Office of the Dean

(301) 405-1912

Responsible for the reconciliation of grant and state accounts within the College. Perform basic financial management, to track activities over multiple funding sources. Responsible for procurement and personnel transactions related to all accounts including ARES, ARS, ELF, FRS, PHR and benefits. Responsible for processing travel, purchasing for all accounts, and tracking all expenses and payments through the FRS system. Working knowledge of grant accounting and priority software.

Family Science

(301) 405-9795

Amelia M. Arria, Ph.D. is the Principal Investigator of the College Life Study. She is an epidemiologist with special research interests in understanding risk and resiliency associated with underage drinking and illicit drug use, investigating the prenatal effects of maternal drug exposure, and translating research findings for parents and families.

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Office of the Dean

(301) 405-9418

As director of communications, Kelly leads the communications efforts to increase the visibility of the School of Public Health and to advance its reputation. She serves as the liaison to the University Marketing and Communications office and to the news media to insure that the School is recognized for its research and academic initiatives and contributions. Kelly has served in communications positions with the University of Maryland since 2005, and with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from 2002-2005. She is an alumna of the College of Arts and Humanities (BA in English, 94) and has a Master of Arts in Publications Design from the University of Baltimore.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-2440

(301) 405-1464

Erica Casper is the science writer and editor for the Maryland Center for Health Equity at the University of Marylands School of Public Health. Erica obtained a Masters degree in marine science from the Boston University Marine Program in Woods Hole, MA. She has worked for the State of Florida to improve the surface water quality in southwest Florida, and has worked at the University of South Floridas College of Marine Science to develop molecular assays for the detection of human pathogenic organisms contaminating coastal marine waters. At the Maryland Center for Health Equity she is responsible for scientific writing and editing of peer reviewed articles, creation of presentations, and preparing press releases for the center, among other things. She has a particular interest in science writing as a way to not only present research findings to the scientific community, but also to bring these findings and advancements to the greater public.

Kinesiology

(301) 405-2506

Duties: Management of all KNES Business and Personnel matters. Providing State and Grant reports for Dept. Chair & PI's
.Gardening, my dogs and cooking for all our departmental events.

(301) 405-1464

Leah B. Curran is a Research Study Coordinator in the Maryland Center for Health Equity at the University of Maryland (M-CHE). She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Public Administration with specialties in Health Equity, Gender Analysis and Urban & Social Policy from The George Washington University. Dr. Currans work is rooted in critical epistemologies, and she considers how gender, race and class intersect to shape health behaviors, issues and policies. Dr. Curran has done extensive research on sex education, teen pregnancy prevention and reproductive health issues in urban and minority communities, and she has worked on policy projects funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Fannie Mae Foundation and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Her work has appeared in Brookings Institution policy briefs, government reports, white papers and academic journals.

Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health

(301) 405-5706

Laura Dalemarre is program associate for the Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) lab directed by Dr. Sacoby Wilson. She previously interned at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) where she did rotations in both the Department of Pharmacologic Therapies and the Homeless Prevention Branch. Laura earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of South Florida and her Master's in Public Health from Florida International University.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-5436

Joey DeMarco earned his MPH from Tulane University and has created and managed health and professional development education programs, domestically and abroad, with various governments, NGOs, and the Peace Corps. In addition to day-to-day management, he will help develop, implement, and evaluate workforce development and public health practice programs for the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center.

Kinesiology

301-405-1249

Duties: Responsible for Procurement Requests, State Accounts, Etc...
Jessica Duque is a recent alumna of the University of Maryland. She received her Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management from the Robert H. Smith School of Business. She has been working for the Kinesiology Department since 2007 and absolutely loves her job.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-1362

Gloria is a 1973 alumna of the College who taught and coached for 28 years. She is currently on the Board of Visitors for the College where she found her way into her current position as Coordinator of Alumni Affairs and Outreach. She encourages all - faculty, staff, alumni, and friends - to become involved in the activities and events that we have planned over the course of the year. GO TERPS!

Kinesiology

301-405-2123

Duties: Travel, Copy records... ect
Bianca is a fifth year senior, double majoring in Kinesiology and Hearing and Speech Sciences. She loves to play sports and is a huge spectator of football and soccer. She enjoys working for the Department and joking around with her co-worker, Jess.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-9435

As Coordinator for the Center for Health Literacy, Katherine is responsible for creating strategy and programming for Health Literacy Maryland, as well as managing the Centers communications and research efforts. She served two years in AmeriCorps, working with the Study Circles Program of the Montgomery County Public Schools, as a facilitator/program assistant, addressing racial and ethnic barriers to the achievement gap in schools. She provided support and strategies on how to engage underrepresented students and families in their diverse school communities. She is an Associate with Everyday Democracy, a national organization that uses empowerment, public dialogue, and problem solving for communities. Katherine is a 2009 alumna of the University of Maryland, with a Bachelors degree in Criminology & Criminal Justice and English.

Office of the Dean

Duties: Maintain, modify, and build areas of the Kinesiology's departmental website

Kinesiology

(301) 405-2450

Duties: Administrative support to the Department Chair and main office administrative to faculty.
Joanna had vocal music studies here at the University of Maryland and is involved in singing outside her work hours. She is creative and enjoys making jewelry, planting indoor plants, knitting.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-1362

Iris Harrigan assists the SPH Director of Research Administration with the pre-award grant application process for faculty members throughout the School of Public Health. Ms. Harrigan received her Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of the District of Columbia in 1993. She began working at the University of Maryland in 1995 with the Pre-College Programs/Upward Bound department as a program management specialist. She then moved to Facilities Management as a manager for the Capital Equipment and Document Control units. After a short break in service, Ms. Harrigan returned to UMD and spent three years with the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), as a business manager where she managed all pre-award activities before coming to the SPH.

Behavioral and Community Health

(301) 405-2523

Jennifer is the Undergraduate Program Director/Advisor in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health. In this position, she is responsible for a variety of tasks associated with Community Health majors, including advising current majors, facilitating new and transfer student orientation programs, and working with current UMD students who are interested in changing their major to Community Health.

Student Services Center

(301) 405-1010

Zackary Hull advises student athletes pursuing majors within the School of Public Health. He has worked in higher education since 2007, primarily in residence life and student activities. In 2009, he earned his Masters degree from Michigan State University in Student Affairs Administration. Before coming to Maryland, Zackary worked at the University of California, Berkeley.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-2918

Veronica is the Associate Dean for Development. for the School of Public Health.

Behavioral and Community Health

(301) 405-2467

Tracy manages the administrative duties for Drs. Glover and Sawyer, as well as provides back-up support to the Business Manager. Prior to coming to the department, she worked as the Program Management Specialist in the MICA Office in the Stamp for five years. Tracy is a double alum of UMCP with a B.A. in Criminology and an M.Ed. in Human Development. She has a special interest in working with incarcerated populations and their families. She is looking forward to contributing to the Department of Behavioral and Community Health.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

(301) 405-3575

Karen provides administrative, budget, and personnel support for the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Behavioral and Community Health

(301) 405-7545

Assists in supporting the research efforts of Dr. Cheryl Holt and the research group CHAMP (Community Health Awareness, Messages, & Prevention), which is a team of community based projects aimed to increase cancer early detection in and around Prince Georges County, Maryland.

Behavioral and Community Health

(301) 405-3727

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-0297

Dr. McCarty is responsible for managing large technology and special projects within the School of Public Health.

He supports critical SPH technology infrastructure, provides consultancy for technology initiatives, and delivers trainings on topics including strategic issues related to technology and toolset usage. Domain expertise includes server, networking, database, mobile/tablet computing, cloud resources, enterprise systems, workflow engineering, and process optimization.

Dr. McCarty also actively conducts research, with recent efforts focusing on enhanced adult training and workplace learning, advanced techniques to measure training outcomes, improved outcomes in organizational change projects, and patterns of successful technology deployment in enhancing business performance and achieving strategic objectives.

Andrew is a double alum of UMCP, with masters and doctoral degrees from the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and a bachelors degree in Physics from St. Marys College of Maryland.

Family Science

(301) 405-1377

Erin McClure is the Coordinator and Assistant to the Chair for the Department of Family Science.

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Behavioral and Community Health

(301) 405-2463

Beverly assists the Business Manager, Undergraduate Program Director, and the Public Health Internship Program Director.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-2566

In 2012, Josh Montfort was appointed the Interim Director and Head Coach of the Gymkana Troupe, Gymkana Summer Camp, and Gymkana Saturday Program.

In addition to his roles with Gymkana, Josh is also the current gymnastics facility coordinator and an instructor in the Department of Kinesiology.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-7599

Dr. Kim Nickerson joined the College of Health and Human Performance in August of 2006 as an Assistant Dean for Diversity. Dr Nickerson also holds a primary appointment as an Assistant Dean in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Before joining the University of Maryland, Dr. Nickerson was Director of the American Psychological Association's Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). Dr. Nickerson has over 12 years of experience consulting with federal agencies and universities regarding diversity and increasing the presence of underrepresented ethnic minorities in science.

Dr. Nickerson's research interests include the general field of health disparities and the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics - especially as they relate to ethnic minority communities. He has served (1999 - 2004) on the National Advisory Council for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and also as a member of the NHGRI ELSI Research Advisors Group. His research has also focused on race, ethnic, and cultural factors related to health and mental health and the use and effectiveness health and mental health services for ethnic minorities.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-2494

Christina is responsible for managing the pre-award grant application process for faculty members throughout the School of Public Health. She has a bachelor's degree in Finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business and a master's degree in Project Management from UMUC.

Family Science

(301) 405-4003

Zainab Okolo is the Undergraduate Coordinator for the Department of Family Science.

Student Services Center

(301) 405-1010

Ron Padron is an Academic Advisor in the Student Services Center, and works primarily with students on academic probation. He has worked in higher education since 2006, serving as a peer advisor and graduate program assistant at the University of Central Florida before coming to UMD. He is a recent graduate of Nova Southeastern University, having earned a Master's in College Student Affairs with an emphasis in conflict analysis and resolution.

(301) 405-8221

Susan Racine Passmore is Project Director at the Maryland Center for Health Equity at the University of Maryland (M-CHE). Her work has been in two fieldschild welfare evaluation and health disparities research  reflecting a long standing engagement with vulnerable populations in the United States. In research, Dr. Passmore has explored health disparities regarding breast cancer, COPD, colorectal cancer and eye healthworking with faculty at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Medicine. She has also worked to understand the needs of aging populations along the US/Mexican border in a previous position with the University of Texas at El Paso. Her knowledge of child welfare comes from eight years of evaluation research in support of U.S. Administration of Children and Families (ACF) programs. These include the Adoption Opportunities, Child Abuse and Neglect, and PSSF (Promoting Safe and Stable Families) Demonstration Grant Programs and the Early Head Start/Child Welfare Services Grants funded by the Childrens Bureau, and the ACF Healthy Marriage and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Initiative administered by the Office of Family Assistance (OFA).

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-2472

Leona Peterson Naude' manages the front office staff of the Dean's Office. She also adds support to Dean's initiatives and school wide activities.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-2437

A College alumna (MPH in Community Health Education, 2001) and former adjunct instructor, Blakely returned to UMD in 2006. As Chief of Staff, Blakely is responsible for providing integration and alignment across the Dean's leadership and operational teams, monitoring and coordinating the flow of information to and from the Dean's Office, and coordinating the School's accreditation activities.

Health Services Administration

(301) 405-2529

Wes serves as coordinator for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on Public Policy and the Legacy Leadership Institute on Municipal Government at the University of Maryland. He also serves as Assistant to the Dean of the School of Public Health in the area of Public Health Advocacy.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-2356

Sarah recently graduated with her B.S. in public health from University of Maryland. Her current work focuses on oral health literacy as she is coordinating research on the impact of low health literacy and perceptions of dentists on oral health outcomes.

Office of the Dean

Family Science

(301) 405-3299

Doris Richardson is the business manager for Family Science.

Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health

(301) 405-5509

Mr. Rocque comes to MIAEH with a wealth of administrative experience gathered at UMCP, including three years in the College of Education and four years in the School of Public Policy.

Kinesiology

(301) 405-2453

Duties: Polly Sebastian is the Coordinator of Academic Affairs in the Department of Kinesiology.
Polly is an alumna of the University and an avid fan of Maryland athletics. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends.

Family Science

(301) 405-7574

Jessica Serna is the Program Management Specialist in the Department of Family Science. She also serves as the Graduate Secretary.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-3259

Rachel Smith received both her BSc and MSc degrees in England at the University of Essex and City University of London, and an Executive Management Diploma from the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management. Before coming to the University of Maryland, Ms. Smith was the Vice President of Development at the largest federally qualified health center in Prince Georges County where she more than doubled grant/donor revenues.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-2443

Vanessa had worked as a Program Manager in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. She is the Director of Finance & Administration for the School of Public Health.

Family Science

(301) 405-2273

Sherry Starr is the Clinical Secretary for the Center for Healthy Families in the Department of Family Science.

Health Services Administration

(301) 405-2469

Sue is the coordinator and business manager for the department. She has been on campus for eleven years. Prior to joining the School of Public Health, Department of Health Services Administration she worked in the College of Chemical and Life Sciences in the Biology and Chemistry Departments. She enjoys time with her family, playing games, crafting, and traveling.

Office of the Dean

(301) 405-2545

Erin Thiel is the Director of the Student Service Center in the School of Public Health.

Erin earned her business degree at the University of Maryland and then went on to earn her Masters degree at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Student Affairs in Higher Education. She began her career here in the School of Public Health in 2005, where she was an advisor for undergraduate students on academic probation and coordinated recruitment, orientation and career services for students in the School. She then worked for Undergraduate Studies to develop the Pre-Transfer Advising Office. As an advisor in this office, Erin helped prospective transfer students assess their readiness to transfer to UMD, explore potential majors and estimate their time to degree completion. She most recently served as Academic Affairs Coordinator in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. In the School, she oversaw student services for both graduate and undergraduate students which included advising, registration, class scheduling, recruitment/admissions, orientation and graduation.

Office of the Dean

(301) 738-6162

Dr. Todd received her Doctor of Public Health in Community Health Sciences, Maternal and Child Health from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She was a senior research evaluator for the Federal Government's Department of Health and Human Services for about ten years, working on issues including women's health, emergency preparedness, substance abuse, and primary care. Additionally she has experience working for state and local governments, as well as working as an advocate for health focused non-profit agencies.