We are not your standard school.

Like Peter, our beloved Anteater mascot, we’re quirky and different. And we aren’t afraid to break the mold in order to adapt to our increasingly interconnected world. Below, meet our leadership team that helps make it all happen here in social sciences. Or you can check out our school's organizational chart (Opens in new tab) for a visual rundown on all things soc sci.

Note: All undergraduate enrollment matters are handled by the Social Sciences Undergraduate Student Affairs Office. This includes dean’s authorization, signature and/or enrollment issues. Please direct these inquiries to the following email socsci@uci.edu(opens email client) or call 949.824.6803 or visit SBSG 1201.

 

Dean


Bill Maurer
  • Professor of Anthropology; Dean, School of Social Sciences
    Ph.D., Stanford University, 1994

  • money and finance, law and culture, caribbean

  •  5218 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway | 949-824-6802

  • wmmaurer@uci.edu
  • Website

Assistant Dean


Jennifer Dos Santos
  • Assistant Dean, School of Social Sciences

  •  5214 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway | (949) 824-8709

  • jennifer.dossantos@uci.edu

Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies


Barbara Sarnecka
  • Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies
    Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2004

  • cognitive development, language and conceptual change, writing and scientific communication

  •  2562 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway

  • sarnecka@uci.edu
  • Website
  • Lab

Associate Dean, Student Programs


Matt Huffman
  • Professor of Sociology; Associate Dean, Student Programs
    Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1997

  • inequality, organizations, work and employment, social demography

  •  4229 Social Science Plaza B | 949-824-6460

  • mhuffman@uci.edu
  • Website

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies


Jeanett Castellanos
  • Professor of Teaching and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
    Ph.D., Washington State University 

  •  SSPB 2231, SBSG 1231 | 949-824-6298, 949-824-9010

  • castellj@uci.edu
  • Website

Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Diversity


Rocío Rosales
  • Inclusive Excellence Professor of Sociology; Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Diversity
    Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2012

  • international migration, immigrant and ethnic economies, urban sociology, qualitative methods, ethnography, latino/a studies, race and ethnicity, immigrant detention

  •  4109 Social Science Plaza A | 949-824-5859

  • r.rosales@uci.edu
  • Website

2026-2027 Divisional Senate Assembly Representatives

Michael McBride,
mcbride@uci.edu(opens email client)
Economics

Kristin Turney,
kristin.turney@uci.edu(opens email client)
Sociology

Eddie Telles,
e.telles@uci.edu(opens email client)
Sociology

Andrew Penner,
penner@uci.edu(opens email client)
Sociology

 

 

2026-2027 Executive Committee

Simone Chambers,
sechambe@uci.edu(opens email client)
Political Science | Executive Committee, Chair

Sylvia Croese,
scroese@uci.edu(opens email client)
Global & International Studies| Executive Committee, Vice Chair

Nadia Chernyak,
nadia.chernyak@uci.edu(opens email client)
Cognitive Sciences

Emily Grossman,
grossman@uci.edu(opens email client)
Cognitive Sciences

Alex Huezo,
huezoad@uci.edu(opens email client)
Chicano/Latino Studies

Lauren Ross,
rossl@uci.edu(opens email client)
Logic & Philosophy of Science

Danielle Thomsen,
dthomsen@uci.edu(opens email client)
Political Science

Irene Vega,
ivega@uci.edu(opens email client)
Sociology

Samantha Vortherms,
s.vortherms@uci.edu(opens email client)
Political Science

 

 

Administrative Offices

Business Office
Phone: 949.824.3852
Location: 5129 Social Science Plaza A

Communications Office
Phone: 719.651.3224
Location: 5406 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway

Computing Services Office
Phone: 949.824.5476
Location: 1288 Social Science Plaza B

Dean's Office
Phone: 949.824.6802
Location: 5218 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway

Development Office
Phone: 949.824.7472
Location: 5412 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway

Facilities Office
Phone: 949.824.3382
Location: 1185 Social Science Plaza A

Graduate Studies Office
Phone: 949.824.4074
Location: 323 Social Science Tower

Personnel Office
Phone: 949.824.6785
Location: 5210 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway

Undergraduate Student Affairs Office
Phone: 949.824.6803
Location: 1201 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway

 

 

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