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 Associate Dean for Research Sarah Oates at 301-405-4510 or soates@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 Verna Gibson at 301-405-6251 or vgibson@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
Sarah Oates
Associate Dean, Research; Professor; Senior Scholar; Director of Ph.D. Studies
Alexander Pyles
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Director of Master's Program; Lecturer
Linda Steiner
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Inclusion; Professor
Faculty
James Carroll
Director, Capital News Service Washington, D.C., 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, International Center for Media and the Public Agenda
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
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
Emeritus & Retired
Sandy Banisky
Retired (Abell Professor in Baltimore Journalism; 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)
