Faculty & Staff

Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion – Strings – Piano & Keyboards – Jazz Studies – Voice

Composition/Music Theory – Music Teaching and Learning– Music Technology – Musicology/Ethnomusicology – Conducting– Staff

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Name	Contact Info	Area
Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion
Prof. Matt Belzer	Office: 410-455-3123 Room: PAHB 265 belzer@umbc.edu	Teaching Professor Saxophone Director of Jazz Studies Jazz Ensemble Jazz Combos
Dr. Lisa Cella	Office: 410-455-1405 Room: PAHB 264 cella@umbc.edu	Professor Director of Certificate Programs Flute Musicianship Career Development for the Musician
Prof. Chandra Cervantes	chandra.cervantes5@gmail.com	Affiliate Artist Horn
Dr. Patrick Crossland	jpcross@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Trombone Musicianship Jazz History New Music Ensemble
Prof. Fatma Daglar	fdaglar@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Oboe
Dr. Dustin Donahue	Office: 410-455-3911 Room: PAHB 171 donahue@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Percussion
Dr. Natalie Groom	ngroom@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Clarinet
Prof. Walter Harley		Wind Ensemble Interim Director, Fall 2026
Prof. Brian Kaufman	Office: 410-455-2922 Room: PAHB 254 brian.kaufman@umbc.edu	Department Chair Professor Tuba/Euphonium Conducting Music Teaching and Learning Wind Ensemble
Dr. Lori Kesner	lkesner@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Flute
Prof. Brent Madsen	brentmad@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Jazz Trumpet
Prof. Mark Merella	mmerell1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Drum Set and Latin Percussion
Dr. Richard Spittel	rspittel@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Bassoon
Prof. Malcolm Taylor	mwtaylor@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Percussion
Strings
Prof. Sean Brennan		Affiliate Artist Guitar
Prof. Nicholas Currie	nwcurrie8@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Violin
Dr. Juan Sebastián Delgado	juansed1@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Cello
Dr. Renate Falkner	renatefalkner@hotmail.com	Affiliate Artist Viola
Prof. Yoshiaki Horiguchi	hyoshi1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Bass
Dr. Ismar Gomes	igomes@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Cello
Prof. Jacqueline Pollauf	jpharp@jpharp.com	Affiliate Artist Harp
Prof. Élise Sharp	esharp2@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist String Methods
Dr. Airi Yoshioka	Office: 410-455-3960 Cell: 443-386-7913 Room: PAHB 262 airiyoshioka@gmail.com	Professor Strings Area Coordinator Violin Chamber Players
Piano & Keyboards
Ms. Deborah Allen	410-381-0133 thallenpos@msn.com	Staff Accompanist
Dr. Audrey Andrist	andrist@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Piano
Dr. Eun Suk Cha	escha@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Keyboard Skills
Dr. Hui-Chuan Chen	huichuan@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Piano Staff Accompanist
Dr. Liana Harron	lianahar@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Piano Career Development for the Musician
Dr Hsiao-Ying Lin	hsiaoyin@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Piano Staff Accompanist
Dr. Joseph Siu	Room: PAHB 259 Office: 410-455-8043 jsiu@umbc.edu	Associate Teaching Professor Associate Department Chair Undergraduate Program Director Music Theory Music Cognition and Perception Piano & Keyboard Skills Academic Advising
Jazz Studies
Prof. Harry Appelman	appelman@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Jazz Piano
Prof. Tom Baldwin	tbaldwin@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Electric Bass
Prof. Matt Belzer	Office: 410-455-3123 Room: PAHB 265 belzer@umbc.edu	Teaching Professor Director of Jazz Studies Saxophone Jazz Ensemble Jazz Combos
Prof. Tom Lagana	tlagana@comcast.net	Affiliate Artist Electric Guitar
Prof. Brent Madsen	brentmad@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Jazz Trumpet
Voice
Prof. James Bailey	Office: 410-455-2990 Room: PAHB 238 jamesbailey@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Voice Department Manager Business Services Specialist
Prof. Jerzy Gillon	jgillon1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Voice
Prof. Janice Jackson	Office: 410-455-3520 Room: PAHB 255 jackson@umbc.edu	Voice Jubilee Singers Vocal Methods Voice Area Coordinator
Dr. Seyoung Jeong	jeongs@umbc.edu	Adjunct Lecturer Voice Diction
Prof. Xavier Joseph	xjoseph1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Voice
Prof. Lulu Mwangi	lmwangi1@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Camerata Music Teaching and Learning Choral Conducting Voice
Prof. Daniel Rich	DanielRichMusic@gmail.com	Affiliate Artist Voice
Prof. Jason Widney	jwidney1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Voice
Composition/Music Theory
Dr. Linda Dusman	Office: 410-455-2026 Room: PAHB 263 dusman@umbc.edu	Professor Emerita Composition Music Theory
Dr. Ruby Fulton	rfulton@umbc.edu	Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor Composition
Dr. Joseph Siu	Room: PAHB 259 Office: 410-455-8043 jsiu@umbc.edu	Associate Teaching Professor Associate Department Chair Undergraduate Program Director Music Theory Music Cognition and Perception Piano & Keyboard Skills Academic Advising
Music Teaching and Learning
Prof. Angelica Brooks	brooksan@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Music Teaching and Learning
Dr. Edryn J. Coleman	edrync1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Choral Methods
Prof. James Dorsey	jdorse1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist General Music Methods
Prof. Janice Jackson	Office: 410-455-3520 Room: PAHB 255 jackson@umbc.edu	Voice Jubilee Singers Vocal Methods Voice Area Coordinator
Prof. Don Johns	donjohns@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Percussion Methods
Prof. Brian Kaufman	Office: 410-455-2922 Room: PAHB 254 brian.kaufman@umbc.edu	Department Chair Professor Tuba/Euphonium Conducting Music Teaching and Learning Wind Ensemble
Prof. Thomas Liddle	tliddle1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Popular Music Pedagogy
Prof. Michael Martin	martinme@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Music Teaching and Learning
Prof. Lulu Mwangi	lmwangi1@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Camerata Music Teaching and Learning Choral Conducting Voice
Dr. Elizabeth Palmer	espalmer@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Music Teaching and Learning Secondary Instrumental Methods
Prof. Élise Sharp	esharp2@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist String Methods
Prof. Krystal Williams	kmwillia@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Music Teaching and Learning
Music Technology
Prof. Greg Kalember	Office: 410-455-2955 PAHB 138 gkalembe@umbc.edu	Professor of the Practice Music Technology
Prof. Alan Wonneberger	Office: 410-455-8769 PAHB 139 awonn2345@umbc.edu	Teaching Professor Director of Recording Music Technology
Musicology/Ethnomusicology
Prof. Gina Beck	gbeck1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Ethnomusicology Gamelan
Dr. Lindsay Johnson	Office: 410-455-2941 Room: PAHB 258 lmjohnson@umbc.edu	Associate Teaching Professor – Department of Music Director – Medieval and Early Modern Studies Affiliate Faculty – Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Collegium Musicology
Prof. Michelle Purdy	purdy1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Gamelan Ethnomusicology
Conducting
Prof. Brian Kaufman	Office: 410-455-2922 Room: PAHB 254 brian.kaufman@umbc.edu	Department Chair Professor Tuba/Euphonium Conducting Music Teaching and Learning Wind Ensemble
Dr. Philip Mann	Office: 410-455-3061 Room: PAHB 261 philipma@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Conducting Orchestra
Prof.` Lulu Mwangi	lmwangi1@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Camerata Music Teaching and Learning Choral Conducting Voice
Staff
Mr. James Bailey	Office: 410-455-2990 Room: PAHB 238 jamesbailey@umbc.edu	Department Manager Business Services Specialist Affiliate Artist Voice
Ms. Sarah Baugher	Office: 410-455-5945 Room: PAHB 256 sbaugher@umbc.edu	Music Technical Coordinator
Ms. Katie Bogdan	Office: 410-455-2942 Room: PAHB 238 kbogdan1@umbc.edu	Administrative Assistant II
Mr. McCoy Chance	Office: 410-455-1404 Room: PAHB 238 chancem1@umbc.edu	Multimedia Technician
Mr. Jeremy Keaton	Office: 410-455-5974 Room: PAHB 238 jkeaton1@umbc.edu	Concert Coordinator