BSOS Annual Update 2017-18
A Note from Dean Ball The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) at the University of Maryland is a premier institution of academics, instruction, research, innovation, community building and entrepreneurship. From every angle, across our many disciplines, BSOS students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners address the critical issues of our times—from the root causes of racism and poverty, to climate change and food scarcity, to economic and social injustices. Leveraging our unique location in the D.C. metro area, BSOS engages in national and international dialogues on critical societal challenges and solutions, and influences meaningful change through federal faculty appointments
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 AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES (AASD) BE EMPOWERED ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH) BE CULTURAL
and advisory roles, as well as groundbreaking research and research tools.
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CCJS) BE JUST
In all that we do, the BSOS community works to Be the Solution to the world’s
ECONOMICS (ECON) BE EFFICIENT
great challenges. We invite you to join us in this important work.
GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES (GEOG) BE GLOBAL
Gregory F. Ball Dean and Professor
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS (GVPT) BE CIVIL HEARING & SPEECH SCIENCES (HESP) BE HEARD JOINT PROGRAM IN SURVEY METHODOLOGY (JPSM) BE COUNTED PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC) BE UNDERSTOOD SOCIOLOGY (SOCY) BE SOCIAL
BE THE SOLUTION
ON THE COVER BSOS students study abroad in New Zealand and in The Netherlands; SOCY faculty work with local police to develop implicit bias training; HESP students and faculty assist patients in our clinic.
Our Vibrant Community Undergraduate and Graduate Students »» With 5,934 majors (undergraduate and graduate) in 2016–17, ours is one of the largest academic units on campus. »» Nearly 100% of our newly admitted Ph.D. students are funded.
Faculty & Instructors »» We welcomed 7 new, full-time, tenure-track faculty in 2016–17. »» The College has 187 tenure-track faculty and 389 professional-track faculty (Fall 2016); our instructors teach a signif-
icant course load, serving students in nearly every discipline across campus. They conduct quantitative as well as qualitative research, garnering substantial external funding. »» A majority of faculty hires during the past three years have been women. »» 40% of all BSOS tenure-track faculty are women, and 12% are members of underrepresented minority groups.
Service and Outreach BSOS directly serves our campus, state and national communities in a number of significant ways. »» The University of Maryland Hearing and Speech Clinic has provided speech, language and hearing services to
residents in the DC/MD/VA region for 70 years. »» The Language-Learning Early-Advantage Program (LEAP) is an individualized preschool program with a
strong classroom language-based focus, and particularly focuses on treatments for children who demonstrate speech and/or language delays. »» The Psychology Clinic at the University of Maryland pioneers clinical research which improves the quality of
available interventions and informs the scientific community. The Maryland Psychotherapy Clinic and Research Lab provides high-quality, low-cost counseling and psychotherapy to adults in the Washington, D.C. area. »» The Maryland Neuroimaging Center is the home for neuroimaging research at UMD.
Investing in Diversity & Inclusion: Summer Research Initiative Supported by BSOS, the Office of the Provost, the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Summer Research Initiative (SRI) is part 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: sri.umd.edu.
Research, Learning & Teaching More than $62 million in external research funding is brought in annually by BSOS faculty and students from entities including the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 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 $2.7 million in awards tied to $77 million worth of proposals submitted and $8 million externally funded awards received.
BSOS Research Priorities »» Continuing to integrate data science into our programs, including ECON, GVPT, GEOG and PSYC. »» Examining and improving the African American experience, in collaboration with AASD, the College of Arts
and Humanities, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and other campus partners. »» Understanding and preventing cybercrime through interdisciplinary projects led by CCJS and START. »» Addressing climate change and food scarcity from multidisciplinary angles, including GEOG, ANTH, SOCY and ECON.
New BSOS Programs, Centers & Offerings »» AASD: Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. Center for Education, Justice & Ethics »» CCJS: Center for the Study of Business Ethics, Regulation & Crime
Fellows Program »» GVPT: International Relations Concentration »» HESP: Social Interaction Group Network for Students with Autism »» HESP: Maryland Cochlear Implant Center of Excellence »» JPSM: Online Graduate Degree Program
400+ BSOS MAJORS PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES ANNUALLY.
»» GEOG: Center for Geospatial Information Science
Nelly Meschino, ’18, a BSOS Ambassador, completed a short-term study abroad program in Thailand and Cambodia. She learned about how human trafficking affects the population, economy, government, and other dynamics of the region. Nelly is a CCJS major pursuing a law and society minor, is a CIVICUS alumna, and has interned with START.
Spotlight on Students Fostering Student Leadership Meet Feyikemi Ajayi, SOCY Senior Sociology major Feyikemi Ajayi spent a semester studying abroad in Pau, France. There, she volunteered as an English teaching assistant at local elementary and high schools. Feyikemi has made the most of her college experience by getting involved on campus; she worked as a research assistant in the Children of Color Lab in the Department of African American Studies, and is a part of the Maryland Crew.
Through the Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC) and the Dean’s Graduate Student Advisory Council (GDSAC), BSOS fosters student engagement and activism. Members of DSAC and GDSAC— which are composed of representatives from each department—advise Dean Ball, Associate Dean Katherine Russell and BSOS senior leadership on the issues that matter most to our students. BSOS Ambassadors assist with event planning and community-building efforts.
University Career Center @ BSOS To help students gain career readiness skills and experiences that will assist them after graduation, the College and the University Career Center & The President’s Promise established the University Career Center @ BSOS. Staff members create customized career exploration resources and develop programs aligned with the College’s priorities, and also integrate career development into the academic experience. The Center also coordinates and supports exploration and networking events for students in departments and across the College: go.umd.edu/UCCBSOS.
After completing her undergraduate degree, Feyikemi aspires to work at the U.S. Census Bureau. She also is considering becoming involved in education reform. “I see myself as a lifelong learner, always asking questions and open to learning about different cultures and people,” Feyikemi said.
Engaged Alumni & Donors BSOS has more than 73,000 living alumni, making ours one of the largest alumni groups within the University community.
50,000 of our alumni live in the DC/MD/VA region. BSOS and the UMD Alumni Association frequently host events and organize special opportunities for our alumni community.
Advisory Boards Composed of exemplary graduates from each department, the BSOS Board of Visitors and the BSOS Alumni Chapter Board advise the dean and College leadership on a broad range of topics, and also serve the alumni and student communities.
Giving to BSOS BSOS is grateful to alumni and friends who support the College through gifts of resources, time and talents: go.umd.edu/givetobsos.
Save the Date for Giving Day! In 2017, BSOS supporters helped us raise more than $83,000— the most funds of any academic unit—on Giving Day, the University’s annual 24-hour fundraising challenge. Overall, UMD raised $2.2 million. Save the Date for Giving Day 2018, March 7!
D O N O R S P OT L I G H T:
Gary Rozier, ECON ’99 Gary Rozier takes pride in making good investments. The Gary L. Rozier Professional Experience Fellowship supports undergraduates in gaining experiential and professional preparation opportunities through internship and conference stipends.
News, Awards & Honors News from Across the College »» Professors Rashawn Ray and Kris Marsh (SOCY) are working with the Prince George’s County Police
Department and other entities to train police on implicit biases in an effort to foster more fair and safe policing practices: go.umd.edu/bsospolicing. »» Professor Andrea Lopez (ANTH) is at the forefront of understanding and addressing our nation’s opioid
crisis at the ground level: go.umd.edu/bsosopioid. »» Led by Professor Katharine Abraham (ECON, JPSM, MPRC), the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking
released its final report to the president and members of Congress on how the government can make better use of data it already collects to improve the way federal programs operate: go.umd.edu/Abraham. »» A group of BSOS/START students won a national competition for an initiative aimed to curb violent extrem-
ism: go.umd.edu/justone. »» BSOS faculty and students from numerous disciplines are finding new ways to address autism spectrum
disorders: go.umd.edu/servingspectrum.
Awards & Honors STUDENTS »» 2017 Boren Scholars: Jaime Capron (GVPT), Samantha Enokian (CIDCM), Allyson McCarthy (GVPT), Susan
Price (GVPT) »» Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship: Hirbod Sajjadi (GVPT) »» Public Policy and International Affairs Fellows: Adwoa Boateng (ECON, START), Ana Ortez-Rivera
(ANTH, IDCM), Kendra Pryor (ANTH) »» UMD Graduate School All-S.T.A.R. Fellowship: Prateik Dalmia (ECON) »» UMD Undergraduate Researchers of the Year: Christina Bijou (SOCY), Laura Saldana (PSYC) »» National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships: Rosalind Nguyen (PSYC); Morgan Anna
Botdorf (PSYC), Zoe Loretta Ovans (PSYC), Emily Amanda Colon (ANTH), Sarah Noe (ANTH) »» Department of State Critical Language Scholars: Margaret Ebacher-Rini (GVPT), Anne Mohler (GVPT),
Zoe Smith (GVPT) FACULTY & STAFF »» Distinguished University Professor Patricia Hill Collins (SOCY) was awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Career of
Distinguished Scholarship award by the American Sociological Association. »» Distinguished University Professor Lawrence W. Sherman (CCJS) received the Wilbur Cross Medal from
Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association. »» The American Association for the Advancement of Science elected Distinguished University Professor
Stanley Presser (JPSM, SOCY) as an AAAS Fellow in 2017. »» Distinguished University Professor John Laub (CCJS) is a co-recipient of the 2017 Life-Time Achievement
Award from the Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology of the American Society of Criminology. »» Professor and GEOG Chair Christopher Justice received the Outstanding Contributions in Remote
Sensing Award from the Remote Sensing Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers. »» Valencia Skeeter (AASD) won the 2017 BSOS Dean’s Medal in recognition of 25 years of outstanding ser-
vice to the College. She also is the recipient of the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award for 2017.
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BSOS Points of Pride BSOS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLEGES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, AND BOASTS SEVERAL OF UMD’S MOST POPULAR UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS: CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, PSYCHOLOGY, GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, AND ECONOMICS.
BSOS IS HOME TO THREE ENDOWED PEACE CHAIRS:
SEVERAL OF OUR GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND AREAS OF SPECIALTY ARE RANKED AMONG THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT:
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