Kerrie Jenkins – Graduate Program Coordinator

Office: MP 314

Email: KerrieJ1@umbc.edu

Phone: (410) 455-6757

• Advise graduate students on academic requirements, funding packages, course registration, thesis / dissertation procedures, and process for graduation applications.
• First point of contact for Human Services Psychology / Applied Developmental Psychology / and Applied Behavior Analysis graduate programs.
• Provide referrals to the I/O Psychology, Learning & Performance Technology, and College Teaching and Learning Science program faculty and staff.
• Backup supervisor for front desk student workers and time sheet approval.
• Manages department graduate student databases (BOX / BlackBoard) and email listservs.
• Initiate graduate student conference and travel applications.
• Survey current graduate students on course electives and preferred times.
• Primary content creator for the UMBC Psychology Department website, social media and Rise Vision.
• Update the graduate course catalog on an annual basis.
• Proctor exams for faculty, as needed.
• Create graphics to advertise department events.
• Process requests for proof of malpractice insurance coverage for Clinical students.
• GSS, NSF, and NIH annual surveys to report on Psychology graduate students.
• APA, ABAI accreditation support and annual reports on graduate student outcomes and licensure status.
• Member of the Graduate Programs Committee and Undergraduate Professional Development Committee.
• Complete enrollment and degree verification for accrediting agencies, employment and Clinical licensure.

Graduate Admissions:

• • • Present information at Open Houses about admissions requirements, funding packages, and employment opportunities post-graduation for prospective graduate students.
    • Meet with prospective students individually over Webex, phone, and email.
    • Responds to all graduate program inquiries for the Applied Developmental Psychology Ph.D., Human Services Psychology Ph.D., and Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. programs.
    • Answer questions about graduate admissions application status and next steps.
    • Assign faculty reviewers to admissions applications for committee review.
    • Processes ETS documents, letters of recommendation and official transcripts.

Graduate Student Progressions:

• • • Meet with current graduate students to discuss progressions throughout candidacy.
    • Advise prospective and current students on academic requirements, course waivers, research competency, funding packages, course registration issues and granting permission, thesis / dissertation procedures, committee formation, and process for graduation applications.
    • Manages forms on DocuSign for progressions. Submit forms to UMBC’s Graduate School.
    • Maintains the internal database of student files.

Event Coordinator:

• • • • • Graduate Student Interview Week and Graduate New Student Orientation.
        • Psychology Department events: lectures, trainings, graduation celebrations, and lab meetings.
        • Distinguished Lecture / Eminent Scholar-Mentor Lectures
        • Submit orders for catering to vendors. Requests payment through department.
        • Room reservations for department controlled and university spaces using 25Live.