Graduate Degrees
Directors and Contact Information

Anthropology (MA)

Director: Daniel H Temple
Contact: Daniel H Temple | 6260 Horizon Hall, MS 3G5 | 703-993-3447
Program email: dtemple3@gmu.edu

Anthropology (Accelerated MA)

Director: Daniel H Temple
BAM Coordinator: Katy E Hoepf
Program email: khoepf@gmu.edu

Applied Developmental Psychology (Psychology: Concentration in the PhD)

Director: Timothy W Curby
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Applied Developmental Psychology (Concentration in the MA)

Director: Timothy W Curby
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Applied Industrial-Organizational Psychology (MPS)

Applied Psychology (Graduate Certificate)

Contact: Patrick E McKnight | 2064 and 2065 David J. King Hall, MS 3F5 | 703-993-8292
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Art History (MA)

Director: Robert D. DeCaroli
Program email: rdecarol@gmu.edu

Art History (Accelerated MA)

BAM Coordinator: Robert D. DeCaroli
Program email: rdecarol@gmu.edu

Clinical Psychology (Psychology: Concentration in the PhD)

Director: Tara Chaplin
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Cognitive Neuroscience (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Craig McDonald
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (Psychology: Concentration in the PhD)

Director: Jane M Flinn
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (Concentration in the MA)

Director: Jane M Flinn
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

College Teaching (Offered by English Department) (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Eric Gary Anderson
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: hmason2@gmu.edu

College Teaching (Offered by Higher Education Program) (Graduate Certificate)

Director: P Daniel Chen
Contact: Katie Richards | 315 Enterprise Hall, MS 1B3 | 703-993-2310
Program email: kricha22@gmu.edu

Communication (PhD)

Director: Chris Clarke
Contact: Brittany Sanders | 5201 Horizon Hall, MS 3D6 | 703-993-1090
Program email: commgrad@gmu.edu

Communication (MA)

Director: Richard T Craig
Contact: Brittany Sanders | 5201 Horizon Hall, MS 3D6 | 703-993-1090
Program email: commgrad@gmu.edu

Communication (Accelerated MA)

Director: Richard T Craig
BAM Coordinator: Brittany Sanders

Computational Social Science (Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in the MAIS)

Concentration Head: Anamaria Berea
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Computational Social Science (Concentration in the Accelerated MAIS)

Concentration Head: Anamaria Berea
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
BAM Coordinator: Robin Littleton
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Creative Writing (MFA)

Director: Gregg Wilhelm
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: MasonCW@gmu.edu

Criminal Justice (MS)

Director: Charlotte Gill
Program email: clsgrad@gmu.edu

Criminal Justice (Accelerated MS)

BAM Coordinator: Kristin Tyburczy
BAM Coordinator: Brielle Manovich
Program email: clsgrad@gmu.edu

Criminology, Law and Society (PhD)

Director: Allison D. Redlich
Program email: clsgrad@gmu.edu

Criminology, Law and Society (MA)

Director: Allison D. Redlich
Program email: clsgrad@gmu.edu

Cultural Studies (PhD)

Director: Denise Albanese
Contact: Jon Aponte | 703-993-2851
Program email: cultural@gmu.edu

Cultural Studies (English: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Eric Gary Anderson
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: englgrad@gmu.edu

Digital Public Humanities (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Brian W. Platt
Contact: Brian W. Platt | 3173 Horizon Hall, MS 3G1 | 703-993-1253
Program email: bplatt1@gmu.edu

Economics (PhD)

Director: Christopher Coyne
Contact: Mary Jackson | D156 Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall), MS MSN 3G4 | 703-993-1135
Program email: econgrad@gmu.edu

Economics (MA (On-Campus option), MA (Online option))

Director (On-Campus Program): Carlos D Ramirez
Director (Online Program): Christopher Coyne
Contact: Mary Jackson | D156 Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall), MS MSN 3G4 | 703-993-1135
Program email: econgrad@gmu.edu

Economics (Accelerated MA)

Director: Carlos D Ramirez
Contact: Mary Jackson | D156 Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall), MS MSN 3G4 | 703-993-1135
BAM Coordinator: Jason Dunick
Program email: econgrad@gmu.edu

Education Specialization in Higher Education (PhD)

Director: P Daniel Chen
Contact: Katie Richards | 315 Enterprise Hall, MS 1B3 | 703-993-2310
Program email: hepadmin@gmu.edu

Energy and Sustainability (Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in the MAIS)

Concentration Head: Lisa C Breglia
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Energy and Sustainability (Concentration in the Accelerated MAIS)

Concentration Head: Lisa C Breglia
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
BAM Coordinator: Robin Littleton
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

English (MA)

Director: Eric Gary Anderson
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: englgrad@gmu.edu

English (Concentration in Folklore Studies) (Accelerated MA)

Director: Benjamin Gatling
BAM Coordinator: Holly M Mason
Program email: hmason2@gmu.edu

English (Concentration in Linguistics) (Accelerated MA)

Director: Douglas J Wulf
BAM Coordinator: Holly M Mason
Program email: hmason2@gmu.edu

English Pedagogy (College Teaching (Offered by English Department): Concentration in the Graduate Certificate)

Director: Michael G Malouf
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: hmason2@gmu.edu

Ethics and Public Affairs (Philosophy: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Ted Kinnaman
Program email: tkinnama@gmu.edu, philgrad@gmu.edu

Fiction (Creative Writing: Concentration in the MFA)

Director: Gregg Wilhelm
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: hmason2@gmu.edu

Folklore Studies (English: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Benjamin Gatling
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: englgrad@gmu.edu

Folklore Studies (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Benjamin Gatling
Contact: Benjamin Gatling | 4113 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1178
Program email: bgatling@gmu.edu

Foreign Languages (MA)

Director: Lisa M. Rabin
Contact: Jen Barnard | 5125 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1230
Program email: mclgrad@gmu.edu

Foreign Languages (Accelerated MA)

BAM Coordinator: Lisa M. Rabin
Program email: mclgrad@gmu.edu

French (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Lisa M. Rabin
Contact: Jen Barnard | 5125 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1230
Program email: mclgrad@gmu.edu

Global Affairs (MA)

Contact: Virginia Holm | Horizon Hall
Program email: globalma@gmu.edu

Global Affairs (Accelerated MA)

BAM Coordinator: Virginia Holm
Program email: globalma@gmu.edu

Higher Education Administration (Graduate Certificate)

Director: P Daniel Chen
Contact: Katie Richards | 315 Enterprise Hall, MS 1B3 | 703-993-2310
Program email: hepadmin@gmu.edu

Higher Education Pedagogy (College Teaching (Offered by Higher Education Program): Concentration in the Graduate Certificate)

Director: P Daniel Chen
Contact: Katie Richards | 315 Enterprise Hall, MS 1B3 | 703-993-2310
Program email: kricha22@gmu.edu

Higher Education and Student Development (MA)

Director: P Daniel Chen
Contact: Katie Richards | 315 Enterprise Hall, MS 1B3 | 703-993-2310
Program email: hepadmin@gmu.edu

History (PhD)

Interim Director: Cynthia A. Kierner

History (MA)

Director: Zachary Schrag

History (Accelerated MA)

Director: Zachary Schrag
BAM Coordinator: Samuel Collins

Human Factors/Applied Cognition (Psychology: Concentration in the PhD)

Director: William S Helton
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Human Factors/Applied Cognition (Concentration in the MA)

Concentration Head: Tyler H. Shaw
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Individualized Studies (Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in the MAIS)

Concentration Head: Shayna Maskell
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Psychology: Concentration in the PhD)

Concentration Head: Stephen Zaccaro
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Concentration in the MA)

Director: Reeshad S. Dalal
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Institutions and Inequalities (Sociology: Concentration in the PhD)

Director: Manjusha Nair
Contact: Farhana Islam | 6207 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5207
Program email: fislam2@gmu.edu

Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS)

Director: Benjamin Gatling
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Interdisciplinary Studies (Accelerated MAIS)

Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
BAM Coordinator: Robin Littleton
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Linguistics (PhD)

Director: Douglas J Wulf
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: dwulf@gmu.edu

Linguistics (English: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Douglas J Wulf
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: englgrad@gmu.edu

Literature (English: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Eric Gary Anderson
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: englgrad@gmu.edu

Literature and Composition (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Eric Gary Anderson
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: hmason2@gmu.edu

Middle East and Islamic Studies (MA)

Director: Bassam S. Haddad
Program email: meis@gmu.edu

Middle East and Islamic Studies (Accelerated MA)

Director: Bassam S. Haddad
BAM Coordinator: Virginia Holm
Program email: meis@gmu.edu

Middle East and Islamic Studies (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Bassam S. Haddad

Nonfiction Writing (Creative Writing: Concentration in the MFA)

Director: Gregg Wilhelm
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: hmason2@gmu.edu

Philosophy (MA)

Director: Ted Kinnaman
Program email: tkinnama@gmu.edu, philgrad@gmu.edu

Philosophy (Accelerated MA)

Director: Ted Kinnaman
BAM Coordinator: Katy E Hoepf
Program email: tkinnama@gmu.edu, philgrad@gmu.edu

Philosophy and Cultural Theory (Philosophy: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Ted Kinnaman
Program email: tkinnama@gmu.edu, philgrad@gmu.edu

Poetry (Creative Writing: Concentration in the MFA)

Director: Gregg Wilhelm
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: hmason2@gmu.edu

Professional and Technical Writing (English: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Heidi Y. Lawrence
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: englgrad@gmu.edu

Professional and Technical Writing (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Heidi Y. Lawrence
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: hmason2@gmu.edu

Psychology (PhD)

Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Psychology (MA)

Psychology (with a Concentration in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience) (Accelerated MA)

Assistant Director: Craig McDonald
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Religious Studies (Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in the MAIS)

Concentration Head: Maria M Dakake
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Religious Studies (Concentration in the Accelerated MAIS)

Concentration Head: Maria M Dakake
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
BAM Coordinator: Robin Littleton
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Science Communication (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Chris Clarke
Contact: Brittany Sanders | 5201 Horizon Hall, MS 3D6 | 703-993-1090
Program email: bsander7@gmu.edu

Social Entrepreneurship (Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in the MAIS)

Concentration Head: Samuel L. Frye
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Social Entrepreneurship (Concentration in the Accelerated MAIS)

Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
BAM Coordinator: Robin Littleton
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Social Justice and Human Rights (Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in the MAIS)

Concentration Head: Shayna Maskell
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Social Justice and Human Rights (Concentration in the Accelerated MAIS)

Concentration Head: Shayna Maskell
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
BAM Coordinator: Robin Littleton
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Sociology (PhD)

Director: Manjusha Nair
Contact: Farhana Islam | 6207 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5207
Program email: fislam2@gmu.edu

Sociology (MA)

Director: Elizangela Storelli
Contact: Farhana Islam | 6207 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5207
Program email: fislam2@gmu.edu

Sociology (Accelerated MA)

Director: Elizangela Storelli
Contact: Farhana Islam | 6207 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5207
BAM Coordinator: Katy E Hoepf
Program email: fislam2@gmu.edu

Sociology of Globalization (Sociology: Concentration in the PhD)

Director: Manjusha Nair
Contact: Farhana Islam | 6207 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5207
Program email: fislam2@gmu.edu

Spanish (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Lisa M. Rabin
Contact: Jen Barnard | 5125 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1230
Program email: mclgrad@gmu.edu

Spanish (Concentration in the Accelerated MA)

BAM Coordinator: Lisa M. Rabin
Program email: mclgrad@gmu.edu

Spanish Heritage Language Education (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Jennifer Leeman
Program email: shle@gmu.edu

Spanish and French (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Lisa M. Rabin
Contact: Jen Barnard | 5125 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1230
Program email: mclgrad@gmu.edu

Spanish/Bilingual Multicultural Education (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the Accelerated MA)

BAM Coordinator: Lisa M. Rabin
Program email: mclgrad@gmu.edu

Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Lisa M. Rabin
Contact: Jen Barnard | 5125 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1230
Program email: mclgrad@gmu.edu

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Graduate Certificate)

Director: Douglas J Wulf
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: dwulf@gmu.edu

Teaching of Writing and Literature (English: Concentration in the MA)

Director: Eric Gary Anderson
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: englgrad@gmu.edu

Transportation Human Factors (Applied Psychology: Concentration in the Graduate Certificate)

Director: Tyler H. Shaw
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

Usability (Applied Psychology: Concentration in the Graduate Certificate)

Director: Tyler H. Shaw
Program email: psycgrad@gmu.edu

War and the Military in Society (Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in the MAIS)

Concentration Head: Christopher H. Hamner
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

War and the Military in Society (Concentration in the Accelerated MAIS)

Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
BAM Coordinator: Robin Littleton
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Women and Gender Studies (Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in the MAIS)

Concentration Head: Rachel A. Lewis
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
Program email: mais@gmu.edu, wmst@gmu.edu

Women and Gender Studies (Concentration in the Accelerated MAIS)

Concentration Head: Rachel A. Lewis
Contact: Robin Littleton | 703-993-8762
BAM Coordinator: Robin Littleton
Program email: mais@gmu.edu

Women and Gender Studies (Graduate Certificate)

Contact: Rachel A. Lewis | 240C Johnson Center, MS 5B6 | 703-993-2896
Program email: rlewis13@gmu.edu

Writing and Rhetoric (PhD)

Director: Michael G Malouf
Contact: Holly M Mason | 4200 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1185
Program email: wrphd@gmu.edu