Departments and Programs
Civic and Community Engagement
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Administration
Amanda Baugh, Civic and Community Engagement, Director
Kent Baxter, English, Department Chair
Tim Black, Philosophy, Department Chair
Brian Burkhart, American Indian Studies, Director
Douglas Carranza, Central American Studies, Department Chair
Ranita Chatterjee, Liberal Studies, Director
Simone Curry, Student Services Center/EOP, Advisor
Gabriel Gutiérrez, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Department Chair
Kenneth Luna, Linguistics, Department Chair
Vanessa Martinez, Graduation and Retention Specialist
Gina Masequesmay, Asian American Studies, Department Chair
Breny Mendoza, Gender and Women’s Studies, Department Chair
Jody Myers, Jewish Studies, Director
Adrián Peréz-Boluda, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Department Chair
Mary-Pat Stein, Queer Studies, Director
Rick Talbott, Religious Studies, Department Chair
Nayereh Tohidi, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Director
Marvin Villanueva, Student Services Center/EOP, Director
Elizabeth Whirledge, Manager, Academic Resources
Research Centers and Institutes
Center for Ethics and Values
Director: Kristina Meshelski, (818) 677-2757
Center for the Humanities (College umbrella)
(818) 677-3301
Center for Study of Peoples of the Americas
Gabriel Gutiérrez, (818) 677-2735
Central American Research and Policy Institute
Director: Freya Rojo, (818) 677-7031
China Institute
Director: Weimin Sun, (818) 677-6461
Institute for Gender Globalization and Democracy
Director: Jane Bayes, (310) 459-7151
The Center for the Digital Humanities
Director: Scott Kleinman
CSUN Women’s Research and Resource Center
Director: Shira Brown, (818) 677-2780
Contact
Dean: Elizabeth Say
Associate Dean: Sheena Malhotra
(818) 677-3301
www.csun.edu/humanities