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Black School of Business

Director of the Black School of Business: Dr. Ozgun C. Demirag 

Black School of Business programs and chair or discipline lead contacts. Follow each linked name to view the person’s profile, including email and phone number.
ProgramChair or Discipline Lead
AccountingDr. Ashutosh Deshmukh
Business EconomicsDr. Kerry Adzima
EconomicsDr. Kerry Adzima
FinanceDr. Xin (Jessica) Zhao
Functional Data AnalyticsDr. Babajide Osatuyi
General Business (two-year)TBA
Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering StudiesMs. Carol Putman
International BusinessDr. Mark Owens
Management Information SystemsDr. Kathy Noce
MarketingDr. Ray Venkataraman
Project and Supply Chain ManagementDr. Ray Venkataraman
Master of Business Administration (MBA)Dr. Charles Brown (Academic Chair)
Mr. Eric Robbins (Administrative Chair)
Master of Manufacturing Management (MMM)
in conjunction with the School of Engineering
Ms. Carol Putman
Dr. Rick Huang
Master of Project Management (MPM)Dr. Jeffrey K. Pinto

School of Engineering

James R. Meehl Director of the School of Engineering: Dr. Tim Kurzweg

School of Engineering programs with chair or contact information. Follow each linked name to view the person’s profile, including email and phone number.
ProgramChair or Contact
Computer EngineeringDr. Kyeiwaa Asare-Yeboah
Computer ScienceDr. Naseem Ibrahim
Mrs. Melanie Ford
Electrical and Computer Engineering TechnologyMr. David Loker
Dr. Kyeiwaa Asare-Yeboah
Electrical EngineeringDr. Kyeiwaa Asare-Yeboah
Electrical Engineering Technology (two-year)Mr. David Loker
Dr. Kyeiwaa Asare-Yeboah
Industrial EngineeringDr. Rick Huang
Mechanical EngineeringDr. Jun Zhou
Mr. Dean Lewis
Mechanical Engineering Technology (two-year)Mr. Fredrick Nitterright
Mechanical Engineering TechnologyDr. David Clippinger
Plastics Engineering TechnologyMr. Brian Young
Polymer Engineering and ScienceDr. Gamini Mendis
Software Engineering (residential & World Campus)Dr. Naseem Ibrahim
Mrs. Melanie Ford
Master of Manufacturing Management (MMM)
in conjunction with the Black School of Business
Dr. Rick Huang
Ms. Carol Putman

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences: Dr. Melanie Hetzel-Riggin 

School of Humanities and Social Sciences programs with chair contact. Follow each linked name to view the person’s profile, including email and phone number.
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Biobehavioral Health
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Dr. Melanie Hetzel-Riggin
Dr. Ashley Russell
Dr. Michael Rutter
Creative WritingAimee Pogson
Digital Media, Arts, and TechnologyDr. Elisa Beshero-Bondar
Elementary and Early Childhood Education (PreK-4)Dr. Charisse Nixon
EnglishDr. Janet Neigh
English CompositionDr. Massimo Verzella
Global Languages and CulturesDr. Frédérique Marty
HistoryDr. Joseph Beilein Jr.
Media and CommunicationDr. Arpan Yagnik
Multidisciplinary Arts, Social Sciences, Sciences, and HumanitiesDr. Patrick Cosby
Multidisciplinary Studies (two-year)Dr. Patrick Cosby
Political ScienceDr. Lena Surzhko Harned
PsychologyDr. Shariffah Sheik Dawood
Secondary Education in MathematicsMr. Patrick Kelly
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (MA/ACPSY)Dr. Melanie Hetzel-Riggin

School of Science

Director of the School of Science: Dr. Cora MacBeth

School of Science programs with undergraduate coordinator contact information. Follow each linked name to view the person’s profile, including email and phone number.
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BiologyDr. Adam Simpson
ChemistryMs. Tracy Halmi
Environmental ScienceDr. Michael Naber
Interdisciplinary Science and Business
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Dr. Michael Rutter
Ms. Carol Putman
MathematicsMr. J. Andrew George
NursingDr. Kimberly Streiff
Physics and AstronomyDr. Blair Tuttle
Pre-Health ProfessionsDr. Todd Eckroat
Science and GeoscienceDr. Michael Naber

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