Faculty
Core Faculty
Rabiatu Barrie
Assistant Professor, Family Science Department
M. Bishop
Assistant Professor
Sherri-Chanelle Brighthaupt
Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Mariana K. Falconier
Professor, Family Science
Director, Couple and Family Therapy Master's Program
Tiara Fennell
Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinic Director of the Center for Healthy Families
Ghaffar Ali Hurtado Choque
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, School of Public Health, Family Science
Samuel (Woodie) Kessel
Professor of the Practice, Family Science
Jinhee Kim
Professor, Family Science
Amy B. Lewin
Associate Professor, Family Science
Elisabeth Maring
Clinical Professor, Family Science
Mona Mittal
Associate Professor, Family Science
Mitch Mokhtari
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor
Amy A. Morgan
Assistant Professor, Family Science
Kevin Roy
Professor, Family Science
Christine Schull
Senior Lecturer, Family Science
Mia Smith-Bynum
Professor and Chair, Family Science
Maria Steenland
Assistant Professor, Family Science
Julia R. Steinberg
Associate Professor, Family Science
Marie Thoma
Associate Professor, Family Science
Kerry Weil Tripp
Principal Lecturer, Family Science
Staff
Shannon R. Bobbitt
Director of Administrative Services
Kelly Marie Jones
Program Administrative Specialist
Doris Richardson
Business Manager, Family Science
Sarah Walker
Program Administrative Specialist
Careema Yusuf
Academic Advisor
Emeriti
Elaine Anderson
Professor Emerita, Family Science
Andrew Billingsley
Professor Emeritus, Family Science
Norman B. Epstein
Professor Emeritus, Family Science
Sandra L. Hofferth
Professor Emerita, Family Science
Sally A. Koblinsky
Professor Emerita, Family Science
Leigh A. Leslie
Associate Professor Emerita, Family Science
Noel Myricks
Associate Professor Emeritus, Family Science
Sandra Crouse Quinn
Professor Emerita, Family Science
Suzanne Randolph
Associate Professor Emerita, Family Science
Jacqueline Wallen
Associate Professor Emerita, Family Science
Affiliated Faculty and Joint Appointments
Affiliated Faculty
Dr. George Askew
George L. Askew, MD, FAAP is the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Health, Human Services and Education for Prince George’s County, Maryland. He is responsible for oversight of the county’s Health Department, Department of Family Services, Department of Social Services, and the liaison relationships to the public schools, library system, and community college. He is former Deputy Commissioner of Health in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene where he was responsible for overseeing and managing the Division of Family and Child Health. Prior to that, he was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as the first Chief Medical Officer for the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Askew was born and raised in inner-city Cleveland, Ohio. He earned a BA in Psychology and Social Relations at Harvard University, is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, and a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Class of 1992 Epidemic Intelligence Service, also known as the “Disease Detectives.”
Contact: glaskew1@co.pg.md.us
Dr. Joni Brown
Joni Brown is a President's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Family Science. She earned her MA and PhD in Health Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a BA in Psychology from St. John’s University. Her research interest is in psychosocial and sociocultural factors affecting Black women’s reproductive health. In particular, Joni has a strong interest in topics of maternal health and family planning.
Contact: jbrown97@umd.edu
Dr. Chessa Lutter
Dr. Chessa Lutter has worked for more than 25 years on policies and programs to improve maternal and child nutrition in low- and middle-income countries, working with the World Health Organization (WHO), other United Nations Organizations and non-governmental organizations.
Contact: cklutter@umd.edu