Meet the Faculty and Staff

DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Lauren Clay

Associate Professor and Department Chair

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 317

lclay@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3223

Research Area: Disaster Food Insecurity, Public Health

GRADUATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Lucy Wilson

Professor and Graduate Program Director

Emergency Health Services
Public Policy
The Hilltop Institute

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 312

wilsonl@umbc.edu

Research Area: Public Health, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases

Jeffrey Mitchell

Clinical Professor

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 311

jmitchell@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3777

Research Area: Critical Incident Stress

Crista Lenk

Clinical Associate Professor; Director, PACE

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) Rm 307

clenk@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3781

Kyle Bates

Clinical Assistant Prof.; Director, Paramedic

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 311

KyleDavidBates@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3782

Gary Williams

Senior Lecturer / EHS Clinical Coordinator

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 309

garywil1@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 1659

Jae Yang

Lecturer

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 312

jaeyang1@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3782

Matthew Levy

Medical Director

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 316

Matthew.Levy@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3223

Renee Decker

Prog Mgmt Specialist & Grad Program Coordinator

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) Room 316

rdecker@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3223

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FACULTY

Nadia Koyratty

Post Doc Res Asso

Emergency Health Services

nkoyratt@umbc.edu

GRADUATE RESEARCH/TEACHING ASSISTANT

Katja Abegg

Graduate/Research Assistant

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) Room 337

kabegg1@umbc.edu

+1 609 605 6525

Jonathan Hunter-Cevera

Graduate Research Assistant

Public Policy
Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 339

jonahun1@umbc.edu

EMERITUS FACULTY

Rick Bissell

Professor Emeritus

Emergency Health Services

Off Campus

bissell@umbc.edu

Research Area: Emergency Public Health, Disaster Epidemiology, Emergency Management, EMS Research

Bruce Walz

Professor

Emergency Health Services

Off Campus

walz@umbc.edu

Research Areas: Education and EMS

Dwight Polk

Senior Lecturer Emeritus

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg)

polk@umbc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Cole Brown

cbrown23@umbc.edu

John Christy

Instructor Pt

chjohn@umbc.edu

Stephen Dean

Adjunct Faculty

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg)

sdean@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3223

Diane Flint

Adjunct Faculty

Emergency Health Services
Graduate School

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 306

dianeflint@umbc.edu

Jennifer Gray

Instructor Pt

Emergency Health Services

jeryan1@umbc.edu

Adam Harrell

Instructor Pt

jq89499@umbc.edu

Michael Hubble

Adjunct Faculty

Emergency Health Services

Off Campus

mwhubble@umbc.edu

Meghan Stepanek

Associate Graduate Faculty

Emergency Health Services

meghan.stepanek@umbc.edu

Mike Taigman

Instructor Pt

Emergency Health Services

taigman@umbc.edu

Mike Ward

Instructor Pt

Emergency Health Services
Public Policy

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg)

mward0@umbc.edu

Main Department Number:
410-455-3223

Main Department Email:
EHSMain@umbc.edu