Department Contact Information

Main Office

Rachel Morgan, Administrative Support Specialist 

Sharon Corradino, Office Manager 

Yana Arvanitis, Fiscal Coordinator

James Willis, Department Chair 

General contact 

  • Email: cls1@gmu.edu  
  • Phone: 703-993-8315
  • Website: https://cls.gmu.edu  
  • Mailing address  
    • 4400 University Drive MS 4F4 
      Enterprise Hall, Suite 354 
      Fairfax, VA 22030
  • Physical address
    • 10443 Sandy Creek Way 
      Enterprise Hall, Suite 354 
      Fairfax, VA 22030 

Program Directors

Auzeen Shariati, Undergraduate Program Director (100-400 level courses) 

Charlotte Gill, MS Program Director (MS 500 level courses) 

Devon Johnson, Graduate Program Director (MA/PhD 700 level courses) 

Terry Gudaitis, Intelligence Studies Program Director 

Cati Dobson, Internship Program Director 


Undergraduate Advising and Coordination

Advising is assigned based on the student's last name. Please see the CLS advising website for the current assignment. 

Kristin Tyburczy, Undergraduate Program Coordinator (100-400 level courses) 

Jada Crocker 

Satoko Odagawa 

Olivia Inturias 

Elli Ambros 


Graduate Advising and Coordination

Brielle DeMatteo, Graduate Program Coordinator (500-700 level courses) 


If students have questions about the program or degree requirements, please refer them to https://connect.gmu.edu, where they can book an advising appointment.