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Associate Dean

D. Scott Bennett

  • Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Distinguished Professor of Political Science

105 Sparks Building

(814) 865-1439

dsb10@psu.edu

Graduate Studies Staff

Susan Johnson

  • Assistant Director of Research Funding, Planning, and Operations

105 Sparks Building

(814) 863-6479
saj12@psu.edu

Michael Putnam

  • Graduate Curriculum Coordinator and Associate Professor of German and Linguistics

239 Burrowes Building

(814) 863-2138
mtp12@psu.edu

Alena Sunderland

  • Administrative Support Assistant for the Associate Dean

105 Sparks

(814) 865-1439
ant106@psu.edu

Anthropology

Mary Shenk

  • Director of Graduate Studies

318 Carpenter Building

(814) 863-1045
mks74@psu.edu

Audrey Chambers

  • Graduate Program Staff

414 Carpenter Building

(814) 867-0009
amv14@psu.edu

Applied Linguistics

Xiaofei Lu

  • Director of Graduate Studies

301 Sparks Building

(814) 865-4692
xxl13@psu.edu

Aline da Costa Faé

  • Graduate Staff Assistant

234 Sparks Building

(814) 867-4284
aud75@psu.edu

Asian Studies

Nico Volland

  • Director of Graduate Studies

201G Old Botany Building Building

(814) 867-3422
nmv10@psu.edu

Laura Shaffer

  • Graduate Staff Assistant

438 Burrowes Building

(814) 865-1352
lab5@psu.edu

Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies

Mark Munn

  • Director of Graduate Studies

101 Weaver Building

(814) 863-0052
mxm20@psu.edu

Shantelle Jones-Williams

  • Graduate Program Staff

108 Weaver building

(814) 865-0019
sjw5271@psu.edu

Communication Arts and Sciences

Kirt Wilson

  • Director of Graduate Studies

220 Sparks Building

(814) 865-1985
khw2@psu.edu

Robin Kowa

  • Graduate Program Staff

234 Sparks Building

(814) 865-5558
rlk5025@psu.edu

Comparative Literature

Nico Volland

  • Director of Graduate Studies

201G Old Botany Building Building

(814) 867-3422
nmv10@psu.edu

Laura Shaffer

  • Graduate Staff Assistant

438 Burrowes Building

(814) 865-1352
lab5@psu.edu

Criminology

Tom Loughran

  • Director of Graduate Studies

1011 Oswald Tower

(814) 865-8668
tal47@psu.edu

Eunice Hockenberry

  • Graduate Program Staff

214 Oswald Tower

(814) 865-3455
emf133@psu.edu

Economics

Marc Henry

  • Director of Graduate Studies

522 Kern Building

(814) 865-5481
marc.henry@psu.edu

Krista Winkelblech

  • Graduate Program Staff

515 Kern Building

(814) 865-1458
kfg106@psu.edu

English

David Loewenstein

  • Director of Graduate Studies

435 Burrowes Building

(814) 863-8678
dal35@psu.edu

Cheryl Mohr

  • Graduate Program Staff

403 Burrowes Building

(814) 863-3069
cam84@psu.edu

French

Jean-Claude Vuillemin

  • Director of Graduate Studies

334 Burrowes Building

(814) 865-1978
jcv1@psu.edu

Leah Osowski

  • Graduate Staff Assistant

438 Burrowes Building

ckf5024@psu.edu

German

Sabine Doran

  • Director of Graduate Studies

243 Burrowes Building

(814) 865-5481
sud28@psu.edu

Laura Shaffer

  • Graduate Staff Assistant

438 Burrowes Building

(814) 865-1352
lab5@psu.edu

History

Gregory Smits

  • Director of Graduate Studies

211 Weaver Building

(814) 863-0172
gjs4@psu.edu

Shantelle Jones-Williams

  • Graduate Program Staff

108 Weaver building

(814) 865-0019
sjw5271@psu.edu

Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Elaine Farndale

  • Director of Graduate Studies

501C Keller Building

(814) 867-3320
euf3@psu.edu

Erin Hetzel

  • Graduate Program Staff

506 Keller Building

(814) 867-4167
eab27@psu.edu

Public Policy

Christopher Witko

  • Director of Graduate Studies

1G Keller Building

(814) 865-7515

cxw877@psu.edu

Philosophy

Leonard Lawlor

  • Director of Graduate Studies

246 Sparks Building

(814) 865-7822
lul19@psu.edu

Claudia Horner

  • Graduate Program Staff

234 Sparks Building

(814) 865-4485
cgh12@psu.edu

Political Science

Glenn Palmer

  • Director of Graduate Studies

208 Pond Lab

(814) 865-5594
gop2@psu.edu

Kristy Boob

  • Graduate Program Staff

203 Pond Lab

(814) 863-1595
kmc248@psu.edu

Psychology

Alicia Grandey

  • Director of Graduate Studies

620 Moore Building

(814) 863-1867
aag6@psu.edu

Sherri Gilliland

  • Graduate Program Staff

132 Moore Building

(814) 863-1721
sbg4@psu.edu

Sociology

Jennifer Van Hook

  • Director of Graduate Studies

211 Oswald Tower

(814) 867-2276
jxv21@psu.edu

Eunice Hockenberry

  • Graduate Program Staff

214 Oswald Tower

(814) 865-3455
emf133@psu.edu

Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese

Rena Torres Cacoullos

  • Director of Graduate Studies

249 Burrowes Building

(814) 865-1153
rena@psu.edu

Leah Osowski

  • Graduate Staff Assistant

438 Burrowes Building

ckf5024@psu.edu

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Alicia Decker

  • Director of Graduate Studies

128B Willard Building

(814) 867-3561
acd207@psu.edu

Jamie Whitehead

  • Graduate Program Staff

133 Willard Building

(814) 867-3549
jle1@psu.edu
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