Office of the Dean

Under the direction of Dean Griffin, the leadership team oversees administrative areas that serve students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the College of Education. The dean meets regularly with the team to discuss policies, administrative matters, and educational, research, and scholarly activities within the College. 

DEAN AND ASSOCIATE DEANS

Associate Dean Faculty Affairs	Doug Lombardi	3119G	lombard1@umd.edu	702-513-4415
Associate Dean Research, Innovation and Partnerships	Ana Taboada Barber	3119B	ataboada@umd.edu	301-405-6482
Associate Dean Undergraduate &  Graduate Studies	Ebony Terrell Shockley	2304B	eterrell@umd.edu	301-405-4959

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

Title	Name	Room	Email	Phone
Professor and Chair Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education	William Ming Liu	3112	willmliu@umd.edu	301-405-0099
Professor and Chair Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology	Laura Stapleton		lstaplet@umd.edu	301-405-1933
Professor and Chair Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership	Nihat Polat	2311	npolat@umd.edu	301-405-3133

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

Title	Name	Room	Email	Phone
Assistant Dean Development and Alumni Relations	Kurt Sudbrink	1308	sudbrink@umd.edu	301-405-8874
Assistant Dean Finance and Administration	D. Hakim Scott	1308	dhscott@umd.edu	301-405-9263
Chair COE Senate			lpbutler@umd.edu	301-314-1815
Chief of Staff	Andrea Norris	3119C	anorris@umd.edu	301-405-2336
Director Educational Technology Services	Steve Pragel	0223	spragel@umd.edu	301-405-3618
Director Marketing and Communications	Natifia Mullings	1308	mullings@umd.edu	301-405-3468
Director Maryland English Institute		1117 Cole Student Activities Building		301-405-0346
Diversity Officer
Executive Director Teacher Education	Vacant

COE Organizational Chart