UMBC PSYCHOLOGY August 2020
WHO DOES WHAT IN THE DEPARTMENT
CORE DEPARTMENT STAFF DUTIES
Arianne Burroughs, Administrative Assistant II
- Faculty Hiring Searches
- Page-Up Manager for staff searches
- Payroll
- Payroll File Management
- Travel for Faculty, Students and Staff
- Travel-related purchasing
- Guest Parking Permits
- Inventory
- Keys
- Copiers / Printers
- Supplies
- Maintenance
- DCards
Stephanie Totsch, Graduate Program Coordinator/Administrative Assistant II
- Graduate Admissions
- Process graduate applications
- Process ETS documents and transcripts
- Respond to graduate program inquiries
- Graduate Program Support
- Graduate Assistant Support
- PCARD holder and primary purchaser for the department
- Office and lab items and equipment
- Processes department scholarships for supported GA fees
- Compiles and submits GA Internship travel expenses for reimbursement
- Backup Payroll Preparer
- Website Management and Social Media Content Specialist
- Manage DCARD
- Issue Parking Permits
Beverly McDougall, Graduate Program Coordinator
- Event coordinator for:
- Graduate interview day
- Graduate student orientation
- Graduate program events
- Graduate Program Support
- Accreditation and reporting support
- Graduate program blackboard management
- Graduate student data base management
- Graduate student paperwork assistance
- Graduate Assistant Support
- T.A. / G.A. / R.A. Contracts
- Health Insurance
- Graduate student travel support
- Graduate student tuition remission / health benefit questions
- Maintain student files and databases
- Collect TA evaluations
- Gather annual Student Evaluations
- Room Scheduling for department controlled rooms (back up)
- Room Scheduling for Graduate student proposals and defenses.
- Paycheck pick-up and distribution.
- Website Management
- P&T Support Backup
- Place AIM Requests
Elaine O’Heir, Department Coordinator
- Annual Giving Campaign Coordinator
- AV Technology in Classrooms
- Course Scheduling
- Course Syllabi (Collection and Archiving)
- Department Faculty and Staff Blackboard Management
- DoIT problems with computer software
- Events Coordinator for:
- Distinguished Lecture
- Eminent Scholar-Mentor Visits
- Faculty Retreat
- Undergrad Program Events
- Facilities Management
- Oversight of lab cleaning and maintenance
- Problems with classrooms
- Lab renovation management
- Faculty Meeting Support
- Minutes
- Materials
- Grade change forms
- Part-Time Faculty Support
- Promotion & Tenure
- Room Scheduling for department controlled rooms
- Student Learning Outcome / Assessment Support
- Undergraduate Program Support
- Web Site Update Coordinator
- Member of the Classroom Committee
Amy Schneider, Business Manager
- Budget Management
- CRI (Computer Replacement Initiative)
- Grant Accounting and Compliance
- Grant Preparation and Submission
- Oversight of Department Business and Business Processes
- Grants
- Payroll
- Purchasing
- Travel
- Other Business-Related Activities
- Part-time Faculty Contracts
- Supervise student staff
- Manage department and program listservs
- Annual Surveys (GGS, APA, APA ARO, Peterson, etc)
- Payroll Review
- Position Management
- Purchasing Requests
- Office and lab furniture
- Time-Sheet Review (faculty)
Debbie Paul, Academic Advisor for student with the last names starting A-L
Jenae Wilson, Academic Advisor for student with the last names starting M-Z
- Appeals for Student Readmits
- ARTSYS updates (course articulation data base)
- Community College Liaison
- Excess Credit Waiver Requests
- FYI (First Year Intervention)
- Graduation Clearance Reviews (incl. concentration & certificate clearance reviews)
- Student Academic Progress Appeals (SAP appeals)
- Student Probation/Suspension Cases
- Transfer Course Evaluations (incl. course articulations; study abroad courses)
- Undergraduate Blackboard Management (including communication blasts to majors)
- Undergraduate Catalog Edits and Revisions
- Updates all program/concentration checklists
- Updates faculty research interest poster
- Back-up for pay-check pick-up and distribution.
DEPARTMENT FACULTY ADMINISTRATOR DUTIES
Anne Brodsky, Chair
- General Oversight of Department Administration, incl:
- Academic program reviews
- Budget allocations
- Course scheduling
- Curriculum management
- Faculty annual reviews
- Faculty mentoring
- Faculty workload
- Hiring
- Merit
- Payroll
- Part-time faculty hiring
- Promotion and Tenure
- Space and facilities
- Strategic planning
- Student complaints and concerns
- Student recruitment
Steven Pitts, Associate Chair
- Assistance and support with department administration
- Chair, Psychology Department Advisory Committee
- Chair, Part-time and Adjunct Faculty Committee
- Distinguished lecture coordination
Diane Alonso, Psychology Program Director at Shady Grove
- Academic Program Administration (USG)
- Advising oversight
- T.A. assignments
- Student complaints and concerns
- Writing fellows
- Course Scheduling (USG)
- Part-time faculty hiring (USG)
- Faculty mentoring (USG)
- Program articulation agreements (USG)
- Student recruitment (USG)
Eileen O’Brien, Director, Undergraduate Program
- Academic Achievement and Service Awards
- New Course Proposals
- Student Appeals for Major Requirements
- Syllabi review
- Chair, Teaching Assistants Committee
- Assignments and schedules
- Evaluations
- Performance concerns
- Undergraduate Program Policies
FACULTY-SUPPORTED DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES (MAIN CAMPUS)
Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. Track Director
- John Borrero
Applied Developmental Psychology Program Director
- Susan Sonnenschein
Human Services Psychology Program Director
- Steven Pitts
Director of Clinical Training
- Jason Schiffman
Clinical Director of the Psychology Training, Research and Services Center
- Rebecca Schacht
Psychology Internship / PSYC 398 Coordinator / Liaison to Career Services
- Robert Anderson
PSYC 100 Course Manager
- Eileen O’Brien
Research Participant Pool Coordinator
- Steve Pitts
Teaching Fellows Program
- Eileen O’Brien
Undergraduate Peer Mentors Program
- Eileen O’Brien
Undergraduate Writing Fellows Program
- Laura Rose