Responsibilities of the Dean include providing vision and leadership in directing, coordinating, integrating, and balancing the College’s teaching, research, and outreach missions. The Dean consults with faculty and administrators to provide overall strategic planning, program development, and continuous quality improvement of curriculum and instruction; resource acquisition and management (including budget preparation and supervision), space and facilities planning, and personnel administration (appointments, development, retention). The Dean represents the College within the university system; the academic and business communities and advocates for the College at local, regional, and national levels.
Contact
Office of the Dean
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
College of Engineering and Information Technology
1000 Hilltop Circle
Information Technology & Engineering, Room 217
Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone: 410-455-3270
Fax: 410-455-3559
Email: coeit@umbc.edu
Directory
Visit COEIT departments & units or use UMBC Directory Search for a complete listing of College of Engineering and Information Technology faculty and staff. Information about the administrative units that support COEIT can be found on the organization chart. [PDF]
You may use the links on this page to contact team members of each unit.
Dean’s Office Team | Finance & Shared Services Center | Undergraduate Student Services | Engineering and Computing Education Program | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Information Systems | Mechanical Engineering | Centers & Institutes
Dean’s Office Team
Keith J (He, Him, His) Bowman
Dean
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Information Technology & Engineering 217
+1 410 455 3270
Amy Heckhaus
Manager, Chief of Staff
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 217
+1 410 455 3978
Andrea Kleinsmith
Acting Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development and Associate Professor
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 437
+1 410 455 8837
Donique Lewis
Executive Administrative Assistant II
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 217F
+1 410 455 3270
Karen D. Mattingly
Coordinator
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 217I
+1 410 455 3303
Marc Olano
Associate Dean for Academic Programs & Learning and Associate Professor
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Imaging Research Center
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 354
+1 410 455 3094
Maria Sanchez
Director of Engineering and Computing Education Program and Professor of the Practice
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 217H
+1 410 455 6324
Patricia Smith
Admin II
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Technology Research Center 220
+1 410 455 6505
Finance & Shared Services Center
Michael Palmer
Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 217A
+1 410 455 5603
Lindita Dietzen
Director of Shared Services Center
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Engineering 202
+1 410 455 2611
Gina Fischer
Assistant Director, SRT
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Engineering 202
+1 410 455 5575
Kathy Suess
Assistant Director, BOT
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Engineering ENGR 202
+1 410 455 1775
Undergraduate Student Services
Emily Abrams-Stephens
Assistant Dean & Academic Advisor
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 205
+1 410 455 3519
Anne Arey
Assistant Director & Academic Advisor
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering ITE 203
Kim Casimbon
Academic Advisor, Computer Science at The Universities at Shady Grove
Ethan Ide
Academic Advisor
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 202
Krista Wallace
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs and Pre-Transfer Advising
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 207
+1 410 455 3293
Engineering and Computing Education Program
Mark Berczynski
Lecturer
Information Systems
Engineering and Computing Education Program (ECEP)
Information Technology & Engineering 215
Megean Garvin
Director of Research and Assessment, Maryland Center for Computing Education
Engineering and Computing Education Program (ECEP)
+1 443 243 0509
Jamie Gurganus
Lecturer and Associate Director of STEM Education Research
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering E 225J
+1 410 455 8439
Toby Gouker
Lecturer and Acting Graduate Program Director of Professional Engineering Programs
Division of Professional Studies
Engineering 225
+1 410 455 0616
Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff
Director, Maryland Center for Computing Education
Engineering and Information Technology
Off Campus
+1 301 445 2795
Maria Sanchez
Director of Engineering and Computing Education Program and Professor of the Practice
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 217H
+1 410 455 6324
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Department Chair
Mark R. Marten
Professor and Department Chair
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Engineering 314
+1 410 455 3400
Department Staff Contact
Cheryl Dunigan
CBEE Executive Administrator, SFS Administrator
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Engineering 314A
+1 410 455 3424
Academic Program Contacts
Mariajosé Castellanos
Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Program Director
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Engineering 319
+1 410 455 8151
Christopher Hennigan
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Engineering 321
+1 410 455 3515
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Department Chair
Mohamed Younis
Professor and Acting Department Chair
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 318
+1 410 455 3968
Associate Chair
Ryan Robucci
Associate Professor and Acting Associate Chair
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Unknown ITE319
+1 410 455 3549
Department Staff Contact
Rebecca Dongarra
Academic Affairs Manager
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Information Technology & Engineering
+1 410 455 3065
Academic Program Contacts
Gary Carter
Professor and Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Program Director
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Information Technology & Engineering ITE 308
+1 410 455 8181
Jeremy Dixon
Senior Lecturer and Computer Science Undergraduate Program Director
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Information Technology & Engineering 325J
+1 410 455 8866
Richard Forno
Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity Graduate Program Director & Assistant Director, UMBC Center for Cybersecurity
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Information Technology & Engineering 325A
Jeannette Kartchner
Lecturer, Associate Undergraduate Program Director, UMBC Computer Science Program at The Universities at Shady Grove
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Information Technology & Engineering 226
+1 410 455 8944
Tinoosh Mohsenin
Associate Professor and Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering Graduate Program Director
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Charles Nicholas
Professor and Computer Science Graduate Program Director
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Information Technology & Engineering 356
+1 410 455 2594
Information Systems
Department Chair
Vandana Janeja
Professor and Department Chair - Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 4104556238
+1 410 455 3206
Associate Chair
Zhiyuan Chen
Professor and Associate Chair
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 404J
+1 410 455 8833
Department Staff Contact
Tiffany Shorter
Academic Affairs Manager
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 404I
+1 410 455 3795
Program Liaisons
Augusto Casas
Lecturer and Student Support Liaison – Online M.S. in IS
George Karabatis
Professor and Liaison for Programmatic Innovation
Information Systems
Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship
Information Technology & Engineering 404K
+1 410 455 3940
Jianwu Wang
Associate Professor and Liaison for Research Innovation
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 423
+1 410 455 3883
Academic Program Contacts
Michael Brown
Professor of the Practice and Online Information Systems Graduate Program Director
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 404L
Jennifer Carter
Professor of the Practice and Associate Undergraduate Program Director
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 413
Dina Glazer
Senior Lecturer and Associate Undergraduate Program Director for Advising
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 410
+1 410 455 3275
Karuna Pande Joshi
Associate Professor and Business Technology Administration Undergraduate Program Director
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 424
+1 410 455 8775
Andrea Kleinsmith
Associate Professor and Human-Centered Computing Graduate Program Director
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 437
+1 410 455 8837
Mohammad Samarah
Professor of the Practice and Software Engineering Graduate Program Director
Sreedevi Sampath
Associate Professor and Information Systems Graduate Program Director
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 403
+1 410 455 8845
Richard Sponaugle
Senior Lecturer and Information Systems Undergraduate Program Director
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 409
+1 410 455 1850
Erin Van Dyke
Professor of the Practice and Health Information Technology Graduate Program Director
Mechanical Engineering
Department Chair
+1 410 455 3313
Department Staff Contact
Christine Ricci
Administrative Assistant
Academic Program Contacts
Charles Dionisio Eggleton
Professor and Undergraduate Program Director of Mechanical Engineering Programs at Shady Grove
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering 222
+1 410 455 3317
Soobum Lee
Associate Professor and Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Program Director
Mechanical Engineering
Carlos Romero-Talamas
Associate Professor and Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program Director
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering 212
+1 410 455 8049
Centers & Institutes
Don Engel
The Center for Space Sciences and Technology (CSST) -- Center Director, Associate Vice President for Research Development, and Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Research Administration
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Center for Space Science and Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 220
+1 410 929 3643
Aryya Gangopadhyay
Center for Real-time Distributed Sensing and Autonomy (CARDS) -- Center Director and Professor of Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 419
+1 410 455 2620
Vandana Janeja
Institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in Polar Regions (iHARP) -- Institute Director and Professor - Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 4104556238
+1 410 455 3206
Anupam Joshi
Center for Cybersecurity (Cybersecurity) -- Center Director and Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Information Technology & Engineering 325
+1 410 455 2733
Karuna Pande Joshi
Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics (CARTA) -- Site Director, UMBC and Associate Professor of Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 424
+1 410 455 8775
Govind Rao
Center for Advanced Sensor Technology (CAST) -- Center Director and Professor of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Center for Advanced Sensor Technology
Technology Research Center 252A
+1 410 455 3415
Carolyn Seaman
Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) -- Center Director and Professor of Information Systems
Information Systems
Center for Women in Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 452B
+1 410 455 2809
Claire Welty
Center for Urban Environment Research & Education (CUERE) -- Center Director and Professor of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Technology Research Center 102
+1 410 455 1766