Office of the Dean

Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Kellee Tsai, PhD, became the new Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities on February 26, 2024. Her career spans leadership roles in higher education, most recently as dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science and Chair Profess…

Associate Dean of Research; Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice; Co-Director of the Center on Crime, Race, and Justice

Natasha Frost, Associate Dean of Research in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, is a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice with a specialization in punishment and social control. She also currently serves as the Co-D…

Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education; Professor of English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Laura Green supports experiential teaching and learning for CSSH faculty and undergraduates. A scholar of Victorian literature and culture, she has published two books, Literary Identification: From Charlotte Brontë to Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Educati…

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor of Economics

Jun Ma is a Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities. His primary research interests are macroeconomics and international finance. In his current administrative role, he oversees the college’s Ph.D. p…

Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs; Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

Serena Parekh is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs. She is the author of three books, including her most recent book, No Refuge: Ethics and the Global Refugee Crisis (Oxford 2020), which won the North Ameri…

Associate Dean for Administration and Finance

Jim Rollins joined CSSH from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where he served as Director of Finance and Administration and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion. At Tufts, Jim’s responsibilities as Director include…

Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Student Academic Affairs