Academic Chairs & Directors

Name	Title	Contact
Eric Roalson	Interim Chair	Department of Chemistry (509) 335-7620 eric_roalson@wsu.edu
Asaph Cousins	Director	School of Biological Sciences 509-335-3553 acousins@wsu.edu
Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta	Chair	Department of Mathematics & Statistics 509-335-3769 dasgupta@wsu.edu
Andrew Duff	Chair	Department of Anthropology 509-335-3441 duff@wsu.edu
David Marcus	Interim Chair	Department of Psychology 509-335-7750 david.marcus@wsu.edu
Allyson Beall King	Director	School of the Environment 509-335-4037 abeall@wsu.edu
Julie Kmec	Chair	Department of Sociology 509-335-8760 jkmec@wsu.edu
Kirk McAuley	Chair	Department of English 509-335-3023 lmcauley@wsu.edu
Keri McCarthy	Director	School of Music 509-335-7966 kmccarthy@wsu.edu
Squeak Meisel	Chair	Department of Art (509) 335-8686 squeak.meisel@wsu.edu
Vilma Navarro-Daniels	Director	School of Languages, Cultures, & Race 509-335-8672 navarrod@wsu.edu
Melanie-Angela Neuilly	Chair	Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology 509-335-3912 m.neuilly@wsu.edu
Travis Ridout	Director	School of Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs 509-335-2264 tnridout@wsu.edu
Brian Saam	Chair	Department of Physics & Astronomy 509-335-9532 brian.saam@wsu.edu
Matthew Sutton	Chair	Department of History 509-335-8374 sutton@wsu.edu
Greg Turner-Rahman	Chair	Department of Digital Technology & Culture 509-335-3062 g.turner-rahman@wsu.edu

Program Directors

As of May 16, 2025

Name	Title	Contact
Sergey Lapin	Director	Data Analytics Program 509-335-1780 slapin@wsu.edu
Melissa Nicolas	Director	Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program 509-335-2163 melissa.nicolas@wsu.edu