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A Message from Dean Ball At the close of another busy semester in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) at the University of Maryland, I want to share with you some of the exciting activities going on in BSOS. Included in this publication are just a few examples of the extraordinary activity in our community. I hope you’ll visit us online and on social media to learn more about the innovative research, teaching, outreach and work of our talented students, faculty, staff and alumni. BSOS is one of the largest colleges at UMD, and has a rich and complex research and instruction portfolio. Across our diverse disciplines, we are working to address the critical issues of our times. We use remote sensing technology to monitor global carbon and forestation levels, and to direct effective crop distribution. We use survey data and community engagement strategies to study the opioid epidemic at the ground level. We host town halls and symposia that ask and answer pressing questions about racism,
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is home to 10 diverse, interdisciplinary departments and many programs, all committed to investigating and improving the human condition. Our students, faculty, alumni, staff and partners work to be the solution to the world’s great challenges. bsos.umd.edu
social injustice and opportunity gaps.
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES (AASD) BE EMPOWERED
Our work and opportunities are amplified by our unparalleled location, just a
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH) BE CULTURAL
few Metro stops away from the heart of the nation’s capital. From our vantage point near Baltimore, Annapolis, and D.C.—and in a rapidly evolving College Park—the BSOS community influences meaningful change in academic circles, through federal faculty appointments and advisory roles, and by launching groundbreaking research and research tools. In all that we do, the BSOS community works to Be the Solution to the world’s great challenges. In these complex and fast-paced times, we rely on our full community’s engagement and support in this important work.
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CCJS) BE JUST ECONOMICS (ECON) BE EFFICIENT GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES (GEOG) BE GLOBAL GOVERNMENT & POLITICS (GVPT) BE CIVIL HEARING & SPEECH SCIENCES (HESP) BE HEARD JOINT PROGRAM IN SURVEY METHODOLOGY (JPSM) BE COUNTED
Gregory F. Ball Dean and Professor
PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC) BE UNDERSTOOD SOCIOLOGY (SOCY) BE SOCIAL
BE THE SOLUTION
Student Activities, Awards & Honors Green is Her Color Luisa Beltran Rey GVPT/International Relations Junior From the moment she arrived on campus, Colombian native Luisa Beltran Rey made it her mission to build a community and to make strides toward a more sustainable future. A member of MaryPIRG and its anti-fracking campaign, Beltran Rey has coordinated environmental events, gathered signatures for petitions, and has motivated other students to think about the health of the planet—and of their own personal health. She is also a member of the UMD chapter of CHAARG (Changing Health, Attitudes + Actions to Recreate Girls), a national women’s organization focused on health and fitness. “I’m more than fortunate to be where I am now, and I think the least I can do is help others get to where they want to be,” Beltran Rey said. After graduation, she hopes to serve global communities through a career in diplomacy or international law.
»» Boren Scholars: Sofia Alsamadi (GVPT), Zachary Goldblatt (GVPT), Samuel Koralnik (GVPT), Ari Rickman (GVPT),
Griffin Riddler (GVPT-IR/ECON), Bronwen Schriml (GVPT/GEOG), Joshua Silverman (GVPT) »» BSOS Summer Scholars: Nada Babaa (HESP), Nipun Kottage (ANTH) »» Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship: Joey Brown (SOCY) »» Fulbright Awards: Rachel Herman (PSYC) is conducting research in the Netherlands; Christopher Eyo (PSYC) was
awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Colombia; Saswathi Natta (SOCY) is conducting research in India »» Goldwater Scholar: Lillian Sun (ECON) »» Maryland Summer Scholars: Mandy Giordano (HESP), Jenna Nelson (HESP) »» National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hollings Scholar:
Madeline Beaudry (GEOG/GIS) »» National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellows:
Tomas James Breach (ECON), Austin Leigh Boroshok (PSYC), Nisha Chikhale (ECON), George Zuo (ECON) »» NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant:
Adriane Michaelis (ANTH) »» NSF Graduate Research Fellow: Hope Loiselle (ANTH) »» Udall Scholar: Amelia Avis (GVPT)
73%
OF BSOS MAJORS HAD AT LEAST ONE CAREER-RELATED INTERNSHIP AS UNDERGRADS; 38% HAD THREE OR MORE.
Research, Learning & Teaching R E S E A R C H I N AC T I O N :
Angel Dunbar (AASD) Utilizing observational, physiological, and survey methodology, Assistant Professor Angel Dunbar is investigating Black children’s distress responses to racial-bias stimuli and the role of parents in either facilitating or hindering children’s emotion regulation in response to distress. She examines parents’ supportive- and suppression-focused responses to children’s negative emotions in order to elucidate the conditions under which parental messages about racism reduce children’s reactivity, and promote regulation in response to racism stimuli. The long-term goal of this work is to determine which early parenting strategies and behaviors equip children with self-regulation skills they can use to combat the harmful, long-term emotional, psychological, and cardiovascular effects of chronic exposure to racism.
$54 Million+ IN EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING IS BROUGHT IN ANNUALLY BY BSOS FACULTY AND STUDENTS
The BSOS Dean’s Research Initiative fosters innovative research in all fields among our faculty, who are supported by undergraduate and graduate researchers. Since 2010, the initiative has granted $2.9 million in awards tied to $107 million worth of proposals submitted and $8.6 million externally awarded funds received.
BSOS Research Priorities »» Through innovative research activities, new educational initiatives, and
enhanced cooperative activities with the College of Information Studies, BSOS is putting the application of modern data science methods to the social sciences at the forefront of our research efforts. »» BSOS joins the UMD community in celebrating the Year of Immigration
through numerous public events and research initiatives. »» As political divisions mount, our college is leading a Big 10 exploration on
new approaches to the re-districting problem. This effort dovetails well with our faculty’s expertise in voter behavior and in the political engagement of members of minority groups.
Faculty Achievements The world-renowned faculty members of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences are committed to teaching and to making significant contributions to their fields. Listed here are just a few faculty awards and honors. Read more about the work and achievements of our faculty at bsos.umd.edu. »» Caryn Bell (AASD) received a $50,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through its New Connections
program to support her examinations of the effects of the suburbanization of poverty on racial health disparities. »» Leila De Floriani (GEOG/UMIACS) was elected by her peers as president of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers Computer Society. »» Sandra Gordon-Salant (HESP) was named to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication
Disorders Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health. »» Marilyn London (ANTH) received the Provost’s Excellence Award in Teaching for Professional Track Faculty. »» Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan (ECON) was named as the 2018 Houblon-Norman fellow of the Bank of England, and is
president-elect of the International Economic and Finance Society. »» Frauke Kreuter (JPSM) was honored with the American Statistical Association Links Lecture Award. »» Led by Rashawn Ray (SOCY), the Critical Race Initiative received the 2018 non-instructional unit award from the
President’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues. »» A research team led by Elizabeth Redcay (PSYC) and including Luiz Pessoa (PSYC) received a $2.6 million grant
from the National Institute of Mental Health in support of their exploration of the neuroscientific bases for the difficulties many children with autism spectrum disorder face when engaging in social interactions. »» Shibley Telhami (GVPT) was named as a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher. »» Sally Simpson (CCJS) was elected as the next president of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) for 2019–
20; she also was honored with the Edwin H. Sutherland Award from the ASC for her outstanding contributions to the discipline. Laura Dugan (CCJS) was elected as vice president of the organization, and Brian Johnson (CCJS) was elected as the ASC’s executive counselor.
R E S E A R C H I N AC T I O N :
A New Measure of Earth’s Forests Led by Professor Ralph Dubayah in the Department of Geographical Sciences and built at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., the new Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument is expected to launch and dock on the International Space Station. GEDI is the first laser instrument to comprehensively map the world’s forests. Not only will GEDI provide information on the height and structure of forests, it will also provide more data to predict how much carbon is stored in the planet’s trees, how much carbon dioxide is released during deforestation, and how much carbon dioxide forests absorb as they are regrowing. The instrument is scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in late 2018. gedi.umd.edu
Engaged Alumni & Donors Transformative Gifts More than 1,800 donors made gifts to BSOS in the past fiscal year. Together, they made a substantial impact on our college. Included here are just a few of the transformative gifts that have strengthened BSOS. Learn more at go.umd.edu/givetobsos. »» $720,000 from Michael Green, GVPT ’67, will endow an undergraduate scholarship in the Department of
Government and Politics »» $500,000 from Joel J. Feller, GVPT ’90, and Kim A. Feller,’89, established the MLAW Feller Scholars program,
and provided support to the Department of Government and Politics »» $210,000 from Singleton McAllister, AASD/GVPT ’75, supports the Parren Mitchell Initiative in the Department
of Sociology »» $50,000 from Paul Mandell, GVPT ’95, established the Dennis Marion Memorial Research Fund for studying
mental health in the Department of Psychology
Introducing the Economics Leadership Council The Department of Economics appointed a new Economics Leadership Council, which was designed to promote students, alumni and faculty from the department in a variety of areas, and to elevate the reputation of the department regionally, nationally and internationally. Initial efforts of the ELC have included: facilitating internships and offering advice to students; creating new scholarships; encouraging a diverse population of students to pursue careers in economics; helping the department attract strong undergraduate and graduate students; supporting graduate student and faculty research; and assisting the department with outreach to the business, nonprofit and policy communities. The Council is led by Dr. Maureen Cropper, chair of the Department of Economics. go.umd.edu/elc
BSOS Points of Pride SEVERAL OF OUR GRADAUTE PROGRAMS AND AREAS OF SPECIALTY ARE RANKED AMONG THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY:
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CRIMINOLOGY
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COUNSELING (PSYC & EDUC)
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GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES
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AUDIOLOGY
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SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
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ECONOMICS
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SOCIOLOGY
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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PSYCHOLOGY
BUILDING A DIVERSE PIPELINE OF SCHOLARS:
The Summer Research Initiative
Sources: U.S. News & World Report and the National Research Council
6,000 BSOS IS HOME TO NEARLY 6,000 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS.
OUR COLLEGE COMMUNITY INCLUDES 186 TENURE-TRACK FACULTY AND 373 PROFESSIONAL-TRACK FACULTY.
BSOS COUNTS AMONG ITS OUTSTANDING FACULTY:
» 3 ENDOWED PEACE CHAIRS » 1 1 ENDOWED PROFESSORS AND CHAIRS » 1 1 OF UMD’S DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS » 1 6 OF UMD’S ACTIVE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-TEACHERS
Established by BSOS and supported by the Office of the Provost, the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Summer Research Initiative (SRI) is a cornerstone of the college’s longstanding commitment to increasing the number of underrepresented minorities who pursue graduate degrees in the social, behavioral and economic sciences. Participants work with faculty mentors on research projects, and present findings at a poster session. Alumni of the program earn graduate degrees from prestigious institutions, and work in academia and in diverse fields. go.umd.edu/bsossri
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Building a Support System for Students with ADHD Many students who have ADHD struggle with the transition to college life. That’s why Drs. Andrea Chronis-Tuscano and Michael Meinzer in the Department of Psychology developed SUCCEEDS: Students Understanding College Choices, Encouraging & Executing Decisions for Success. The program, which launched this fall, provides an intensive and individualized support system for UMD students with ADHD. Through SUCCEEDS, students receive a comprehensive clinical assessment to identify their individual needs, participate in weekly group meetings and are assigned a personal coach. In addition to Drs. Chronis-Tuscano and Meinzer, doctoral and advanced master’s degree psychology students serve as coaches and provide support for the program. The program focuses on organizational skills, as well as psychoeducation, motivational interviewing and goal setting. umdadhd.org/succeeds