The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC

In June, the North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE) announced the establishment of the Coates-Humphreys NAASE Distinguished Research Award, named for Econ's Dennis Coates and WVU's Brad Humphreys.

Dr. Coates and Dr. Humphreys are the inaugural winners.

Congrats Dr. Coates!

Erle Ellis And An International Team Of Researchers Propose A New Way To Motivate International Action Toward A Better Future For The Living World - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County Erle Ellis collaborated to develop the Nature Relationship Index (NRI) which measures what countries are doing correctly to protect the environment.

Dr. Erle Ellis (UMBC Department of Geography and Environmental Systems) and an int'l team of researchers propose The Nature Relationship Index (NRI): a standardized global metric that measures the quality of a nation’s relationships with nature.

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A Lifetime Of Responding To Disasters Earns A Lifetime Professorship For John Ashworth, III  - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County In recognition of his tremendous work, friends established the John W. Ashworth, III, Professorship in Emergency Health Services.

UMBC's Emergency and Disaster Health Systems creates its first named professorship after John W. Ashworth, III, a pioneer in emergency/trauma care and health services education.

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2025 Dave Anguish Retriever Behind The Scenes Dave Anguish’s journey with UMBC is as a trip around the world and back again. Anguish came to UMBC in 2008 to study political science as well as modern languages, linguistics, and intercultural commu...

Public Policy Alumnus Dave Anguish (MPP '19) was interviewed by UMBC Magazine about his advocacy for international students and immigrant communities as a UMBC student and employee.

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District Dialogues | Maximizing Employment: Understanding Labor Force Participation

Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
June 26, 2025, 8:30 AM-11:00 AM

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore Branch

*Or Zoom*

Learn more: web.cvent.com/event/47e0e2...

2025 Summer Fellows Taka Yamashita, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health Co-Director, Gerontology Doctoral Program Socioeconomic Characteristics, Financial Literacy and Financial Beha...

Congratulations to our CS3 Summer Faculty Fellows!

Drs. Taka Yamashita and Brian Soller of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health.

Learn more about their research: socialscience.umbc.edu/2025-summer-...

UMBC School of Public Public Policy professor Chul Hyun Park has published a new article examining the impact of a group prenatal care model that provides pregnant women with risk assessment, education, and social support.

Read more in the journal Healthcare: www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/13...

A huge congratulations to Amy Barnes, Program Coordinator at The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC on being awarded the UMBC 2025 Presidential Distinguished Staff Award!

UMBC’s CIDER Program Supports New Hilltop Institute-led Medicaid Study, Other Cross-collaborative Projects - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County UMBC researchers are collaborating on a study that takes a closer look at specific diagnosis coding patterns that focus on societal factors that potentially

Their project will investigate potential “z code” patterns of the state’s Medicaid recipients. Z codes are a set of diagnosis codes that refer to factors influencing a patient’s health status beyond diseases or injuries, called social determinants of health.

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Hilltop's Morgan Henderson and public health professor Jun Chu are among the five cross-collaborative teams selected to receive funding from UMBC’s Center and Institute Departmentally-Engaged Research (CIDER) program.

UMBC researchers from the Dept of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health and The Hilltop Institute are collaborating on a study that takes a closer look at specific diagnosis coding patterns that focus on societal factors that potentially influence the health of Maryland’s Medicaid recipients.

Models, Methods, and Ethics for Linguistic Justice, Equity, and Inclusion ***reposted from the UMBC Department of Education*** Models, Methods, and Ethics for Linguistic Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Christine Mallinson, Ph.D. UMBC, Language, Literacy, and...

A UMBC Department of Education Research Seminar

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Models, Methods, and Ethics for Linguistic Justice, Equity, and Inclusion ***reposted from the UMBC Department of Education*** Models, Methods, and Ethics for Linguistic Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Christine Mallinson, Ph.D. UMBC, Language, Literacy, and...

Next week:

Models, Methods, and Ethics for Linguistic Justice, Equity, and Inclusion

Featuring Christine Mallinson, Ph.D.
UMBC, Language, Literacy, and Culture Doctoral Program
Assistant Vice President for Research and Scholarly Impact

May 7, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | University Center 310 | UMBC

Thursday:

Public Stories Lab presents A Storytelling Mini-Festival
A fun and informal festival of stories of all sorts!

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 · 11:30 AM - 1 PM

Join online - my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/publi...

Slow and Sudden Violence Why and When Uprisings Occur

Charm City Books will be selling copies of Slow and Sudden Violence at the event. Preorder using promo code HYRA10 for 10% off. www.charmcitybooks.com/item/u60uZZa...

Join us Wednesday for our final Social Science Forum of the semester:

Slow and Sudden Violence: Why and When Uprisings Occur
Discussion on the 10-year Anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising

Featuring Derek Hyra, Ph.D, American University

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 4pm
AOK Library Gallery

Join us tomorrow at 4:30!

The Question of Bodily Sovereignty, or Anthropology as Vulnerable Praxis Deborah A. Thomas, Ph.D. 2024 Guggenheim Fellow Director, Center for Experimental Ethnography Department Chair and  R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology University of Pennsylvania...

Tomorrow:

The Question of Bodily Sovereignty, or Anthropology as Vulnerable Praxis

Dr. Deborah A. Thomas, University of Pennsylvania

Thurs, April 17, 2025 · 4 - 5:30 PM

AOK Library : Gallery

Hosted by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Public Health.

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Our panelists will weigh in on the nature and impact of the local opioid crisis, understanding and treating opioid addiction, and efforts to prevent opioid misuse.

Join us next Thursday, April 24th, at 4:30pm in the AOK Library Gallery for the UMBC Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health (SAPH)'s annual Eckert Lecture on Health and Inequality:

Recovering from the Opioid Epidemic in Baltimore and Beyond.

Join us tomorrow at 4!

Today at noon!
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UMBC faculty - join us today at 4pm!!
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Join us on Tuesday, April 15th at noon for this timely virtual discussion led by the Department of Political Science associate professor, @iganson.bsky.social. Register in advance for a chance to win a copy of his book, Following the Ticker (SUNY Press, 2023).
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Thrilled to see this paper presentation from Ryan Holmes, UMBC Poli Sci undergrad, on the confidence of the Supreme Court and other political institutions. You'll be able to learn more about his research at URCAD next week. His work was supported by a CS3 small research grant. Way to go, Ryan!

For Generations Yet Unborn: Observations and Challenges in Black Public History Amber N. Mitchell Curator of Black History The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation For Generations Yet Unborn: Observations and Challenges in Black Public History Amber N. Mitchell will...

Join us next Wednesday, April 16th, at 4pm in the AOK Library Gallery for the UMBC History Department's annual Low Lecture with Amber N. Mitchell, Curator of Black History at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
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Transdisciplinary Collaborations to Address Our “Wicked Problems" ***repost*** iHARP Talk Tuesday April 8, 2025 | 4-5pm  | Webex Dr. Eric Stokan, Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3), an associate professor of political science,...

Join us at 4pm for @ericjstokan.bsky.social 's talk on Transdisciplinary Collaborations to Address Our “Wicked Problems"

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Together with our director, she will help coordinate the Social Sciences Forum, faculty working groups, and initiatives for undergraduate research, among other programs. CS3 is thrilled that Dr. Jackson Soller will begin in this position this summer.

She also holds an affiliate appointment in the Department of Gender, Women’s, + Sexualities Studies. Recently named a 2025-2026 CAHSS Research Fellow, Dr. Jackson Soller brings a wealth of social science knowledge and administrative experience to the role.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Aubrey Jackson Soller will be joining the Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) as our next Associate Director. Dr. Jackson Soller is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health.