Several new department chairs will begin their positions in the College of Arts and Sciences effective Sept. 1, 2019. They are:
In the Department of History, Alison Parker
joins UD from SUNY Brockport. A scholar in African American womens history,
she brings extensive leadership experience to the role.
In the Department of Art History, Sandy
Isenstadt has accepted appointment as department chair. A specialist in the
history of modern architecture, he has been a long-time leader in material
culture studies at UD.
In the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Tania Roth has accepted appointment as department chair. A behavioral
neuroscientist and one of UDs Mangone Scholars, she brings experience as a
graduate director and leader in Building X planning to the chairs position.
In the Department of Languages, Literatures,
and Cultures, Meredith Ray has accepted appointment as interim chair. A
specialist in medieval and Renaissance Italian literature, she has served
as chair of the Italian section within the department.
Within the Deans Office, Murray
Johnston has accepted a permanent appointment as associate dean for the natural sciences. Senior Associate Dean David Wilson will be taking a well-earned
sabbatical during the coming academic year, and Dan Smith of the Biden School of
Public Policy and Administration will serve as the acting associate dean for
the social sciences from September through May.
Lauren Petersen and Suzanne
Burton will be continuing in their roles as interim associate dean for the humanities and for the arts, respectively.
Please join me in welcoming these
individuals to the department chair role. I look forward to working with them
and all leadership across the college to continue to advance CAS, says College of Arts and Sciences Dean John A.
Pelesko.
Article by College of Arts and Sciences communications staff
Published Aug. 27, 2019
