Department Administration
Department Chair
Roberta Wue
Department Chair
Associate Professor of Art History
Department Manager
Robert Escalante
Department Manager
(949) 824-2746
Department Analyst
Hannah Kanenbley
Department Analyst
SFIAH Coordinator/Internship Program Coordinator
Katie Desmond
SFIAH Coordinator/Internship Program Coordinator
Graduate Coordinator
Kimmy Bao
Graduate Coordinator
(949) 824-4523
Faculty Undergraduate Advisors 2026-27
Gabrielle Jung
Assistant Professor of Art History, Archaeology, and Visual Studies
Bert Winther-Tamaki
Professor of Art History, Asian-American Studies, and Visual Studies
Faculty Directors 2026-27
Director of the Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies
Lyle Massey
Director of the Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies
Associate Professor of Art History and Visual Studies
4+1 MA Director; Director of the Ph.D. Specialization in Ancient Iran and the Premodern Persianate World
Matthew Canepa
4+1 MA Director; Director of the Ph.D. Specialization in Ancient Iran and the Premodern Persianate World
Professor of Art History and Visual Studies, and Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Presidential Chair in Art History and Archaeology of Ancient Iran
Internship Director
Ethan Robey
Internship Director
Senior Instructor of Art History
Alumni Relations
Bert Winther-Tamaki
Alumni Relations
Professor of Art History, Asian-American Studies, and Visual Studies
