I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses.
Hometown: The hometown of my first 20 years was the Bronx, New York. My current hometown is Ellicott City, Maryland.
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: Since September 1980.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Associate Professor of Psychology, and Affiliate Associate Professor of English
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: Graduate student/faculty mediation and academic misconduct; research, teaching, mentoring, clinical supervision.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: Teaching undergraduate students (my favorite course is PSYC 345, Introduction to Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy).
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: The words of my dissertation chair at SUNY/Buffalo, Professor Joseph Masling, often ring in my ears: "It requires so little to be gracious."
Q: Complete this sentence: “I am a big fan of __________”
A: . . . my wife Barbara and our children Laura and David.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
