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 Interim Chief Development Officer Chris Dax at 301-405-7743 or cdax@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 Diversity, Equity 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
Alexis Ojeda-Brown
Program Coordinator for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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)
