Graduate School Staff
UMBC’s Graduate School staff is ready to assist you. Please refer to the table below to identify the appropriate person to contact. You will need to speak with UMBC staff members outside of the Graduate School on the following topics:
Applicants seeking the status of your application and the application materials received, should contact the graduate program to which you applied.
Applicants who desire to defer admission to another semester should call the graduate program to which you applied.
For all questions regarding international student and faculty visas, please call Roy Braine, International Education Services, on 410.455.2624.
| PHOTO | NAME | TITLE | HOW TO FIND ME | CONTACT ME ABOUT |
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Denise Atkinson | Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean |
datkinson@umbc.edu 410.455.2199 |
Dean's calendar conference room booking |
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K. Jill Barr, J.D. | Assistant Dean of Graduate Enrollment |
jbarr@umbc.edu 410.455.1337 |
General matters relating to graduate enrollment |
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Scott A. Bass, Ph.D. | Dean of the Graduate School and Vice President for Research | bass@umbc.edu 410.455.2199 | Overall administration and management of the Graduate School |
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Wendy Y. Carter, Ph.D. | Program Coordinator, Ph.D. Completion Project/PROMISE | drcarter@umbc.edu 410.455.2281 | Graduate student retention initiatives |
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Vicki Greisman | Information System Technology Programmer Assistant |
Vicki.greisman@umbc.edu 410.455.3564 |
Registration/withdrawal from classes Inter-campus student registrations residency classification |
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Melody Knox | Progressions Assistant | knox@umbc.edu 410.455.2673 |
Academic Progressions Leaves of Absences Graduate School Events |
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Katie Lemich | Inquiry Management Specialist | katielemich@umbc.edu 410.455.1607 |
Material Requests Information for Prospective Students |
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Alicia Lew | Computer and Information Systems Specialist | alicial@umbc.edu 410.455.1773 |
IT issues Online applications and recommendations Website maintenance Web-based imaging system |
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Pam Lubaszewski | Secretary | pamluba@umbc.edu 410.455.1787 | |
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Kathy Miller | Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean | kamiller@umbc.edu 410.455.2199 |
Commencement participation of doctoral students and mentors reports and special projects for the Dean |
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Lisa Portis Morgan, Ph.D. | Director, Progressions | limorgan@umbc.edu 410.455.8142 |
Graduate commencement ceremonies Orientation Horizons Doctoral candidacy reception GPA audits |
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Kathryn Nee | Domestic Graduate Admissions Coordinator | nee@umbc.edu 410.455.2944 |
Domestic applicants “no fee” applications Transfer of credits |
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Kathy Ruth | International Graduate Admissions Coordinator | ruth@umbc.edu 410.455.2908 |
International applicants Transcripts from foreign universities |
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Janet C. Rutledge, Ph.D. | Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School |
jrutledge@umbc.edu 410.455.1781 |
Student grievances Graduate Council issues Miscellaneous appeals |
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Vicki Simmers | Executive Administrative Assistant to the Senior Associate Dean | simmers@umbc.edu 410.455.3659 | Associate Dean's calendar |
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Linda Thomas | Graduation Coordinator | lthomas@umbc.edu 410.455.2440 |
General degree requirements Graduation certification process Application for diploma |
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Brian Thompson, M.B.A | Assistant Dean for Administration and Finance |
bthompson@umbc.edu 410.455.3578 |
Finance and human resources for the Division of Graduate Studies & Research |
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Mary Topa | Secretary | marytopa@umbc.edu 410.455.1787 | |
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Renetta Tull, Ph.D. | Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Development and Director of PROMISE: Maryland Alliance for Graduate Education |
rtull@umbc.edu 410.455.2930 |
Recruitment of under-represented minority students PROMISE Program, AGEP Graduate student retention initiatives |
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Angela Walton-Raji | Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Graduate Admissions | awalton@umbc.edu 410.455.3514 | Recruitment issues |