Majors
Directors and Contact Information

Anthropology (BA)

Director: Haagen Klaus
Contact: Katy E Hoepf | 6263 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5639
Program email: khoepf@gmu.edu

Applied Global Conservation (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Arabic (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the BA)

Concentration Head: Nathaniel Greenberg
Contact: Nathaniel Greenberg | 5109 Horizon Hall, MS 3E5 | 703-993-1825
Program email: ngreenbe@gmu.edu

Art History (BA)

Director: Angela Ho
Contact: Angela Ho | 3143 Horizon Hall, MS 3G1 | 703-993-1250
Program email: aho5@gmu.edu

Business and Sustainability (Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CHSS): Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sharon Spradling | 412 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-5336
Program email: sspradli@gmu.edu

Childhood Studies (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Childhood and Youth (Sociology: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Dae Young Kim
Contact: Katy E Hoepf | 6263 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5639
Program email: khoepf@gmu.edu

Chinese (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the BA)

Concentration Head: Karl Kuan Zhang
Contact: Karl Kuan Zhang | 5114 Horizon Hall, MS 3E5 | 703-993-4231
Program email: kzhang@gmu.edu

Climate Change and Society (Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CHSS): Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sharon Spradling | 412 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-5336
Program email: sspradli@gmu.edu

Clinical Psychology (Psychology: Concentration in the BA )

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Clinical Psychology (Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

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

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Communication (BA)

Director: Anne M. Nicotera
Contact: Catherine Wright | 5177 Horizon Hall, MS 3D6 | 703-993-1278
Contact: Megan Lynn Edmondson | 5201 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1090
Program email: cdadvice@gmu.edu

Conservation and Sustainability (Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CHSS): Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sharon Spradling | 412 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-5336
Program email: sspradli@gmu.edu

Creative Writing (English: Concentration in the BA )

Director: Samaine Lockwood
Contact: Laura Ellen Scott | 4167 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1179
Program email: lscott@gmu.edu

Creative Writing (BFA)

Director: Gregg Wilhelm
Assistant Director: Art Taylor
Program email: MasonCW@gmu.edu

Criminal Justice (Criminology, Law and Society: Concentration in the BA )

Director: Lisa Newmark
Program email: cls1@gmu.edu

Criminal Justice (Concentration in the BS)

Director: Lisa Newmark
Program email: cls1@gmu.edu

Criminology, Law and Society (BA )

Director: Lisa Newmark
Program email: cls1@gmu.edu

Criminology, Law and Society (BS)

Director: Lisa Newmark
Program email: cls1@gmu.edu

Cultural Studies (English: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Samaine Lockwood
Contact: Laura Ellen Scott | 4167 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1179
Program email: lscott@gmu.edu

Developmental Psychology (Psychology: Concentration in the BA )

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Developmental Psychology (Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control (Sociology: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Dae Young Kim
Contact: Katy E Hoepf | 6263 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5639
Program email: khoepf@gmu.edu

Digital History (History: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Samuel Collins
Contact: Samuel Collins | 3108 Horizon Hall, MS 3G1 | 703-993-2158
Program email: scolline@gmu.edu

Economics (BA )

Director: Jason Dunick
Contact: Jason Dunick | D155 Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall), MS 3G4 | 703-993-1141
Program email: jdunick@gmu.edu

Economics (BS)

Director: Jason Dunick
Contact: Jason Dunick | D155 Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall), MS 3G4 | 703-993-1141
Program email: jdunick@gmu.edu

Education Studies (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Educational Psychology (Psychology: Concentration in the BA )

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Educational Psychology (Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

English (BA)

Director: Samaine Lockwood
Contact: Laura Ellen Scott | 4167 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1179
Program email: lscott@gmu.edu

Environmental Policy and Economics (Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CHSS): Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sharon Spradling | 412 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-5336
Program email: sspradli@gmu.edu

Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CHSS) (BA)

Director: Andrew Wingfield
Contact: Sharon Spradling | 412 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-5336
Program email: sspradli@gmu.edu

Equity and Environmental Justice (Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CHSS): Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sharon Spradling | 412 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-5336
Program email: sspradli@gmu.edu

Fiction (Creative Writing: Concentration in the BFA)

Director: Gregg Wilhelm
Assistant Director: Art Taylor
Program email: MasonCW@gmu.edu

Film and Media Studies (English: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Debra Lattanzi Shutika
Contact: Laura Ellen Scott | 4167 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1179
Program email: lscott@gmu.edu

Folklore and Mythology (English: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Samaine Lockwood
Contact: Laura Ellen Scott | 4167 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1179
Program email: lscott@gmu.edu

Foreign Languages (BA)

Contact: Xi Chen | 5112 Horizon Hall, MS 3E5 | 703-993-1631
Program email: language@gmu.edu

Forensic Psychology (Psychology: Concentration in the BA )

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Forensic Psychology (Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

French (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the BA)

Academic Advisor: Raluca Romaniuc
Contact: Raluca Romaniuc | 5143 Horizon Hall, MS 3E5 | 703-993-1220
Program email: language@gmu.edu

Global Affairs (BA)

Program email: gloa@gmu.edu

Global History (History: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Samuel Collins
Contact: Samuel Collins | 3108 Horizon Hall, MS 3G1 | 703-993-2158
Program email: scolline@gmu.edu

Global Sociology (Sociology: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Patricia Anne Masters
Contact: Katy E Hoepf | 6263 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5639
Program email: khoepf@gmu.edu

Health Psychology (Psychology: Concentration in the BA )

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Health Psychology (Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

History (BA)

Director: Samuel Collins
Contact: Samuel Collins | 3108 Horizon Hall, MS 3G1 | 703-993-2158
Program email: scolline@gmu.edu

Homeland Security and Justice (Criminology, Law and Society: Concentration in the BA )

Director: Lisa Newmark
Program email: cls1@gmu.edu

Homeland Security and Justice (Concentration in the BS)

Director: Lisa Newmark
Program email: cls1@gmu.edu

Human Development and Family Science (CHSS) (BA)

Program email: HDFS@gmu.edu

Human Factors and Applied Cognition (Psychology: Concentration in the BA )

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Human Factors and Applied Cognition (Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Individualized (History: Concentration in the BA )

Director: Samuel Collins
Contact: Samuel Collins | 3108 Horizon Hall, MS 3G1 | 703-993-2158
Program email: scolline@gmu.edu

Individualized (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA )

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Individualized (Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Individualized Study (BIS)

Director of Academic Services: Kurt C Lazaroff
Contact: Janet Ha Poirot | 300 Enterprise Hall | 703-993-4556
Program email: bis@gmu.edu

Inequality and Social Change (Sociology: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Dae Young Kim
Contact: Katy E Hoepf | 6263 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5639
Program email: khoepf@gmu.edu

Integrative Studies (BA )

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Integrative Studies (BS)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

International Studies (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Interpersonal and Organizational Communication (Communication: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Anne M. Nicotera
Contact: Catherine Wright | 5177 Horizon Hall, MS 3D6 | 703-993-1278
Contact: Megan Lynn Edmondson | 5201 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1090
Program email: cdadvice@gmu.edu

Journalism (Communication: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Anne M. Nicotera
Contact: Catherine Wright | 5177 Horizon Hall, MS 3D6 | 703-993-1278
Contact: Megan Lynn Edmondson | 5201 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1090
Program email: cdadvice@gmu.edu

Korean (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Xi Chen | 5112 Horizon Hall, MS 3E5 | 703-993-1631
Program email: language@gmu.edu

Latin American Studies (BA)

Acting Director: Lisa C Breglia
Program email: chssadv@gmu.edu

Law and Society (Criminology, Law and Society: Concentration in the BA )

Director: Lisa Newmark
Program email: cls1@gmu.edu

Law and Society (Concentration in the BS)

Director: Lisa Newmark
Program email: cls1@gmu.edu

Leadership and Organizational Development (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Legal Studies (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Life Sciences (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Linguistics (English: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Samaine Lockwood
Contact: Laura Ellen Scott | 4167 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1179
Program email: lscott@gmu.edu

Literature (English: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Samaine Lockwood
Contact: Laura Ellen Scott | 4167 Horizon Hall, MS 3E4 | 703-993-1179
Program email: lscott@gmu.edu

Managerial Economics (Economics: Concentration in the BS)

Director: Jason Dunick
Contact: Jason Dunick | D155 Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall), MS 3G4 | 703-993-1141
Program email: jdunick@gmu.edu

Media Production and Criticism (Communication: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Anne M. Nicotera
Contact: Catherine Wright | 5177 Horizon Hall, MS 3D6 | 703-993-1278
Contact: Megan Lynn Edmondson | 5201 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1090
Program email: cdadvice@gmu.edu

Nonfiction (Creative Writing: Concentration in the BFA)

Director: Gregg Wilhelm
Assistant Director: Art Taylor
Program email: MasonCW@gmu.edu

Philosophy (BA)

Director: Kurt Brandhorst
Contact: Kurt Brandhorst | 6257 Horizon Hall, MS 3F1 | 703-993-1290
Program email: kbrandho@gmu.edu

Philosophy and Law (Philosophy: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Kurt Brandhorst
Contact: Kurt Brandhorst | 6257 Horizon Hall, MS 3F1 | 703-993-1290
Program email: kbrandho@gmu.edu

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (Philosophy: Concentration in the BA )

Director: Kurt Brandhorst
Contact: Kurt Brandhorst | 6257 Horizon Hall, MS 3F1 | 703-993-1290
Program email: kbrandho@gmu.edu

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (Economics: Concentration in the BA )

Director: Jason Dunick
Contact: Jason Dunick | D155 Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall), MS 3G4 | 703-993-1141
Program email: jdunick@gmu.edu

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (Concentration in the BS)

Director: Jason Dunick
Contact: Jason Dunick | D155 Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall), MS 3G4 | 703-993-1141
Program email: jdunick@gmu.edu

Poetry (Creative Writing: Concentration in the BFA)

Director: Gregg Wilhelm
Assistant Director: Art Taylor
Program email: MasonCW@gmu.edu

Political Communication (Communication: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Anne M. Nicotera
Contact: Catherine Wright | 5177 Horizon Hall, MS 3D6 | 703-993-1278
Contact: Megan Lynn Edmondson | 5201 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1090
Program email: cdadvice@gmu.edu

Psychology (BA )

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Psychology (BS)

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Public History (History: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Samuel Collins
Contact: Samuel Collins | 3108 Horizon Hall, MS 3G1 | 703-993-2158
Program email: scolline@gmu.edu

Public Relations (Communication: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Anne M. Nicotera
Contact: Catherine Wright | 5177 Horizon Hall, MS 3D6 | 703-993-1278
Contact: Megan Lynn Edmondson | 5201 Horizon Hall | 703-993-1090
Program email: cdadvice@gmu.edu

Religious Studies (BA)

Director: Garry Sparks
Contact: Garry Sparks | 3137 Horizon Hall, MS 3F1 | 703-993-1979
Program email: gsparks@gmu.edu

Russian and Eurasian Studies (BA)

Director: Steve Barnes
Contact: Steve Barnes | 3163 Horizon Hall, MS 3G1 | 703-993-1250
Program email: sbarnes3@gmu.edu

Social Innovation (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Social Justice and Human Rights (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Social Science for Education (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: sisinfo@gmu.edu

Sociology (BA)

Director: Patricia Anne Masters
Contact: Katy E Hoepf | 6263 Horizon Hall | 703-993-5639
Program email: khoepf@gmu.edu

Spanish (Foreign Languages: Concentration in the BA)

Concentration Head: Esperanza Roman-Mendoza
Contact: Colleen A Sweet | 5135 Horizon Hall, MS 3E5 | 703-993-1220
Program email: language@gmu.edu

Sustainable Food and Agriculture (Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CHSS): Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sharon Spradling | 412 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-5336
Program email: sspradli@gmu.edu

U.S. History (History: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Samuel Collins
Contact: Samuel Collins | 3108 Horizon Hall, MS 3G1 | 703-993-2158
Program email: scolline@gmu.edu

Women and Gender Studies (Integrative Studies: Concentration in the BA)

Contact: Sara Montiel | 402 Enterprise Hall, MS 5D3 | 703-993-1436
Program email: smontiel@gmu.edu

Work and Organizational Psychology (Psychology: Concentration in the BA )

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Work and Organizational Psychology (Concentration in the BS)

Contact: Michael E Hurley | 2086 David King Hall | 703-993-4562
Program email: ugpsyc@gmu.edu

Writing and Rhetoric (English: Concentration in the BA)

Director: Douglas Eyman
Program email: lscott@gmu.edu