Program List & Contacts

Below is a list of academic departments that serve as the primary point of contact for experiential learning opportunities related to their programs, including internships, cooperative education, student teaching, field placements, and clinical experiences. Not all experiential learning opportunities qualify for academic credit. Each academic unit determines eligibility for credit and establishes its own requirements.

Anthropology

Website: louisville.edu/anthropology/undergraduate/internships
Contact: Andrew Zhao
Email: jh.zhao@louisville.edu

Biology

Website: louisville.edu/biology
Contact: Debbie Yoder-Himes for BIOL 490; Samiyyah Sledge for BIOL 321, 322, 323
Email: deborah.yoder-himes@louisville.edu; samiyyah.sledge@louisville.edu

Business

Website: business.louisville.edu/career-support/recruiter-employer-resources-2
Contact: Paige Erhart
Email: paige.hincker@louisville.edu

Communication

Website: commcourses.com/internship
Contact: Lindsay Della
Email: lindsay.della@louisville.edu

Chemistry

Website: louisville.edu/chemistry
Contact: Frank Zamborini
Email: f.zamborini@louisville.edu

Classical and Modern Languages

Website: louisville.edu/languages
Contact: Samantha Holmes
Email: language@louisville.edu

Criminal Justice

Website: artsandsciences.louisville.edu/academics-programs/academic-departments/criminal-justice
Contact: Katie Hughes-Taylor
Email: katie.hughes@louisville.edu

Dentistry

Website: louisville.edu/dentistry
Contact: Julie Drury
Email: julie.drury@louisville.edu

Engineering

Website: engineering.louisville.edu/realworldlearning/cooperativeeducation
Contact: Victor, Keye
Email: spdcadev@louisville.edu

English

Website: louisville.edu/english/undergraduate/undergrad-internship
Contact: Mark Alan Mattes
Email: mark.mattes@louisville.edu

Education

Website: https://education.louisville.edu/student-experience/career-services/office-educator-development-and-clinical-practice-oedcp
Contact: Margaret Pentecost
Email: margaret.pentecost@louisville.edu

Fine Arts/Design

Website: louisville.edu/art
Contact: Sheri Squires
Email: s0squi01@louisville.edu

Geographic and Environmental Sciences

Website: louisville.edu/geogeo
Contact: Wei Song
Email: wei.song@louisville.edu

Health & Human Performance

Website: louisville.edu/education/degrees/bs-hhp-es
Contact: Ime deCaussin
Email: ime.deCaussin@louisville.edu

History

Website: louisville.edu/history/undergraduate
Contact: Theresa Keeley
Email: tmkeel03@louisville.edu

Math

Website: louisville.edu/math
Contact: Ewa Kubicka
Email: emkubi01@exchange.louisville.edu

Nursing

Website: nursing.louisville.edu/
Contact: Mary DeLetter
Email: mary.deletter@louisville.edu

Philosophy

Website: louisville.edu/philosophy
Contact: boomer trujillo for undergraduate majors; Lauren Freeman for graduate majors
Email: glenn.trujillo@louisville.edu; lauren.freeman@louisville.edu

Physics and Astronomy

Website: louisville.edu/physics
Contact: Tim Dowling
Email: timothy.dowling@louisville.edu

Political Science

Website: louisville.edu/politicalscience/internships
Contact: Tricia Gray; Kris Grady
Email: tricia.gray@louisville.edu; kristopher.grady@louisville.edu

Psychology

Website: louisville.edu/psychology/undergraduate/international-service-learning 
Contact: Lora Haynes
Email: lora.haynes@louisville.edu

Public Health

Website: louisville.edu/sphis
Contact: Tammi Thomas
Email: tammi.thomas@louisville.edu

Social Change

Website: louisville.edu/peace/academic-programs/social-change-minor
Contact: Cherie Dawson-Edwards
Email: brenda.dawson@louisville.edu

Social Work

Website: louisville.edu/kent/academics/practicum-education
Contact: Lynetta Mathis
Email: lynetta.mathis@louisville.edu

Sociology

Website: louisville.edu/sociology
Contact: Melanie Gast
Email: melanie.gast@louisville.edu

Sports Administration

Website: louisville.edu/education/departments/hss/spad
Contact: Regina Presley
Email: rgpres01@louisville.edu

Theatre Arts

Website: louisville.edu/theatrearts
Contact: Zhanna Goldentul
Email: z.goldentul@louisville.edu

Women’s and Gender Studies

Website: louisville.edu/wgs
Contact: Tami Harbolt
Email: tami.harbolt@louisville.edu

University Career Center

Website: louisville.edu/career/jobs-internships/internships 
Contact: Kristen Dethloff
Email: kristen.dethloff@louisville.edu

Updated: 4/20/26