Core Faculty

Jennifer Maher in a pink shirt and tortoiseshell glasses

Jennifer Maher

Associate Professor and Department Chair

Dr. Maher’s Profile

Email: jmaher@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 401

Jessica Burman in a brown and black checkered shirt

Jessica Berman

Professor

Dr. Berman’s Profile

Email: jberman@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 308

Ryan Bloom in a blue hat and black shirt in front of a red brick building

Ryan Bloom

Associate Teaching Professor

Dr. Bloom’s Profile

Email: rbloom2@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 439

Earl Brooks in a black plaid jacket, white polka dot shirt, and black tie

Earl Brooks

Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Dresher Center

Dr. Brooks’ Profile

Email: earlb@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 407

Lindsay DiCuirci in a teal blouse

Lindsay DiCuirci

Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director, and Honors Program Director

Dr. DiCuirci’s Profile

Email: dicuirci@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 406

Brian Dunnigan in a white shirt and black tie with a brown newsboy cap, holding a toddler in a white t-shirt, grey overalls and brown newsboy cap

Brian Dunnigan

Associate Teaching Professor and Internship Coordinator

Dr. Dunnigan’s Profile

Email: bdunni@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 430

Raphael Falco in a black shirt in front of a green wrought iron fence

Raphael Falco

Professor

Dr. Falco’s Profile

Email: falco@umbc.edu
Office: PAHB 415 (x52919)

Jean Fernandez in a blue shirt and brown cardigan

Jean Fernandez

Professor

Dr. Fernandez’s Profile

Email: jfernand@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 410 (x52166)

Keenan Cook Finberg in a blue and red shirt in front of a bookshelf

Keenan Cook Finberg

Associate Professor

Dr. Finberg’s Profile

Email: kfinberg@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 432

Carol Fitzpatrick in a grey blouse and black jacket

Carol Fitzpatrick

Teaching Professor, Associate Director of Writing & Rhetoric

Dr. Fitzpatrick’s Profile

Email: cfitzpat@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 312

U-M-B-C Retriever dog mascot logo standing as placeholder for DuEwa Frazier

DuEwa Frazier

Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

Dr. Frazier’s Profile

Email: dfrazier@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 414

Drew Holladay in a grey shirt and black tie

Drew Holladay

Associate Professor

Dr. Holladay’s Profile

Email: holladay@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 403

Elaine MacDougall in a black shirt and teal beaded necklace

Elaine MacDougall

Assistant Teaching Professor and Writing Center Director

Email: efick1@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 426

Kathryn McKinley in black and white, wearing a white blouse

Kathryn McKinley

Professor

Dr. McKinley’s Profile

Email: kmckinle@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 408

U-M-B-C Retriever dog mascot logo standing as placeholder for Tony McGurrin

Anthony “Tony” McGurrin

Assistant Teaching Professor

Dr. McGurrin’s Profile

Email: mcgurrin@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 431

Shane Moritz in a white shirt

Shane Moritz

Visiting Lecturer and Assistant Professor

Dr. Moritz’s Profile

Email: moritz@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 311

U-M-B-C Retriever dog mascot logo standing as placeholder for Annie Nguyen

Annie Nguyen

Associate Teaching Professor

Email: annien2@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 307

Tanya Olsen in a dark colored shirt leaning on the hood of a car; the photo is intentionally stylistically grainy and teal-washed

Tanya Olson

Teaching Professor and Director of Writing & Rhetoric

Dr. Olson’s Profile

Email: olsont@umbc.edu
Office: PAHB 404

Michele Osherow in a black shirt

Michele Osherow

Associate Professor and Advising Coordinator

Dr. Osherow’s Profile

Email: mosherow@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 302

Nichole Pekarske in a black shirt, resting her chin on her hand

Nicole Pekarske

Assistant Teaching Professor

Dr. Pekarske’s Profile

Email: nicolep@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 313

Deborah Rudacille in a multicolored tank top

Deborah Rudacille

Professor of the Practice

Dr. Rudacille’s Profile

Email: rdeborah@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 305

Jody Shipka in black and white, in a light colored shirt

Jody Shipka

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director

Dr. Shipka’s Profile

Email: shipka@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 301

Orianne Smith in an orange shirt with a brown cardigan with flowers embroidered over one shoulder

Orianne Smith

Professor

Dr. Smith’s Profile

Email: osmith@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 433

Chris Terry in a blue shirt

Chris L. Terry

Assistant Professor

Dr. Terry’s Profile

Email: chrislte@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 405

Kat Tracy in a brown shirt and grey scarf

Larissa “Kat” Tracy

Visiting Assistant Professor

Dr. Tracy’s Profile

Email: ltracy1@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 306

Sharon Tran in a teal shirt

Sharon Tran

Associate Professor

Dr. Tran’s Profile

Email: stran@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 420

Emily Yoon in a black shirt

Emily Yoon

Assistant Professor

Dr. Yoon’s Profile

Email: eky@umbc.edu

Office: PAHB 310