Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Director

TIMOTHY P. HARRISON
Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology

tpharrison@uchicago.edu
773.834.4688

Current Faculty and Staff

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

ABBAS ALIZADEH
Senior Research Associate, Iranian Prehistoric Project

a-alizadeh@uchicago.edu
773.702.9531

SUSAN ALLISON
Associate Registrar, Museum

srallison@uchicago.edu
773.702.3513

ANNALISA AZZONI
Associate of the Institute for the study of Ancient Cultures

annalisa.azzoni@vanderbilt.net

ROBERT BAIN
Preparator, Museum

rbain@uchicago.edu
773.702.9516

ANDREW J. BAUMANN
Managing Editor, Publications Office

abaumann@uchicago.edu
773.702.5967

RICHARD BEAL
Senior Research Associate, Chicago Hittite Dictionary

r-beal@uchicago.edu
773.702.9527

LANNY BELL
Associate Professor Emeritus of Egyptology

ROBERT BIGGS
Professor Emeritus of Assyriology

bigg@uchicago.edu
773.702.9540

ALAIN BRESSON
Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor
abresson@uchicago.edu

JOHN BRINKMAN
Charles H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Mesopotamian History

j-brinkman@uchicago.edu
773.702.9545

DENISE BROWNING
Manager, Suq

d-browning1@uchicago.edu
773.702.9509

REBECCA CAIN
Editorial Assistant, Publications Office

rebeccacain@uchicago.edu
773.702.5967

MARIANNA CAPELES
Business Administrator
mcapeles@uchicago.edu
773.834.0451

LOGAN CONLEY
IT User Support

ljconley@uchicago.edu
773.702.0989

BILL COSPER
Director of Development

bcosper@uchicago.edu
773.702.5062

VICK CRUZ
Manager of Visitor Services and Security

vick.cruz@uchicago.edu
773.702.5112

LAURA D’ALESSANDRO
Head, Conservation Laboratory

lada@uchicago.edu
773.702.9519

FRED DONNER
Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern History

f-donner@uchicago.edu
773.702.9544

PETER DORMAN
Professor Emeritus of Egyptology

p-dorman@uchicago.edu
773.702.9533

ELSPETH R. M. DUSINBERRE
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

GERTRUD FARBER
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

g-farber@uchicago.edu
773.702.9548

WALTER FARBER
Professor Emeritus of Assyriology

w-farber@uchicago.edu
773.702.9546

ANNE FLANNERY
Head Archivist, Museum
asflanne@uchicago.edu
773.702.9924

MARK GARRISON
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

mgarriso@trinity.edu

FRANÇOIS GAUDARD
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

fgaudard@uchicago.edu
773.702.9524 & 773.702.9528

McGUIRE GIBSON
Professor of Mesopotamian Archaeology

m-gibson@uchicago.edu
773.702.9525

MARGARET GEOGA
Assistant Professor of Egyptology

mgeoga@uchicago.edu
773.702.9539

PETRA GOEDEGEBUURE
Associate Professor of Hittitology; Senior Editor, Chicago Hittite Dictionary Project

pgoedegebuure@uchicago.edu
773.702.9550

GENE GRAGG
Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Languages

g-gragg@uchicago.edu
773.702.9511

EMILY HAMMER
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

ehammer@sas.upenn.edu

TIMOTHY P. HARRISON
Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology

tpharrison@uchicago.edu
773.834.4688

SHEHERYAR HASNAIN
Associate Director of Finance and Administration
shasnain@uchicago.edu
773.702.9548

REBECCA HASSELBACH-ANDEE
Professor of Comparative Semitics

hasselb@uchicago.edu
773.834.3290

LISA HEIDORN
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

lheidorn@uchicago.edu

WOUTER HENKELMAN
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

wouterhenkelman@gmail.com

CHAD HILL
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

KATE HODGE
Youth and Family Program Coordinator

kwhodge@uchicago.edu
773.702.1158

JANET H. JOHNSON
Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor of Egyptology; Editor, Chicago Demotic Dictionary Project

j-johnson@uchicago.edu
773.702.9530

MORAG M. KERSEL
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

mokersel@uchicago.edu
773.702.0086

MARK LEHNER
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

marklehner@aol.com
773.702.9514

BRAD LENZ
Assistant Director of Development and Membership
blenz@uchicago.edu
773.834.3817

MARC MAILLOT
Associate Director and Chief Curator, Museum

mmaillot@uchicago.edu
773.702.9863

JANA MATUSZAK
Assistant Professor of Sumerology

matuszak@uchicago.edu
773.704.8560

J. BRETT MCCLAIN
Field Director of the Epigraphic Survey/Chicago House

jbmcclai@uchicago.edu
773.702.9524

HELEN MCDONALD
Registrar, Museum

helenmcd@uchicago.edu
773.702.9518

AUGUSTA McMAHON
Professor of Mesopotamian Archaeology

augustamcmahon@uchicago.edu
773.704.5011

CAROL MEYER
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

c-meyer@uchicago.edu

BRIAN MUHS
Associate Professor of Egyptology

bpmuhs@uchicago.edu
773.702.9533

KIERSTEN NEUMANN
Curator, Museum; Research Associate; Lecturer

neumann@uchicago.edu
773.834.8950

ARTUR OBLUSKI
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

aobluski@uchicago.edu

JAMES OSBORNE
Assistant Professor of Anatolian Archaeology

jamesosborne@uchicago.edu
773.702.0568

DENNIS G. PARDEE
Henry Crown Professor of Hebrew Studies

d-pardee@uchicago.edu
773.702.9541

SUSANNE PAULUS
Associate Professor of Assyriology; Tablet Collection Curator

paulus@uchicago.edu

RICHARD PAYNE
Neubauer Family Assistant Professor

repayne@uchicago.edu
773.834.9877

MATT PERLEY
Asst
. Director, Administration & Finance
mperley@uchicago.edu
773-702-5044

MARIANA PERLINAC
Assistant to the Director

isac-administration@uchicago.edu
773.834.8098

HERVE RECULEAU
Associate Professor of Assyriology

hreculeau@uchicago.edu

CLEMENS REICHEL
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

c-reichel@uchicago.edu
416.586.7938

SETH RICHARDSON
Editor, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

seth1@uchicago.edu
773.702.9592

MARTHA ROTH
Chauncey S. Boucher Distinguished Service Professor of Assyriology; Director and Editor-in-charge, Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project, Division of the Humanities

m-roth@uchicago.edu
773.834.2448

YORKE ROWAN
Research Associate Professor, Director, Galilee Prehistory Project and Eastern Badia Archaeological Project

ymrowan@uchicago.edu
773.702.0086

FOY D. SCALF
Research Associate; Head of Research Archives

scalffd@uchicago.edu
773.702.9537

DAVID SCHLOEN
Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology

d-schloen@uchicago.edu
773.702.1382

EMILY SMITH
Development and Events Associate

emsmith1@uchicago.edu
773.834.9775

MEHRNOUSH SOROUSH
Assistant Professor in Landscape Archaeology; Director, Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes (CAMEL) Lab

mehrnoush@uchicago.edu

GIL STEIN
Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology 

gstein@uchicago.edu
773.702.4098

MATTHEW STOLPER
John A. Wilson Professor Emeritus of Assyriology; Director, Persepolis Fortification Archive Project

m-stolper@uchicago.edu
773.702.9553

GEOFFREY SUMMERS
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

summers@uchicago.edu

EMILY TEETER
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

eteeter@uchicago.edu

JOANNA THEN-OBLUSKI
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

jthenobluska@uchicago.edu

SOFIA TORALLAS
Professor of Classics and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

sofiat@uchicago.edu
773.702.4375

JOSH TULISIAK
Manager, Exhibition Design and Production

tulisiak@uchicago.edu
773.702.9516

THEO VAN DEN HOUT
Arthur and Joann Rasmussen Professor of Hittite and Anatolian Languages; Executive Editor, Chicago Hittite Dictionary Project

tvdhout@uchicago.edu
773.834.4688

TASHA VORDERSTRASSE
University and Continuing Education Program Coordinator

tkvorder@uchicago.edu
773.702.0788

MATTHEW WELTON
Associate Director of Membership Programming, Marketing, and Communications

mwelton@uchicago.edu
773.834.9777

EDWARD WENTE
Professor Emeritus of Egyptology

e-wente@uchicago.edu
773.702.9539

DONALD WHITCOMB
Research Associate (Associate Professor), Islamic and Medieval Archaeology

d-whitcomb@uchicago.edu
773.702.9530

ALISON WHYTE
Conservator, Conservation Laboratory, Museum

aawhyte@uchicago.edu
773.702.9519

BRUCE WILLIAMS
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

bbwillia@uchicago.edu

KAREN L. WILSON
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

wilsonk94@yahoo.com
773.702.3526

CATHERINE WITT
Volunteer Manager

cwitt@uchicago.edu
773.702.1845

CHRISTOPHER WOODS
Associate of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

woods@uchicago.edu
773.834.8560

RICHARD ZETTLER
Research Associate

rzettler@sas.upenn.edu