Contact Information

The Biological Sciences Undergraduate Program is jointly administered by three academic departments and a central College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences office. Each unit has specific areas of responsibility within the Biological Sciences (BSCI) Program. Below is a list of office contacts and areas of service.

BSCI Undergraduate Academic Programs Office: BPS1200
Office Email: bscique@umd.edu
Office Phone: 301-405-6892

Information about
Admissions: egarosi@umd.edu
University Visits: https://cmns.umd.edu/undergraduate/future-students/visit
Science in the Evening: Dr. Joelle Presson, jpresson@umd.edu
Transfer Course Evaluation: Dr. Danielle Adams, dadams37@umd.edu
Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Programs: Dr. Danielle Adams, dadams37@umd.edu
Problems with Registration for BSCI160/161, BSCI170/171, MATH135, and MATH136: Dr. Reid Compton, compton@umd.edu
BIVS specialization: Dr. Joelle Presson, jpresson@umd.edu
General Questions about the BSCI program: bscique@umd.edu
Internships and Career Development: Ms. Rebecca Ryan, ryanreb@umd.edu
BSCI289 Credit for Off-Campus Research Internships: Dr. Kaci Thompson, kaci@umd.edu

Department of Biology
Office Phone: 301-405-2391
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr. Sara Lombardi, saral@umd.edu

Information about:
Ecology and Evolution (ECEV) Specialization
Physiology and Neurobiology (PHNB) Specialization
Environmental Science and Policy: Conservation and Biodiversity (ENSP-BioD) Specialization
Neuroscience Major: Dr. Hilary Bierman, hilaryb@umd.edu

Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr. David Straney, straney@umd.edu
Office Phone: 301 405-1622
Office: MCB 3122
Undergraduate Office Coordinator: Ms. Megan Leung, mleung3@umd.edu
Office Phone: 301-405-2766
Zoom drop-in hours-see instructions at http://go.umd.edu/57V
or QR code instructions outside MCB 1109

Information about
Cell Biology & Genetics (CEBG) Specialization
Microbiology (MICB) Specialization
General Biology (GenB) advising for students with last names beginning with letters N-Z

Department of Entomology
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr. David Hawthorne, djh@umd.edu
Office Phone: 301-405-3911
Entomology Main Office: Ms. Amy Yaich, ayaich@umd.edu

Information about
General Biology (GENB) specialization: advising for students with last names beginning with letters A-M
Entomology Honors Program: Dr. William Lamp, lamp@umd.edu
Paleobiology Minor: Dr. David Hawthorne, djh@umd.edu

CMNS Office of Student Services
Office Phone: (301) 405-2080
Office email: cmnsque@umd.edu
Assistant Dean: Stacia Woycheck, woycheck@umd.edu

University Career Center at CMNS
Office email: cmnscareers@umd.edu
Program Director: Rebecca Ryan, ryanreb@umd.edu, 301-314-7242

Reed-York Health Professions Advising Office
Office Phone: 301-405-7805
Office email: preprof@umd.edu
Assistant Dean and Director: Wendy Loughlin, loughlin@umd.edu

Advisor Contact Information
See Making an Advising Appointment