Michele Masucci

In addition to her Vice Chancellor position, Michele has an appointment in the Department of Geography & Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She came to USM from at Temple University, where she has served as department chair, center director, and research enterprise leader. She was appointed vice provost for research in 2012 and promoted to vice president in 2015 and was credited with managing a substantial increase in research productivity at Temple. Michele received both her M.A. and Ph.D. in Geography from Clark University. She also holds a B.S. in Geography and Regional Planning from a USM institution, Salisbury University. She held tenure-track appointments at West Georgia University and Auburn University before joining the Temple faculty. Michele's academic research examines how information barriers impact community development and environmental quality-including access to health, education, and social services. She has also worked to develop university-community partnerships with organizations that address human rights issues, and with a number of national and international community and environmental planning organizations.