How Can We Help?
Click the dropdown below for a list of key contacts at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. The main number at Knight Hall is 301-405-2399.
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 Director of Communications Josh Land at 301-405-1321 or joshland@umd.edu.
- Merrill College offers counseling services to students. More on counseling services.
Leadership
Rafael Lorente
Dean; Professor of the Practice
Alexander Pyles
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Director of Master's Program; Senior Lecturer
Linda Steiner
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Inclusion; Professor
Josh Madden
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Studies
Vanessa Nichols-Holmes
Assistant Dean, Business Operations
Krishnan Vasudevan
Associate Dean, Research; Associate Professor in Visual Communication
Faculty
Deborah Barfield Berry
Director, Capital News Service Annapolis Bureau
Tom Bettag
Lecturer
Kevin Blackistone
Professor of the Practice
DeNeen Brown
Professor
Alison Burns
Director, College Park Scholars Media, Self and Society Program; Senior Lecturer
Mel Coffee
Director, Capital News Service Broadcast Bureau; Senior Lecturer
Lucy Dalglish
Professor
Josh Davidsburg
Principal Lecturer
Stacey Decker
Director, Capital News Service Audience Engagement Bureau
Alanna Delfino-Kopania
Broadcast Lecturer
Karen Denny
Director, Internships and Career Development; Senior Lecturer
Mark Feldstein
Richard Eaton Chair of Broadcast Journalism
Jodi McFarland Friedman
Maryland Democracy Initiative Coordinator
Christopher Hanson
Associate Professor
Chris Harvey
Director of Assessments; Director of the Graduate Multimedia Certificate Program; Principal Lecturer
Naeemul Hassan
Associate Professor
Aidan Hughes
Data Journalist, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Mark Hyman
George Solomon Endowed Chair in Sports Journalism; Director, The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism; Professor of the Practice
Timothy Jacobsen
Senior Lecturer
Marty Kaiser
Managing Director, Capital News Service
Shuning Lu
Assistant Professor in Media, Democracy and Technology
Adam Marton
Director, Capital News Service Data and Graphics Bureau; Senior Lecturer
Christoph Mergerson
Assistant Professor
Susan Moeller
Professor of Media and International Affairs; Director of Ph.D. Studies
Sean Mussenden
Director, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism; Principal Lecturer
Deborah Nelson
Professor of Investigative Journalism
Kara Newhouse
Deputy Data Editor, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Sarah Oates
Professor; Senior Scholar
Christi Parsons
Director, Capital News Service D.C. Bureau
Dana Priest
Knight Chair in Public Affairs Journalism; Professor
James Risen
Visiting Professor on Press Freedom
Tom Rosenstiel
Eleanor Merrill Scholar on the Future of Journalism; Professor of the Practice
Nathan Stevens
Broadcast Production Lecturer
Daniel Trielli
Assistant Professor of Media and Democracy
Rob Wells
Associate Professor
Derek Willis
Lecturer in Data and Computational Journalism
Cindy Wright
Lecturer
Ronald Yaros
Associate Professor
Jerry Zremski
Klingenstein Family Endowed Chair in Journalism; Director, Local News Network; Lecturer
Staff
Victoria Black
Chief Development Officer
Clint Bucco
Director of Computer Services
Lillie Clepper
Student Services Supervisor
Natalie Cosner
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Kate DeBlasis
Communications Visuals Coordinator
Reyna Eason
Program Manager for Alumni Relations and Development
Brendan Hartlove
Program Coordinator of Undergraduate Recruitment
Danae Johnson
Program Manager
Josh Land
Director of Communications
Emily Lang
Academic Advisor
Carole Lee
Program Coordinator, Media, Self and Society Scholars Program; Adjunct Lecturer
Maria Lee
Business Manager
Senia Manson
Graduate Assistant Academic Advisor
Maddy Meredith
Embedded Counselor
Bill Parker
Chief Engineer, UMTV
Rachel Pleatman
Assistant Director for Undergraduate Studies
Serap Rada
Assistant Director, Graduate Studies
Kaitlyn Wilson
Collaboration Manager, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Kate Yanchulis
Assistant Director, The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism
Adjunct Faculty
Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Adjunct Lecturer
Brandon Benavides
Adjunct Lecturer
Abbie Bennett
Adjunct Lecturer
David Betancourt
Adjunct Lecturer
Jaclyn Borowski
Adjunct Lecturer
Sara Browning
Adjunct Lecturer
Graham Cullen
Adjunct Lecturer
Rose DiPaula
Adjunct Lecturer
Elizabeth Feldman
Adjunct Lecturer
Alex Flum
Adjunct Lecturer
Mark Gray
Adjunct Lecturer
Kalani Gordon
Adjunct Lecturer
Emma Patti
Adjunct Lecturer
Andrea Koppel
Adjunct Lecturer
George Lanum
Adjunct Lecturer
Wei-Ping Li
Adjunct Lecturer and Researcher
David Lightman
Adjunct Lecturer
Robert Little
Adjunct Lecturer
Robyne McCullough
Adjunct Lecturer
Gagan Nirula
Adjunct Lecturer
Anne Farris Rosen
Adjunct Lecturer
Ben Worsley
Adjunct Lecturer
Joe Yasharoff
Adjunct Lecturer
Denitsa Yotova
Adjunct Lecturer
Emeritus & Retired
Sandy Banisky
Retired (Abell Professor in Baltimore Journalism; Senior Lecturer)
Maurine Beasley
Professor Emerita
Kathy Best
Retired (Director, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)
James Carroll
Retired (Director, Capital News Service Washington, D.C., Bureau; Senior Lecturer)
Ira Chinoy
Associate Professor Emeritus
Cassandra Clayton
Retired (Broadcast Lecturer)
Adrianne Flynn
Retired (Director, Internships and Career Development; Senior Lecturer)
Constance Mitchell Ford
Retired (Lecturer)
Douglas Gomery
Professor Emeritus
Diana Huffman
Retired (Baltimore Sun Distinguished Lecturer)
Sue Kopen Katcef
Retired (Capital News Service Broadcast Bureau Director; Senior Lecturer)
John Newhagen
Associate Professor Emeritus
Gene Roberts
Professor Emeritus
Carol Rogers
Professor of the Practice Emerita
George Solomon
Retired (Professor of the Practice; Director, Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism)
Carl Sessions Stepp
Professor Emeritus
Leslie Walker
Retired (Visiting Professor in Digital Innovation)
Eric Zanot
Retired (Associate Professor)