Deans, Directors and Department Chairs List

Revised: November 21, 2023

CHANCELLOR, PROVOST, VICE CHANCELLORS AND VICE PROVOSTS

Chancellor – Gary S. May
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Mary Croughan
Vice Provost – Academic Affairs – Philip Kass
Vice Provost & Associate Chancellor – Global Affairs – Joanna Regulska
Vice Chancellor – Research – Simon Atkinson
Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs – Pablo G. Reguerin
Vice Chancellor – Development and Alumni Relations – Shaun B. Keister
Vice Provost – Public Scholarship – Michael Rios
Vice Provost – Grand Challenges – Jonna Mazet

 

DEANS

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Dean – Helene Dillard
Executive Associate Dean - Anita Oberbauer
Associate Dean – International Programs – Ermias Kebreab
Associate Dean – Undergraduate Academic Programs – Susan Ebeler
Associate Dean - Marcel Holyoak
Associate Dean – Jason Bond
Associate Dean - Patsy Owens

College of Biological Sciences

Dean – Mark Winey
Executive Associate Dean - Academic Affairs - Edmund Powers
Associate Dean - Undergraduate Academic Programs - Michele M. Igo
Associate Dean - Research and Resources - Daniel Starr

College of Engineering

Dean – Richard Corsi
Executive Associate Dean – Facilities and Capital Planning and Undergraduate Studies – Ralph Aldredge
Associate Dean – Academic Personnel and Planning – Amit Kanvinde
Associate Dean - Graduate Studies and Online Education - Christopher Cappa
Associate Dean – Research – Raissa D'Souza

College of Letters and Science

Dean – Estella Atekwana
Executive Associate Dean - John Scott
Associate Dean of the Faculty in the Humanities – Noah Guynn (Interim)
Associate Dean of the Faculty in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences – Thomas Lee
Associate Dean of the Faculty in the Social Sciences – Kathryn Olmsted
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Student Success – Annaliese Franz 

Graduate School of Management

Dean – H. Rao Unnava
Associate Dean – Academic Affairs – David Woodruff

Graduate Studies

Vice Provost and Dean – Jean-Pierre Delplanque 
Associate Dean – Graduate Programs – Duncan Temple Lang
Associate Dean – Graduate Students – Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor

Library

University Librarian – William Garrity (Interim)

School of Education

Interim Dean – Cynthia Carter Ching
Associate Dean – Academic Programs and Instruction – Yuuko Uchikoshi
Associate Dean - Faculty Affairs - Gloria Rodriguez

School of Law

Dean – Kevin Johnson
Senior Associate Dean – Academic Affairs – Afra Afsharipour

School of Medicine

Vice Chancellor of UC Davis Human Health Sciences and Chief Executive Officer – David Lubarsky
Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Personnel – Colleen Clancy
Associate Vice Chancellor – Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Hendry Ton
Interim Dean – Susan Murin
Vice Dean – Clinical Affairs – Susan Murin
Vice Dean – Medical Education – Mark Servis
Executive Associate Dean – Cancer Programs – Primo Lara
Associate Dean – Academic Advancements – Christine Cocanour
Associate Dean – Admissions and Outreach – Mark Henderson
Vice Dean - Basic Sciences - Luis Fernando Santana
Associate Dean – Continuing Medical Education – Sandhya Venugopal
Associate Dean – Curriculum and Medical Education – Kristin Olson
Associate Dean - Data Science and Innovation - Rachael Callcut
Associate Dean - Diverse and Inclusive Education - Ruth Shim
Associate Dean - Diverse and Inclusive Learning Communities - 

Jorge A. García 

Associate Dean - Global Health - Nathan Kuppermann
Associate Dean – Graduate Medical Education – Susan Guralnick
Associate Dean – Precision Medicine – Fred Meyers
Associate Dean – Public Health Sciences – Bradley Pollock
Associate Dean – Research – Theodore Wun
Associate Dean - Research Infrastructure - Melissa Bauman
Associate Dean – Students – Sharad Jain
Associate Dean – Student & Resident Diversity – Tonya Fancher (Interim)
Associate Dean – Translational Research – Angela Haczku
Associate Dean – Veterans Affairs – William T. Cahill
Associate Dean – Workforce Innovation and Community Engagement – Tonya Fancher

Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Dean – Stephen Cavanagh
Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Personnel – Colleen Clancy
Associate Vice Chancellor – Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Hendry Ton
Associate Dean - Academics - Amy Nichols
Associate Dean – Research – Janice Bell

Associate Dean - Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Piri Ackerman-Barger

Associate Dean - Practice - Deb Bakerjian

School of Veterinary Medicine

Dean – Mark Stetter
Executive Associate Dean – Bruno Pypendop (Interim)
Associate Dean - Academic Personnel - Lisa Tell
Associate Dean – Global Programs – Woutrina Smith
Associate Dean – Professional Education – Johanna Watson
Associate Dean – Research and Graduate Education – Isaac Pessah
Associate Dean – Student Programs – Karl Jandrey
Associate Dean – Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Operations - Ashley Hill
Associate Dean – Veterinary Medical Center Operations – Katrina Hopper

Undergraduate Education

Vice Provost and Dean – Michael Bradford
Associate Vice Provost – Matt Traxler
Associate Vice Provost - Academic Programs – Milmon F. Harrison
Associate Vice Provost - The Writing Center – Joanna Johnson

UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education

Dean – Julie Greenwood

 

DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSONS

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Agricultural and Resource Economics – Richard Sexton (Interim)
Animal Science – Anne Todgham
Biological and Agricultural Engineering – Fadi Fathallah
Entomology and Nematology – Joanna Chiu
Environmental Science and Policy – Susan Harrison
Environmental Toxicology – Andrew Whitehead
Food Science & Technology – Christopher Simmons
Human Ecology – Mary Delany
Land, Air & Water Resources – William Horwath
Nutrition – Francene Steinberg
Plant Pathology – David Rizzo
Plant Sciences – Gail Taylor
Viticulture & Enology – Ben Montpetit (Interim)
Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology – Nann Fangue

College of Biological Sciences

Evolution and Ecology – Peter Wainwright
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics – Wolf Heyer
Molecular and Cellular Biology – Frederic Chedin
Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior – Martin Usrey
Plant Biology – Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar

College of Engineering

Biological and Agricultural Engineering – Fadi Fathallah
Biomedical Engineering – Steven George
Chemical Engineering – Tonya Kuhl
Civil and Environmental Engineering – Christopher Cappa
Computer Science – Dipak Ghosal
Electrical & Computer Engineering – Andre Knoesen
Materials Science & Engineering – Yayoi Takamura
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering – Benjamin Shaw

College of Letters and Science

African American and African Studies – Mark Jerng
American Studies – Pablo Ortiz (Interim)
Anthropology – James Smith
Art and Art History –  Darrin Martin (Co-Chair for Art Studio) and Katharine Burnett (Co-Chair for Art History)
Asian American Studies – Susette Min
Chemistry – David Goodin
Chicana/o Studies – Lorena Marquez (Interim)
Cinema & Digital Media – Jaimey Fisher
Communication – Bo Feng
Comparative Literature – Cheryl Ross
Design – Simon Sadler
Earth & Planetary Sciences – Kari Cooper 
East Asian Languages and Cultures – Mark Halperin
Economics – Katheryn Russ
English – Claire Waters
French and Italian – Julia Simon
Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies – Elizabeth Miller
German and Russian – Jenny Kaminer
History – Gregory Downs
Linguistics – Kenji Sagae
Mathematics – Bruno Nachtergaele
Military Science – Major Alex Aquino
Music – Samuel Nichols
Native American Studies – Zoila Mendoza
Philosophy – Elaine Landry
Physics and Astronomy – Richard Scalettar
Political Science – Benjamin Highton
Psychology – Kristin H. Lagattuta
Religious Studies – W. Flagg Miller
Science and Technology Studies – Colin Milburn
Sociology – Laura Grindstaff
Spanish & Portuguese – Ana Peluffo
Statistics – Jiming Jiang
Theatre and Dance – Margaret Kemp

School of Medicine

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine – Amrik Singh (Interim)
Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine – Luis Fernando Santana (Interim)
Cell Biology and Human Anatomy – Paul Fitzgerald
Dermatology – Samuel Hwang
Emergency Medicine – Nathan Kuppermann
Family and Community Medicine – Anthony Jerant
Internal Medicine – Timothy Albertson
Microbiology & Immunology – Satya Dandekar
Neurology – Amy Brooks-Kayal
Neurological Surgery – Kiarash Shahlaie
Obstetrics & Gynecology – Gary Leiserowitz
Ophthalmology & Vision Science – Mark Mannis
Orthopaedic Surgery – Robert Randall
Otolaryngology – Arnaud Bewley
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine – Florette Hazard
Pediatrics – Satyanarayana Lakshminrusimha
Pharmacology – Donald Bers
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Craig McDonald
Physiology & Membrane Biology – Luis Fernando Santana
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences – Helen Kales
Public Health Sciences – Bradley Pollock
Radiology – Elizabeth Morris
Radiation Oncology – Richard K. Valicenti
Surgery – Diana Farmer
Urologic Surgery – Marc Dall'Era (Interim)

School of Veterinary Medicine

Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology – Clare Yellowley
Medicine and Epidemiology – John Angelos
Molecular Biosciences – Pamela Lein
Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology – Patricia Pesavento
Population Health and Reproduction – Bart Weimer
Surgical & Radiological Sciences – Denis Marcellin-Little (Interim)

 

DIRECTORS OF ORGANIZED RESEARCH UNITS

Air Quality Research Center – Anthony Wexler
Bodega Marine Laboratory – Brian Gaylord (Acting)
California National Primate Research Center – John Morrison
Comprehensive Cancer Center – Primo Lara
Center for Healthcare Policy and Research – Courtney Lyles
Institute of Transportation Studies – Susan Handy (Acting)
John Muir Institute for the Environment – Isabel Montañez