/td><td>Christopher Raymond<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:chraymond@vassar.edu\">chraymond@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Lucas Pollet<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:lpollet@vassar.edu\">lpollet@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375530\">5530<\/a><\/td><td>736<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Physics and Astronomy<\/td><td>Colette Salyk<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:cosalyk@vassar.edu\">cosalyk@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Christine Anzalone<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:chanzalone@vassar.edu\">chanzalone@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377340\">7340<\/a><\/td><td>745<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Political Science<\/td><td>Katherine Hite<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:kahite@vassar.edu\">kahite@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Eddie Diaz<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:esdiaz@vassar.edu\">esdiaz@vassar.edu<\/a><br>\n    <\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375560\">5560<\/a><\/td><td>260<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Psychological\n  Science<\/td><td>Kevin Holloway<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:keholloway@vassar.edu\">keholloway@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Sharon Dominguez<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:sdominguez@vassar.edu\">sdominguez@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454377366\">7366<\/a><\/td><td>713<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Religion<\/td><td>Kirsten Wesselhoeft<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:kwesselhoeft@vassar.edu\">kwesselhoeft@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Wendy Post<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:wepost@vassar.edu\">wepost@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375520\">5520<\/a><\/td><td>738<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Russian Studies<\/td><td>Dan Ungurianu (a)<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:daungurianu@vassar.edu\">daungurianu@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Olena Antonets<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:oantonets@vassar.edu\">oantonets@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375610\">5610<\/a><\/td><td>269<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Russian Studies<\/td><td>Nikolai Firtich (b)<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:nifirtich@vassar.edu\">nifirtich@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>Olena Antonets<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:oantonets@vassar.edu\">oantonets@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375610\">5610<\/a><\/td><td>269<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sociology<\/td><td>Er\u00e9nda Rueda<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:errueda@vassar.edu\">errueda@vassar.edu<\/a><\/td><td>TBD<\/td><td>TBD<\/td><td><a href=\"tel:18454375510\">5510<\/a><\/td><td>275<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tip: This table scrolls horizontally Department Chair 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