Department chairs and program directors provide leadership for UMBC’s academic units. This page lists the current department chairs and directors of degree-granting academic programs.
Contact information is available through the UMBC Directory.
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
| African Studies | Gloria Chuku | Department Chair |
| American Studies | Tamara Bhalla | Department Chair |
| Ancient Studies | David Rosenbloom | Department Chair |
| Asian Studies | Fan Yang | Program Director |
| Dance | Elizabeth Johnson | Department Chair |
| Economics | Salem Abo-Zaid | Department Chair |
| Education | Sarah Shin | Department Chair |
| Emergency and Disaster Health Systems | Lauren Clay | Department Chair |
| English | Jennifer Maher | Department Chair |
| Geography and Environmental Systems | Matthew Baker | Department Chair |
| Gerontology | Takashi Yamashita | Program Director |
| Global Studies | Felipe Filomeno | Program Director |
| Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies | Vrushali Patil | Department Chair |
| History | Meredith Oyen | Acting Department Chair |
| Individualized Study Program | Suzanne Braunschweig | Program Director |
| Language Literary & Culture | Ramon Goings | Program Director |
| Media & Communication Studies | Elizabeth Patton | Department Chair |
| Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication | Irina Golubeva | Interim Department Chair |
| Music | Lisa Cella | Department Chair |
| Philosophy | Jessica Pfeifer | Department Chair |
| Political Science | Brian Grodsky | Department Chair |
| Psychology | Leher Singh | Department Chair |
| Public Policy | Loren Henderson | Program Director |
| Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health | Bambi Chapin | Department Chair |
| Theater | Eric Abele | Department Chair |
| Visual Arts | Gary Rozanc | Department Chair |
College of Engineering and Information Technology
| Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten | Department Chair |
| Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Mohamed Younis | Department Chair |
| Mechanical Engineering | Ruey-Hung Chen | Department Chair |
| Information Systems | Zhiyuan Chen | Department Chair |
College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
| Biology | Michelle Starz-Gaino | Department Chair |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry | Brian Cullum | Department Chair |
| Marine Biotechnology | Yonathan Zohar | Department Chair |
| Mathematics and Statistics | Andrei Draganescu | Department Chair |
| Physics | Matthew Pelton | Department Chair |
School of Social Work
| Social Work | Nancy Kusmaul | Associate Dean and Department Chair |