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 Management, Public Health, Disaster disruption to the local food environment and food insecurity

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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

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D.C. Flint

Asst. Prof., Mngt. Program Director & Advisor

Emergency Health Services
Faculty Senate

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 306

dianeflint@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3775

Research Area: Community Paramedicine

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

Kyle Bates

Clinical Assistant Prof.; Director, Paramedic

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 311

KyleDavidBates@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3782

Crista Lenk

Clinical Assistant Professor; Director, PACE

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) Rm 307

clenk@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3781

Gary Williams

Senior Lecturer / EHS Clinical Coordinator

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 309

garywil1@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 1659

Jaeyoung Yang

Lecturer

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 310

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 Prog 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

Hilary Budzinski Betley

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 337

bhil1@umbc.edu

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

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 310

walz@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 3778

Research Areas: Education and EMS

Dwight Polk

Senior Lecturer Emeritus

Emergency Health Services

Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg)

polk@umbc.edu

                      ADJUNCT FACULTY                     

Stephen Dean                                        sdean@umbc.edu

John Christy                                          chjohn@umbc.edu

Meghan Lusby-Treber                        mlusby1@umbc.edu

Jennifer Ryan-Gray                              jeryan1@umbc.edu

Meghan Stepanek                                 meghan.stepanek@umbc.edu

Michael Taigman                                  taigman@umbc.edu

Michael Ward                                         mward0@umbc.edu

Main Department Number:
410-455-3223