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Academic Program Contacts

The following table contains the list of graduate programs offered at UMass Boston, along with links to the programs' email and telephone contacts.

Telephone area code is 617.

Program

Level

Director

Contact

Telephone

Location

American Studies

M.A.

Jeffrey Melnick

Shauna Manning

287-6776

W-5-0003

Applied Behavioral Analysis

Cert.

Mary Brady

Jill Tilton

287-7254

287-7235

H-10-28H

Applied Linguistics

M.A.

Charles Meyer applied.linguistics@umb.edu

287-5760

W-6-0103

- Online Program
M.A.
Apostolos Koutropoulos aplingonline@umb.edu

287-5760

 

Biology

M.S.

Alan Christian

Linda Huang

Alexa MacPherson

287-6600

287-6675

W-3-021

Environmental Biology

Ph.D.

Alan Christian

Linda Huang

Alexa MacPherson

287-6600

287-6675

W-3-021

Biomedical Engineering & Bio-Technology
Ph.D

Alan Christian

Linda Huang

Alexa MacPherson

287-6600

287-6675

W-3-021

Bio-Technology & Bio-Medical Sciences

M.S.

Alan Christian

Linda Huang

Alexa MacPherson

287-6600

287-6675

W-3-021

Bio-Technology

Cert.

Alan Christian

Linda Huang

Alexa MacPherson

287-6600

287-6675

W-3-021

Molecular, Cellular, and Organismal Biology

Ph.D.

Alan Christian

Linda Huang

Alexa MacPherson

287-6600

287-6675

W-3-021

Boston Writing Project

Cert.

Denise Patmon

Denise Patmon

287-7618

W-2- 14310

Chemistry

M.S.

Jason Evans

Dominique Altarejos

287-6149

287-6190

S-1-075

Biological Chemistry Ph.D. Jason Evans Dominique Altarejos

287-6149

287-6190

S-1-075
Inorganic Chemistry   Ph.D. Jason Evans Dominique Altarejos

287-6149

287-6190

S-1-075
Organic Chemistry Ph.D. Jason Evans Dominique Altarejos

287-6149

287-6190

S-1-075
Physical/Analytical Chemistry Ph.D. Jason Evans Dominique Altarejos

287-6149

287-6190

S-1-075

Green Chemistry

Ph.D.

Jason Evans

Dominique Altarejos

287-6149

287-6190

S-1-075

Clinical Psychology

Ph.D.

Alice Carter

Linda Curreri

287-6375
287-6340

M-4-263

Computer Science

M.S., Ph.D.

Dan Simovici

Gemma Galecia

287-6472
287-6441

S-3-132

Counseling

 

  Dan Torres
287-7661

W-2-160

 - Family Therapy Counseling

M.S., CAGS

Gonzalo Bacigalupe

 

287-7631

 

     - Online Program   Gonzalo Bacigalupe  
287-7631
 

 - Mental Health Counseling

M.S.

Boaz Levy    

 

     - Online Program   Esmaeil Mahdavi  
287-7641
 

- Rehabilitation Counseling

M.S., CAGS

Sheila Fesko

Sheila Fesko

287-7661

 

- School Counseling

M.Ed., CAGS

Laura Hayden

 

 

 

    - Online Program   Amy Cook  
287-7585
 
Counseling & School Psychology: Counseling Psychology
Ph.D
Sharon Horne Dan Torres 287-7661  

Creative Writing

M.F.A.

John Fulton

Eric Mason

287-6716

287-6736

W-6-0062

Critical and Creative Thinking

M.A., Cert.

Peter Taylor

cctcoordinator@umb.edu

287-7636

W-2-157

- Science in a Changing World
M.A., Cert.
Peter Taylor cctcoordinator@umb.edu
287-7636
W-2-157

Database Technology

Cert.

Dan Simovici

Gemma Galecia

287-6472
287-6441

S-3-132

Developmental and Brain Sciences Ph.D. Erik Blaser Odeh Kraskian 287-6352
287-6402
M-4-206

Conflict Resolution

M.A., Cert.

Eben Weitzman

Roni Lipton

287-7238

287-7415

W-4-128A

Economics, Applied
M.A.
Randy Albelda  
287-6963
287-6950
W-5-028

English

M.A.

Eve Sorum

Ashley R. de Pasquale 

287-6702

W-6-020

Environmental Sciences

M.S., Ph.D.

  Ellen Douglas

Meagan Damore

287-7414

S-1-012

Exercise and Health Sciences M.S. Richard Fleming John Applebee 287-5569

287-3217

S-3-301-17
Geographic Information Science
Cert.
Ellen Douglas  
287-7440
S-1-012

Forensic Services

Cert.

Heather Zaykowski Heather Zaykowski

287-6254

W-4-010

Gerontology (on campus)

M.S., Ph.D., Cert.

Jan Mutchler

Michele Campbell

Jamiee Ryan

287-7302

287-7338

W-3-123

Gerontology: Management of Aging Services (online)

M.S..

Jeff Burr  

287-7300

W-3-123

Global Governance and Human Security Ph.D Tim Shaw Roni Lipton 287-7415 W4-128A
Global Post-Disaster Studies
Cert.
Adenrele Awotona Adenrele Awotona
287-7112
M-3-607B

Higher Education Administration

Ed.D.

Jay Dee

Molly Pedriali

287-7601

W-1-177H

Historical Archaeology

M.A.

Steve Silliman

Steve Silliman

287-6854

M-4-439

History

M.A.

Paul Bookbinder

Maureen Dwyer

287-6860

M-4-623

History/Archival Methods

M.A.

Darwin Stapleton

Maureen Dwyer

287-6860

M-4-623

- Archives
Cert.
  Maureen Dwyer
287-6860
M-4-623

History / Teaching History

M.A.

Paul Bookbinder

Maureen Dwyer

287-6860

M-4-623

History/Public History
M.A.
James Green Maureen Dwyer
287-6860
M-4-623

Human Services

M.S.

Sylvia Mignon 

Kelly Ward Mason

287-7421

W-4-150

Instructional Design

M.Ed.

Betzi Bateman Judith Erdman

287-5980

W-2-142-03

Instructional Technology Design

Cert.

Betzi Bateman

Judith Erdman

287-5980

W-2-142-03

International Relations

M.S.

Sam Barkin

Roni Lipton

287-7415

W-4-128A

Latin and Classical Humanities
M.A.
Jacqueline Carlon  
287-6124
 
Leadership in Education    
287-7601
W-1-177H

- Leadership in Urban Schools

Ed.D

Joe Check

 

287-7601

 

- Educational Administration
M.Ed
Jack Leonard  
287-7601
 
- Educational Administration
CAGS
Jack Leonard  
287-7601
 
- Teacher Leadership CAGS Jack Leonard   287-7601  

College of Management

 

Arthur Goldsmith

Tara Norton

Jeff Masse

287-7850
287-7855

M-5-603

- Accounting

M.S.

   
 
 

- Business Administration

MBA

   
 
 

- Finance

M.S.

   
 
 

- Information Technology

M.S.

   
 
 
- International Management

M.S.

   
 
 
Business Administration Ph.D. Maureen Scully Tara Norton 287-7720 M-5-617
Marine Sciences & Technology

M.S., Ph.D.

Ellen Douglas

Alan Christian

Meagan Damore

287-7440

S-1-062

Nursing
M.S.
Karen Dick Jocelyn Burke
287-7538
S-3-301
- Adult/Gero NP, Critical Care Clinical, Nurse Specialist, Family Nurse Practicioner
 
   
 
 
Nursing
DNP
Karen Dick  
287-7538
S-3-301

Nursing

Cert.

Margaret McAllister

 

287-7285

S-3-30154

- Family Nurse Practicioner, Adult/Gero NP, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nursing

Ph.D.

Suzanne Leveille Velina Batcharov

287-7279

S-02-13

Physics, Applied

M.S.

Stephen Arnason

Stephen Arnason

287-6050

S-3-105

Public Affairs

M.S.

Connie Chan

Karyn Aiello

287-5543

M-3-435

Public Policy

Ph.D

Christian Weller

Karyn Aiello

287-5543

M-3-435

School Psychology

M.Ed., Ed.S

Terry Bontrager

Dan Torres

287-7661

W-2-161

Counseling & School Psychology: School Psychology
Ph.D
Melissa Pearrow Dan Torres
287-7661
W-2-161

Sociology, Applied

M.A., B.A./M.A.

Stephanie Hartwell Jacqueline Ryan

287-6250

W-4-017

Sociology Ph.D Stephanie Hartwell Jacqueline Ryan 287-6250 W-4-017

Special Education

M.Ed.

Lusa Lo  

287-7625

W-2-157

- Special Education: Moderate Disabilities M.Ed, Cert. Lusa Lo Kevin Ziomek 287-7233 W-1-50
- Special Education: Transition Leadership M.Ed, Cert   Maria Paiewonsky 287-7697  
Survey Research Cert. Phillip Brenner      

Teacher Education

M.Ed., Cert.

 

Student Services

287-7625

 

- Early Childhood   Angela Stone-MacDonald  
 
 
- Elementary   Patricia Paugh  
 
 
- Middle/Secondary   Lisa Gonsalves  
 
 
- Learning, Teaching, and Educational Transformation  

Peter Taylor

med.ltet@umb.edu
 
 
Early Education Research, Policy, and Practice Cert. Anne Douglass Mary Lu Love    

Teaching of Spanish

Cert.

 

 

287-7557

M-4-613

Vision Studies

 

Laura Bozeman

Laura Bozeman

287-4385

W-2-09905

Women in Politics and Public Policy

Cert.

Christa Kelleher  

Muna Killingback

 

287-6785

HL-10-0012

Women's Leadership in a Global Perspective

Cert.

Christa Kelleher  

Muna Killingback

 

287-6785

HL-10-0012