Academic Programs

Dance class
Photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC

Africana Studies

Fine Arts 535
410-455-2158

Gloria Chuku, Chair
410-455-2921

Melanie Keys, Administrative Assistant
410-455-2158

American Studies

Fine Arts 545-A
410-455-2106

Tamara Bhalla, Chair
410-455-3254

Morgan Dowty, Program Management Specialist
410-455-2106

Ancient Studies

PAHB 451
410-455-6265

David Rosenbloom, Chair
410-455- 2723

Lydia DeRidder, Academic Program Specialist
410-455-6265

Asian Studies

Fine Arts 548
410-455-8410

Fan Yang, Director
410-455-2041

Tiffany Diaz, Program Management Specialist
410-455-8410

Dance

PAHB 342
410-455-2179

Elizabeth Johnson, Chair
410-455-2179

Mary Branning, Program Management Specialist
410-455-2179

Economics

Public Policy 338
410-455-2160

Salem Abo-Zaid, Chair
410-455-2160

Johnnie Fries, Office Supervisor
410-455-2172

Education

Sherman 428
410-455-2465

Sarah Shin, Chair
410-455-3348

Abby Shaffer, Administrative Assistant
410-455-2465

Emergency and Disaster Health Systems

900 Walker Avenue, Room 113
410-455-3223

Lauren Clay, Chair
410-455-3223

Renee Decker, Program Management Specialist
410-455-3233

English

PAHB 423
410-455-2384

Jennifer Maher, Chair
410-455-2384

Selina Chang, Program Management Specialist
410-455-2384

Gender, Women’s + Sexuality Studies

Fine Arts 413
410-455-2001

Vrushali Patil, Chair
410-455-2798

Farzana Islam, Program Management Specialist
410-455-2001

Geography & Environmental Systems

Sondheim 211
410-455-2002

Maggie Holland, Chair
410-455-2002

Donna Dwayer, Office Supervisor
410-455-2002

Gerontology

Public Policy 250
410-455-2081

Takashi Yamashita, Director
410-455-2081

Liping Ren, Business Services Specialist

Global Studies

Fine Arts 552
410-455-8108

Felipe Filomeno, Director
410-455-8475

Grace Castle, Program Coordinator
410-455-8112

History

Fine Arts 505
410-455-2049

Denise Meringolo, Chair
410-455-2058

Carla Ison, Administrative Assistant
410-455-2049

Judaic Studies

Fine Arts 555
410-455-1744

Aharona Rosenthal, Director

Language, Literacy, and Culture

Sherman 457
410-455-2376

Ramon Goings, Director
410-455-2376

Catherine Myers, Program Coordinator
410-455-2376

Media and Communication Studies

Fine Arts 421
410-455-2041

Liz Patton, Chair
410-455-2041

Samirah Hassan, Program Management Specialist
410-455-2041

Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication

Fine Arts 463
410-455-3430

Irina Golubeva, Interim Chair
410-455-2130

Carolyn Good, Administrative Assistant
410-455-2109

Music

PAHB 238
410-455-2990

Lisa Cella, Chair
410-455-2026

James Bailey, Business Services Specialist
410-455-2990

Philosophy

PAHB 452
410-455-2103

Jessica Pfeifer, Chair
410-455-2014

Vanessa Capuano, Administrative Assistant
410-455-2103

Political Science

Public Policy 310
410-455-2568

Brian Grodsky, Chair
410-455-2845

Hamza Khokhar, Program Management Specialist
410-455-2568

Psychology

Math/Psych 312
410-455-2567

Leher Singh, Chair
410-455-2567

Karen Lorenz, Administrative Assistant
410-455-2614

Public Policy

Public Policy 408
410-455-3201

Loren Henderson, Director
410-455-3201

TBD, Administrative Assistant
410-455-1469

Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health

Public Policy 252
410-455-3979

Bambi Chapin, Chair
410-455-2082

Cathryn McDonnell, Program Coordinator
410-455-5936

Theatre

PAHB 322
410-455-2917

Eve Muson, Chair
410-455-3529

Stephanie Schuster, Business Services Specialist
410-455-2917

Visual Arts

Fine Arts 111
410-455-2150

Gary Rozanc, Chair
410-455-3716

Ellen Feldman, Administrative Assistant
410-455-2150