Heads, Directors & Chairs

View current Heads, Directors, and Chairs for all academic units and cultural venues within UBC Arts.

Departments

DepartmentHead
Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies Sara Milstein
Department of AnthropologyVinay Kamat
Department of Art History, Visual Art and TheoryJoseph Monteyne
Department of Asian StudiesSharalyn Orbaugh
Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European StudiesKatherine Bowers (Acting Head)
Department of English Language and LiteraturesAlice Te Punga Somerville
Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies Anne Salamon
Department of GeographyGeraldine Pratt
Department of HistoryBonnie Effros
Department of LinguisticsCarla Hudson Kam
Department of PhilosophyPaul Bartha (Acting Head)
Department of Political ScienceKatharina Coleman (Acting Head)
Department of PsychologyToni Schmader
Department of SociologyCatherine Corrigall-Brown
Department of Theatre and FilmKirsty Johnston

Schools

SchoolDirector
School of Creative WritingAnnabel Lyon
iSchool: School of InformationLuanne Sinnamon
School of Journalism, Writing, and Media Kamal Al-Solaylee
School of MusicHedy Law
School of Public Policy and Global AffairsAllison Macfarlane
School of Social WorkLea Caragata
Vancouver School of EconomicsKevin Milligan

Institutes

Institute Director
Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social JusticeJemima Pierre (Director) and Pilar Riaño-Alcalá (Co-Director)
Institute for Critical Indigenous StudiesGlen Coulthard

Programs and Interdisciplinary Programs

Programs and Interdisciplinary Programs Chair
First Year & Interdisciplinary ProgramsJason Lieblang, Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies
Arts OneJoy Dixon, History
African Studies Minor Kofi Gbolonyo, Music
Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies MinorLaura Ishiguro, History
Bachelor of Media Studies Christine D'Onofrio, Art History, Visual Art, & Theory
Canadian Studies ProgramMinelle Mahtani, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice
Children’s Literature (MA) ProgramRichard Gooding, English Language and Literatures
Cognitive Systems ProgramChristopher Mole, Philosophy
Coordinated Arts Program (CAP)Moberley Luger, English Language and Literatures
Environment and Society MinorDavid Tindall, Sociology
German Studies ProgramBiz Nijdam, Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies
Health and Society MinorMark Lam, Psychology
Interdisciplinary StudiesClayton Ashton, Asian Studies
International Relations ProgramMichael Lanthier, History and Allen Sens, Political Science (Co-Chairs)
Jewish Studies MinorGregg Gardner, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Journalism and Social Change MinorSaranaz Barforoush, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Language Sciences InitiativeCarla Hudson Kam, Linguistics and Joanna Cannon, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (Interim Academic Co-Directors)
Latin American Studies ProgramBenjamin Bryce, History
Law and Society ProgramEvan Mauro, Coordinated Arts Program
Medieval Studies ProgramSara Ann Knutson, History
Middle East Studies minor ProgramPheroze Unwalla, History
Modern European StudiesIlinca Iuraşcu, Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies
Nordic Studies MinorTim Frandy, Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies
Program in ReligionMatthew McCarty, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Russian Program
Veta Chitnev
, Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies
Sciences Po Dual Degree ProgramTara Mayer, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice
Science Technology Studies ProgramAlexei Kojevnikov, History
Slavic Studies ProgramOlena Morozova, Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies
Writing and Communication MinorLaila Ferreira, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media

Arts & Culture Venues

VenueDirector
AHVA Gallery at the Audain Art CentreJoseph Monteyne
Morris and Helen Belkin Art GalleryMelanie O'Brian (Acting Director/Curator)
Museum of AnthropologySusan Rowley
Chan Centre for the Performing ArtsT. Patrick Carrabré
Frederic Wood TheatreKirsty Johnston
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