Contact the College

Administrators for College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (FAHSS) at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, as well as department contacts, are listed below.

Dean of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences dean

Sue J. Kim, Ph.D.
Email: Sue_Kim@uml.edu*
Phone: 978-934-4408

*Unless confidential, always cc: Robyn_Lessard@uml.edu.

  • Tenure and promotion
  • Renewals/non-renewal of faculty
  • Faculty evaluations and merit
  • Faculty disciplinary matters
  • Advancement
  • Tenure-track faculty recruitment
  • Strategic Planning

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies arroyo-rodriguez

Daniel Arroyo-Rodríguez
Email: Daniel_ArroyoRodriguez@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-3178

  • Teaching-related administrative issues
  • Undergraduate curriculum (including program development, scheduling and teaching)
  • Interdisciplinary Programs within FAHSS
  • Teaching faculty recruitment

Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies harris

Andy Harris, Ph.D.
Email: Andrew_Harris@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-3978

  • Faculty research support, grants, and infrastructure
  • Student research initiatives
  • Research centers
  • Funding requests (travel, events, etc.)
  • Graduate curriculum
  • Graduate student teaching and research assistantships

Associate Dean for Online Education, Accreditation and Licensingâ 

Stacy Szczesiul
Email: Stacy_Szczesiul@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-4633

  • Accreditation of Academic Programs
  • Licensure
  • Graduate Online and Professional Studies (GPS) point of contact for online delivery and program development/transition

Assistant Dean kamal

Wael Kamal, Ph.D.
Email: Wael_Kamal@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-4780

  • Academic suspension and dishonesty appeals
  • Grade Appeals
  • Academic Petitions and Exceptions (including World Ready)
  • The Washington Center
  • Study Abroad programs
  • Experiential learning, co-ops, and internships
  • Adjunct management
  • College Advisory Boards

Director of Student Success and Recruitment khj

Karen Humphrey-Johnson, M.A.
Email: Karen_HumphreyJohnson@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-2105

  • Admissions: recruitment and events
  • Parent and Family Communications and Concerns
  • Follow-up with suspended students
  • Student Advising
  • First-year Seminars
  • Undeclared Liberal Arts students – advising and supervision of advisors

FAHSS College Research Administrator

  • Research administration of grants and contracts for FAHSS Principal Investigators (PIs)
  • Support proposal development
  • Support post-award management
  • Assist faculty in finding funding opportunities
  • Conduct training about sponsor and University policies and procedures for grant and contract funding and award management

Associate to the Dean of FAHSS lessard

Robyn Lessard
Email: Robyn_Lessard@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-3842

  • College staff management and oversight
  • Department space / facilities
  • Faculty database
  • Coordinator of Promotion and Tenure, Salary Review, Faculty evaluations, Sabbatical leave process
  • Dean’s List
  • Coordinate Deans' calendars
  • College Academic Calendar

Budget Manager da-silva

Alice Da Silva
Email: Alice_DaSilva@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-3854

  • Manager of College budgets
  • Prepare budget reports for Deans
  • Review College reimbursements
  • Review and train College staff on current University policies and procedures
  • College timekeeper
  • Part-time (PT) staff and student Electronic Personnel Action Forms (ePAF)

Director of Developmentâ 

Carolyn Brooks
Email: Carolyn_Brooks@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-4482

  • FAHSS Advancement related activities
  • Advice on processing of post award foundation grants
  • College advisory board

Director of Developmentâ 

Demetria (Deme) Gys
Email: Demetra_Gys@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-4810

  • School of Education Advancement related activities
  • School of Education advisory board

departmentsDepartment Contacts

DepartmentChairE-mail
Art and DesignStephen MisholStephen_Mishol@uml.edu
Criminology and Criminal Justice (School of)April PattavinaApril_Pattavina@uml.edu
EconomicsMuhammad QuayesMuhammad_Quayes@uml.edu
Education (School of)Hien-Yuan HsuHsienYuan_Hsu@uml.edu
EnglishJonathan SilvermanJonathan_Silverman@uml.edu
HistoryChristoph StrobelChristoph_Strobel@uml.edu
MusicBarry LongBarry_Long@uml.edu
PhilosophyCarol HayCarol_Hay@uml.edu
Political ScienceJoshua DyckJoshua_Dyck@uml.edu
PsychologyJoseph GonzalesJoseph_Gonzales@uml.edu
SociologyCheryl LlewellynCheryl_Llewellyn@uml.edu
World Languages and CultureMaria MatzMaria_Matz@uml.edu

Interdisciplinary Program Contacts

ProgramDirectorE-mail
American Studies Major/MinorJonathan SilvermanJonathan_Silverman@uml.edu
Architectural Studies MinorMarie Frank²Ñ²¹°ù¾±±ð³å¹ó°ù²¹²Ô°ì​@​u³¾±ô.±ð»å³Ü
Art History MinorJennifer Cadero-GilletteJennifer_CaderoGillette@uml.edu
Bachelor of Liberal Arts MajorKevin PetersonKevin_Petersen@uml.edu
Digital Media Major / MinorPavel RomanikoPavel_Romaniko@uml.edu
Disability Studies MinorAnita LiAnita_Li@uml.edu
Environment and Society MinorVanessa GrayVanessa_Gray@uml.edu
Film Studies MinorMércèdes BaillargeonMercedes_Baillargeon@uml.edu
Gender Studies MinorChrista HodappChrista_Hodapp@uml.edu
Global Studies (Graduate)Angelica Duran-MartinezAngelica_DuranMartinez@uml.edu
Labor Studies MinorElizabeth PelleritoElizabeth_Pellerito@uml.edu
Legal Studies MinorMichelle VeilleuxMichelle_Veilleux@uml.edu
Medieval and Renaissance Studies MinorAndrew DrenasAndrew_Drenas@uml.edu
Peace and Conflict Studies MinorDeina AbdelkaderDeina_Abdelkader@uml.edu
Public Administration (Graduate)Aaron Smith-WalterAaron_SmithWalter@uml.edu
Race and Ethnic Studies MinorDaniel BroyldDaniel_Broyld@uml.edu
Security StudiesJames ForestJames_Forest@uml.edu
Sports StudiesJonathan SilvermanJonathan_Silverman@uml.edu
Theatre ArtsShelley BarishShelley_Barish@uml.edu