Program Directors and Coordinators

Program Program Director Coordinator

Aging and Applied Thanatology 

Dr. Diane Martin, Director
410.706.4327
diane.martin@umaryland.edu 

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator
afaulkner@umaryland.edu 

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 

Dr. Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos, Director
410-706-5788
akontrogianni@som.umaryland.edu 

Koula Cozmo, Coordinator
410-706-8417
GPILS-Info@som.umaryland.edu 

Dental Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Abraham Schneider, Director
410-706-6856
schneider66@umaryland.edu

Nicki Mitchell, Coordinator
410-706-6915
nmitchell@umaryland.edu 

Cellular and Molecular Biomedical Science 

Dr. Ivy Dick, Director
ied@som.umaryland.edu 
410.706.8063

Elice Garcia-Baca, Sr. Academic Serv Spec.
cmbs@som.umaryland.edu 
410.706.6042

Clinical Informatics 

Dr. Michael Grasso, Director
mgrasso@som.umaryland.edu

Nina Jackson, Coordinator 
nina.jackson@umaryland.edu

Clinical Research

Dr. Jennifer Albrecht, Director
410.706.0071
jalbrecht@som.umaryland.edu

Jon Shinnick, Coordinator
410.706.8492
EPIHGEN@som.umaryland.edu 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership

Dr. Courtney Jones-Carney, Director
410.706.7438
courtney.carney@umaryland.edu 

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator
afaulkner@umaryland.edu 

Epidemiology and Clinical Research 

Dr. Jennifer Albrecht, Track Leader
410.706.0071
jalbrecht@som.umaryland.edu

Jon Shinnick, Coordinator
410.706.8492
GPILS-Info@som.umaryland.edu 

Epidemiology and Human Genetics 

Dr. Ann Gruber-Baldini, Director
410.706.1531
abaldin@som.umaryland.edu

Jonathan Shinnick, Coordinator
410.706.8492
GPILS-Info@som.umaryland.edu 

Forensic Medicine 

Dr. Ling Li, Director
lingl@ocmemd.org

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator
afaulkner@umaryland.edu 

Gerontology, MS  

Dr. Diane Martin, Program Co-Director
diane.martin@umaryland.edu 

Dr. Denise Orwig, Program Co-Director
dorwig@som.umaryland.edu 

 

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator
afaulkner@umaryland.edu 

Gerontology, PhD 

Dr. Ann Gruber-Baldini, Interim Director
410.706.2444
abaldin@som.umaryland.edu

Justine Golden, Academic Coordinator
410.706.4926
jgold002@umaryland.edu 

Global Health, MS

Dr. Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán, Director
cfaerronguzman@umaryland.edu 

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator
afaulkner@umaryland.edu 

 

March 29, 2024

Global Health Monitoring and Evaluation 

Dr. Peter Memiah, Director
petermemiah@umaryland.edu 

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator 
afaulkner@umaryland.edu 

Global Health Systems  

Dr. Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán, Director
cfaerronguzman@umaryland.edu 

Arielle Faulkner, Admissions Counselor
afaulkner@umaryland.edu

April 1, 2024

Global Research Ethics

Dr. Henry J. Silverman, Director
hsilverm@medicine.umaryland.edu
410.328.4881

Nina Jackson, Coordinator 
nina.jackson@umaryland.edu 

Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine 

Dr. Toni Pollin, Track Leader
410.706.1630
tpollin@som.umaryland.edu 

Jon Shinnick, Coordinator
410.706.8492
GPILS-Info@som.umaryland.edu 

Health Science

Dr. Niya Werts, Director
nwerts@umaryland.edu

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator 
afaulkner@umaryland.edu

Health Professions Education 

Dr. Violet Kulo, Director
PhD, HPE Leadership Certificate
vkulo@umaryland.edu

Dr. Karen Gordes. Director
MS, HPE Teaching Certificate
karen.gordes@umaryland.edu 

Nina Jackson, Coordinator
jnina@umaryland.edu

Implementation and Dissemination Science 

Dr. Peter Memiah, Director
petermemiah@umaryland.edu 

Arielle Faulkner, Admissions Counselor 
afaulkner@umaryland.edu 

Integrative Health and Wellness 

Dr. Michelle Pearce, Director 
michelle.pearce@umaryland.edu 

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator
afaulkner@umaryland.edu 

Intercultural Leadership  

Dr. Courtney Jones-Carney, Director
410.706.7438
courtney.carney@umaryland.edu  

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator
afaulkner@umaryland.edu 

Marine Estuarine - Environmental Science  

mees@umd.edu 

Medical and Research Technology 

Dr. Ivana Vucenik, Director
410-706-1832
ivucenik@som.umaryland.edu

Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics 

Dr. Leah Sera, Co-Director
301.738.6347
lsera@rx.umaryland.edu 

Dr. Chad Johnson, Co-Director
chad.johnson@rx.umaryland.edu

Lisa Finn, MPH, Program Manager
410.706.2168
sopgradadmissions@rx.umaryland.edu 

Medical Physics 

Dr. Naru Lamichhane, PhD
NaruLamichhane@umm.edu

Nina Jackson, Coordinator
jnina@umaryland.edu

Medical Science for PAs (DMSc) 

Dr. Mary Jo Bondy, Director
mjbondy@umaryland.edu 

Arielle Faulkner, Coordinator
afaulkner@umaryland.edu

Molecular Medicine 

Dr. Ryan Riddle
rriddle@som.umaryland.edu 

Chelsea Rosenberger, Academic Services Specialist
410.706.5422
GPILS-Info@som.umaryland.edu 

Molecular Microbiology and Immunology  

Dr. Dr. Eileen Barry, Director
410.706.3702
embarry@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Heather Ezelle, Academic Services Specialist
410.706.7126
GPILS-Info@som.umaryland.edu

Neuroscience 

Dr. Margaret McCarthy, Director
410.706.2655
mmccarthy@som.umaryland.edu 

Dr. Donna Calu Dir. of Grad Education
410.706.5160
DCalu@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Jennifer McFarland, Academic Services Specialist
410.706.4701
GPILS-Info@som.umaryland.edu

Nursing

Dr. Eun-Shim Nahm, Associate Dean
410.706.4913
enahm@umaryland.edu

NRSphd@umaryland.edu

Oral and Experimental Pathology 

Dr. Ahmed S. Sultan, Director
410.706.6841
ASultan1@umaryland.edu    

Nancy Kamphaus, Administrative Support
410.706.6114
ddsadmissions@umaryland.edu 

Palliative Care 

Dr. Mary Lynn McPherson, Director (PhD, MS and Certificates)
410.706.3682
mmcphers@rx.umaryland.edu

Eric Lee
410.706.7255
sopgradadmissions@rx.umaryland.edu 

Pathology/Pathologist Assistant Program  

Carlen Bini, MS, PA(ASCP)CM, Director
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Pathology
cbini@som.umaryland.edu

Pharmaceutical Health Services Research 

Dr. Danya Qato, Director
410.706.4044
dqato@rx.umaryland.edu

Master's Program
phsr-MS@rx.umaryland.edu 

Doctoral Program 
phsr-PHD@rx.umaryland.edu 

Pharmaceutical Sciences 

Dr. Amanda Oglesby, PhD Director 
410.706.8650
aoglesby@rx.umaryland.edu

Dr. Steven Fletcher, MS Director
410.706.6361
steven.fletcher@rx.umaryland.edu

Kristina San Juan, Assoc. Director of Student Services
410.706.0760
pscgraduate@rx.umaryland.edu

Pharmacometrics

Dr. Mathangi Gopalakrishnan
410.706.7842
mgopalakrishnan@rx.umaryland.edu

Jeff Barbers, Clinical Research Specialist
410.706.4266
sopgradadmissions@rx.umaryland.edu

Physician Assistant MS Program  

Dr. Cheri Hendrix, Director
chendrix@umaryland.edu 

Karen Frank, Assistant Director of Admissions 
410-706-5242
kfrank@umaryland.edu

Physical Rehabilitation Science 

Dr. Kelly Westlake, Director
410.706.5919
KWestlake@som.umaryland.edu

Melissa Roane, Department Administrator
GPILS-Info@som.umaryland.edu 

Regulatory Science 

Dr. James Polli, Director
410.706.8292
jpolli@rx.umaryland.edu

Program Email
sopgradadmissions@rx.umaryland.edu

Research Administration 

Dr. Sarah Archibald, Director
410.706.0149
sarchibald@umaryland.edu

Nina Jackson, Coordinator
jnina@umaryland.edu 

Science Communication  

Dr. Isabell C. May, Director
imay@umaryland.edu 

Nina Jackson, Coordinator
jnina@umaryland.edu

Social Entrepreneurship

Dr. Jim Kucher, Director
410-706-5383
jkucher@umaryland.edu 

Nina Jackson, Coordinator
jnina@umaryland.edu

Social Work 

Dr. Bethany Lee, Director
410.706.3809
blee@ssw.umaryland.edu

Jen Canapp, Program Specialist
410.706.7960
phd@ssw.umaryland.edu