Arts and Sciences Academic Departments and Programs

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Africana Studies Program
Sadhana Bery, Director
sbery@ric.edu

Department of Anthropology
Peter Little, Chair
Gaige Hall
401-456-8005 | plittle@ric.edu

Department of Art
Natasha Seaman, Chair
ALEX AND ANI Hall 122
401-456-8054 | nseaman@ric.edu

Department of Biology ​​​
Dana Kolibachuk, Chair
Fogarty Life Science 251
401-456-8010 | dkolibachuk@ric.edu

Department of Communication
Brian Knoth, Chair
Whipple Hall 213
401-456-8270 | bknoth@ric.edu

Department of English
Alison Shonkwiler, Chair
Craig-Lee Hall
401-456-8028 | ashonkwiler@ric.edu

Environmental Studies Program
April Kiser, Director
Gaige Hall 146
401-456-8112 | akiser@ric.edu

Film Studies Program
Vincent Bohlinger, Director
Craig-Lee 042
401-456-8660 | 401-456-8028 | vbohlinger@ric.edu

Gender and Women's Studies Program
Leslie Schuster, Director
Gaige Hall LL
401-456-4646 | lschuster@ric.edu

Health Sciences Program
Eric Hall, Director
Fogarty Life Science
401-456-8010 | ehall@ric.edu

Department of History
Elisa Miller, Chair
Craig-Lee Hall
401-456-8039 | 401-456-9727 | emiller@ric.edu

International Nongovernmental Organizations Studies Program
Robyn Linde, Director
Gaige Hall 254
401-456-8278 | rlinde@ric.edu

Liberal Studies Program
Thomas Schmeling, Director
Gaige Hall 250
401-456-8722 | tschmeling@ric.edu

Department of Mathematical Sciences
Rebecca Sparks, Chair
Craig-Lee Hall 267
401-456-8038 | (401) 456-9672 | rsparks@ric.edu

Department of Modern Languages
Eliani Basile, Chair
Gaige Hall
401-456-8029 | (401) 456-8711 | ebasile@ric.edu

Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Todd Borgerding, Chair
Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts 243
401-456-4654 | tborgerding@ric.edu

Nonprofit Studies Program
Michael Andrade, Coordinator
Forman Center
401-456-8864 | mandrade@ric.edu

Department of Philosophy
Glenn Rawson, Chair
Gaige Hall 229
401-456-8012 | grawson@ric.edu

Department of Physical Sciences
Andrea Del Vecchio, Chair
Building #2 - East Campus
401-456-8049  | adelvecchio@ric.edu

Department of Political Science
Michelle Brophy-Baermann, Chair
Gaige Hall
401-456-8056 | mbrophy@ric.edu

Portuguese Studies Program
Silvia Oliveira, Director
Gaige Hall 326
401-456-8748 | soliveira@ric.edu

Department of Psychology
Thomas Malloy, Chair
Craig-Lee Hall 346
401-456-8015 | tmalloy@ric.edu

Medical Imaging Program
Eric Hall, Director
Fogarty Life Science 251
401-456-8010 | 401-456-8480 | ehall@ric.edu

Department of Sociology
Carse Ramos, Chair
Gaige Hall
401-456-8026 | cramos@ric.edu