School and College Faculty Contacts
College of Arts & Science
Dan Morgan
Faculty Director of Immersion VanderbiltAssociate Dean; Principal Senior Lecturer of Earth and Environmental Sciences
dan.morgan@vanderbilt.eduKatherine Blue Carroll
Immersion Coordinator for Political Science, Public Policy Studies, and Religious Studies (incl. Islamic & Arabic Studies)Associate Professor of Political Science; Associate Director of Public Policy Studies
katherine.carroll@vanderbilt.eduElizabeth Catania
Immersion Coordinator for Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, and PsychologyAssistant Professor of the Practice of Neuroscience; Director of Undergraduate Studies in Neuroscience
elizabeth.catania@vanderbilt.eduCourtney Caudle Travers
Immersion Coordinator for Communication Studies, History (including LHS and Econ-History), and PhilosophySenior Lecturer; Director of Internships in Communication Studies
courtney.travers@vanderbilt.eduLily Claiborne
Immersion Coordinator for Climate Studies, Earth and Environmental Science, and SociologyAssistant Professor of the Practice of Earth & Environmental Sciences
lily.claiborne@vanderbilt.eduChalene Helmuth
Immersion Coordinator for French and Italian; German, Russian, and East European Studies; Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies; and Spanish and PortugueseAssociate Professor of the Practice of Spanish & Portuguese; Director of the Arts & Science Center for Languages
chalene.helmuth@vanderbilt.eduWillis Hulings
Immersion Coordinator for American Studies, Business Studies, and Medicine, Health, and SocietyAssociate Professor of the Practice of Managerial Studies
willis.hulings@vanderbilt.eduHeather Luea
Immersion Coordinator for Classical and Mediterranean Studies, Economics, and Jewish StudiesSenior Lecturer of Economics
heather.m.luea@vanderbilt.eduElizabeth Meadows
Immersion Coordinator for African American and Diaspora Studies; English; Gender and Sexuality StudiesPrincipal Senior Lecturer of English; Associate Director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
elizabeth.s.meadows@vanderbilt.eduPrasad L. Polavarapu
Immersion Coordinator for Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Chemistry, and MathematicsProfessor of Chemistry
prasad.l.polavarapu@vanderbilt.eduSheri Shaneyfelt
Immersion Coordinator for Art, European Studies, and History of Art and ArchitecturePrincipal Senior Lecturer of History of Art & Architecture
sheri.shaneyfelt@vanderbilt.eduKalman Varga
Immersion Coordinator for Anthropology, Communication of Science and Technology, and Physics and AstronomyProfessor of Physics; Vice Chair of the Department of Physics & Astronomy
kalman.varga@vanderbilt.eduJonathan Waters
Immersion Coordinator for Asian Studies (incl. Chinese and Japanese), Cinema and Media Arts, and TheatreAssociate Chair, Cinema & Media Arts; Principal Senior Lecturer, Cinema and Media Arts; Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education
j.waters@vanderbilt.eduBlair School of Music
Melissa K. Rose
Immersion CoordinatorSenior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Piano
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Piano
melissa.k.rose@vanderbilt.eduBrian Utley
Immersion CoordinatorPrincipal Senior Lecturer of Woodwinds
brian.utley@vanderbilt.eduDivinity School
James Byrd
Immersion CoordinatorProfessor of American Religious History; Cal Turner Chancellor's Chair of Wesleyan Studies; Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research
james.p.byrd@vanderbilt.eduOwen School of Management
David Owens
Immersion CoordinatorEvans Family Executive Director of the Wond'ry; Professor of the Practice of Organizational Studies; Professor of the Practice of Engineering Management
Peabody College of Education and Human Development
Anita A. Wager
Immersion CoordinatorSenior Associate Dean; Professor of the Practice of Mathematics Education
anita.wager@vanderbilt.eduLeigh Scheer
Immersion Coordinator for Psychology and Human DevelopmentPrincipal Senior Lecturer of Psychology & Human Development; Director of Undergraduate Studies
leigh.scheer@vanderbilt.eduSchool of Engineering
Tom Withrow
VUSE Immersion Director; Immersion Coordinator for Mechanical EngineeringAssistant Dean for Design; Professor of the Practice of Mechanical Engineering
thomas.j.withrow@vanderbilt.eduWalter Collett
Immersion Coordinator for Electrical & Computer EngineeringProfessor of the Practice of Electrical and Computer Engineering
walter.l.collett@vanderbilt.eduRussell Dunn
Immersion Coordinator for Chemical EngineeringProfessor of the Practice of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
russell.dunn@vanderbilt.eduCourtney Johnson
Immersion Coordinator for Engineering ScienceAssistant Professor of the Practice of Technical Communications
courtney.l.johnson@vanderbilt.eduMarc Moore
Immersion Coordinator for Biomedical EngineeringAssociate Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering
marc.c.moore@vanderbilt.eduRobert Tairas
Immersion Coordinator for Computer ScienceAssociate Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
robert.tairas@vanderbilt.eduLori Troxel
Immersion Coordinator for Civil EngineeringProfessor of the Practice of Civil & Environmental Engineering; Director of Undergraduate Studies in Civil Engineering
lori.a.troxel@vanderbilt.edu
School of Medicine
Amy Major
Faculty Director of ImmersionAssociate Professor of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
amy.major@vumc.orgSchool of Nursing
Cathy Maxwell
Immersion CoordinatorAssociate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
cathy.maxwell@vanderbilt.edu