Department and Program Contacts

Africana and American Studies

Rinaldo Walcott
 Department Chair
1010 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-2082
rinaldow@buffalo.edu

Sharon Beckford
 Director of Graduate Studies
sbeckfor@buffalo.edu

James Ponzo
Director of Undergraduate Studies
jeponzo@buffalo.edu

Anthropology

Jaume Franquesa
 Department Chair
 380 Academic Complex
(716) 645-2414
jaume@buffalo.edu

Vasiliki Neofotistos
 Director of Graduate Studies
neofotis@buffalo.edu

Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
noreenvo@buffalo.edu

Art

Stephanie Rothenberg
 Department Chair
202 Center for the Arts
(716) 645-6878
sjr6@buffalo.edu

Matthew Kenyon
 Director of Graduate Studies
mkenyon@buffalo.edu

Reinhard Reitzenstein
Director of Undergraduate Studies
rr33@buffalo.edu

Arts Management

Cristanne Miller
 Program Director
269 Center for the Arts
(716) 645-0694
ccmiller@buffalo.edu

Katja Praznik
Director of Graduate Studies
katjapra@buffalo.edu

Kevin Leary
 Assistant Director
krleary@buffalo.edu

Asian Studies

Mark Nathan
 Program Director
412 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-0763
mnathan@buffalo.edu

Hani Khafipour
Director of Undergraduate Studies
hanik@buffalo.edu

Biological Sciences

Derek Daniels
 Department Chair
109 Cooke Hall
(716) 645-0264
danielsd@buffalo.edu

Paul Cullen
Director of Graduate Studies
pjcullen@buffalo.edu

Lara Hutson
Director of Undergraduate Studies
larahuts@buffalo.edu

Chemistry

Javid Rzayev
 Department Chair
359 Natural Sciences Complex
(716) 645-6800
jrzayev@buffalo.edu

Timothy Cook
Director of Graduate Studies
trcook@buffalo.edu

Troy Wood
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
twood@buffalo.edu

Classics

Bradley Ault
 Department Chair
338 Academic Center
(716) 645-0466
clarbrad@buffalo.edu

Alessandro Sebastiani
Director of Graduate Studies
as424@buffalo.edu

John Dugan
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
jdugan@buffalo.edu

Communication

Melanie Green
 Department Chair
359 Baldy Hall
(716) 645-2141
mcgreen2@buffalo.edu

Helen Wang
Director of Graduate Studies
hwang23@buffalo.edu

Lance Rintamaki 
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
rlance@buffalo.edu

Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Bo-Hua Hu
Department Chair
122 Cary Hall
(716) 829-2797
bhu@buffalo.edu

Wei Sun
Director of Graduate Studies
weisun@buffalo.edu

Ahmed Nagy Abdelrahman
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
anabdelr@buffalo.edu

Comparative Literature

David Johnson
 Department Chair
712 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-2573
dj@buffalo.edu

Kalliopi Nikolopoulou
Director of Graduate Studies
kn34@buffalo.edu

Krzysztof Ziarek
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
kziarek@buffalo.edu

Economics

Alex Anas
 Department Chair
415 Fronczak Hall
(716) 645-8670
alexanas@buffalo.edu

Neel Rao
Director of Graduate Studies
neelrao@buffalo.edu

Joanne McLaughlin
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
jsmclaug@buffalo.edu

English

William Solomon
 Department Chair 
 306 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-2575
wsolomon@buffalo.edu

Damien Keane
Director of Graduate Studies
dkeane@buffalo.edu

Walter Hakala
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
walterha@buffalo.edu

Environment and Sustainability

Timothy Chevral
 Department Chair (Interim)
602 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-6777
tt27@buffalo.edu 

Chris Larsen 
Director of Graduate Studies
larsen@buffalo.edu

Nicholas Henshue
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
njhenshu@buffalo.edu

Geography

D. Scott Mackay
 Department Chair
105 Wilkeson Quad
(716) 645-2722
dsmackay@buffalo.edu

Marion Werner 
Director of Graduate Studies
wernerm@buffalo.edu

Jared Aldstadt
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
geojared@buffalo.edu

Geology

Beata Csatho
 Department Chair
126 Cooke Hall
(716) 645-3489
bcsatho@buffalo.edu

Richelle Allen-King 
Director of Graduate Studies
richelle@buffalo.edu

Tracy Gregg
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
tgregg@buffalo.edu

Global Gender and Sexuality Studies

Gwynn Thomas
 Department Chair
1030 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-2929
gmthomas@buffalo.edu

Jasmina Tumbas
Director of Graduate Studies (Interim)
jasminat@buffalo.edu

Marla Segol 
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
marlaseg@buffalo.edu

History

Kristin Stapleton
 Department Chair
546 Park Hall
(716) 645-2182
kstaple@buffalo.edu

Michael Rembis
Director of Graduate Studies
marembis@buffalo.edu

Andreas Daum
Director of Undergraduate Studies
adaum@buffalo.edu

Indigenous Studies

Mishuana Goeman
Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Department Chair
508 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-7923
mishuana@buffalo.edu 

Mishuana Goeman
Director of Graduate Studies
mishuana@buffalo.edu 

Jewish Thought

Noam Pines
 Department Chair
712 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-3695
noampine@buffalo.edu

Richard Cohen
Director of Graduate Studies
racohen@buffalo.edu

Alexandra Zirkle
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
azirkle@buffalo.edu

Linguistics

Jeff Good
 Department Chair
609 Baldy Hall
(716) 645-2177
jcgood@buffalo.edu

David Fertig
Director of Graduate Studies
fertig@buffalo.edu

Andrew Byrne
 Director,American Sign Language
abyrne@buffalo.edu

Yongbo Tian
 Director, Chinese
ytian2@buffalo.edu

David Fertig
 Director, German
fertig@buffalo.edu

Mitsuaki Shimojo
 Director, Japanese
shimojo@buffalo.edu

Hyein Amber Kim
 Director, Korean
hkim55@buffalo.edu

Materials Design and Innovation

Krishna Rajan
 Department Chair
120 Bonner Hall
(716) 645-1880
krajan3@buffalo.edu

Prathima Nalam
Director of Graduate Studies
prathima@buffalo.edu

Mathematics

John Ringland
 Department Chair
244 Mathematics Building
(716) 645-6284
ringland@buffalo.edu

Naoki Masuda
Director of Graduate Studies
gsdmath@buffalo.edu

Joseph Hundley
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
jahundle@buffalo.edu

Media Study

Alex Reid
 Department Chair
231 Center for the Arts
(716) 645-6902
areid@buffalo.edu

Paige Sarlin
Director of Graduate Studies
paigesar@buffalo.edu

Dave Pape
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
depape@buffalo.edu

Music

Eric Huebner
 Department Chair
220 Baird Hall
(716) 645-2765
erichueb@buffalo.edu

James Currie
Director of Graduate Studies
jcurrie@buffalo.edu

Brian Moseley
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
bmoseley@buffalo.edu

Philosophy

Neil Williams
 Department Chair
135 Park Hall
(716) 645-2444
new@buffalo.edu

David Braun
Director of Graduate Studies
dbraun2@buffalo.edu

Ryan Muldoon
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
rmuldoon@buffalo.edu

Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program

Ryan Muldoon
 Program Director
135 Park Hall
(716) 645-2444
rmuldoon@buffalo.edu

Ryan Muldoon
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
rmuldoon@buffalo.edu

Physics

Sambandamurthy Ganapathy
 Department Chair
239 Fronczak Hall
(716) 645-2007
sg82@buffalo.edu

Xuedong Hu
Director of Graduate Studies
xhu@buffalo.edu

John Cerne
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
jcerne@buffalo.edu

Political Science

Jacob Kathman
 Department Chair
520 Park Hall
(716) 645-2252
kathman@buffalo.edu

Elena McLean
Director of Graduate Studies
elenamcl@buffalo.edu

Rachael Hinkle
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
rkhinkle@buffalo.edu

Psychology

Jennifer Read
 Department Chair
204 Park Hall
(716) 645-0193
jpread@buffalo.edu 

Craig Colder
Director of Graduate Studies
ccolder@buffalo.edu

Micheal Dent
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
mdent@buffalo.edu

Romance Languages and Literatures

Amy Graves Monroe
 Department Chair
910 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-2191
acgraves@buffalo.edu

Paola Ugolini
Director of Graduate Studies
ugolini@buffalo.edu

Henry Berlin
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
rll-dus@buffalo.edu

Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Shelley Kimelberg
 Program Director
203 Clemens Hall
(716) 645-2245
shelleyk@buffalo.edu

Shelley Kimelberg
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
shelleyk@buffalo.edu

Sociology

Robert Adelman
 Department Chair
430 Park Hall
(716) 645-2417
adelman4@buffalo.edu

Ashley Barr
Director of Graduate Studies
abbarr@buffalo.edu

Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
hgrol@buffalo.edu

Theatre and Dance

Eero Laine
 Department Chair
285 Alumni Arena
(716) 645-6897
eerolain@buffalo.edu

Ariel Nereson
Director of Graduate Studies
anereson@buffalo.edu

Jeanne Fornarola
 Director of Undergraduate Studies
jpf2@buffalo.edu

For information on individual faculty members, please visit Department and Program websites.