Faculty Service

Academic year 2025-2026

On Leave

• Mamdou Dia, AY 2025-2026, Negotiated Leave
• Jennifer Tsien, AY 2025-2026, Sesquicentennial Fellowship

Department Chair and Program Directors 

• Department Chair: Ari Blatt
• Director of Graduate Studies: Claire Lyu
• Director of Undergraduate Studies: Janet Horne
• Language Program Director: Karen James
• French House Director: Rachel Geer
• Director of UVa Program in Lyon, France:  Cécile Rey
• Chair of Summer Courses and Director, French SLI (Summer Language Institute): Spyros Simotas
• Faculty Senator: Amy Ogden
• Community Engagement Officer: Claire Lyu
• Language Course Coordination: FREN 1010, 1020, 1050, Cécile Rey / FREN 2010, Elizabeth Hall / FREN 2020, Rachel Geer

University Programs

• Medieval Studies Program Director: Deborah McGrady
• Premodern Cultures and Communities Certificate Director: Deborah McGrady 

FRENCH DEPARTMENT COMMMITTEES

Graduate Studies Committee

• Claire Lyu (DGS/Chair)
• Amy Ogden
• Cheryl Krueger

Undergraduate Studies Committee

• Janet Horne (DUP/Chair)
• Karen James
• Ari Blatt

Language Program Committee

• Karen James (Chair)
• Cécile Rey
• Elizabeth Hall

Maison Française Planning Committee

• Rachel Geer (Chair)
• Janet Horne (DUP)

Course Planning Committee

• Ari Blatt (Chair)
• Claire Lyu (DGS)
• Janet Horne (DUP)                          
• Karen James (LPD)

Lecture Committee

• Maya Boutaghou (Chair)
• Claire Lyu (DGS)
• Janet Horne (DUP)
• Graduate Student Rep: TBD

Peer Evaluation Committee

• Maya Boutaghou (Chair)
• Cheryl Krueger
• Deborah McGrady
• Ari Blatt (ex officio)

Assessment Coordination

• DUP, Janet Horne, for undergraduate program
• DGS, Claire Lyu, for graduate program
• Members of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Committees

Promotion Committee

• N/A

French Teachers for Tomorrow Initiative

• Amy Ogden
• Janet Horne

First-Year Pre-Major Advisors

• Elizabeth Hall (Limited Engagements)
• Deborah McGrady (Engagements Advisor)

Phi Delta Phi Moderator

• Janet Horne (DUP)

Distinguished Major Program, Thesis Directors

• TBD

French Department Graduate Exchange liaison (ENS, EHESS, UPEC, Lyon 2): Claire Lyu

UVa French Center of Excellence Director: Ari Blatt

 

Graduate Representatives

MA Representative: TBD

PhD Representative: Oriane Guiziou-Lamour

Newcomer Liaison: Chloé Berr

Graduate Representative to the Mediation Committee: Michael Overstreet

Community Engagement Rep: Song Huang

GSASC Representative: Katelyn Bohn

 

Departmental Service Assignments of Individual Faculty

Ari Blatt: Department Chair; Course Planning Committee (Chair); Peer Evaluation Committee (Ex Officio); Undergraduate Studies Committee; Director, UVa Center of Excellence of the French Embassy

Maya Boutaghou: PEC Committee (Chair); Lecture Committee (Chair)

Mamadou Dia: On Leave

Gary Ferguson:  N/A

Rachel Geer: French House Director

Elizabeth Hall: Director of the Institute of World Languages; Language Program Committee; CEPC; Undergraduate Pre-Major Advisor (Limited Engagements)

Janet Horne: Director of Undergraduate Programs; Course Planning Committee; Maison Française Planning Committee; Undergraduate Program Assessment Coordinator; Undergraduate Studies Committee; French Teachers for Tomorrow Initiative; Lecture Committee; Phi Delta Phi Coordinator

Karen James: Language Program Director; Course Planning Committee; Undergraduate Studies Committee; Language Program Committee (Chair); Creole Coordinator

Cheryl Krueger: Graduate Studies Committee; Peer Evaluation Committee

Alison Levine: Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Claire Lyu: Director of Graduate Studies; Course Planning Committee; Graduate Program Assessment Coordinator; Lecture Committee; Community Engagement Officer

Deborah McGrady: Director of the Medieval Studies Program; Director of the Premodern Cultures and Communities Certificate; Peer Evaluation Committee; College Fellow (+ Engagements Pre-Major Advisor)

Amy Ogden: Faculty Senator; Graduate Studies Committee; French Teachers for Tomorrow Initiative

Cécile Rey: Language Program Committee; Director, UVA in Lyon Summer Program

Spyros Simotas: Chair of Summer Courses and Director, French SLI (Summer Language Institute)

Jennifer Tsien:  On Leave AY