![headshot of Tarek Shamma](/img/hi-res/directory/tshamma.jpg?resolution=200)
Tarek Shamma
Director; Professor
![headshot of Jeanette Patterson](/img/hi-res/directory/jpatters.jpg?resolution=200)
Jeanette Patterson
Associate Professor; Associate Professor, Undergraduate Director
![headshot of Chenqing Song](/img/hi-res/directory/csong.jpg?resolution=200)
Chenqing Song
Associate Professor
![headshot of Bryan Kirschen](/img/hi-res/directory/kirschen.jpg?resolution=200)
Bryan Kirschen
Associate Professor; Chair; Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics
Interdisciplinary departments
As an interdisciplinary program, TRIP students work with faculty across many of Binghamton University's academic departments. TRIP students meet and build relationships with Binghamton University faculty by taking their courses, attending their presentations, and contacting them directly. Faculty who commonly serve on TRIP committees are housed in the following departments: Africana Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Asian and Asian American Studies (AAAS), The Department of Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (MEAMS), CompLit, English, German/Russian, History, Judaic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Romance Languages, Sociology and Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership.