Department Coordinators
The Honors Coordinator serves as the liaison between the Honors Program and students in the various disciplines across campus. They refer students to possible mentors, help identify faculty experts in their discipline, inform students of research opportunities, and can assist students in identifying possible thesis topics.
Coordinators provide department-specific guidelines for the Honors Thesis Proposal, and are a participating member of the thesis committee from the proposal stage through to the defense. Check the list of department coordinators to find yours.
| Department | Name | Phone | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Travis Dyer | 801-422-6080 | travis.dyer@byu.edu | 535 TNRB |
| Africana Studies | Spencer James | 801-422-6682 | spencer_james@byu.edu | 2095 JFSB |
| American Studies | Jamin Rowan | 801-422-6589 | jamin_rowan@byu.edu | 4143 JFSB |
| Ancient and Near East Studies (ANES) | Matthew Grey | 801-422-2441 | matthew_grey@byu.edu | 365G JSB |
| Animation | Sam Nielson | 801-422-1486 | sam.nielson@byu.edu | 1100L WCCB |
| Anthropology | Jacob Hickman | 801-422-9373 | jhickman@byu.edu | 860 KMBL |
| Art | Brian Christensen | 801-422-2621 | brian_christensen@byu.edu | 215 B66 |
| Art History | Heather Belnap | 801-422-8242 | heather_belnap@byu.edu | 3051 JFSB |
| Asian and Near Eastern Languages (ANEL) | Stephen Ricks | 801-422-5428 | Stephen_Ricks@byu.edu | 3059 JFSB |
| Asian Studies | Marc Yamada | 801-422-2550 | my@byu.edu | 3037 JFSB |
| Biology & Bioinformatics | Jerry Johnson | 801-422-4502 | jerry_johnson@byu.edu | 4033 LSB |
| Biophysics | Amber Gonda | 801-422-0327 | amber_gonda@byu.edu | 2028 LSB |
| Business & PreBusiness | Mark Hansen | 801-422-4362 | mh_hansen@byu.edu | 578 TNRB |
| Cell Biology and Physiology | Amber Gonda | 801-422-0327 | amber_gonda@byu.edu | 2028 LSB |
| Chemical Engineering | Bill Pitt | 801-422-2589 | pitt@byu.edu | 330W EB |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Brandon Gassaway | 801-422-7193 | brandon.gassaway@byu.edu | E111 BNSN |
| Civil & Construction Engineering | Greg Macfarlane | 801-422-8505 | gregmacfarlane@byu.edu | 430M EB |
| Communications | Pamela Brubaker | 801-422-5591 | pamela_brubaker@byu.edu | 360A BRMB |
| Communications Disorders | Dallin Bailey | 801-422-3876 | dallinjb@byu.edu | 201U MCKB |
| Comparative Literature | Larry Peer | 801-422-5529 | larry_peer@byu.edu | 3023 JFSB |
| Computer Science | Seth Holladay | 801-422-6490 | holladay@cs.byu.edu | 2220 TMCB |
| Cybersecurity | Derek Hansen | 801-422-7467 | dlhansen@byu.edu | 450 EB |
| Dance | Marin Roper | 801-422-3345 | marinleggat@byu.edu | 2222 RB |
| Design & Graphic Design | Doug Thomas | 801-422-0956 | doug_thomas@byu.edu | 112 WCOB |
| Economics | Joe Price | 801-422-5296 | joe_price@byu.edu | 2129 WVB |
| Education | Bryant Jensen | 801-422-3241 | bryant_jensen@byu.edu | 206-H MCKB |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | Karl Warnick | 801-422-1732 | warnick@byu.edu | 450 EB |
| English | Aaron Eastley | 801-422-1695 | aaron_eastley@byu.edu | 4119 JFSB |
| European Studies | Rob McFarland | 801-422-8331 | robmc@byu.edu | 3104 JFSB |
| Exercise Science | Ron Hager | 801-422-1183 | hager@byu.edu | 228B SFH |
| Experience Design & Mngmnt | Brian Hill | 801-422-4369 | Brian_Hill@byu.edu | W-453 TNRB |
| Family Life | Jocelyn Wikle | 801-422-0077 | wikle@byu.edu | 2055 JFSB |
| French | Daryl Lee | 801-422-9055 | dlee@byu.edu | 3133 JFSB |
| Geography | Sam Otterstrom | 801-422-7751 | samuel_otterstrom@byu.edu | 690F SWKT |
| Geological Sciences | Josh LeMonte | 801-422-7037 | lemonte@byu.edu | S341 ESC |
| German & Russian Studies | Christian Clement | 801-422-6807 | rcc@byu.edu | 3107 JFSB |
| History & Family History | Mark Christensen | 801-422-9333 | mark_christensen@byu.edu | 2130 JFSB |
| Illustration | Justin Kunz | 801-422-1826 | justin.kunz@byu.edu | 106 WCO |
| Information Systems | Steve Liddle | 801-422-8792 | liddle@byu.edu | 782 TNRB |
| Information Tech | Derek Hansen | 801-422-7467 | dlhansen@byu.edu | 450 EB |
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | Elliott Wise | 801-422-7294 | elliott_wise@byu.edu | 3048 JFSB |
| International Development | Hayley Pierce | 801-422-2488 | hayley_pierce@byu.edu | 2036 JFSB |
| International Relations | Ken Stiles | 801-422-1352 | ken_stiles@byu.edu | 760 KMBL |
| Italian | Marie Orton | 801-422-3389 | marie_orton@byu.edu | 3134-B JFSB |
| Latin American Studies | Marlene Esplin | 801-422-6246 | mhesplin@byu.edu | 3050 JFSB |
| Linguistics & English Language | Holly Baker | 801-422-7452 | bakerht@byu.edu | 4041 JFSB |
| Management (Strategy, Entrepreneurship, HR) | Mark Hansen | 801-422-4362 | mh_hansen@byu.edu | 578 TNRB |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Michael Miles | 801-422-1858 | mmiles@byu.edu | 265 CTB |
| Marketing & Global Supply Chain | Mark Hansen | 801-422-4362 | mh_hansen@byu.edu | 578 TNRB |
| Mathematics | Davi Obata | 801-422-9088 | davi.obata@mathematics@byu.edu | 310 TMCB |
| Math Education | Keith Leatham | 801-422-2057 | kleatham@byu.edu | 167A TMCB |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doug Cook | 801-422-0193 | d.cook@byu.edu | 350F EB |
| Micro & Molecular Biology | David Erickson | 801-422-1981 | david_erickson@byu.edu | 3133 LSB |
| Middle East Studies & Arabic | Joshua Gubler | 801-422-2829 | jgub@byu.edu | 764 KMBL |
| Music | Neil Thornock | 801-422-1482 | neil_thornock@byu.edu | 4229 MB |
| Neuroscience | Rebekka Matheson | 801-422-2954 | rebekka_matheson@byu.edu | 1030 KMBL |
| Nursing | Marie Prothero | 801-422-7823 | marie.prothero@byu.edu | 533 KMBL |
| Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Science | Susan Fullmer | 801-422-3349 | susan_fullmer@byu.edu | S243 ESC |
| Philosophy | Ryan Christensen | 801-422-4821 | ryan_christensen@byu.edu | 4085 JFSB |
| Photography | Paul Adams | 801-422-8742 | paul_adams@byu.edu | 1169 WCCB |
| Physics & Astronomy | Karine Chesnel | 801-422-5687 | kchesnel@byu.edu | N347 ESC |
| Plant & Wildlife Sciences | David Jarvis | 801-422-3093 | david_jarvis@byu.edu | 5133 LSB |
| Political Science | Doug Atkinson | 801-422-0413 | atkinsond@byu.edu | 734 KMBL |
| Product & User Experience Design | Richard Fry | 801-422-4445 | rfry@byu.edu | 265 CTB |
| Psychology | Ed Gantt | 801-422-9785 | ed_gantt@byu.edu | 1086 KMBL |
| Public Health | Len Novilla | 801-422-9356 | len_novilla@byu.edu | 2064 LSB |
| Sociology | Michael Cope | 801-422-9265 | michaelrcope@byu.edu | 2034 JFSB |
| Spanish & Portuguese | Greg Stallings | 801-422-1273 | gregory_stallings@byu.edu | 3166 JFSB |
| Statistics | Natalie Blades | 801-422-5076 | blades@stat.byu.edu | 2190 WVB |
| Technology & Engineering Studies | Scott Bartholomew | 801-422-6310 | scottbartholomew@byu.edu | 230-F SNLB |
| Theater & Media Arts | Dean Duncan | 801-422-3437 | dean_duncan@byu.edu | 184 WCO |
| Womens Studies | Heather Belnap | 801-422-8242 | heather_belnap@byu.edu | 3051 JFSB |