Department Chairs
Cheryl L. Keyes
Chair, Department of African American Studies
Laurie Hart
Chair, Department of Anthropology
Keith L. Camacho
Chair, Department of Asian American Studies
Paul V. Kroskrity
Chair, Department of American Indian Studies
Robert Chao Romero
Chair, Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Greg Bryant
Chair, Department of Communication
Kathleen McGarry
Chair, Department of Economics
Joshua Javier Guzmán
Chair, Department of Gender Studies
Gregory S. Okin
Chair, Department of Geography
Kevin Terraciano
Chair, Department of History
Davide Panagia
Chair, Department of Political Science
Wei-hsin Yu
Chair, Department of Sociology
Chris Zepeda-Millán
Chair, Department of Labor Studies
Interdepartment Program Chairs
Stephen Acabado
Chair, Archaeology Interdepartmental Program
Glenn Wharton
Chair, UCLA / Getty Conservation Program
Nicole Else-Quest
Chair, Social Science Interdepartmental Program
ROTC Chairs
Bryan Davis
Lt Col, Aerospace Studies
Don Sheppard
Lt Col, Military Science
Tracy Perry
Col, Naval Science
ORU/ Center Directors
Martha Bailey
Director, California Center for Population Research (CCPR)
Jason De Leon
Director, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology (CIOA)
Jessica Cattelino
Director, Center for the Study of Women (CSW)
Tobias Higbie
Director, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)
David Myers
Director, Bedari Kindness Institute (On sabbatical 2026-2027, Interim Director is Aliza Luft, learn more)
Uri McMillan
Director, LGBTQ Studies Program