Faculty and Staff
The Landscape Architecture faculty is an enthusiastic and reliable source for instruction, inspiration, and consultation. Our collaborative scholarship, creative research, innovative teaching, and service to the community reinforce the interdisciplinary approach to design and planning that is the hallmark of landscape architectural practice. We stress the importance of solving problems responsibly and imaginatively. The design studio experience engages students in the process of creating comprehensive alternatives for real and hypothetical design interventions in the cultural and natural landscape. Full-time instructors and practicing professionals teach visual thinking skills and environmental awareness through hand drawing and computer graphics, design history and theory, and implementation technology.
Faculty
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Sonja Duempelmann, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor email: sduempel@umd.edu phone: 301.405.5491 |
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Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto, Ph.D., Assistant Professor email:rfg@umd.edu phone: 301.405.4341 |
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David Myers, Ph.D., ASLA, Associate Professor and Director, Digital Studio email: dnmyers@umd.edu phone: 301.405.4350 skype: david.myers.asla |
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Dennis Nola, ASLA, Lecturer email: dnola@umd.edu phone: 301.405.0066 |
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Jack Sullivan, FASLA, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator email: jack@umd.edu phone: 301.405.0106 |
| Ann Anderson, Adjunct Assistant Professor email: ann.slovak.anderson@gmail.com |
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| Kelly Fleming, Adjunct Assistant Professor email:kflemin2@umd.edu |
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| Arlie Ison, Adjunct Assistant Professor email:arlieison@comcast.net |
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| Jack Leonard, ASLA Adjunct Assistant Professor JGL Design Associates email: jack@jgldesign.com |
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| Karen Petroff, Adjunct Assistant Professor email: kpetroff@umd.edu |
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| Lisa Siri, Adjunct Assistant Professor email: wsiriamn@umd.edu |
Staff:
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Mary Jo Dosh, Academic Program Specialist email: mdosh@umd.edu phone: 301.405.4359 |
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Josh Thorton, IT Support Assistant email: joshthor@umd.edu email: all IT-related emails should be sent to pslatech@umd.edu phone: 301.405.7463 |






