Course Approval Contacts

This is a comprehensive list of Department Chairs for each major/minor offered at GVSU. Majors and minors are organized by College. 

College of Education and Community Innovation

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Education

Sherie Klee

Email

[email protected]

465 DeVos Center

Spanish Endorsement

Maria Fidalgo or Michael Vrooman

Via E-mail by the student to the department contact.

[email protected], or [email protected]

B-2-230 Mackinac Hall/ B-2-263 Mackinac Hall

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Kristen Jack

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

213C DeVos Center

Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Public and Nonprofit Administration, Social Work 

CECI Advising Center

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

460C DeVos Center

College of Health Professions

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Allied Health Sciences (General)

Jenny Baweja

Email

[email protected]

420 A Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall-Health Campus

Cardiovascular & Diagnostic Medical Sonography 

Randy Wyble

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

426 Cook - DeVos Center for Health Science

Health Information Management

Darlene Zwart

Email

[email protected]

113 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences

Medical Laboratory Science

Darlene Zwart

Email

[email protected]

113 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences

Pre-physical Therapy

Todd Sander

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

252 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences 

Pre-physician Associate Studies

Jill Ellis

Email

 

[email protected]

 

224 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences 

Radiation Therapy

Dawn DeVries

Email

[email protected]

426 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences

Recreational Therapy

Dawn De Vries

Email

[email protected] 

106 Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall 

Clinical Diatetics

 

Email

 

200 Henry Hall

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Wil Rankine

Email

[email protected]

303D Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall

Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

African/African American Studies 

Jack Mangala

Email

[email protected]

101 Lake Ontario Hall

East Asian Studies

Megan Cai

Email

 

[email protected]

B-2-214 Mackinac Hall

Digital Studies

Laurence José

Email

[email protected] 

301 Lake Ontario Hall

Environmental Studies or Sustainable Food Systems Certificate

Amy McFarland

Email

[email protected]

324 Lake Ontario Hall

Global Studies and Social Impact 

Jack Mangala

Email

[email protected]

101 Lake Ontario Hall 

Honors College

Kary Wickham

Email

[email protected]

142a Niemeyer LLC

Human Rights

Karen Zivi

Email

[email protected] 

1130 Au Sable Hall

IRIS (Integrative, Religious, and Intercultural Studies)

Kimberly McKee

Email

[email protected]

324 Lake Ontario Hall

Latin American and Latino/a Studies

Andrew Schlewitz

Email

[email protected]

112 Lake Ontario Hall

Middle East Studies

Majd Al-Malah 

Email

[email protected] 

 

109 Lake Ontario Hall

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies or LGBTQ Studies

Jack Mangala

Email

[email protected]

 

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Anthropology

Elizabeth Arnold

Email

[email protected]

225 Lake Michigan Hall

Biology

Joseph Jacquot

Email

[email protected]

3300a P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science

Biomedical Sciences

Debra Burg

Email

[email protected]

221 Henry Hall

Cell & Molecular Biology

Mark Staves

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

211 Henry Hall

Chemistry

Dr. David Leonard

Email

[email protected]

312 Padnos Hall of Science 

Classics

Charles Ham

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

267 Lake Huron Hall 

English

Colleen Brice

Email

[email protected]

225 Lake Huron Hall

English Education

Amy Masko

Call English Department (616) 331-3400 to make an appointment 

[email protected]

230 Lake Huron Hall 

Linguistics

Colleen Brice

Email

[email protected]

225 Lake Huron Hall

Geography & Sustainable Planning

Jeroen Wagendorp

Email

[email protected]

Online Skype 

Geology & Earth Science

Figen Mekik

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

118 Padnos Hall of Science

History

Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin

Email

[email protected]

D-1-220 Mackinac Hall

Integrated Science Program

Jennifer Jameslyn

Email

j[email protected]

133 Lake Michigan Hall

International Relations

Heather Tafel

Email

[email protected]

1128 Au Sable Hall 

Mathematics

Math Department

Email

[email protected]

A-2-178 Mackinac Hall

Movement Science (Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Physical Education or Sport Leadership)

Anne Caillaud

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

212 Lake Ontario Hall

Natural Resource Management

Alexandra Locher

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

2200j Kindschi Hall of Science 

Occupational Science & Therapy

Kristin Willey

Email

[email protected]

216C Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall

Philosophy

Andrew Spear

Email

[email protected]

B-3-105 Mackinac Hall 

Political Science

Darren Walhof

Email

[email protected]

1121 AuSable Hall

Psychology

Benjamin Swets

Email

[email protected]

2317 Au Sable Hall

Sociology

Jeff Rothstein

Email

[email protected]

2172 Au Sable Hall

Statistics

Paul Stephenson

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

A1170 Mackinac Hall

Writing

Amy Ferdinandt Stolley

Email, In-person meeting

[email protected]

326A Lake Ontario Hall 

School of Communications

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Communication Studies

Richard Besel

Email

[email protected] 

293 Lake Superior Hall

Health Communication

Haiying Kong

Submit in-person

[email protected]

124 Lake Superior Hall

Advertising and Public Relations

Adrienne Wallace

Email

[email protected]

124 Lake Superior Hall

Multimedia Journalism

Len O'Kelly 

Submit in-person

[email protected] 

283 Lake Superior Hall 

Modern Languages & Literature

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Arabic

Majd Al-Mallah

Via Email by the student to the department contact

[email protected] 

B-2-247 Mackinac Hall 

Chinese

Megan Cai

Via Email by the student to the department contact

[email protected]

B-2-214 Mackinac Hall 

French

Janel Pettes Guikema

Via Email by the student to the department contact

[email protected]

B-2-243 Mackinac Hall

German

Donovan Anderson

Via Email by the student to the department contact

[email protected]

B-4-232 Mackinac Hall 

Italian

Gisella Licari

Via Email by the student to the department contact

[email protected] 

D-2-126 Mackinac Hall

Japanese

Jeremy Robinson

Via Email by the student to the department contact

[email protected]

D-2-136 Mackinac Hall

Spanish Majors/Minors

Mayra Fortes

Via Email by the student to the department contact

[email protected]

D-2-118 Mackinac Hall

Lower Level (100-200) Spanish Courses

Fabio Espitia

Via Email by the student to the department contact

[email protected] 

D-2-138 Mackinac Hall

Russian

Janel Pettes Guikema

Via Email by the student to the department contact

[email protected]

B-2-243 Mackinac Hall

Department of Music, Theatre & Dance

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Music, Theatre, and Dance

Dan Graser

Email

[email protected]

1300 HCPA

Department of Visual and Media Arts

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Art Education

Hsiao -Ping Chen

Email

ch[email protected]

1121 Calder

Art History

Sigrid Danielson

Email

[email protected]

Will be provided upon necessity 

Studio Art (Graphic Design, Illustration, Ceramics, Jewelry & Metals, Print Making, Sculpture, Visual Studies)

Hoon Lee 

Email

[email protected] 

1402 Calder Art Center

Photography

Stafford Smith

Email

[email protected]

215 Lake Superior Hall

Film & Video

Paul Wittenbraker

Email

[email protected]

1105 Calder Art Center

Kirkhof College of Nursing

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Nursing

Janet Winter

Submit in-person

[email protected]

Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health
333 Michigan St., NESuite 410

Padnos College of Engineering and Computing

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Engineering

Wael Mokhtar

Email or submit in-person

[email protected]

136 Kennedy Hall of Engineering

Computing & Information Systems

Jared Moore

Email 

[email protected]

C-2100 Mackinac Hall

Occupational Safety & Health Management

Dave Huizen

Email

[email protected]

618 F Eberhard Center

Seidman College of Business

Department

Department Contact

Preferred Method of Contact

E-mail Address

Campus Address

Business: Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management, International Business, and Marketing

Joy Gianakura

Email

[email protected]

1041 L. William Seidman Center

Department

Faculty Internship/CO-OP Contact

Career Center Contact

Accounting

Rita Grant

Lori Staggs

Advertising & Public Relations

Adrienne Wallace

Lisa Knapp

African & African American Studies

Louis Moore

Lisa Knapp

Allied Health Science

Alisha Davis

Stephanie DombrowskiMeghan Veltri

Anthropology 

Tara Hefferan

Grace Pushman

Art & Design

Virginia Jenkins

Lisa Knapp

Biostatistics 

Bob Downer

Stephanie Dombrowski

Biology/Natural Resource Management

Joe Jacquot

Stephanie DombrowskiMeghan Veltri

Biomedical Sciences

Debra Burg

Stephanie DombrowskiMeghan Veltri

Broadcasting

Len O'Kelly

Lisa Knapp

Business

Tami Kraker

Megan Riksen

Cell & Molecular Biology

Mark Staves

Stephanie DombrowskiMeghan Veltri

Chemistry

Dalila Kovacs

Stephanie DombrowskiMeghan Veltri

Communication 

Lorie Jager

Lisa Knapp

Computer Science

Joseph Hornik

Chris Babbitt

Criminal Justice

Brian Johnson

Carlos Martinez

East Asian and Chinese Studies

Jeremy Robinson

Lisa Knapp

Economics 

Tami Kraker

Megan Riksen

Engineering

Diane LaFreniere

Chris Babbitt

English

Ashley Shannon

Lisa Knapp

Environmental Studies

Crystal Scott-Tunstall

Lisa Knapp

Exercise Science

Heather Peddie

Stephanie Dombrowski/ Meghan Veltri

Film/Video

Suzanne Zack

Lisa Knapp

Finance

Tami Kraker

Lori Staggs

Geography and Sustainable Planning

Elena Lioubimtseva

Carlos Martinez

Geology

Virginia Peterson

Stephanie Dombrowski /Meghan Veltri

Global Studies and Social Impact

Andy Schlewitz

Lisa Knapp

Health Communication

Lorie Jager

Lisa Knapp

History

Matthew Daley

Carlos Martinez

Honors College

[email protected]

 

Hospitality Tourism Management

Amanda Stansbie 

Megan Riksen

Human Resources

Tami Kraker

Megan Riksen/Lori Staggs

Human Rights

Richard Hiskes

Lisa Knapp

Information Systems

Joe Hornik

Chris Babbitt

Information Technology

Joe Hornik

Chris Babbitt

Integrative Studies (formerly Liberal Studies) 

Kimberly McKee

Lisa Knapp

International Business

Tami Kraker

Megan Riksen

International Relations

Polly Diven

Carlos Martinez

Legal Studies

Diana Lamphiere

Carlos Martinez

Latin American and Latino/a Studies

David Stark

Lisa Knapp

Management 

Tami Kraker

Lori Staggs

Marketing

Tami Kraker

Megan Riksen

Mathematics

Michael Santana

Chris Babbitt

Medical and Bioinformatics 

Guenter Tusch 

Chris Babbitt

Medical Laboratory Science

Jeanne Stoddard

Stephanie Dombrowski/ Meghan Veltri

Middle Eastern Studies

Coeli Fitzpatrick

Lisa Knapp

Modern Languages & Literatures 

Zulema Moret 

Grace Pushman

Multimedia Journalism

Larry Beery

Lisa Knapp

Occupational Safety and Health Management  

 

Derek McCormick 

Chris Babbitt

Operations Management 

Tami Kraker

Lori Staggs

Parallel Planning

 

Meghan Veltri

Photography

Stafford Smith

Lisa Knapp

Physics

Joshua Veazey

Chris Babbitt

Political Science

Laura Schneider, Donald Zinman

Carlos Martinez

Psychology 

Robert Hendersen

Rachel Becklin

Public and Nonprofit Administration 

Quincy Williams

Carlos Martinez

Religious Studies

Kimberly McKee

Lisa Knapp

Social Work

BSW: Kathleen Scheuerle

MSW: Deborah Ronk

Grace Pushman

Sociology 

Jeff Rothstein

Grace Pushman

Statistics 

Paul Stephenson 

Chris Babbitt

Supply Chain

Tami Kraker

Lori Staggs

Theatre 

Al Sheffield 

 

Rachel Becklin

Therapeutic Recreation

Susan Sunden

Stephanie Dombrowski/ Meghan Veltri

Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Julia Mason

Grace Pushman

Writing

Dauvan Mulally 

Lisa Knapp

Exploring Students

 

Brian Bossick / Nick Debernardi / Dayna Phillips



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