Faculty & Staff
Contact Us
- If you have questions about our undergraduate programs, please call our Office of Student Services at 301-405-2399.
- Students interested in a master’s degree, please contact Assistant Director of Graduate Studies Serap Rada at 301-405-2513 or sdrada@umd.edu.
- Students interested in our Ph.D. program, please contact Professor Susan Moeller at 301-405-2419 or smoeller@umd.edu.
- Students interested in our multimedia certificate program, please contact Director of the Graduate Multimedia Certificate Program Chris Harvey at 301-405-2796 or charvey@umd.edu.
- For information about giving, please contact Chief Development Officer Victoria Black at 301-405-2420 or vblack1@umd.edu.
- For media inquiries, please contact Communications Manager Josh Land at 301-405-1321 or joshland@umd.edu.
- Merrill College offers counseling services to students. More on counseling services.
Leadership
Alexander Pyles
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Director of Master's Program; Senior Lecturer
Linda Steiner
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Inclusion; Professor
Faculty
Deborah Barfield Berry
Director, Capital News Service Annapolis Bureau
Alison Burns
Director, College Park Scholars Media, Self and Society Program; Lecturer
Mel Coffee
Director, Capital News Service Broadcast Bureau; Senior Lecturer
Stacey Decker
Director, Capital News Service Audience Engagement Bureau
Karen Denny
Director, Internships and Career Development; Senior Lecturer
Jodi McFarland Friedman
Maryland Democracy Initiative Coordinator
Chris Harvey
Director of Assessments; Director of the Graduate Multimedia Certificate Program; Principal Lecturer
Mark Hyman
George Solomon Endowed Chair in Sports Journalism; Director, The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism; Professor of the Practice
Adam Marton
Director, Capital News Service Data and Graphics Bureau; Senior Lecturer
Susan Moeller
Professor of Media and International Affairs; Director of Ph.D. Studies
Sean Mussenden
Data Editor, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism; Principal Lecturer
Tom Rosenstiel
Eleanor Merrill Scholar on the Future of Journalism; Professor of the Practice
Jerry Zremski
Klingenstein Family Endowed Chair in Journalism; Director, Local News Network; Lecturer
Staff
Carole Lee
Program Coordinator, Media, Self and Society Scholars Program; Adjunct Lecturer
Kaitlyn Wilson
Collaboration Manager, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Kate Yanchulis
Assistant Director, The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism
Adjunct Faculty
Deborah Barfield Berry
Director, Capital News Service Annapolis Bureau
Emeritus & Retired
Sandy Banisky
Retired (Abell Professor in Baltimore Journalism; Senior Lecturer)
James Carroll
Retired (Director, Capital News Service Washington, D.C., Bureau; Senior Lecturer)
Adrianne Flynn
Retired (Director, Internships and Career Development; Senior Lecturer)
Sue Kopen Katcef
Retired (Capital News Service Broadcast Bureau Director; Senior Lecturer); Vice President, JAN Executive Board
George Solomon
Retired (Professor of the Practice; Director, Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism)
