Administrators & Staff

Program Leadership:

BUSINESS HOURS 

Fall & Winter Terms

Spring & Summer Terms 

Monday – Friday

Monday – Friday 

8 am – 5 pm   

8 am – 4:30 pm

                     
ADMINISTRATION
Office of the Director 
Director – Gregory E. Dowd | 734.615.6473 (staff)
Director of Graduate Studies – Anthony Mora | 734.647.9533 (staff)
Director of Undergraduate Studies – Paul Anderson | 734.763.1460 (staff)

Ethnic Studies Programs
Director of Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies – Scott Kurashige  | 734.763.1460 (staff)
Director of Latina/o Studies – Larry La Fountain-Stokes  | 734.763.1460 (staff)
Director of Native American Studies – Michael Witgen  | 734.763.1460 (staff)

Professional Staff
Department Manager
Judith Gray | 3705 Haven Hall, 734.647.2103
Provides overall administration of non-academic departmental services & operations, including supervision of professional staff, comprehensive budget management, faculty and staff appointments, sabbatical and leave funding.

Financial CoordinatorTabitha Rohn | 3725 Haven Hall, 734.763.0031
Responsible for research, computer & equipment purchases; processes reimbursements for travel and hosting; processes financial transactions; oversees faculty research and gift accounts, processes temporary staff appointments, and personnel time reports.

Executive SecretaryMary Freiman | 3727 Haven Hall, 734.615.6473
Provides primary support to the Program Director and coordinates departmental activities, visits, events & standing meetings; administers processes to assure organizational focus and procedural continuity & provides primary support to related service committees for faculty review, promotion and recruitment; faculty award nomination; faculty sabbatical and leave requests; and, faculty mentoring activities such as the Manuscript Writing Workshop.

Graduate Program CoordinatorMarlene Moore | 3719 Haven Hall, 734.647.9533
Provides support to the Director of Graduate Studies and the Graduate program; administers student recruitment process; serves as liaison between Program and Rackham Graduate School; and advises on advancement to candidacy, fellowship opportunities, and dissertation resources.

Undergraduate Program AssistantBrooklyn Posler | 3700 Haven Hall, 734.763.1460
Provides support to the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the Undergraduate program; assists with curriculum scheduling, procedures, and modifications & provides support and information to undergraduate students; responsible for daily operation of the front office, including supervision of work-study office assistants.  

Meeting & Events Coordinator - Kaye Curren | 3187 Angell Hall, 734.936.2271
Provides logisitcs support to facilitate Program events and publicity.

Work-Study office assistantPayton Halbeisen | 3700 Haven Hall, 734.763.1460
Supports the daily operation of the front office and unit functions as needed under the supervision of the Undergraduate Program Assistant.