Meet Our Staff

Academic Affairs

Office of the Dean of the Faculty

Constance A. Mixon, Ph.D., MPA

Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty; Director, Urban Studies Program; Acting Director, Environmental Studies Program; Associate Professor, Political Science
Department of Political Science

Paul E. Arriola, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Biology
Department of Biology

Kimberly Lawler-Sagarin, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies and Faculty Development; Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Coordinator, Environmental Studies B.S. Program
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Brian C. Wilhite, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean, Curriculum and Programs; Associate Professor, Physics
Department of Physics

A. Andrew Das, Ph.D.

Professor of Religious Studies and Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Assessment and Accreditation
Department of Religious Studies

Ruiying Ding, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Program Director, M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Lisa Hartley

Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Office of Academic Affairs

Laura Bjerga

Special Programs Coordinator
Office of Academic Affairs

Elizabeth Lanzo

Administrative Assistant for Academic Support
Office of Academic Affairs

Office of Registration and Records

Linda Dufort

Registrar
Office of Academic Affairs

Ellen Durante

Graduation Evaluator
Office of Registration and Records

Jill Stack

Registration Assistant
Office of Registration and Records

Office of Advising

Janis Williams ’01

Director of Advising
Office of Advising

Michael S. Lindberg, Ph.D.

Chair and Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies; Chair and Associate Professor of Geography and GIS
Department of Geography and GIS

Dawn Dickinson ’17

Administrative Assistant, Office of Advising
Office of Advising