Staff Directory

The staff at the Graduate School are here to welcome and assist you in your academic career at UMBC. Each staff member has a specific work area and specialization. If you are unsure of who to contact with your question, please contact our Main Office and we will assist you:

gradschool@umbc.edu or 410-455-2537


Recruitment Team


Mike Suica

Mike Suica

Director - Recruitment and Admissions

Graduate School

Administration 202A

suica1@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 1607

Megan Hays

Megan Hays

Marketing Coordinator

Graduate School

Administration 202B

digme1@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3598

Nandhu Unnikrishnan

Nandhu Unnikrishnan

Recruitment Specialist

Graduate School

Administration 202B

n72@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 1495

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Admissions Team


K. Jill Barr

K. Jill Barr

Assoc. Vice Provost, Ass't Dean Grad School

Graduate School

Administration Bldg 203

jbarr@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 1337

Michaela McParland

Michaela McParland

Operations Manager

Graduate School

Administration 207

Farah Ali

Program Management Specialist

Graduate School

Administration

Jamie Marie Lybarger

Residency Specialist/ Accounting Associate

Graduate School

Administration

jamily@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 1787

Teresa April Michel

Admissions Systems Coordinator

Graduate School

Administration

tmiche2@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 2908

Kathryn Nee

Kathryn Nee

North American Graduate Admissions Specialist

Graduate School

Administration Bldg 2nd FLoor

nee@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 2944

Scott Phillips

International Admissions Manager

Graduate School

Administration

Cali Drouillard

International Admissions Specialist

Graduate School

Administration

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Progressions & Graduation Team


Shirl F Curtis

Program Assistant

Graduate School

Administration Bldg

sfcurtis@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3659

Nicole Mooney

Program Assistant

Graduate School

Administration 215

nmoone1@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 1197

Patricia Winborn

Patricia Winborn

Director

Graduate School

Administration 216

pwinborn@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 2440

Carleton L Thomas

Carleton L Thomas

Acad Prog Spec

Graduate School

Administration

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Technical Team


Mona Ahmad

Technology Coordinator - Grad School

Graduate School

Administration Bldg 204

MonaAhmad@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 2883

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Student Development & Postdoctoral Affairs Team


Robin H. Cresiski

Assistant Vice Provost

Graduate School
Biological Sciences

Administration 202

rcresiski@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 2930

Sunji Jangha

Sunji Jangha

Director of Pipeline Programs

Upward Bound Mathematics and Science Center
Academic Opportunity Programs
Graduate School

Mathematics/Psychology 006

sjangha@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3677

Wendy Carter-Veale

Wendy Carter-Veale

Director of Social Science Research, Evaluator

Graduate School

Administration Bldg 205

drcarter@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 2281

Yarazeth Medina

Yarazeth Medina

Asst. Director Gradstudent & Postdoc Development

Graduate School

Administration 205

yarazeth@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3514

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Associate Dean’s Office


Lauren Hamilton Edwards

Lauren Hamilton Edwards

Interim Associate Dean

Public Policy
Graduate School

Katherin Schlegel

Katherin Schlegel

Prog Mgmt Spec I

Graduate School

Administration

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Dean’s Office


Jeffrey B Halverson

Jeffrey B Halverson

Interim Vice Provost and Dean

Graduate School
Geography and Environmental Systems

Administration 208

jeffhalv@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3350

Lauren Cummings

Lauren Cummings

Executive Administrative Assistant II

Graduate School

Administration

Shannon Mize

Shannon Mize

Specialist

Graduate School

Administration 221

Andrea Lorick

Andrea Lorick

Accounting Associate

Graduate School

Administration

Isabel Garrido

Isabel Garrido

Emeritus Assistant Dean Emeritus

Graduate School

“It is the mission of the Graduate School to provide the administrative structure, leadership, and guidance necessary to support graduate education at UMBC, thereby facilitating excellence in teaching, innovation and rigor in research, and the personal and intellectual growth of our diverse graduate community.”

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