Academic Affairs Organization

Senior Vice President & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Organization Chart

Deans and Directors

College of Arts and Sciences

Calvin H. Allen, Jr., Ph.D., Dean

Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business

W. Randy Boxx, Ph.D., Dean

Shenandoah Conservatory

Laurence Kaptain, D.M.A., Dean

School of Education & Human Development

Steven Humphries, Ph.D., Director

School of Health Professions

Divisions of Athletic Training

Rose A. Schmieg, D.H.Sc., Director

Division of Physical Therapy

Karen Abraham, Ph.D., Director

Division of Nursing

Kathryn Ganske, Ph.D., Director

Division of Occupational Therapy

Deborah A. Marr, D.Sc., Director

Division of Physician Assistant Studies

Tony A. Miller, Ph.D. candidate, Director

Division of Respiratory Care

William O'Neill, M.A., Director

Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy

Alan B. McKay, Ph.D., Dean

Global Education and Special Initiatives

RT Good, Ed.D., Dean

Department/Division Chairs

College of Arts and Sciences

  • Biology - Nina Parker, Ph.D.
  • Chemistry - Diep Ca, Ph.D.
  • Communications - Gina Daddario, Ph.D.
  • Criminal Justice - Bev Schulke, Ph.D.
  • English - John Jacobs, Ph.D.
  • Environmental Studies - Woodward S. Bousquet, Ph.D.
  • Foreign Languages -Bryan Pearce-Gonzales, Ph.D.
  • History - Jim Bryant, Ph.D.
  • Kinesiology - Ben Snyder, Ph.D.
  • Mathematics - Elaine Magee, Ed.D.
  • Political Science - Bill Shendow, Ph.D.
  • Psychology -Rodney Bragdon, Ph.D.
  • Religion/Philosophy - Barry Penn Hollar, Ph.D.
  • Sociology- Kim Fendley, Ph.D.
  • University Studies Elementary Education - Karen Huff, Ph.D.

School of Business

  • Information and Analysis -Clifford F. Thies, Ph.D.
  • Management Sciences -Miles K. Davis, Ph.D.

Conservatory

  • Dance - Erica Helm, M.F.A.
  • Instrumental - Jan Wagner, M.A.
  • Keyboard - Elizabeth Temple, M.M.
  • Musical Academics - Mike Rohrbacher, Ph.D.
  • Theatre -William Ingham, M.F.A.
  • Vocal/Choral -Karen Keating, D.M.A.

School of Pharmacy

  • Biopharmaceutical Sciences - David Newton, Ph.D.
  • Pharmacy Practice - Dawn Havrda Pharm.D., interim chair
  • Pharmacogenomics - James Green, Pharm.D

Endowed Chairs

College of Arts and Sciences

  • Stewart Bell Chair in History-Warren Hofstra, Ph.D.
  • Henkel Family Endowed Chair in International Affairs -- Eric Leonard, Ph..D.
  • Hugh & Virginia McCormick Chair in Civil War History-pending
  • Lin Rong San Chair in Communications-Gina Daddario, Ph.D.

Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business

  • Yount Hyde and Barbour Endowed Chair in Accounting-L. Mark Tyree, Ed.D.
  • Lindsay Professor of Economics-Clifford Thies, Ph.D.
  • Byrd Chair in Information Systems and Computer Technology-Robert Bonometti, Ph.D.
  • Lillian Cook Braun Chair in Accounting-Charles J. Pineno, Ph.D.
  • George Edward Durell Professor of Management-W. Randy Boxx, Ph.D.

Shenandoah Conservatory

  • Anna Lee Van Buren Chair in Clarinet-Garrick Zoeter, D.M.A.
  • Harrison Endowed Chair in Piano-Robert Larson, M.A.
  • Christina Halpin Endowed Chair in Dance-Alan Arnett, M.F.A.
  • Victor Brown Chair in Violin-Marc Ramirez, D.M.A.
  • Charles Levitin Chair in Music Theatre-pending
  • Harold Herman Chair in Music Theatre-Thomas Albert, D.M.A.

Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy

  • Henry Lawrence DeZeng, Jr. Chair in Pharmacy Informatics-James Green, Pharm.D.