Contact Us

The main office of the department of American Studies can be contacted for general information about the department, admissions, visiting the department, and other concerns. In addition, the Chair, and the Undergraduate and Graduate Advisors may be contacted directly. Any other contacts should go through the main office.

Main Office

Phone: 785-864-4011
Fax: 785-864-5772
Email: amerst@ku.edu

Located in:
213 Bailey Hall
Lawrence Campus

Mailing Address

American Studies Department
1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 213
Lawrence, KS 66045-7594
USA

Administration

Department Chair
Henry Bial
hbial@ku.edu | 785-864-4011

Undergraduate Program
Randal Jelks
rmjelks@ku.edu | 785-864-9476

Graduate Program
Ben Chappell
bchap@ku.edu.edu  |785-864-2236

Scheduling Officer
Henry Bial
hbial@ku.edu | 785-864-4011

Staff
Terri Rockhold, Office Manager
rockhold@ku.edu | 785-864-2301

Kay Isbell, Graduate Secretary
kisbell@ku.edu | 785-864-2306


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