GRADUATE DIRECTORS
| Program | Masters | Doctoral | Graduate Director(s) | Phone | |
| American Studies | M.A. | Ph.D. |
Fall 2026: Bayley Marquez Spring 2027: Eva Hageman |
(301) 405-1354 | |
| Art History & Archaeology | M.A. | Ph.D. | Joshua Shannon | (301) 405-1485 | shannon1@umd.edu |
| Art (Studio Art) | M.F.A.* | Cy Keener | (301) 405-1445 | cykeener@umd.edu | |
| Classics | M.A. |
Fall 2026: Francisco Barrenechea Spring 2027: Katherine Wasdin |
(301) 405-8670 (301) 405-2024 |
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| Communication | M.A. | Ph.D. | Ganga Dhanesh & Jiyoun Kim |
(301) 405-0302 (301) 405-6532 |
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| Comparative Literature | M.F.A.* | Ph.D. | Sharada Balachandran-Orihuela | (301) 405-9649 | sbalacha@umd.edu |
| Creative Writing | M.A. | Lillian-Yvonne Bertram | (301) 405-3804 | lyb@umd.edu | |
| English Language & Literature | M.A. | Ph.D. | Ralph Bauer | (301) 405-5646 | bauerr@umd.edu |
| French Modern Studies | M.A. | Ph.D. | Cécile Accilien | (301) 405-4025 | caccilie@umd.edu |
| German Language & Literature | M.A. | Ph.D. | Josh Alvizu | (301) 405-4025 | jalvizu@umd.edu |
| History | M.A. | Ph.D. | Saverio Giovacchini | (301) 405-8406 | saverio@umd.edu |
| Jewish Studies | M.A. | Maxine Grossman | (301) 405-4980 | mgrossma@umd.edu | |
| Linguistics | Ph.D. | Alexander Williams | (301) 405-1607 | alxndrw@umd.edu | |
| Music | M.A., M.M. | D.M.A, Ph.D. | Kenneth Elpus | (301) 405-5537 | elpus@umd.edu |
| Philosophy | M.A. | Ph.D. | Paolo Santorio | (301) 405-5589 | santorio@umd.edu |
| Second Language Acquisition | M.A. | Ph.D. | Bronson Hui | (301) 405-4025 | bhui@umd.edu |
| Spanish | M.A. | Ph.D. | Mehl Penrose | (301) 405-0142 | mpenrose@umd.edu |
| Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies | M.A., M.F.A.* | Ph.D. | Kate Keeney | (301) 405-9491 | kkeeney@umd.edu |
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Ph.D. | Shelbi Meissner | (301) 405-6880 | snmeiss@umd.edu |
*MFA = Master of Fine Arts; MPS = Masters of Professional Studies
Certificates
Arts Entrepreneurship
Kate Keeney
301-405-9491
kkeeney@umd.edu
Critical Theory
David Simon
301-405-3805
dcsimon@umd.edu
Digital Studies in the Arts & Humanities
Marisa Parham
301-405-6250
mp285@umd.edu
Jewish Studies
Maxine Grossman
301-405-4980
mgrossma@umd.edu
Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Fall 2026: Abigail McEwen
301-405-1486
mcewen@umd.edu
Spring 2027: Ryan Long
301-405-2298
rlong12@umd.edu
Museum Scholarship & Material Culture
Quint Gregory
301-405-3183
quint@umd.edu
Second Language Acquisition
Bronson Hui
301-405-4025
bhui@umd.edu
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Shelbi Meissner
301-405-6880
snmeiss@umd.edu