Eric D. Allain
Program Liaison for: Architecture, Justice Studies, Music.
Robert Anderson
Rob is a trained artist and designer, a historian of architecture and art, and devoted to the exploration of issues pertaining to cross-cultural education, phenomenology, plagiarism … Read More
Michael Belleau
Professor Belleau grew up on Main Street in Orono Maine playing basketball, eating Pat’s pizza, and sneaking into the UMO field house. Later, as a fisherman … Read More
Jessie Carroll
Jessie Carroll, a project architect at Whitten Architects, finds the practice of residential architecture to offer an opportunity for thoughtful and empathetic design. Jessie brings her experience, both practicing commercial architecture … Read More
Chris Delano
Professor Delano graduated from Lehigh University with a B.A and from University of Washington with a Master of Architecture in 1997. He has practiced architecture in … Read More
Luc Demers
Luc Demers is an artist living in Southern Maine. In the early nineties he studied art at USM, completing the BFA program with a concentration in … Read More
Amy E. Hinkley
Professor Hinkley graduated from Cornell University with a B.Arch in 1994, with awards in both design and outstanding academic achievement. After working at architectural firms … Read More
Andrew Holbrook
Andrew Holbrook, P.E. is a Mechanical Engineer at Holbrook Engineering, LLC and has 25 years of experience in the design of mechanical systems for industrial, government, … Read More
James Kalian
James Kalian, PE is a Mechanical Engineer at Bennett Engineering, Inc. and has 15 years of experience designing, building, and troubleshooting HVAC and plumbing systems for … Read More
Ryan Kanteres
With a philosophy degree and a background in construction, Ryan brings a breadth of experience, having worked in positions as diverse as a Historic Architect in … Read More
William Klingelhofer
William Klingelhofer holds a PhD in Fine Arts from Harvard University where he was trained as an architectural and art historian. His interests are broad and … Read More
Joe Leasure
Joseph Leasure graduated magna cum laude from University of Maine, Orono with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, specializing in Structural Engineering. He has … Read More
Kevin Moquin
Kevin grew up in Western Massachusetts and is a 1997 Magna cum Laude graduate of the architecture program at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. Portland … Read More
Emily Pettengill
Emily first came to the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) as a student to study Jazz and Contemporary Music in 2011. In 2019 she became … Read More
Peter R. Precourt
“My personal interests are in the graphic novel, painting, drawing, and contemporary art practice and theory. I believe that the keys to an arts education are … Read More
Roger Richmond
Student’s Choice Faculty of the Year for 2001, Professor Richmond is a registered architect and holds a Master of Arts in Architecture Degree from the University … Read More
Carter Skemp
Teaching and Research Interests Learning the craft of architecture, whether it is with hand drawings or digital methods, is about the process as much as the … Read More
Oliver Solmitz
It was halfway through a paramedic career that Oliver Solmitz went back to school earning a BA in Architecture from UMA in 2011. Later, walking through … Read More
Eric Stark
Professor Stark came to UMA in 2005 having spent the previous 11 years in Boston, most recently working for the firm Perry Dean Rogers | Partners … Read More
Kyle Terrio
Teaching became an integral part of my life when I returned to Montana in 2018 to begin graduate work in Sustainable Food Systems. My curiosity lends … Read More
Patricia Brace
Raised in Cherryfield, Maine, Brace is a performance artist whose work addresses the relationship between intersectional feminism and politics through her use of dance, new media … Read More
Ted Closson
Ted Closson is a writer, artist, and educator living in Maine. His comics and visual work have been published at The Nib, Beyond: Queer Sci-fi and … Read More
Annika Earley
Annika Earley makes multidisciplinary work about transformation, in-between states, and the experience of being a woman. Her work focuses on Swiss and German folk and fairytales … Read More
Robert I. Katz
Robert Katz joined the UMA art faculty in 1981 and since then he has been teaching classes in sculpture, 3 D design and drawing. As an … Read More
C. June Kellogg
June Kellogg lives in Brooklin, Maine and paints in a studio next to her home. She studied art and art education at Byam Shaw School of … Read More
Adam Montoya
Adam Antonio Montoya was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. There, between the Uintah Mountains and the Great Basin Desert, he was surrounded … Read More
Peter R. Precourt
“My personal interests are in the graphic novel, painting, drawing, and contemporary art practice and theory. I believe that the keys to an arts education are … Read More
Jeremy T. Bouford
Jeremy is currently an undergraduate student at UMA. Though Jeremy was a biology major for three years, he recently switched programs to complete a Bachelor of … Read More
Shelley G. Taylor
UMA Brunswick Center
Phone: (207) 442-7736
Email: shelley.taylor@maine.edu
Natasha (Natalia) A. Abramova
My teaching is based on the following principles: I love the subjects I teach, I teach them in the format easy to understand and to learn; … Read More
Susan Baker
Teaching Philosophy The study of science requires the learning of a large amount of material at a high level of detail. My goal is to facilitate … Read More
Sandra S. Haggard
Education B.S., Seattle University, 1966. M.S., University of Maine, 1973. ABD Zoology, University of Maine, 1982.
Anne F. Hayes-Grillo
Education B.S., University of Massachusetts, 1975. B.S., University of Massachusetts, 1979. M.S., Rutgers University, 1992.
Amber C. Howard
Education B.S., Georgia Southwestern State University (2005). Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University (2011).
Robert T. Klose
Education B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1976. M.S., University of Maine, 1985. Ph.D., University of Maine, 1995.
Christopher R. Lage
Research Dr. Lage’s primary research interest involves the use of DNA technology to investigate wildlife and fisheries populations in and around Maine. Understanding the genetic structure … Read More
Peter W. Milligan
I want my students to come away from my classes with increased ability to understand, evaluate and interconnect complex biological concepts. By building analytical, written and … Read More
Juyoung Shim
Dr. Juyoung Katherine Shim joined the UMA biology department after working as a post-doctoral research fellow, studying at how dietary restriction changes gene regulation and lifespan … Read More
Frank Bean III
Education B.S., University of Southern Maine, 1973 M.B.A., University of Southern Maine, 1975
Diane L. Boone
Education A.S., NMVTI, 1985 B.S., Husson College, 1989 M.S., Central Michigan University, 1992 D.B.A., Argosy University, 2003 Teaching courses in Accounting, Finance and Management.
Daylin J. Butler
Education B.A., University of Southern California, 1972 M.A., University of Michigan, 1974 M.B.A., University of California, 1984 Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1984
Thomas J. Giordano
Education B.S., Bentley College, 1978 M.B.A., Hofstra University, 1985 Tom Giordano is a CPA and a graduate of Bentley College, B.S Accounting and Hofstra University, MBA. … Read More
David Leach
Principal Examiner for Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection. President of the American Conference of Uniform Consumer Credit Code States. Education B.A. in Public Management, University … Read More
Brenda O. McAleer
Education B.A., St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, 1971. M.A., Vermont College of Norwich University, 1989. Ph.D., Walden University, 2000. Courses typically taught: BUA/POS 365 Organizational Behavior … Read More
J P. McGuire
Education B.A., Drake University, 1967 J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1973 LL.M., IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1981
Robert K. Roper
Education M.A., University of Maine, 2011 M.S., University of Maine, 1987 B.S., University of Maine, 1983 Hello all. I have been teaching at UMA since 1987, … Read More
Matthew P. Dube
I am a native of the mountains of Western Maine. I am a interdisciplinary scholar with data at my very core. My work has its foundation … Read More
Henry J. Felch
Originally I am from Maine, joined the Army and served 22 years as an Armor crewman on a M1A1 Abrams tank. I was stationed in many … Read More
Rocko Graziano
I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, with a minor in Church History, from the Boston College School of Management. My three-decade career in … Read More
Diana A. Kokoska
Professionally, I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education from the University System and a Master’s of Science in Business Administration from Husson College. … Read More
Betina Tagle
At age 29, my career in IT started with the US Navy as an Information System Technician (IT). During my time with the military I worked … Read More
Dawn M. Bearor
Education A.S., Westbrook College, 1976. B.S., Univresity of Maine, 1980. M.Ed., University of Maine, 1982. Ed.D., Higher Educational Leadership, University of Maine, 2012.
Diane E. Blanchette
Dental Hygienist since 1978, instructor since 1984 in the Dental Health Programs, local anesthesia certified, nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation certified. Lives in Ellsworth. Maine Board … Read More
John M. Caruso
John is a retired Colonel from the U.S. Army. His 21 years of service in the U.S. Army were followed by private practice in dentistry for … Read More
Joleen Lee
Joleen is a Registered Dental Hygienist with permits to administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation. She teaches clinical, classroom, laboratory and online courses … Read More
Nancy Mickles-Foster
Nancy Foster teaches in both the dental hygiene and dental assisting programs in a wide array of didactic, online, laboratory, and clinical courses. She is currently … Read More
Amanda E. Willette
Education B.A.S., University of Maine at Augusta, 2013 A.S., Dental Assisting, University of Maine at Augusta, 2011 Certificate, Dental Assisting, University of Maine at Augusta, 2003 … Read More
Christopher D. Bates
Education B.A., Southern Connecticut University, 1977. M.A., University of Maine, 1984.
Lisa M. Botshon
Lisa Botshon is a Professor of English who teaches a wide variety of courses, including American literature, graphic storytelling, and women’s and gender studies. Her research interests … Read More
Sarah Hentges
Dr. Sarah Hentges teaches a variety of classes including introductory courses in American studies, women and gender studies, and interdisciplinary studies. She also teaches many upper-level … Read More
Caleb James
Caleb James teaches courses in composition and professional writing. His research interests include classical Greek rhetoric, the pedagogical development of writing teachers, and writing instruction as … Read More
Gillian M. Jordan
Education B.A., University of Maine, 1977. M.A., University of Maine, 1980.
Robert M. Kellerman
A Michigan native, Robert Kellerman holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan at Flint and a master’s and doctoral degree from Michigan State University, … Read More
Elizabeth C. Powers
Elizabeth Powers coordinates the Augusta Writing Center and teaches courses in writing and the humanities. Her current research projects focus on access and equity in the … Read More
Chelsea D. Ray
Chelsea Ray received her doctorate in Comparative Literature at UCLA, where she focused on nineteenth and twentieth-century French and Russian literature. She completed her B.A. in … Read More
Kay L. Retzlaff
Introduction to All Things Retzlavian: Kay Retzlaff grew up on a Nebraska farm. Her father’s grandparents emigrated from Frankfurt on Oder, Germany, to Nebraska in the … Read More
Jaime L. Spadea
Program Liaison for: English.
Jeffrey S. Sychterz
Jeff Sychterz is an Assistant Professor of English and teaches classes in composition and literature on the Bangor campus. He graduated from the United States Naval … Read More
Noel Tague
Noel Thistle Tague holds a Ph.D. in Critical and Cultural Studies, with a focus on Composition and Rhetoric, from the University of Pittsburgh. Before coming to … Read More
Ellen M. Taylor
Professor of English, Dr. Ellen M. Taylor received her doctorate in the Language, Literacy, and Culture program at Harvard University, focusing on narrative development. She completed … Read More
Rebecca White
Teaching Interests My teaching interests include US social history, women’s history, and gender/queer studies. The central focus in all of my history courses is to introduce … Read More
David Anderson
I grew up on the coast of Maine where the sea and sailing ships were a part of my everyday life. They sparked a sense of … Read More
Donna Bancroft
A member of the ILS faculty for over 10 years, Donna has worked as a medical librarian in the past (13 years) and has also been … Read More
Tamara Blesh
Designing and teaching ILS 450 Global Librarianship is a part of my lifestyle of traveling, visiting libraries in the global arena, and working with diverse and … Read More
Jill Hooper
Jill, a school librarian, has experience working on public library boards, the YSS Lupine Committee, and collaborating with public libraries. When not in libraries or schools, … Read More
Jodi W. Kosakowski
When I was an undergraduate student at a state school in Connecticut, I learned something that our UMA students continue to reinforce as one of the … Read More
Daniel Norton
I’m a first-generation college student of Irish-American heritage. I live and work in Boston. I’ve earned two undergraduate degrees from the University of Maine at Augusta, … Read More
Melissa Orth
A member of the ILS faculty since 2001, Melissa M. Orth serves teens full time as the teen librarian in the Youth Services Department at Curtis … Read More
Anastasia Weigle
Anastasia has a diverse background in archives management in museums, historical societies, and libraries. Anastasia’s research interests are in materials experience as information gathering, particularly for … Read More
Eric D. Allain
Program Liaison for: Architecture, Justice Studies, Music.
Anita-Ann Jerosch
Education B.M., University of Maine at Augusta, 2001 M.M, University of Maine, 2003
Dr. Krista Kwon
Education DMA Boston University BM & MM Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University Flutist Krista Kwon has performed in venues throughout the U.S., Europe, and … Read More
Christine Letcher
Education M.M. Piano Performance, Northwestern University B.M. Piano Performance, Westminster Choir College Christine Letcher is a Professor of Music at the University of Maine at Augusta. … Read More
John Mehrmann
Education M.M. Composition, New England Conservatory B.M. Performance, University of New Hampshire John Mehrmann writese music for choirs, orchestras, soloists, movies, kids’ shows, commercials, churches, and more. … Read More
Richard Nelson
Richard Nelson is a composer and guitarist who fosters a healthy creative interplay between in-the-moment spontaneity of improvisational explorations and the more deliberately organized realms of … Read More
Linda Theriault
Education M.M. in Viola Performance, Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University B.M. in Viola Performance: University of Washington For almost two decades, Linda Theriault played viola … Read More
Eric D. Allain
Program Liaison for: Architecture, Justice Studies, Music.
Pierrette Ayotte
Pierrette Ayotte retired from the State of Maine after a 28-year career. Twelve years included working for the Department of Public Safety at the Maine Criminal … Read More
Anthony Cartlidge
Anthony Cartlidge is currently at the Maine State Prison as Corrections Unit Management. Education BS in Justice Studies, UMA. BS in Business Admin. Mgt., UMA. Masters … Read More
Debra J. Crosby
Not long ago I was a single parent, working part-time as a personal care attendant. I came to the UMA Bangor Campus and signed up as … Read More
Graham Danzer
Graham Danzer is a Senior Psychologist at Florida State Hospital. Education BS in Political Science, Northern Arizona University. MSW, PPSC in Social Work, San Francisco State … Read More
Cynthia Homer
Cynthia Homer is a Latent Print Supervisor & Technical Manager at the Maine State Police Lab. Education BS in Chemistry, John Carroll University. MS in Forensic … Read More
Thomas Howland
Thomas Howland is a Correctional Care and Treatment Worker at the Maine State Prison. Education Master of Science in Justice Studies, Southern New Hampshire University, 2014. Bachelor … Read More
Chief Noel C. March, M.A.
Noel March is presently serving as both a member of the Justice Studies faculty and as Director of the Maine Community Policing Institute at the University … Read More
Bry Martin, J.D.
Bry Martin’s teaching interests center on legal writing, legal history, administrative law, and property law. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he has served as a … Read More
Sharon McMahon Sawyer, J.D., LL.M.
Email: sharon.mcmahon@maine.edu
Phone: 207.621.3257
Address: Jewett Hall Room 118
Jeffrey Silverstein
Jeffrey Silverstein has a Bachelor of Music from Syracuse University and his J.D. and M.S.L. (Master of Environmental Law) from Vermont Law School. He is a … Read More
Eugene Sullivan
Gene Sullivan is a Junior Partner at the Joseph M. Baldacci Law Firm. Education BA, School of Communications. JD, Roger Williams University of Law.
Tammy Thompson
Tammy Ham-Thompson was appointed a District Court judge in 2018. Before her appointment to the District Court, Judge Ham-Thompson was a Family Court Magistrate in Lewiston, … Read More
Stephen Wessler
SteVE Wessler, an attorney, developed and directed the civil rights enforcement effort at the Maine Department of the Attorney General from 1992 to 1999. In 1996, … Read More
Amber Wotton
Amber Wotton is a Project Manager and Case Manager at Maine Pretrial Services. Education BA in Psychology, University of New Hampshire. BA in Justice Studies, University … Read More
Norma Bisulca
Education B.A., University of Maine, 1971 M.A., Rutgers University, 1984
Anne M. Blanke
Education B.A., University of Maine, 1976 M.A., University of Maine 1984
Rochid J. Elias
Education B.A., Saint Francis College, 1963 M.A., University of Maine, 1965
Lester A. French Jr
Education B.S. Electrical Engineering/Minor in Optical and Illumination Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 1993 M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 2002 Ph.D. … Read More
Constance C. Holden
Education B.A., Brandeis University, 1965 M.Ed., University of Maine, 1968 Ed.D., University of Maine, 1979 M.S., University of Maine, 2002
Lynn Twitchell
Education M.A., University of Maine, 1985 B.S., University of Farmington, 1978
Jonathan M. Bowen
Education B.S., Kutztown University, 2001 M.Ed., University of Maine, 2008 Ph.D., University of Maine, 2014
Patricia M. Clark
Patricia Clark came to the University of Maine at Augusta as a Libra Professor of Early Childhood in 2001 after a career that ranged from editing … Read More
Guy R. Cousins
Education B.S., University of Maine at Fort Kent, 1983 M.S.W., University of Dundee, 1991 I have been in the social work, counseling, and education fields for … Read More
William F. Ellis
Education B.A., Merrimack College, 1974 Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1983
Mary Jo Jakab
Education A.B., Ohio University, 1973 M.S.W., St. Louis University, 1975
Kim M. Lane
Education 2008, PhD, Human Services emphasis on organization leadership, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN 1991, M.S.W., University of Maine, Orono, ME 1981, B.S., Rehabilitation Services, University of … Read More
Diane Y. Lemay
Education B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1974 M.Ed., University of New Hampshire, 1975 Ed.D., University of Maine, 1980
Magdalena Linhardt
Education B.A., Safarik University [Czechoslovakia], 1977 M.A., Safarik University [Czechoslovakia], 1977 Ph.D., Safarik University [Czechoslovakia], 1979 Ph.D., Komensky University [Czechoslovakia], 1989 Post.Doc., Boston Institute for Psychotherapy, … Read More
John McLaughlin
Program Liaison for: Mental Health and Human Services.
David J. Samuelian
Education B.A. Psychology, Bridgewater State College, 1972 M.A., State University of New York at Brockport, 1974 C.A.S., University of Maine, 1980 Ed.D., University of Maine, 1982
Wendy St. Pierre
Education B.A., University of Maine at Farmington, 1992. MSW University of New England, 1994. Ph.D. University at Albany, State University of New York, 2006.
Erin Bellaire
My name is Erin Bellaire and I live in Clinton with my husband and 14 year-old son. I have been a nurse for 23 years and … Read More
Terry D. Colby
Statewide Nursing Committee Involvement Maine Partners in Education and Practice Steering Committee. Maine Nurse Educators Council. Advisory Council Member for Eastern Maine Community College. Campus Community Committee … Read More
Victoria S. Evans
Dr. Victoria S. Evans, DNP, MPH, CNM-APRN, has been a Registered Nurse for 35 years and a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) for over 30 years. Dr. Evans … Read More
Laurie Ficker
Program Liaison for: Nursing, Information & Library Science.
Shannon Gauvin
Dr. Gauvin has been a nurse for 23 years. She earned her ADN from CMMC School of Nursing, her BS in nursing from USM, and her … Read More
Kristie Harrison
After graduating from USM in 2005 Kristie began working in a small community hospital. In the beginning, she thought she would get her year of medical … Read More
Jennifer Lakey
Jennifer Lakey, MSN, RN, has over twenty years’ experience as a registered nurse, with most of her career spent in the Emergency Department and as a … Read More
Bobbi J. McCarthy
Bobbi McCarthy has been a nurse since 1992 with a wide range of experience including med-surg, home-care, hospice, interventional radiology, ER and teaching. She teaches Caring … Read More
Lynett Roy
Lynett Roy is an academic advisor on the Bangor Campus. Lynett started her career in the Enrollment & Advising office in February 2019. Her prior experience … Read More
Erin Voisine
Erin Voisine has been a nurse since 2004, with a range of nursing experience including medical-surgical, OB maternal-newborn, pediatric, long-term care nursing, as well as education. … Read More
Frank Bean III
Education B.S., University of Southern Maine, 1973 M.B.A., University of Southern Maine, 1975
Diane L. Boone
Education A.S., NMVTI, 1985 B.S., Husson College, 1989 M.S., Central Michigan University, 1992 D.B.A., Argosy University, 2003 Teaching courses in Accounting, Finance and Management.
Daylin J. Butler
Education B.A., University of Southern California, 1972 M.A., University of Michigan, 1974 M.B.A., University of California, 1984 Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1984
J P. McGuire
Education B.A., Drake University, 1967 J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1973 LL.M., IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1981
Haley A. Brown
Program Liaison for: Liberal Studies, Social Science.
Patrick Cheek
Patrick Cheek is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Social Science Program. His academic interests include family poverty, non-resident parenthood, the college trajectories of rural … Read More
James M. Cook
Office Hours Mondays 11 AM – 1 PM in the UMA Augusta Community Garden Wednesdays 11 AM – 1 PM in the UMA Augusta Community Garden … Read More
Laura Kati Corlew
Dr. Corlew earned her PhD in 2012 Community and Cultural Psychology from the University of Hawai’i with a dissertation on the response to climate change in … Read More
Katherine Darling
Katherine (Kate) Weatherford Darling, PhD is a sociologist working across the boundaries of medical sociology, feminist science studies, healthy policy and bioethics. She is an Assistant … Read More
Charles S. Grunder
Charles S. Grunder earned an Ed.D in Foundations of Education from Rutgers University and an M.A. in Psychology from Catholic University. He has done post-doctoral work … Read More
Lorien T. Lake-Corral
Lorien Lake-Corral is an Assistant Professor of Social Science and is the Coordinator of the Social Science Program. She earned a B.A. from SUNY Geneseo in … Read More
Valerie Rubinsky
Academic & Teaching Interests Valerie’s research, which has appeared in more than a dozen peer-reviewed journal publications and 26 competitive conference presentations, explores how individuals manage … Read More
Jennifer Freese
Lena Michaud
Program Liaison for: Veterinary Technology, UM Foundations.
