Department Leadership and Advisors
Department Chair
Magy Seif El-Nasr
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus, 3249
Vice Chair, Human Computer Interaction M.S.
Norman Makoto Su
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus, 3259
Vice Chair, Games and Playable Media M.S.
Michael B John
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus, 3243
Vice Chair, Serious Games M.S.
Eddie Melcer
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus, Room 3241
Undergraduate Director
Fall ’22 & Winter ’23 quarters
Jim Whitehead
- Title
- Professor
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Jack Baskin Engineering Building, Room 237
Undergraduate Director
Spring ’23 quarter
Nathan Altice
- Title
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Engineering Building 2, 261
Graduate Director
Michael J Mateas
- Title
- Professor
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Engineering Building 2, 373
Department Manager
E. Gregg
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Engineering Building 2, Room 298J

Graduate Advisor
Crystal Navarro
- Title
- Graduate Student Advisor
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Engineering Building 2, 595

Faculty
Nathan Altice
- Title
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Campus Email
Elin Carstensdottir
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Campus Email
Joel Dreskin
- Title
- Lecturer
- Campus Email

Aviv Elor
- Title
- Adjunct Professor
- Campus Email
Zac Emerzian
- Title
- Lecturer
- Campus Email

Angus Forbes
- Title
- Visiting Associate Professor
- Campus Email
Steven Goodale
- Title
- Lecturer
- Campus Email
Katherine C Isbister
- Title
- Professor
- Campus Email
Michael B John
- Title
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Campus Email
Ayesha Khalid
- Title
- Lecturer
- Campus Email
Sri Hastuti Kurniawan
- Title
- Professor
- Campus Email
David Lee
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Campus Email
Eric Lengyel
- Title
- Lecturer
- Campus Email
Michael J Mateas
- Title
- Professor
- Campus Email
Eddie Melcer
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Campus Email
Wes Modes
- Title
- Lecturer
- Campus Email
Yassi Moghaddam
- Title
- Executive Director, Human-Computer Interaction Program and Lecturer
- Campus Email
Kate Ringland
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Campus Email
Magy Seif El-Nasr
- Title
- Professor and Department Chair
- Campus Email
Daniel G Shapiro
- Title
- Adjunct Professor
- Campus Email
Adam M. Smith
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Campus Email
Adam Sporka
- Title
- Lecturer
- Campus Email
Norman Makoto Su
- Title
- Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Human Computer Interaction
- Campus Email
Leila Takayama
- Title
- Visiting Associate Professor
- Campus Email
Noah G Wardrip-Fruin
- Title
- Professor
- Campus Email
Jim Whitehead
- Title
- Professor
- Campus Email
Steve Whittaker
- Title
- Professor Emeritus
- Campus Email
Chris Yonge
- Title
- Continuing Lecturer
- Campus Email