The title of Distinguished University Professor is the highest appointment bestowed on a faculty member at UMB. It is a recognition not just of excellence, but also of impact and significant contribution to the nominee’s field, knowledge, profession, and/or practice.

Here are the 2025 Distinguished University Professors:

Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW

Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW

Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Deputy Director, UMB Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

The author or co-author of 15 books and more than 300 scholarly articles, Richard Barth is recognized as a leading expert on numerous topics in the field of social work, including social education,... Read More

Mark A. Graber, JD, PhD, MA

Mark A. Graber, JD, PhD, MA

University System of Maryland Regents Professor
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Mark Graber has taught at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law since 2002 and is recognized as one of the leading scholars in the country on constitutional law and politics. ... Read More

Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH

Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH

Simon and Bessie Grollman Distinguished Professor and Founder and Former Director, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Myron “Mike” Levine has been a pioneer in the field of vaccinology over a 55-year career at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), making fundamental and innovative cont... Read More

Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg

Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg

Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Director, Center for Research on Aging
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Jay Magaziner, who served as chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Department of Epidemiology and Public Health for 17 years, is an international leader in gerontol... Read More

Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Amal Mattu has been a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) for nearly 30 years, earning an international reputation as an expert in emergency cardiology. Dr. Matt... Read More

Paula A. Monopoli, JD

Paula A. Monopoli, JD

Sol & Carlyn Hubert Professor of Law
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Paula Monopoli is an internationally recognized legal scholar whose work has focused on three distinct areas: gender and constitutional design, feminist legal history, and inheritance law. Professo... Read More