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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.

Judith Smith

Shauna Manning

287-6774
287-6770

W-5-00058

Applied Behavioral Analysis

Cert.

Mary Brady

Jill Tilton

287-7254

287-7235

H-10-28H

Applied Linguistics

M.A.

Donaldo Macedo

Michele Ladanyi

287-5767
287-5760

W-6-0103

- Online Program
M.A.
  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

287-6146

287-6190

S-1-078

Biological Chemistry Ph.D. Jason Evans Dominique Altarejos

287-6146

287-6190

S-1-078
Inorganic Chemistry   Ph.D. Jason Evans Dominique Altarejos

287-6146

287-6190

S-1-078
Organic Chemistry Ph.D. Jason Evans Dominique Altarejos

287-6146

287-6190

S-1-078
Physical/Analytical Chemistry Ph.D. Jason Evans Dominique Altarejos

287-6146

287-6190

S-1-078

Green Chemistry

Ph.D.

Jason Evans

Dominique Altarejos

287-6146

287-6190

S-1-078

Clinical Psychology

Ph.D.

Alice Carter

Linda Curreri

287-6375
287-6340

M-4-264

Computer Science

M.S., Ph.D.

Dan Simovici

Danielle Goncalves

287-6472
287-6441

S-3-132

Counseling

 

  Dan Torres
287-7661

W-2-160

 - Family Therapy Counseling

M.S., CAGS

Sharon Lamb

 

287-7698

 

     - Online Program   Alisa Beaver  
287-7608
 

 - Mental Health Counseling

M.S.

Esmaeil Mahdavi  
287-7641

 

     - Online Program   Esmaeil Mahdavi  
287-7641
 

- Rehabilitation Counseling

M.S., CAGS

Molly Tschopp

 

287-7651

 

- School Counseling

M.Ed., CAGS

Laura Hayden

 

 

 

    - Online Program   Laura Hayden  
287-7619
 
Counseling & School Psychology: Counseling Psychology
Ph.D
Sharon Horne Dan Torres 287-7661  

Creative Writing

M.F.A.

John Fulton

Lisa Greggo

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

Danielle Goncalves

287-6472
287-6441

S-3-132

Developmental and Brain Sciences Ph.D. Erik Blaser Odeh Kraskian 287-6352
287-6350
M-4-206

Conflict Resolution

M.A., Cert.

Eben Weitzman

Roni Lipton

287-7238

287-7415

W-4-00108

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

English

M.A.

Cheryl Nixon

Ashley R. de Pasquale 

287-6702

W-6-020

Environmental Sciences

M.S., Ph.D.

  Ellen Douglas

Erin O'Sullivan

287-7414

S-1-054

Geographic Information Science
Cert.
   
287-7440
S-1-060

Forensic Services

Cert.

Andrea Leverentz

Andrea Leverentz

287-6265

W-4-068

Gerontology

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

Jan Mutchler

Michele Campbell

287-7302

W-3-123

Gerontology: Management of Aging Services

M.S..

Jeff Burr  

287-7300

W-3-123

Global Governance and Human Security Ph.D Craig Murphy Roni Lipton 287-7415 W4-128A
Global Post-Disaster Studies
Cert.
Adenrele Awotona Adenrele Awotona
287-7116
M-3-612

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-4-644

History/Archival Methods

M.A.

Darwin Stapleton

Maureen Dwyer

287-6860

M-4-644

- Archives
Cert.
  Maureen Dwyer
287-6860
M-4-644

History / Teaching History

M.A.

Paul Bookbinder

Maureen Dwyer

287-6860

M-4-644

History/Public History
M.A.
James Green Maureen Dwyer
287-6860
M-4-644

Human Services

M.S.

Sylvia Mignon 

Kelly Ward Mason

287-7421

W-4-150

Instructional Design

M.Ed.

Judith Erdman

Judith Erdman

287-5980

W-2-142-03

Instructional Technology Design

Cert.

Judith Erdman

Judith Erdman

287-5980

W-2-142-03

International Relations

M.S.

Robert Weiner

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

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 287-7760 M-5-603
Marine Sciences & Technology

M.S., Ph.D.

John Duff

Erin O'Sullivan

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 Michelle DeFeliz 
287-7538
S-3-301

Nursing

Cert.

Margaret McAllister

Clarisa Williams

287-7543

S-3-30154

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nursing

Ph.D.

Laura Hayman

Laura Hayman

287-7504

S-02-13

Physics, Applied

M.S.

Stephen Arnason

Stephen Arnason

287-6050

S-3-070

Public Affairs

M.S.

Connie Chan

Karyn Aiello

287-5543

M-3-427

Public Policy

Ph.D

Michael Johnson

Karyn Aiello

287-5543

M-3-427

School Psychology

M.Ed., Ed.S

Virginia Harvey

Dan Torres

287-7661

W-2-160

Counseling & School Psychology: School Psychology
Ph.D
Virginia Harvey Dan Torres
287-7661
W-2-160

Sociology, Applied

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

Reef Youngreen 

Jessica Viera

287-6250

W-4-017

Special Education

M.Ed.

Chris Denning

Danielle Wheeler

287-7591

W-2-157

Teacher Education

M.Ed., Cert.

 

Danielle Wheeler
 

287-7591

 

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

Peter Taylor

med.ltet@umb.edu
 
 

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.

Carol Hardy-Fanta

 

 

 

287-5546

287-6785

HL-10-0012

Women's Leadership in a Global Perspective

Cert.

Carol Hardy-Fanta

 

 

 

287-5546

HL-10-0012