Of Note: Social Science Faculty, Students, and Alumns

Mon, 13 May 2019 11:43:32 -0400

Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alumni for their recent accomplishments!

Amy Bhatt, gender and women's studies, discusses her most recent book "High-Tech Housewives: Indian IT Workers, Gendered Labor, and Transmigration." XQs XVII – A Conversation with Amy Bhatt (Chapati Mystery)

David Di Maria, associate vice provost of international education services, explains how UMBC has avoided a decline in international enrollment. University of Baltimore hit by trend of falling foreign enrollments (Baltimore Business Journal) (PDF attached)

Mariano R. Sto. Domingo, psychology, discusses increasing diversity in STEM, and UMBC's Meyerhoff Scholars Program.
Here’s how to increase diversity in STEM at the college level and beyond (The Conversation)
Here’s how to increase diversity in STEM at the college level and beyond (WTOP)

Erle Ellis, geography and environmental systems, comments on the decision to have children or not in a world facing climate change.
For some millennials, climate change clock ticks louder than biological one (NBC News)

Emily Escobedo ‘17, psychology, says she chose UMBC over better-known swimming schools because of the powerful camaraderie and support within the swimming program.
33 Meters: Emily Escobedo’s unconventional path to the top (Swim Swam)

Felipe Filomeno, Political Science, published his article “Expanding Hearts and Minds? Evaluation of an #Ecumenical Educational Program on #Immigration”. doi.org/10.1177/193672…

William Honablew '95, political science, elected to a new post in Baltimore City government.
Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce Names William Honablew, Jr. as Executive Director (Yahoo News)

Julia Iannaccone, Psychology, recently published her ⁦@UMBC⁩ capstone in Behavior Analysis in Practice from ⁦@SpringerPsych⁩. Rules and a statement of reinforcer loss enhance the effectiveness of a reinforcement procedure. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

J. Lee Jenkins, Emergency Health Services, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, which helps serve disaster and EMS providers across the globe.

Adrienne Jones '76, psychology, becomes first African-American and first woman to be next Speaker of the Maryland House ‘Like everyone’s favorite aunt’: Meet Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones (Washington Post)

Jennifer Mendez ‘20, biology and psychology, writes about how the uncertainty around temporary protected status for Salvadorans is affecting her, and what her family and the United States overall stand to lose if some immigrants’ temporary protected status is retracted. Trump administration threatens to end temporary protected status for endangered immigrants (Baltimore Sun)

Don Noris, public policy, addresses Mayor Pugh's dilemma of book deal with the University of Maryland Medical System.
Baltimore mayor’s $500K book deal draws intense criticism (Associated Press) (KTSA.com) (The Inquirer) (ABC News) (The Grio) (The Public's Radio)
Baltimore Mayor’s $500K Book Deal Draws Criticism, Comptroller Calls for Audit (Atlanta Black Star

Constantine Vaporis, History, has been offering commentary on the abdication of Japan’s emperor https://twitter.com/abcnews/status/1123213110196756488.