UMass Boston

Department Chairs & Administrators

Please note: Changes to the list below are made prior to the start of each semester. If you have any questions, please contact provost@umb.edu.

Fall 2024 Department Chairs and Administrators

All phone numbers dialed as: 617 287 [extension listed] 

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Title Name Email Ext.
Provost and Vice Chancellor Joseph Berger joseph.berger 5600
Vice Provost Mya Mangawang mya.mangawang 7269
Associate Provost Amy Cook amy.cook 5600
Associate Provost  Susan Gauss susan.gauss 5600
Assistant Provost, Community & Executive Education Tina Chang tina.chang  
Assistant Vice Chancellor Denise McNair denise.mcnair 5606
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Administrative & Financial Services Jeanmarie Spinetti jeanmarie.spinetti 5604
Dean of Faculty Rajini Srikanth rajini.srikanth 5531
Director of Grand Scholarly Challenges Bob Chen bob.chen  
Senior Acquisitions Editor, UMass Press Brian Halley brian.halley 5610
Interim Registrar Sarah Bartlett sarah.bartlett 5807


COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (CEHD)

DEAN'S OFFICE
Dean Tara Parker tara.parker 7600
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Academic Programs Kristin Murphy kristin.murphy 7591
Associate Dean for Research, Innovation & Community Partnerships/ Director, School for Global Inclusion & Social Development Tiffany Donaldson tiffany.donaldson 4365
Assistant Dean Regine Paul regine.paul 7672
Director, Office of Student Success Aimee D'Avignon aimee.davignon 7492
CEHD DEPARTMENTS CHAIRS    
Counseling & School Psychology Lindsay Fallon lindsay.fallon 7602
Curriculum & Instruction Lisa Gonsalves lisa.gonsalves 6539
Leadership in Education Denise Patmon denise.patmon 7728
School for Global Inclusion and Social Development Laura Bozeman laura.bozeman 4385
CEHD CENTERS & INSTITUTES DIRECTORS    

BIRCh

 Melissa Pearrow melissa.pearrow  

Center of Science and Math in Context (COSMIC) 

 Arthur Eisenkraft arthur.eisenkraft 7652
Center for Social Development in Education Gary Siperstein gary.siperstein 7250
Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation Anne Douglass anne.douglass 4622
Institute for Community Inclusion Cindy Thomas cindy.thomas 4312
Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) Cedric Woods cedric.woods 5784


COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS (CLA)

DEAN'S OFFICE (CLA)
Interim Dean Pratima Prasad

pratima.prasad

 6506
Associate Dean Jennifer Gregg jennifer.gregg 6529
Associate Dean Rafael Jaen rafael.jaen 3142
Associate Dean David Pantalone david.pantalone 6529
Assistant Dean, Finance Kim Ho kim.ho 6946
Assistant Dean, Personnel Fiona O'Connor fiona.oconnor 6508
Assistant Dean/Scheduling & Special Projects Diann Simmons diann.simmons 6507
Director, CLA FIRST Rachel Puopolo rachel.puopolo 6071
Director, CLA Advising Ana Frega ana.frega 5347
Director, McCormack School Adugna Lemi adugna.lemi 6962
Business Manager Eddie Sze eddie.sze 3253
Communications & Outreach Coordinator Lauren Bracket lauren.bracket 6513
Personnel and Operations Admin Kathleen Juliano kathleen.juliano  
CLA DEPARTMENTS CHAIRS    
Africana Studies Pratima Prasad pratima.prasad 6506
American Studies Holly Jackson holly.jackson 6701
Anthropology Patrick Clarkin patrick.clarkin 6845
Applied Linguistics Corinne Etienne corinne.etienne 6750
Art and Art History David Areford david.areford 5730
Asian Studies Shaman Hatley shaman.hatley 5671
Classics and Religious Studies Jason Von Ehrenkrook jason.vonehrenkrook 6120
Communication SunYoung Park sunyoung.park 3900
Economics Michael Carr michael.carr 6950
English Eve Sorum eve.sorum 6700
History Heidi Gengenbach heidi.gengenbach 6877
Latin American & Iberian Studies Maria Cisterna maria.cisterna 7559
McCormack School, Public Policy & Public Affairs Christian Weller christian.weller 6938
McCormack School, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Global Governance Samuel Barkin samuel.barkin 7428
Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures Alex Des Forges alex.desforges 6266
Performing Arts Carrie Ann Quinn carrieann.quinn 3142
Philosophy Yumiko Inukai yumiko.inukai 6530
Political Science Paul Kowert paul.kowert 6920
Psychology Laurel Wainwright laurel.wainwright 6376
Sociology Reef Youngreen reef.youngreen 3909
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Elora Chowdhury elora.chowdhury 7680
CLA PROGRAMS DIRECTORS    
Cinema Studies Sarah Keller sarah.keller 5730
Composition Lauren Bowen lauren.bowen 6700
Creative Writing John Fulton john.fulton 6700
Criminal Justice Heather Zaykowski heather.zaykowski 6251
English as a Second Language Hadi Banat hadi.banat 6700
Human Services Carroy Ferguson carroy.ferguson 7232
International Relations Courtenay Sprague courtenay.sprague 6901
Latino Studies Marisol Negron marisol.negron 6850
Native American & Indigenous Studies Maria John maria.john 6851
Professional and New Media Writing Timothy Oleksiak timothy.oleksiak 6700
Critical Ethnic and Community Studies Cedric Woods cedric.woods 5784
CLA CENTERS DIRECTORS    
Applied Ethics Center Nir Eisikovits nir.eisikovits 6530
Catherine Scott Frisone Center for Italian Studies Lorenzo Buonanno lorenzo.buonanno 5730
Center for Evidence Based Mentoring Jean Rhodes jean.rhodes 6368
Center for Humanities, Culture, and Society

Aaron Lecklider
Sari Edelstein

 aaron.lecklider sari.edelstein

6772
6700
The Center for Portuguese Language Jose Da Cunha Rodrigues jose.rodrigues 3815
Center for Survey Research Lee Hargraves lee.hargraves 3219
Center on Gender, Security, and Human Rights Carol Cohn carol.cohn 6412
Fiske Center Steve Mrozowski stephen.mrozowski 6842
Labor Resource Center Steve Striffler steve.striffler 7377
Spanish Resource Center Antonio Caballero Javierre a.caballerojavierre 5949
Center for Media and Society Matthew Davis matthew.davis  
Writing Center

Maria Carvajal Regidor

maria.carvajal

  


MCCORMACK SCHOOL

MCCORMACK SCHOOL CENTERS & INSTITUTES DIRECTORS    
Center for Governance & Sustainability

Stacy VanDeveer

stacy.vandeveer

  
Center for Peace, Democracy & Development

Karen Ross

karen.ross

  
Center for Social Policy

Susan Crandall

susan.crandall

 5565
Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy

Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson

la.nsiahjefferson

 5554
Collins Center for Public Management

Michael Ward

michael.ward

 4876
Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration (MOPC)

Susan M. Jeghelian

susan.jeghelian

 4047


COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT (CM)

DEAN'S OFFICE
Dean Venky Venkatachalam venky.venkatachalam 7702
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research Mine Ertugrul mine.ertugrul 7678
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Accreditation & Faculty Lucia Silva-Gao lucia.silva-gao 7676
Assistant Dean, Administration and Finance TBD    
Director, Academic Partnerships and Online Partnerships Atreya Chakraborty atreya.chakraborty 7673
Director, Strategic Marketing, Communications & Corporate Engagement Stephanie Burns stephanie.burns 7708
Director, Scheduling & Program Resource Planning Epiphania Godinho epiphania.godinho 7747
Director, AACSB Relationships Vincent Xie vincent.xie 7750
Director, Assurance of Learning (AoL) Shan Jiang shan.jiang 3946
CM DEPARTMENTS CHAIRS    
Accounting & Finance Surjit Tinaikar surjit.tinaikar 7861
Management Mohsin Habib mohsin.habib 7885
Management Science & Information Systems Peng Xu peng.xu 7882
Marketing Raymond Liu raymond.liu 7739
CM PROGRAMS DIRECTORS    
PhD Program Atreya Chakraborty atreya.chakraborty 7673
Undergraduate Program Amy Daubney Mei amy.mei 7762
Graduate Enrollment & Strategic Outreach Barbara Benoit barbara.benoit 7701
Graduate Program Operations Tara Norton tara.norton 7855
Writing Program Kathryn Archard kathryn.archard 7685
CM CENTERS DIRECTORS    
Center for Collaborative Leadership (CCL) Tanya Barnett tanya.barnett 3893
Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness (SERC) David Levy david.levy 7860


DONNA M. and ROBERT J. MANNING COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES (MCNHS)

DEAN'S OFFICE
Dean Bo Fernhall bo.fernhall 6876
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jessica Whiteley jessica.whiteley 3807
Associate Dean for Research & Office of Research Julie Wright julie.wright 3808
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration Stephen Honton stephen.honton 7545
Senior Director, Office of Student Support and Engagement Greg Mantolesky greg.mantolesky 7505
MCNHS DEPARTMENTS CHAIRS    
Exercise and Health Sciences Tongjian You tongjian.you 5934
Gerontology Edward Miller edward.miller 7313
Nursing Laura Hayman laura.hayman 3188
Urban Public Health

Patricia Janulewicz Lloyd

 patricia.janulewicz 7318
MCNHS PROGRAMS DIRECTORS    
EHS Undergraduate Program Dana Commesso dana.commesso 6239
EHS Graduate Program Kai Zou kai.zou 7282
Nursing PhD Program Ling Shi ling.shi 7872
Doctor of Nursing Practice Christine Salvucci christine.salvucci 6867
Nursing MS FNP MS Track Coordinator Beth Russett elizabeth.russett 7500
AGNP MS Track & Post Master's Certificate Coordinator Miyesha Cheeks miyesha.cheeks 7500
FNP Post Master's Certificate Coordinator TBD    
Undergraduate Pre-Licensure Nursing (Traditional Option-TBSN) Julianne Mazzawi julianne.mazzawi 7505
RN to BS Nursing Post-Licensure Option TBD    
Undergraduate Pre-Licensure Nursing Accelerated Baccalaureate Option in Nursing (ABSN) Kimberly Sykes kimberly.sykes 7500
MCNHS CENTERS & INSTITUTES
Center for Clinical Education and Research Rosemary Samia rosemary.samia 5957
EHS Lab Carlos Salas carlos.salas 7480
Gerontology Institute Jan Mutchler jan.mutchler 7321
Center for Social & Demographic Research on Aging

Caitlin Coyle

caitlin.coyle

 7321
LeadingAge LTSS (Long-term Services and Supports) Center

Marc Cohen

marc.cohen

 7306
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

James Hermelbracht

james.hermelbracht

 7090
Pension Action Center

Tyler Compton

tyler.compton

  


COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS (CSM)

DEAN'S OFFICE
Interim Dean Ricardo Castano-Bernard r.castanobernard 5777
Interim Assoc Dean, Faculty Personnel, Graduate Studies and Research Catalin Zara catalin.zara 5777
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Academic Programs and Policy Karen Ricciardi karen.ricciardi 6618
Assistant Dean, Personnel and Operations Laura Lopes laura.lopes 4305
Assistant Dean, Administration and Finance Karen Doherty karen.doherty 6598
Director, Strategic Initiatives Alexander Gritsinin alexander.gritsinin 5936
Executive Director, Science Training Programs & LSAMP Coordinator TBD    
Director, Student Success Center Teresa Goyette teresa.goyette 5524
CSM DEPARTMENTS CHAIRS    
Biology Rachel Skvirsky rachel.skvirsky 6617
Chemistry Jason Evans jason.evans 6149
Computer Science Marc Pomplun marc.pomplun  
Engineering Matthew Bell matthew.bell  
Mathematics Joel Fish joel.fish 6440
Physics Rahul Kulkarni rahul.kulkarni 6272
CSM PROGRAMS DIRECTORS    
Biochemistry Marianna Torok marianna.torok 5776
CSM CENTERS DIRECTOR    
Center for Green Chemistry Wei Zhang wei2.zhang 6147
Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy Jill Macoska jill.macoska 5783


HONORS COLLEGE

Interim Dean Len VonMorze leonard.vonmorze 5521
Associate Dean Megan Rokop megan.rokop 5567
Assistant Dean Roxanne Harvey roxanne.harvey 5564

SCHOOL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (SFE)

DEAN'S OFFICE
Dean Carol Thornber carol.thornber 7491
Associate Dean Elizabeth Sweet betsy.sweet 6894
Assistant Dean Alan Abend alan.abend 5562
SFE DEPARTMENTS CHAIRS    
Urban Planning & Community Development Antonio Raciti antonio.raciti  
SFE PROGRAMS      
Urban Planning & Community Development Antonio Raciti antonio.raciti

 
Undergraduate Program Helen Poynton helen.poynton 7323
Graduate Program Michael Tlusty michael.tlusty  
SFE CENTERS & INSTITUTES
Mass Bays National Estuary Pamela DiBona pamela.dibona  
Urban Harbor Institute Kristin Uiterwyk kristin.uiterwyk 5570
Nantucket Field Station Yvonne Vaillancourt yvonne.vaillancourt 508.228.5268


STUDENT EQUITY, ACCESS, AND SUCCESS (SEAS)

Vice Provost David Graham david.graham 5862
Associate Vice Provost Jeanmarie Spinetti jeanmarie.spinetti 5877
Associate Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence Lynnell Thomas lynnell.thomas 6553
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Career Advising Monique Cooper monique.cooper 7856
Assistant Vice Provost Gail Stubbs gail.stubbs 5505
Director of Advisor Development & Advising Resources Joyce Morgan joyce.morgan  
Director, Ross Center for Disability Services Bianca Herlihy bianca.herlihy  


RESEARCH

Vice Provost for Research  Bala Sundaram bala.sundaram 6055
Associate Vice Provost/ Director, Research and Sponsored Programs Matthew Meyer matthew.meyer 5372


GRADUATE STUDIES

Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education Tracy Baynard tracy.baynard  
Assistant Dean Justin Maher justin.maher 7912

INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT & PLANNING

Associate Provost for Assessment and Planning Andrew Perumal andrew.perumal 6957
Associate Provost for Institutional Research James Hughes james.hughes 5420
Director of Assessment and Planning Christian Calienes cm.calienesdeza 5423


RESEARCH INSTITUTES & CENTERS

DIRECTORS
Institute for Asian-American Studies Paul Watanabe paul.watanabe 5652
Paul English Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence Wei Ding wei.ding 6428
Mauricio Gaston Institute Lorna Rivera lorna.rivera 5790
William Monroe Trotter Institute

Hettie V. Williams

hettie.williams

 
William Joiner Institute Brendan O'Connor brendan.oconnor 5604


HEALEY LIBRARY

Dean of University Libraries Stephanie Walker stephanie.walker 5916
Assistant Dean Samantha Regan samantha.regan 5917

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