Leadership

Juli Wade

Information: Executive Dean; oed@sas.rutgers.edu

Juli is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology. An academic leader and scholar, she has a clear understanding of the important role that public, land-grant, research-intensive institutions serve for their home communities, states, and the nation.

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James Masschaele

Information: Executive Vice Dean; Interim Dean of Humanities; vicedean@sas.rutgers.edu humanitiesdean@sas.rutgers.edu

Jim has been a member of the Executive Dean’s Office since 2012. He currently serves as Interim Dean of Humanities and Executive Vice Dean, bringing over a decade of leadership and academic excellence to the role.

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Robin Leichenko

Information: Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences; sbsdean@sas.rutgers.edu

Robin, a Professor of Geography, specializes in the fields of economic geography and the human dimensions of global environmental change, with a particular focus on the social and economic impacts of climate change. She is a fellow of the American Association of Geographers and was a recipient of...

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Lori Covey

Information: Dean of Life Sciences; dlsdean@sas.rutgers.edu

Lori, a Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, is a noted scholar in the field of immunology. She joined Rutgers in 1993 and gained renown for her discovery of novel pathways regulating cell interactions that are critical to the body’s defense system against disease.

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Thu Nguyen

Information: Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; mpsdean@sas.rutgers.edu

Thu, a Professor of Computer Science, joined the Rutgers faculty in 1999 and served as associate chair for five years and chair for two, overseeing a crucial expansion of computer science faculty during a time of rapid technological change.

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Ben Sifuentes-Jáuregui

Information: Associate Dean of Humanities; jauregui@echo.rutgers.edu

Ben is a Professor in American Studies and Comparative Literature and holds a Ph.D. in 20th-century Latin American Literature from Yale University. Since joining Rutgers in 1997, Ben has held numerous leadership roles, including Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and most recently,...

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Sharon Bzostek

Information: Interim Vice Dean of Undergraduate Education; sbzostek@sas.rutgers.edu

Sharon is an Associate Professor of Sociology, and has been a faculty member at Rutgers since 2011. Sharon served as Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Sociology prior to joining the SAS Office of Undergraduate Education as Associate Dean in 2020.

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Mike Kiledjian

Information: Vice Dean of Research and Graduate Education; rgedean@sas.rutgers.edu

Mike is a Distinguished Professor and former chair of the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, a role he held for 13 years. A Rutgers alumnus, he earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and leads NIH-funded research on the regulation of mammalian RNA degradation and its association to human...

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Zaire Dinzey-Flores

Information: Vice Dean for Workplace Culture and Professional Excellence

Zaire is an Associate Professor in the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies and the Department of Sociology. She previously served as chair of the Latino and Caribbean studies department since 2021.

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Bob Maruca

Information: Vice Dean of Administration; vda@sas.rutgers.edu

Bob is a financial manager with a strong background in public higher education and municipal government.

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Tom Vosseler

Information: Executive Director of Information Technology; vosseler@sas.rutgers.edu

Tom leads the SAS Office of Information Technology, managing a broad range of IT and data operations that include central systems support, web development, maintenance and repair, high-performance computing, software development, and instructional support.

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Kareem Mumford

Information: Senior Director of Communications and Marketing; kareem.mumford@sas.rutgers.edu

Kareem leads the school's communications, marketing, events, and alumni engagement operations. He oversees an array of services that include marketing and branding, editorial content development, graphic design, social media and website development, photography, multimedia production, media and...

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Rob Eccles

Information: Senior Director of Development; rob.eccles@rutgers.edu

Rob oversees the day-to-day activities of the School of Arts and Sciences development team, working closely with the Executive Dean and the Rutgers University Foundation to build philanthropic support for the school.

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Christina Pasley

Information: Director of Strategic Initiatives; christina.pasley@rutgers.edu

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