Unit Chairs and Directors
Jason Ross Arnold, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: jrarnold@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 827-1706
Location: 827 W. Franklin St., Room 326
Works for: Department of Political Science
Charlene Crawley, Ph.D.
Job title: Coordinator
Email: cdcrawle@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-4262
Location: Oliver Hall, Room 3036
Works for: Interdisciplinary Science Program
Tracey Dawson Cruz, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: tcdawson@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-0642
Location: Harris Hall South, Room 2013
Works for: Department of Forensic Science
M. Samy El-Shall, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: mselshal@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-2753
Location: Oliver Hall, Room 3041
Works for: Department of Chemistry
Robert Lee Franco, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: francorl@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 827-9348
Location: 500 Academic Centre, Room 111
Works for: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Glenn Hurlbert, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: ghurlbert@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-3523
Location: Harris Hall, Room 4101
Works for: Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Kathleen Ingram, J.D., Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: kingram@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 827-1307
Location: 919 W. Franklin St., Room 202
Works for: Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Catherine Ingrassia, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: cingrass@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-1331
Location: Hibbs Hall, Room 306-A
Works for: Department of English
Derek Johnson, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: dmjohnson@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-1562
Location: 1000 W. Cary St., Room 126A
Works for: Department of Biology
Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: jajohnson3@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-6826
Location: 919 W. Franklin St., 2nd and 3rd floors
Works for: Department of Sociology
Cpt. Erik Keirstead
Job title: Chair
Email: keirsteadem@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-7682
Location: Harris Hall, Room 3126
Works for: Department of Military Science and Leadership
Shiv Khanna, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: snkhanna@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-1820
Location: 701 W. Grace St., Room 2407
Works for: Department of Physics
D'Arcy P. Mays, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: dmays@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-4623
Location: 1015 Floyd Ave., 4th floor
Works for: Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research
Marcus Messner, Ph.D.
Job title: Director
Email: mmessner@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-2660
Location: 901 W. Main St., Room 2218
Works for: Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture
Kathryn Murphy-Judy, Ph.D.
Job title: Coordinator of Teacher Education
Email: kmurphy@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 827-3420
Location: Hibbs Hall, Room 238
Works for: Liberal Studies for Early and Elementary Education
John C. Powers, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: jcpowers@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-1736
Location: 811 S. Cathedral Pl.
Works for: Department of History
Donald Smith, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: dpsmith@vcu.edu
Location: 107 Starke House
Works for: Department of Philosophy
Michael Southam-Gerow, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: masouthamger@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-8089
Location: 806 W. Franklin St., Room 105
Works for: Department of Psychology
Shawn Utsey, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: soutsey@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 828-1144
Location: 800 W. Franklin St., Room 202
Works for: Department of African American Studies
Mark Wood, Ph.D.
Job title: Chair
Email: mdwood@vcu.edu
Telephone: (804) 827-3415
Location: 312 N. Shafer St.
Works for: School of World Studies