TEM Faculty & Staff

The TEM program faculty are committed to developing leaders in Maine and beyond by supporting students’ education, professional development, and networking opportunities.

Students in the TEM program will matriculate through the University of Maine at Augusta. However, distance courses (video conference and online) will be taught from various institutions throughout the University of Maine System by leading experts in the field.

Master’s level students will work with a faculty advisor while developing their Capstone project.

UMA Faculty & Staff

Laura Kati Corlew

Associate Professor of Psychology, Coordinator of Trauma-Informed Emergency Management and Psychology

Dr. Corlew joined UMA in 2014, and has taught a wide variety of Psychology (PSY), Trauma-Informed Emergency Management (TEM), Social Science (SSC), and Interdisciplinary Studies (INT) courses. She is the Coordinator and Club Advisor to the UMA Bangor Community Garden and Labyrinth. Dr. Corlew’s areas of interest and expertise include the psychology of disaster and…

Sarah Hentges

Professor of Transdisciplinary Cultural Studies
Coordinator of Interdisciplinary and Liberal Studies

Courses Taught INT 208 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies INT 495 Capstone in Interdisciplinary Studies AME/INT/WGS 420/TEM 528 Feminist Praxis for Radical Self and Community Care AME/INT/WGS 430/TEM 530 Embodied Social Justice: Racialized Trauma and Community Transformation AME/ENG/WGS 318 Cultural Criticism and Theory: The Arts of Social Change NUR/INT 331 Integrative Yoga: Theory and Practice for…

Neva Anderson

Lecturer I, Part-Time

Neva Anderson is a lecturer for the University of Maine System and teaches Psychological First Aid for the University of Maine Augusta. In addition to teaching, Neva works full time in Emergency Management and enjoys sharing her working knowledge of the field with students.

Haley A. Brown

Student Services Coordinator, Coordinator of Career Connections

Haley has worked in UMA’s Advising department since 2011. She earned both her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Master’s degree in Counselor Education from the University of Maine. Haley’s primary focus is in career advising, where she helps students decide on their major, establish career goals, and assist them in conducting their job/internship search…

Matthew P. Dube

Associate Professor in Data Science, Computer Information Systems, and Applied Mathematics

I am a native of the mountains of Western Maine. I am a first-generation interdisciplinary scholar with data at my very core. My work has its foundation at the intersection of data science with geography, specifically the development of formal representations of spatial linguistics/language toward the development of spatial artificial intelligence. I also do applied…

Sharon Ross

Adjunct Instructor

Sharon Ross is an adjunct lecturer for the University of Maine System and teaches College Writing, Writing for Allied Health, Professional Writing, and Grant Writing for the University of Maine Augusta. She has been teaching writing and communications at Maine’s Community College and University campuses for about 15 years and has been a professional writer…

Thomas Howland

Part-Time Lecturer of Justice Studies

Thomas Howland is a Correctional Care and Treatment Worker at the Maine State Prison. Training Maine Criminal Justice Academy Certification Courses: Basic Corrections Course CertificationPre-Service Law Enforcement 100-Hour Reserve Police Officer Course Crisis Intervention Team Training Certification from NAMI of Maine FEMA-Emergency Management Institute NIMS and ICS Training Maine Department of Corrections training in case…

UMS Faculty

• Dr. Jennifer Blossom, UMO, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology.
• Dr. Brooke Saucier, UMFK, Adjunct Professor, Public Policy & Administration.
• Dr. Adele Baruch, USM, Associate Professor, Counselor Education Graduate Program.