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Department Chairs and School Directors at The Ohio State University
All addresses are located in "Columbus, OH 43210" unless otherwise noted.
The list of Chairs and Directors is updated after every Board of Trustees meeting.
Changes made in the interim may not be immediately reflected in the list below.
Sorted by College | Alphabetical List
College of Arts and Sciences
Department |
Title |
Name |
|
Phone |
Address |
|
Division of Arts and Humanities |
Divisional Dean | Mark Shanda | |||
| African American and African Studies |
Chair | Horace Newsum | newsum.2@osu.edu | (614) 292-2114 | 386C University Hall 230 N. Oval Mall |
| Art | Chair | Sergio Soave | soave.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-5072 | 258C Hopkins Hall 128 N. Oval Mall |
| Interim Chair | Debra Smith-Shank | smith-shank.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-7183 | 110 A Stadium East 1961 Tuttle Park Place |
|
| Classics | Chair | Benjamin Acosta-Hughes | acosta-hughes.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-6693 | 414 University Hall 230 N. Oval Mall |
| Comparative Studies | Chair | Barry Shank | shank.46@osu.edu | (614) 292-2559 | 451 Hagerty Hall 1775 College Road |
| Dance | Chair | Susan Van Pelt Petry |
petry.37@osu.edu | (614) 292-0984 | 517 Lincoln Tower 1800 Cannon Drive |
| Design | Chair | Paul Nini | nini.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-6746 | 100 Hayes Hall 108 N. Oval Mall |
| East Asian Languages and Literatures | Chair | Mari Noda | noda.1@osu.edu | (614) 688-5737 | 398 Hagerty Hall 1775 College Road |
| English | Chair | A. Richard Dutton | dutton.42@osu.edu | (614) 292-6065 | 421 Denney Hall 164 W. 17th Ave. |
| French and Italian | Interim Chair | Jennifer Willging | willging.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-4938 | 200 Hagerty Hall 1775 College Road |
| Germanic Languages and Literatures | Chair | Bernard Fischer | fischer.5@osu.edu | (614) 292-6985 | 415 Hagerty Hall 1775 College Road |
| History | Chair | Peter Hahn | hahn.29@osu.edu | (614) 292-3001 | 106 Dulles Hall 230 W. 17th Ave. |
| History of Art | Chair | Andrew Shelton | shelton.85@osu.edu | (614) 688-8190 | 217 Pomerene Hall 1760 Neil Ave. |
| Linguistics | Chair | Shari Speer |
speer.21@osu.edu | (614) 292-5389 | 222 Oxley Hall 1712 Neil Ave. |
| Music, School of | Director | Richard Blatti | blatti.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-7664 | 110 Weigel Hall 1866 College Road |
| Near Eastern Languages and Cultures | Chair | Bruce Fudge | fudge.18@osu.edu | (614) 292-5643 | 300 Hagerty Hall 1775 College Road |
| Philosophy | Chair | Donald Hubin | hubin.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-2510 | 350 University Hall 230 N. Oval Mall |
| Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures | Chair | Helena Goscilo | goscilo.1@osu.edu | 400 Hagerty Hall 1775 College Road |
|
| Spanish and Portuguese | Chair | Fernando Unzueta | unzueta.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-4958 | 298 Hagerty Hall 1775 College Road |
| Theatre | Chair | Daniel Gray | gray.215@osu.edu | (614) 292-0878 | 85A Drake 1849 Cannon Drive |
| Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies | Chair | Kimberly Springer | springer.153@osu.edu | (614) 292-1021 | 286 University Hall 230 N. Oval Mall |
|
Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences |
Divisional Dean | Peter March | |||
| Astronomy | Chair | Bradley Peterson | peterson.12@osu.edu | (614) 292-2022 | 4055 McPherson Laboratory 140 W. 18th Ave. |
| Biochemistry | Interim Chair | Mark Foster | foster.281@osu.edu | (614) 292-9428 | R742 Riffe Building 496 W. 12th Ave. |
| Chemistry | Chair | Susan Olesik | olesik.1@osu.edu | (614) 688-3141 | 1118 Newman-Wolfrom Laboratory 100 W. 18th Ave. |
| Director | W. Berry Lyons | lyons.142@osu.edu | (614) 292-0069 | 275 Mendenhall Laboratory 125 S. Oval Mall |
|
| Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology | Chair | Peter Curtis | curtis.7@osu.edu | (614) 292-0835 | 300 Aronoff Laboratory 318 W. 12th Ave. |
| Mathematics | Chair | Luis Casian | casian.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-7173 | 130 Mathematics Tower 231 W. 18th Ave. |
| Microbiology | Chair | Tina Henkin | henkin.3@osu.edu | (614) 292-2301 | 376 Biological Sciences Building 496 W. 12th Ave. |
| Molecular Genetics | Chair | Anita Hopper | hopper.64@osu.edu | (614) 688-3306 | 800 Riffe Building 496 W. 12th Ave. |
| Physics | Chair | James Beatty | beatty.85@osu.edu | (614) 292-2653 | 1040 Physics Research Building 191 W. Woodruff Ave. |
| Chair | L. Mark Berliner | berliner.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-0293 | 405 D Cockins Hall 1958 Neil Ave. |
|
|
Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Divisional Dean | Gifford Weary | |||
| Anthropology | Chair | Clark Larsen | larsen.53@osu.edu | (614) 292-4117 | 4042 Smith Laboratory 174 W. 18th Ave. |
| Communication, School of | Director | Carroll Glynn | glynn.14@osu.edu | (614) 292-3400 | 3016 Derby Hall 154 N. Oval Mall |
| Economics | Chair | David Blau | blau.12@osu.edu | (614) 292-4196 | 410 Arps Hall 1945 N. High Street |
| Geography | Chair | Daniel Sui | sui.10@osu.edu | (614) 292-8744 | 1062 Derby Hall 154 N. Oval Mall |
| Political Science | Chair | Richard Herrmann | herrmann.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-9843 | 2140 Derby Hall 154 N. Oval Mall |
| Psychology | Chair | Richard Petty | petty.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-3038 | 225 Psychology Building 1835 Neil Ave. |
| Sociology | Chair | Zhenchao Qian | qian.26@osu.edu | (614) 292-6681 | 115 Townshend Hall 1885 Neil Ave. |
| Speech and Hearing Science | Chair | Robert Fox | fox.2@osu.edu | (614) 292-1628 | 110 Pressey Hall 1070 Carmack Road |
Fisher College of Business
Department |
Title |
Name |
|
Phone |
Address |
| Accounting and Management Information Systems | Chair | Waleed Ali Muhanna | muhanna.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-2082 | 400C Fisher Hall 2100 Neil Ave. |
| Finance | Chair | Ingrid Werner | werner.47@osu.edu | (614) 292-1899 | 700E Fisher Hall 2100 Neil Ave. |
| Management and Human Resources | Chair | David Greenberger | greenberger.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-5291 | 700C Fisher Hall 2100 Neil Ave. |
| Management Sciences | Chair | Peter Ward | ward.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-5294 | 600C Fisher Hall 2100 Neil Ave. |
| Marketing and Logistics | Chair | Walter Zinn | zinn.13@osu.edu | (614) 292-9695 | 500 Fisher Hall 2100 Neil Ave. |
College of Dentistry
Please see the Council of Deans page to find contact information for the Dean of Dentistry.
College of Education and Human Ecology
Department |
Title |
Name |
|
Phone |
Address |
| Consumer Sciences | Interim Chair | Mark Failla | failla.3@osu.edu | (614) 247-7243 | 235 Campbell Hall 1787 Neil Ave. |
| Educational Policy and Leadership, School of | Director | Eric Anderman | anderman.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-9860 | 121 Ramseyer Hall 29 W. Woodruff Ave. |
| Human Development and Family Science | Chair | Anastasia Snyder | snyder.893@osu.edu | (614) 292-5685 | 135 Campbell Hall 1787 Neil Ave. |
| Human Nutrition | Interim Chair | Mark Failla | failla.3@osu.edu | (614) 292-4485 | 350 Campbell Hall 1787 Neil Ave. |
| Physical Activity and Educational Services, School of | Interim Chair | Mark Failla | failla.3@osu.edu | (614) 292-6787 | 350 Campbell Hall 1787 Neil Ave. |
| Teaching and Learning, School of | Interim Director | Caroline Clark | clark.664@osu.edu | (614) 292-1257 |
221A Ramseyer Hall |
College of Engineering
Department |
Title |
Name |
|
Phone |
Address |
| Architecture, School of | Director | Mike Cadwell | cadwell.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-3174 | 200 A Knowlton Hall 275 W. Woodruff Ave. |
| Biomedical Engineering | Chair | Richard Hart | hart.322@osu.edu | (614) 292-1285 | 402 Bevis Hall 1080 Carmack Road |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Chair | Stuart Cooper | cooper.1682@osu.edu | (614) 247-8015 | 121 Koffolt Laboratories 140 W. 19th Ave. |
| Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering | Chair | Carolyn Merry | merry.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-3455 | 470 Hitchcock Hall 2070 Neil Ave. |
| Computer Science and Engineering | Chair | Xiaodong Zhang | zhang.574@osu.edu | (614) 292-5973 | 395 Dreese Laboratories 2015 Neil Ave. |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Chair | Robert Lee | lee.146@osu.edu | (614) 292-1433 | 205 Dreese Laboratories 2015 Neil Ave. |
| Integrated Systems Engineering | Interim Chair | Philip Smith |
smith.131@osu.edu | (614) 292-6841 | 210G Baker Systems Engineering 1971 Neil Ave. |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Chair | Rudolph Buchheit | buchheit.8@osu.edu | (614) 292-6085 | 177 Watts Hall 2041 College Road |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Chair | Ahmet Selamet |
selamet.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-0503 | E509 Scott Laboratory 201 W. 19th Ave. |
College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences
Department |
Title |
Name |
|
Phone |
Address |
| Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership | Chair | Gary Straquadine |
Straquadine.5@osu.edu | (614) 292-6909 | 3 Agricultural Admin Building 2120 Fyffe Road |
| Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics | Chair | Tim Haab | haab.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-6423 | 224 Agricultural Admin Building 2120 Fyffe Road |
| Agricultural Technical Institute | Interim Chair | James Kinder | kinder.15@osu.edu | (330) 287-1212 | Halterman Hall 1328 Dover Road Wooster, OH 44691 |
| Animal Sciences | Chair | Ronald Kensinger |
kensinger.4@osu.edu | (614) 292-3232 | 110 Animal Sciences Bldg 2029 Fyffe Road |
| Entomology | Interim Chair | Daniel Herms |
herms.2@osu.edu | (330) 202-3506 | 114 Thorne Hall 1680 Madison Ave. Wooster, OH 44691 |
| Environment and Natural Resources, School of | Director | Ronald Hendrick | hendrick.15@osu.edu | (614) 292-9066 | 214 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Road |
| Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering | Chair | Scott Shearer |
shearer.95@osu.edu | (614) 292-7284 | 200A Agricultural Engineering 590 Woody Hayes Drive |
| Food Science and Technology | Interim Chair | Sherly Barringer |
(614) 247-7881 | 110 Parker Food Science & Technology Bldg 2015 Fyffe Court |
|
| Horticulture and Crop Science | Interim Chair | R. Mark Sulc |
sulc.2@osu.edu | (614) 247-9084 | 224 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Road |
| Ohio State University Extension | Director | Keith Smith |
smith.150@osu.edu | (614) 292-4067 | 003 Agricultural Administration Building 2120 Fyffe Road |
| Plant Pathology | Chair | Terry Niblack | niblack.2@osu.edu | (614) 292-8038 | 201 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Road |
Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Please see the Council of Deans page to find contact information for the Dean of Law.
College of Medicine
Department |
Title |
Name |
|
Phone |
Address |
| Anesthesiology | Chair | Ronald Harter | harter.28@osu.edu | (614) 293-8487 | 413N Doan Hall 410 W. 10th Ave. |
| Biomedical Informatics | Chair | Philip Payne | payne.341@osu.edu | (614) 292-4778 | 3190 Graves Hall 333 W. 10th Ave. |
| Emergency Medicine | Interim Chair | Mark Angelos | angelos.1@osu.edu | (614) 293-8176 | 4510 Cramblett Hall 456 W. 10th Ave. |
| Family Medicine | Chair | Maryjo Welker | welker.3@osu.edu | (614) 293-2700 | 250A Northwood School 2231 N. High Street |
| Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of | Director | Deborah Larsen | (614) 292-5921 | 106 Atwell Hall 453 W. 10th Ave. |
|
| Internal Medicine | Chair | Michael Grever | (614) 293-8724 | Room 392 395 W. 12th Ave. |
|
| Microbial Infection and Immunity | Chair | Larry Schlesinger | schlesinger.17@osu.edu | (614) 293-5666 | 1004 Doan Hall 460 W. 12th Ave. |
| Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry | Chair | Michael Ostrowski | ostrowski.4@osu.edu | (614) 292-8109 | 333B Hamilton Hall 1645 Neil Ave. |
| Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics | Chair | Carlo Croce | croce.5@osu.edu | (614) 292-3063 | 1082 Biomedical Research Tower 460 W. 12th Ave. |
| Neurological Surgery | Chair | Russell Lonser | lonser.1@osu.edu | (614) 293-9312 | N-1021 Doan Hall 410 W. 10th Ave. |
| Neurology | Chair | Michael Racke | racke.1@osu.edu | (614) 366-3525 | 7th Floor 395 W. 12th Ave. |
| Neuroscience | Chair | Randy Nelson | nelson.427@osu.edu | (614) 688-8792 | 4084 Graves Hall 333 W. 10th Ave. |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | Chair | Mark Landon | landon.1@osu.edu | (614) 293-8697 | Suite 572 395 W. 12th Ave. |
| Ophthalmology |
Chair | Thomas Mauger | mauger.2@osu.edu | (614) 293-5635 | Eye and Ear Institute 915 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43212 |
| Orthopaedics | Chair | Jason Calhoun | calhoun.121@osu.edu | (614) 293-8813 | 725 Prior Hall 376 W. 10th Ave. |
| Otolaryngology | Chair | D. Bradley Welling | welling.1@osu.edu | (614) 293-8706 | Eye and Ear Institute 915 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43212 |
| Pathology | Chair | Daniel Sedmak | sedmak.2@osu.edu | (614) 292-4692 | 129 Hamilton Hall 1645 Neil Ave. |
| Pediatrics | Interim Chair | Michael Brady | brady.2@osu.edu | (614) 722-4451 | AB 7048 Children's Hospital 700 Childrens Drive Columbus, OH 43205 |
| Pharmacology | Chair | Wolfgang Sadee | sadee.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-1597 | 5078 Graves Hall 333 W. 10th Ave. |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Interim Chair | W. Jerry Mysiw | mysiw.1@osu.edu | (614) 293-3433 | Dodd Hall 480 Medical Center Drive |
| Physiology and Cell Biology | Chair | Muthu Periasamy | periasamy.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-2310 | 300 Hamilton Hall 1645 Neil Ave. |
| Plastic Surgery | Chair | Michael Miller | miller.4335@osu.edu | (614) 293-9885 | Suite 2100 915 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43212 |
| Psychiatry | Interim Chair | John Campo | campo.11@osu.edu | (614) 293-4266 | Room 130A Harding Hospital 1670 Upham Drive |
| Radiation Medicine | Chair | Arnab Chakravarti | chakravarti.7@osu.edu | (614) 293-0672 | 080B James Cancer Hosp & Research Inst 300 W. 10th Ave. |
| Radiology | Chair | Richard White | white.439@osu.edu | (614) 293-9998 | Suite 452 A 395 W. 12th Ave. |
| Surgery | Chair | E. Christopher Ellison | ellison.2@osu.edu | (614) 293-9722 | Room 692 395 W. 12th Ave. |
| Urology | Chair | Robert Bahnson | bahnson.1@osu.edu | (614) 293-9253 | 3138 Cramblett Hall 456 W. 10th Ave. |
College of Nursing
Please see the Council of Deans page to find contact information for the Dean of Nursing.
College of Optometry
Please see the Council of Deans page to find contact information for the Dean of Optometry.
College of Pharmacy
Please see the Council of Deans page to find contact information for the Dean of Pharmacy.
John Glenn School of Public Affairs
| John Glenn School of Public Affairs | Director | Charles Wise | wise.983@osu.edu | (614) 247-7933 | 350E Page Hall 1810 College Road |
College of Public Health
Please see the Council of Deans page to find contact information for the Dean of Public Health.
College of Social Work
Please see the Council of Deans page to find contact information for the Dean of Social Work.
College of Veterinary Medicine
Department |
Title |
Name |
|
Phone |
Address |
| Veterinary Biosciences | Chair | Michael Oglesbee | oglesbee.1@osu.edu | (614) 292-4489 | 0207 Goss Laboratory 1925 Coffey Road |
| Veterinary Clinical Sciences | Chair | Rustin Moore | moore.66@osu.edu | (614) 292-7105 | Veterinary Hospital 601 Vernon Tharp Street |
| Chair | William Saville | saville.4@osu.edu | (614) 292-8553 | A184A Sisson Hall 1920 Coffey Road |
Alphabetical List of Departments and Schools
A-D
- Accounting and Management Information Systems
- African American and African Studies
- Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership
- Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics
- Agricultural Technical Institute
- Anesthesiology
- Animal Sciences
- Anthropology
- Architecture, School of
- Art
- Art Education
- Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Informatics
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
- Classics
- Communication, School of
- Comparative Studies
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Consumer Sciences
- Dance
- Dentistry, College of
- Design
E-I
- Earth Sciences, School of
- East Asian Languages and Literatures
- Economics
- Educational Policy and Leadership, School of
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Emergency Medicine
- English
- Entomology
- Environment and Natural Resources, School of
- Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
- Extension, The Ohio State University
- Family Medicine
- Finance
- Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Food Science and Technology
- French and Italian
- Geography
- Germanic Languages and Literatures
- Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of
- History
- History of Art
- Horticulture and Crop Science
- Human Development and Family Science
- Human Nutrition
- Integrated Systems Engineering
- Internal Medicine
L-O
- Law, College of
- Linguistics
- Management and Human Resources
- Management Sciences
- Marketing and Logistics
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Microbial Infection and Immunity
- Microbiology
- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- Molecular Genetics
- Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics
- Music, School of
- Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
- Neurological Surgery
- Neurology
- Neuroscience
- Nursing, College of
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Optometry, College of
- Orthopaedics
- Otolaryngology
P-Z
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacy, College of
- Philosophy
- Physical Activity and Educational Services, School of
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Physics
- Physiology and Cell Biology
- Plant Pathology
- Plastic Surgery
- Political Science
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Affairs, John Glenn School of
- Public Health, College of
- Radiation Medicine
- Radiology
- Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
- Social Work, College of
- Sociology
- Spanish and Portuguese
- Speech and Hearing Science
- Statistics
- Surgery
- Teaching and Learning, School of
- Theatre
- Urology
- Veterinary Biosciences
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences
- Veterinary Preventive Medicine
- Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies