The College of Arts and Sciences at Valparaiso University is led by Nicole D. Smith, Ph.D., and Associate Dean Nirupama Devaraj, Ph.D. Together, they bring deep academic and administrative experience to guide the College’s mission. Dean Smith, an English scholar, specializes in late medieval literature, with special interest in Chaucer, vernacular guides of pastoral care, and material culture. Associate Dean Deveraj, an associate professor of economics, specializes in public and environmental economics.
