Contact Us

Under the direction of Dudley K. Strickland, PhD, Associate Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Training, the Office of Postdoctoral Scholars (OPS) is co-directed by:

• Peixin Yang, PhD, Deputy Director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

• Jennifer Aumiller, MEd, Director, Pre & Postdoctoral Career Development
  Bressler Research Building (BRB), Room 4-004
  410-706-5490
  Contact for career development opportunities, career counseling and advocacy.
• Renee Cockerham, PhD, Program Manager, Office of Postdoctoral Scholars
  Bressler Research Building (BRB), Room 4-002
  410-706-0332
  Contact for matters related to policy, procedures and advocacy.
• Melissa Kroeger, MA, Program Specialist, Office of Postdoctoral Scholars
  Bressler Research Building (BRB), Room 1-005
  410-706-5310
  Contact for matters related to marketing, communications, and event planning.

Partners: 

• Office of Academic Administration, School of Medicine
  Headed by Assistant Dean, Academic Administration & Human Resources David Ingle, MBA. 
  The SOM’s Office of Academic Administration is responsible for all postdoctoral fellow and faculty appointments.
• Website: http://medschool.umaryland.edu/academicadmin  
• Office of Faculty Research Career Development, School of Medicine
  Specialist, Stacie Small-Mendoza, runs monthly workshops for postdocs on identifying non-federal funding opportunities.
  Website: http://medschool.umaryland.edu/career  
• Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore
  Senior, Associate Dean, Erin Golembewski, PhD, is an important advisor to and partner of the SOM’s Office of Postdoctoral Scholars.
  Website: http://www.graduate.umaryland.edu  
• Graduate Program in Life Sciences 
  Sharron Graves, MS, Program Administrator
  Website: http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/
  Contact Sharron for matters pertaining to students and recruitment for all GPILS programs.
• Center for Innovative Biomedical Resources
  Tom McHugh, MS, Program Administrator
  http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/