Office of Academic Affairs

Chairs and Directors

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

Email

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

Arts Administration, Education, and Policy

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.

Earth Sciences,
School of

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.

Statistics

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

Email

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

Email

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
29 W. Woodruff Ave.

 

College of Engineering

Department

Title

Name

Email

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

Email

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

barringer.11@osu.edu

(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

Email

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

larsen.64@osu.edu

(614) 292-5921 106 Atwell Hall
453 W. 10th Ave.
Internal Medicine Chair Michael Grever

grever.1@osu.edu

(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

Email

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

Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Chair William Saville saville.4@osu.edu (614) 292-8553 A184A Sisson Hall
1920 Coffey Road

 

 

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