University of Washington Policy Directory

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*Formerly part of the University Handbook
Administrative Policy Statement
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University Leadership List


Arts and Sciences, College of Dean—Diane Harris
Divisional Dean for Arts—Gabriel Solis
Divisional Dean for Humanities—
  Brian Reed
Divisional Dean for Natural Sciences—
  Daniel Pollack
Divisional Dean for Social Science—
  Andrea Woody
Senior Associate Dean for Research and
  Infrastructure—Stephen Majeski
Associate Dean for Advancement—
  Kevin Thompson
Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, and
  Inclusion—Maya Angela Smith
Associate Dean for Finance and
  Administration—Linda Nelson
Associate Dean for Undergraduate
  Education—Kevin Mihata
Assistant Dean for Personnel—Peter Denis
Senior Director for Marketing and
  Communications—Lance Kissler

Schools

      Art, Art History, Design Director—Jamie Walker
      Drama Director—Geoff Korf
      International Studies Director—Daniel Hoffman
      Music Interim Director—Joël Durand

Departments, Divisions, and Programs

      American Ethnic Studies Chair—Rick Bonus
      American Indian Studies Chair—Christopher Teuton
      Anthropology Chair—Sven Haakanson
      Applied Mathematics Chair—Bernard Deconinck
      Asian Languages and Literature Chair—Zev Handel
      Astronomy Interim Chair—Jessica Werk
      Biology Chair—David Perkel
      Chemistry Chair—Munira Khalil
      Cinema and Media Studies Chair—Eric Ames
      Classics Chair—Deborah Kamen
      Communication Chair—Christine Harold
      Comparative History of Ideas Director—Jose Antonio Lucero
      Dance Director—Christina Sunardi
      Digital Arts and Experimental Media Director—Juan Pampin
      Economics Chair—Eric Zivot
      English Chair—Anis Bawarshi
      French and Italian Studies Chair—Beatrice Arduini
      Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Chair—Sasha Su-Ling Welland
      Geography Interim Chair—Michael Brown
      German Studies Chair—Ellwood Wiggins
      History Chair—Glennys Young
      Law, Societies, and Justice Director—Katherine Beckett
      Linguistics Chair—Richard Wright
      Mathematics Chair—Max Lieblich
      Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Chair—Naomi Sokoloff
      Philosophy Chair—Sara Goering
      Physics Chair—Lawrence Yaffe
      Political Science Chair—Rachel Cichowski
      Psychology Chair—Joseph Sisneros
      Scandinavian Studies Chair—Andrew Nestingen
      Slavic Languages and Literatures Chair—Gordana Crnkovic
      Sociology Chair—Kyle Crowder
      Spanish and Portuguese Studies Chair—Sarah Stroup
      Speech and Hearing Sciences Chair—Adrian KC Lee
      Statistics Chair—Abel Rodriguez

Selected Centers and Institutes

 
      Astrobiology Director—Victoria Meadows
      Child and Family Well-Being, Center for Director—Liliana Lengua
      Demography and Ecology, Center for
        the Study of

Director—Sara Curran
      Disability Studies (LSJ) Director—Mark Harniss
      Experimental Nuclear Physics and
        Astrophysics (CENPA)

Director—David Hertzog
      Human Rights Director—Angelina Godoy
      Humanities, Simpson Center for the Director—Kathleen Woodward
      Integrated Social Sciences Directors—Meg Spratt and Mel Wensel
      Labor Studies, Harry Bridges Center for Chair—Moon-Ho Jung
      Language Learning Center Director—Paul K. Aoki
      Learning and Brain Sciences Co-Directors—Patricia Kuhl and
  Andrew Meltzoff
      Nuclear Theory, Institute for Director—Sanjay Reddy
      Odegaard Writing and Research Center Director—Mandy Macklin
      Social Science Computation and Research Director—Jerald Herting
      Statistics and the Social Sciences Director—Elena Erosheva
      UW Women's Center Director—Sutapa Basu
      Washington Institute for the Study of
        Inequality and Race (WISIR)

Director—Jake Grumbach

Museums and Performance Halls

 
      Burke Museum of Natural History and
        Culture

Director—Gabriella Chavarria
      Henry Art Gallery Director—Kris Lewis
      Jacob Lawrence Gallery Interim Director—Webster Crowell
       Meany Hall for the Performing Arts
Executive Director—Michelle Witt

January 8, 2024