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LanguageScience.umd.edu provides a forum for sharing information and resources among the members of the language science community at the University of Maryland. Our continuously growing network currently comprises around 150 students and faculty from 10 different departments. The NSF-IGERT Program, Biological and Computational Foundations for Language Diversity, is at the heart of the initiative to develop the language sciences at UMD, acting as a catalyst for interdisciplinary student education, faculty networking, and outreach.
Contact Us
For general inquiries about language science at the University of Maryland, contact Colin Phillips, director of the interdisciplinary training program in language science. For inquiries about specific programs and research centers, contact the relevant person from the list below.
If you wish to be included on our mailing lists and receive information about interdisciplinary events, please e-mail Csilla Kajtar, IGERT Program Coordinator
NSF-IGERT program in language science
Director, Colin Phillips, 301-405-3082
Program coordinator, Csilla Kajtar, 301-405-5800
Center for Advanced Study of Language
Online contact form.
Executive Director, Richard Brecht
Assistant Director for Communications, Pamela Morse, 301-226-8899
Computer Science
Chair, Larry Davis, 301-405-2662
Univeristy of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (includes CLIP & LAMP)
UMIACS Director, Amitabh Varshney, 301-405-6722
Language-related inquiries, Hal Daumé III, 301-405-1073
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Chair, Patrick O'Shea, 301-405-3683
Coordinator, Jeanette Tarter, 301-405-3683
Digital speech processing inquiries, Carol Espy-Wilson, 301-405-7411
Hearing & Speech Sciences
Chair, Nan Bernstein-Ratner, 301-405-4217
Director of Administrative Services, Rachelle Beasley, 301-405-5401
Graduate Director, Rochelle Newman, 301-405-4226
Human Development
Chair, Allan Wigfield, 301-405-2809
Graduate Director, Melanie Killen, 301-405-3176
Language-related inquiries, DJ Bolger, Meredith Rowe, or Min Wang
General inquiries, 301-405-2827
Linguistics
Chair, Norbert Hornstein, 301-405-4932
Office Supervisor, Kathi Faulkingham, 301-405-7002
Graduate Admissions Director, Jeff Lidz, 301-405-8820
Maryland Neuroimaging Center
A new 9000 sq ft facility to be located in Gudelsky Building (N. Campus)
featuring multi-modal neuroimaging facilities is under construction and opening in 2011.
Inquiries, Robert Dooling, Nathan Fox, Colin Phillips, or DJ Bolger
National Foreign Language Center
Director, Catherine Ingold, 301-405-9829
Assistant Director, David Ellis, 301-405-9855
General inquiries, 301-405-9828
Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (interdepartmental graduate program)
Director, Robert Dooling, 301-405-5925
Graduate Director (and NACS Certificate inquiries): Bill Idsardi, 301-405-8376
General inquiries, Pam Komarek, 301-405-8910
Philosophy
Chair, John Horty, 301-405-5689
Administrative Assistant, Louise Gilman, 301-405-5689
Graduate Coordinator, Kaarin Spier, 301-405-5691
Language-related inquiries, Alexander Williams, 301-405-1607
Psychology
Chair, Thomas S. Wallsten, 301-405-3562
Graduate Director, Paul Hanges, 301-405-5930
Program Management Specialist/Chairs Office, Trish Bell, 301-405-5862
Language-related inquiries, Michael Dougherty, 301-405-8423
Second Language Acquisition (School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures)
Graduate Director, Kira Gor, 301-405-0185
General inquries