Skip to main content Skip to main navigation Skip to footer content
Office of the Provost

2023-24 Chairs and Directors List

Updated January 1-24-2024

School / Department / Interdisciplinary Program Director or Chair Phone Email Office
School of Art & Design Julie Johnson, Interim Director 3134 jjohns11@iwu.edu Ames Art 209
School of Business and Economics Bryan McCannon 3191 bmccanno@iwu.edu SFH 310
School of Music Adriana Ponce, Interim Director 3015 aponce@iwu.edu Presser 110
School of Nursing and Health Science Amber Kujath, Director 3286 akujath@iwu.edu STV 223
School of Nursing and Health Science Lindsey Kellar, Interim Associate Director 3348 lkellar@iwu.edu CNS C00B
School of Theatre Arts Jean Kerr, Director 3212 jkerr@iwu.edu McPherson 201
Accounting Department Jerry Olson, Chair 3170 golson@iwu.edu SFH 302
Ames Library, University Librarian Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Chair 3010 sdaviska@iwu.edu Ames Lib 139
Athletics Department Mike Wagner, Athletic Director 3341 mwagner@iwu.edu Shirk 206
Biology Department Loni Walker, Chair 3965 lwalker@iwu.edu CNS C109C
Business, Marketing & Entrepreneurship Dep. Dave Wallace, Chair 3859 dwallace@iwu.edu SFH 313
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Ram Mohan, Chair 3829 rmohan@iwu.edu CNS C205B
Computer Science Department Andrew Shallue, Chair 3587 ashallue@iwu.edu CNS C207C
Data Science and Analytics Brad Sheese, Director 1341 bsheese@iwu.edu C207D
DTE Tara Gerstner, Director 3711 gerstner@iwu.edu SFH 311
Economics Department Dave Marvin, Interim Chair 3099 dmarvin@iwu.edu SFH 326
Educational Studies Department Leah Nillas, Chair 3437 lnillas@iwu.edu CLA 314
English Department Mike Theune,  Chair 3168 mtheune@iwu.edu CLA 149
Environmental Studies Abigail Jahiel, Director 3923 ajahiel@iwu.edu CLA 224
Finance Robert Irons, Chair 3178 rirons@iwu.edu SFH 353
Kinesiology, Allied Health & Fitness Management Bill Kauth, Director 3664 bkauth@iwu.edu 101 Shirk
History Department April Schultz, Chair 3414 aschultz@iwu.edu CLA 216
Humanities Program Joanne Diaz, Director 3246 jdiaz@iwu.edu CLA 141
International & Global Studies Carmela  Ferradáns, Director 3155 cferrada@iwu.edu CLA 330
KSW (Physical Education Activity and Theory) Norm Eash, Chair 3344 neash@iwu.edu 201 Shirk
Mathematics Department  Zahia Drici, Chair 3669 zdrici@iwu.edu CNS C209B
Neuroscience Program Tyler Schwend, Director 3149 tschwend@iwu.edu CNS C108C
Philosophy Department Andy Engen, Chair 3401 aengen@iwu.edu CLA 130
Physics Department Narendra Jaggi, Chair 3418 njaggi@iwu.edu C007B
Political Science Department William Munro, Chair 3629 wmunro@iwu.edu CLA 253
Psychology Department Amanda Vicary, Chair 3614 avicary@iwu.edu C010A
Sociology Department Courtney Irby, Interim Chair 3163 cirby@iwu.edu CLA 263
Women's and Gender Studies Courtney Irby, Director 3163 cirby@iwu.edu CLA 263
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures Jessie Dixon, Chair 3081 jdixonmo@iwu.edu CLA 363
         
Academic Programs Program Directors Phone Email Office
Action Research Center (ARC) and Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) Deb Halperin, Director 2202 dhalperi@iwu.edu Ames Lib 114
International Office / Study Abroad Sarah Van Alebeek, Director 1096 svanaleb@iwu.edu CLA 322
Petrick Idea Center John Quarton, Director 309-454-3168 jquarton@iwu.edu  
Writing Center Billie Jarvis-Freeman, Director 3756 bjarvisf@iwu.edu Ames 105
Writing Program Pennie Gray, Director 3446 pgray1@iwu.edu CLA 316
         
Academic Affairs Offices Staff Phone Email Office
Academic Advising Shari Rich, Director  3532 srich@iwu.edu Holmes 103H
Accessibility Services Jasmine Howe, Assistant Director 1355 jhowe@iwu.edu Holmes 103L
Associate Provost's Office Rebecca Roesner, Associate Provost 3667 rroesner@iwu.edu Holmes 211A
Associate Dean of Curriculum and Instruction Amy Coles 3301 acoles@iwu.edu Holmes 200C
Associate Dean of Scholarly and Creative Work Vacant      
Office of Grants and Foundation Relations Abigail Kerr 3902 akerr@iwu.edu Holmes 200
Provost's Office Abigail Kerr, Interim Provost 3058 akerr@iwu.edu  
Registrar's Office Leslie Betz, Registrar 3384 lbetz@iwu.edu Holmes 110
Small Business Dev. Center (SBDC) Sarah Gliege, Director  3580 sgliege@iwu.edu SFH 308
Thorpe Center Amy Coles and Abigail Kerr 3902 thorpe@iwu.edu Ames Lib 301