About Us
As Dean of the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, I hope that those who visit our sites will feel free to contact us for more information or make frequent visits to our webpage as we continuously update it.
SANS is home to about 60 faculty members and ~ more than 500 majors and is composed of the Departments of Agriculture, Human Ecology, and Natural Sciences. Our departments are committed to offering, developing, or engaging in programs that provide challenging, rewarding, relevant, dynamic and high quality experiences for our students. We offer undergraduate majors or concentrations in animal and poultry science, pre-veterinary medicine, plant and soil science, agribusiness, agricultural studies, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, pre-medicine, environmental science (marine science and environmental chemistry), pre-dentistry, pre-pharmacy, nutrition, dietetics, fashion merchandising, child development, family and consumer science, and urban forestry and teaching programs in agriculture, biology, chemistry, and family and consumer sciences. We offer M.S. degree programs in food and agricultural sciences, chemistry, marine-estuarine and environmental sciences, and toxicology, and the doctorate in food science and technology, marine-estuarine and environmental sciences, and toxicology.
The ultimate goals of SANS are that our graduates can be competitive in finding professional positions; that they will be leaders in their professional and social environments and life-long learners; that they can demonstrate a sense of social and civic responsibility as well as ethical and humanistic codes of behavior; and that the faculty will excel professionally because of an environment that is conducive for scholarly achievements. We all thank you for visiting our website.
Moses Thairu Kairo, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences
Office of the Dean
Moses T. Kairo, Ph.D., DIC
Dean, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences
Research Director, 1890 Land-Grant Programs
Administrator, UMES Extension
Richard F. Hazel Hall, Suite 3055
Phone: 410-651-6072
Email: mkairo@umes.edu
Associate Deans:
Associate Dean For Research, Development & Graduate Education
USM Wilson H. Elkins Professor of Marine Science – UMES
Director, NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center; www.umes.edu/lmrcsc
Director, NSF Center of Research Excellence – CISCEP; www.umes.edu/crest
Director, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates in Marine Science; www.umes.edu/reu
Carver Science Building, Room 3109
Phone: 410-621-3034
Email: pchigbu@umes.edu
Associate Dean and Associate Administer for UMES Extension
Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences
Small Ruminant Specialist, UMES Extension
Richard A. Henson Center, Suite 2100
Phone: 410-651-6206
Email: enescobar@umes.edu
Department Chairs:
Professor and Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
George Washington Carver Science Building, Room 1103
Phone: 410-651-6014
Email: jrcumming@umes.edu
Professor of Agricultural Economics and
Chair, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Sciences
Trigg Hall, Room 1102
Phone: 410-651-6168
Email: sltubene@umes.edu
Professor and Chair, Department of Human Ecology
Richard A. Henson Center, Room 2105
Phone: 410-651-6055
Email: gnamwamba@umes.edu
Administrative Team:
Assistant to the 1890 Research Director
Richard F. Hazel Hall, Room 3002
Phone: 410-651-6078
Email: lrduck@umes.edu
Program Management Specialist
Richard F. Hazel Hall , Room 3055
Phone: (410)651-6072
Email: ceharris@umes.edu
Director of Agriculture Communications
and Marketing Communications Specialist
Kiah Hall, Room 1111
Phone: 410-651-6084
Email: lcsileo@umes.edu
Faculty and Staff Directory:
Faculty Directory
- Adebamiji, Felicia – Adjunct Lecturer
- Acquah, Sarah – Senior Lecturer
- Adhikari, Ananta R. – Assistant Professor
- Allen, Arthur L. -Professor
- Al Mosleh, Salem — Assistant Professor
- Arbab, Nazia N. – Assistant Professor & Agribusiness/Resource Economist Specialist
- Bell, Tracy – Assistant Professor
- Bishop, Tracie, GIS Manager/Lecturer
- Bobenko, Jennifer L.-Associate Professor
- Braxton, Kimberly, Assistant Professor
- Burch, Charmita — Associate Professor
- Cecil, Malinda – Adjunct Lecturer
- Chi, Yeong Nain – Professor
- Chigbu, Paulinus -Professor
- Clinton-Scott, Bridgett – Associate Professor
- Cotton, Corrie -Research Assistant Professor
- Crawford, Maurice – Associate Professor
- Cumming Jonathan, Professor
- Custer, Gordon — Assistant Professor
- Das, Kausiksankar – Professor
- DaSilva, Ligia — Research Assistant Professor
- Dhakal, Janak – Assistant Professor
- Dhar, Biswadeep – Visiting Assistant Professor
- Dhekney, Sadanand – Professor
- Dixit, Naveen Kumar – Associate Professor
- Dodoo, Joseph D. – Lecturer
- Elnabawi, Ahmed – Associate Professor
- Elnaiem, Dia-Eldin -Professor
- Harris, Charlene – Associate Professor
- Hashem, Fawzy – Professor
- Gould, Robin – Lecturer, Director of Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Ishaque, Ali B. -Associate Professor
- Jacob, John – Professor
- Johnson, Linda R. – Associate Professor
- Karki, Lila B. – Associate Professor
- Kirtsos, Michael -Assistant Professor & Dietetic Internship Program Director
- Khatabi, Behnam – Assistant Professor
- Lehto Brewster, Maureen – Assistant Professor
- Long, Donna M. -Associate Professor & CFDC Director
- Marsh, Lurline- Professor
- May, Eric B. – Associate Professor
- Min, Byungrok – Assistant Professor
- Mitra, Madhumi -Professor
- Namwamba, Grace – Professor
- Natarajan, Purushothaman — Assistant Professor
- Nindo, Caleb – Professor
- Okulate, Mobolaji A. -Associate Professor
- Omagamre, Wayne – Assistant Professor
- Parveen, Salina – Associate Professor
- Pech Cervantes, Andres – Assistant Professor
- Pitula, Joseph S.- Associate Professor
- Potter, Amelia G. -Lecturer
- Satterlee, Donna J. -Assistant Professor
- Seo, Sukyung – Assistant Professor
- Sepehri, Mozghan – Assistant Professor
- Sewer, Carla – Assistant Professor
- Sexton, Margaret – Assistant Professor
- Shaw, Anugrah -Professor
- Shantharam, Sivramiah (Shanthu) -Adjunct Professor
- Silitonga, Maifan – Associate Professor
- Spencer, Michelle – Assistant Professor
- Taabodi, Maryam-Lecturer
- Tivis, Tierra – Assistant Professor
- Tubene, Stephan – Professor
- Udeochu, Uche C. -Associate Professor
- Volkis, Victoria -Associate Professor
- Waguespack, Yan Y. -Professor
- Whitaker, Justine — Assistant Professor
- Xia, Meng -Associate Professor
- Zebelo, Simon – Professor
- Zhou, Li – Assistant Professor
- Zoumenou, Virginie M. -Professor
Staff Directory
Aighewi, Gosoom P.
Laboratory Technician
Carver Hall, Room 2115
Email: gpaighewi@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-6026
Bishop, Tracie, M. S.
GIS Program Manager
GeoTech Lab, Crop Research and Aquaculture
Email: tjbishop@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-6383
Fax: 410-651-7946
Canter, Earl
Farm Manager
Crop Research and Aquaculture
Email: emcanter@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-6646
Fax: 410-651-7656
Daniels, Chris
Fleet Captain
Paul Sarbanes Laboratory
Email: cdaniels1@umes.edu
Phone: 410-621-3095
Duck, Laura
Grant Accountant
Hazel Hall, Room 3003
Email: lrduck@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-6078
Harris, Chanda
Administrative Assistant I
Trigg Hall, Room 1107
Email: ceharris@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-6168
Fax: 410-651-7931
Purnell, Lisa
USDA/1890 Program Manager
1137 Trigg Hall
Email: lcpurnell@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-6313
Fax: 410-651-7572
Sileo, Laura
Director of Agriculture Communications
Kiah Hall, Room 1111
Email: lcsileo@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-6084
Sykes, Gail, M.S.
Administrative Assistant I
Crop Research and Aquaculture
Email: gasykes@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-6625
Fax: 410-651-7656
Tilghman, Ida M.
Administrative Assistant I
NOAA Field Office, Room B
Email: imtilghman@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-7870
Fax: 410-651-7869
Wise, Tamela
Administrative Assistant I
Center for Food Science & Technology
Email: tpwise@umes.edu
Phone: 410-651-8497
Fax: 410-651-8498
