Dean’s Office
Dean’s Suite, Rooms 401-411, CLAS Building, Unit 4098
Deans
Interim Dean Harry Frank
Professor of Chemistry
Phone: 486-2844
Email: harry.frank@uconn.edu |
Harry A. Frank, professor of chemistry, has been an associate dean of CLAS since January 2004. He works on supporting the CLAS research mission and issues related to graduate programs. His own research is on photosynthesis and the role of colorful carotenoid molecules in the process. Dr. Frank has taught at UConn since 1980 and has an undergraduate degree from Memphis State University and a PhD from Boston University. |
Associate Dean
Douglas Hamilton
Professor of Physics
Phone: 486-2713
Email: douglas.hamilton@uconn.edu |
Douglas Hamilton, professor of physics, focuses on CLAS undergraduate education. His research interest is laser physics and the optical properties of solid-state materials. A graduate of the University of Colorado who received a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Hamilton has taught at UConn since 1979. He was one of the first four teaching fellows of the University Institute for Teaching and Learning. |
Associate Dean Debra Kendall
Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
Phone: 486-2713
Email: debra.kendall@uconn.edu
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Debra A. Kendall, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, joined the dean’s office in 2006. Dr. Kendall has taught at UConn since 1989 and has a large research program on the structure and biological function of membrane proteins. She received her bachelor’s degree from Smith College and a PhD from Northwestern University. |
Associate Dean Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh
Professor of Political Science
Phone: 486-3267 or 486-2713
Email: cyrus.zirakzadeh@uconn.edu |
Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh joined the dean’s office in 2006. His scholarship is in social movements and political thought in literature and film. In 2005, he was named a University Teaching Fellow. Dr. Zirakzadeh graduated from the University of Michigan in 1974 and received a master’s degree from Stanford University in 1975 and his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985. He has taught at UConn for 20 years and directed the Honors Program for five years. |
Assistant Dean Deborah Shelby
Phone: 486-2713
Email: deborah.shelby@uconn.edu |
Deborah Shelby and her staff are responsible for the business operations of the College, including financial administration, personnel, and space-construction management. Before joining CLAS she held similar responsibilities for the College of Engineering at Boston University. She managed the construction of two major buildings and many renovations and developed a financial system. Also at BU, she served in financial administration and special projects for the Provost’s Office. |
CLAS Advancement
Dean's Staff
CLAS Academic Services Center
423 Whitney Road, Unit 1126
http://www.services.clas.uconn.edu
CLAS Business Services Center
Suite 345, CLAS Building, Unit 4098
http://bsc.clas.uconn.edu
CLAS Computer Support Group
Suite 345, CLAS Building, Unit 4098
http://www.dean.clas.uconn.edu/csg
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