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Chairs and Directors

Chairs

Name Position Department
Christina Torres Department Chair Anthropology
Anna Betbeze Department Chair Art
Susan Laxton Department Chair Art History
Anthony Jerry Department Chair Black Study
Jeffrey Sacks Department Chair Comparative Literature & Languages
Steve Erickson Department Chair Creative Writing
Jacqueline Shea Murphy Department Chair Dance
Marcelle Chauvet Department Chair Economics
James Tobias Department Chair English
Robert Perez Department Chair Ethnic Studies
Tamara Ho Acting Department Chair Gender & Sexuality Studies
Iván Aguirre Acting Department Chair Hispanic Studies
David Biggs Department Chair History
Setsu Shigematsu Acting Department Chair Media & Cultural Studies
Ian Dicke Department Chair Music
Michael Nelson Department Chair Philosophy
Kevin Esterling Department Chair Political Science
Kate Sweeny Department Chair Psychology
Dana Simmons Department Chair Society, Environment & Health Equity
Rob Clark Department Chair Sociology
Matthew King Department Chair Study of Religion
Robin Russin Department Chair Theatre, Film & Digital Production

Chair Compensation

Center Directors

Name Position Research Center
VACANT Director California Center for Native Nations
Walter Clark Director Center for Iberian & Latin American Music
Dylan Rodriguez Director Center for Ideas and Society
Marissa Brookes Director Inland Empire Labor and Community Center (IELCC)
Alfonso Gonzales Toribio Director Latino and Latin American Studies Research Center
Joanna Szupinska Interim Executive Director UCR ARTS
Edward Chang Director Young Oak Kim Center (YOK)

Program Directors

Name Position Program
Matthew King Director Asian Studies
TBD Director Global Studies
Liz Przybylski Director Gluck Fellows Program
Heidi Brayman
Stephen James
Director Liberal Studies & Interdisciplinary Programs
Fariba Zarinebaf Director Middle East and Islamic Studies
TBD Director Southeast Asian Studies

Director Compensation