Retrieving the Social Sciences

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of a 2025 special book talk sponsored by UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship and the UMBC Dresher Center. The event featured Dr. Felipe Filomeno , Professor of Political Science and Director of the UMBC Global Studies Program. Dr. Filomeno discusses his recent book, entitled Christian Cosmopolitanism: Faith Communities Talk Immigration (2025, Templ...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of the 2025 UMBC Mullen Lecture, sponsored by UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship and the UMBC Department of Economics. This year's lecture was delivered by Dr. Annamaria Lusardi . Dr. Lusardi is Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Director of the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making, and Professor (by courtesy...

On today's episode I speak with Lee Boot , Director of the Imaging Research Center (IRC) at UMBC. Lee is also Affiliate Associate Professor of Visual Arts and Computer Science & Engineering. The topic of our discussion is the recent Full Circle Climate Communication Workshop , held this January at UMBC. Check out the following links for more information on UMBC, CS3, and our host: The UMBC Cen...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Arielle Kuperberg , Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health at UMBC. Dr. Kuperberg is also the co-chair of the Council on Contemporary Families. Check out the following links for more information on UMBC, CS3, and our host: The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship The University of Maryland, Baltimore County...

On today's episode I speak with Prof. Michael Wilson, Professor of Drama and Director of the Storytelling Academy at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, UK. Dr. Wilson shares information about his ongoing research agenda into storytelling as a scientific tool. This project's connection to UMBC is through Dr. Sarah Jewett of UMBC's Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, wh...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of a special event hosted by the UMBC Center for Social Science (CS3). The roundtable , which took place in October 2024 was the second in-person iteration of a series designed to bring together fabulous UMBC alumni from across the social sciences. The roundtable was moderated by CS3’s acting director, Dr. Eric Stokan. The panel brought together the followi...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of the 2024 UMBC Constitution Day Lecture, sponsored by UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship and the UMBC Department of Political Science. This year's lecture was delivered by Jared DeMarinis , the Maryland State Administrator of Elections. Mr. DeMarinis describes how elections work in Maryland, some of the state's early contributions to the way ele...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Jun Chu , Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health at UMBC. Dr. Chu shares information about his ongoing research agenda into aging alone. Check out the following links for more information on UMBC, CS3, and our host: The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship The University of Maryland, Baltimore County Ian G....

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Tania Lizarazo, Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication (MLLI) at UMBC. Dr. Lizarazo is also an affiliate faculty in the UMBC Global Studies program. Today's podcast discussion features mention of the following groups and projects: Mujeres Pacificas, a digital storytelling project The UMBC program i...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Tamara Bhalla , Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of American Studies at UMBC. Dr. Bhalla is also an affiliate faculty in the UMBC Asian Studies program. We also hear from Jean Kim, our very own podcast production assistant, about her role as a research assistant on Dr. Bhalla's forthcoming book on the cultural context of reading. Check out the fol...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of a special event sponsored by the UMBC Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program . In April of 2024 (Earth Month, coincidentally), the Sondheim program convened a special panel of five policy experts on climate change to discuss Maryland's climate future. The Climate Futures policy event brought together distinguished speakers from academia, government, an...

On today's episode we hear about a series of fantastic presentations from UMBC's Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day , also known as URCAD. During URCAD, students from across the social science disciplines presented their excellent research to the campus community and beyond. Our special host for today's episode is our production assistant, Jean Kim . Stay tuned for this wonderful...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Jason Loviglio , Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Media and Communication Studies at UMBC. Dr. Loviglio is the co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Radio and Podcasting Studies , and recently published a piece about podcasting entitled "From Radio to Podcasting: Intimacy and Massification" that echoes many of the themes in our discussion. Dr...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Carolyn Forestiere , Professor of Political Science and co-advisor of the Omicron Eta UMBC chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha , the national political science honor society. Dr. Forestiere is the author of Beginning Research in Political Science  (Oxford University Press), and has published and presented many research projects in the field of SoTL research (the Scholarsh...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of the a 2024 Social Sciences Forum (SSF) lecture   delivered by Dr. Joshua Sharfstein . Dr. Joshua Sharfstein is Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  Dr. Sharfstein is also the Director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, and a Professor of the Practice in Health Pol...

On today’s episode I speak with Dr. Leigh Goetschius , Data Scientist Advanced, Dr. Fei Han , Principal Data Scientist and Affiliate Assistant Professor in the UMBC Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Dr. Morgan Henderson , Principal Data Scientist and Affiliate Assistant Professor in the UMBC Department of Economics. Together, these researchers form the UMBC Hilltop Ins...

On today's episode I speak with two talented undergraduate researchers associated with the ongoing NSF-funded EAGER award led by Drs. Christine Mallinson and Vandana Janeja of UMBC. Kiffy Nwosu is an undergraduate computer science student from Maryland who has worked as a researcher at UMBC since high school, and is now a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Chloe Evered, originally o...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Felipe Filomeno , Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) at UMBC. We discuss Dr. Filomeno's approach to research through a discussion of community-engaged scholarship and his forthcoming book. On today's Campus Connection, we hear about the CoLab program at UMBC , and Dr. Filomeno's rece...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of a special 5th anniversary event  hosted by the UMBC Center for Social Science (CS3). The roundtable, which took place in October of 2023, brought together three fabulous UMBC alumni from across the social sciences:  Dr. Delta Merner , (GES ’14), Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation at the Union of Concerned Scientists;  Dr. Brent Gibbons ,...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Christine Armstrong Mair , Associate Professor of Sociology and Gerontology and Director of the Center for Health, Equity, and Aging (CHEA) in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health (SAPH) at UMBC. We discuss Dr. Mair's ongoing research into aging and older adult lifestyles across the world. Dr. Mair also mentioned the following resources i...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of the 2023 UMBC Constitution Day Lecture, sponsored by UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Department of Political Science . The lecture, which took place in September of 2023, was given by keynote speaker Delegate Mark S. Chang. Delegate Chang has represented the 32nd District in the Maryland House of Delegates (Anne Arundel County) since...

On today's episode we return to our discussion of pedagogical simulations and the immigrant experience in educational settings from Dr. Kerri Evans, Assistant Professor of Social Work at UMBC. We also hear from Dr. Keisha Allen, formerly of UMBC, who is now Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Evans' webpage Dr. Allen's webpage We also hea...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Susan Sterett, Professor in the School of Public Policy at UMBC, about her recent book (link below). Dr. Susan Sterett Litigating the Pandemic: Disaster Cascades in Court  (UPenn Press) See below for links to groups and initiatives mentioned by Dr. Sterett during the course of our conversation: COVID coverage litigation tracker (UPenn) COVID-19 Complaint Tracker...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of a presentation that formed a part of the 2023 UMBC Africana Studies Conference , organized by Dr. Gloria Chuku , Professor and Chair of the UMBC Africana Studies Department. The lecture, which took place in May of 2023, was given by keynote speaker Dr. Aili M. Tripp. Dr. Tripp is Vilas Research Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsi...

Today's episode features the remarkable UMBC MA in Applied Sociology program. Contact the program for more information at sociologyma@umbc.edu First we hear from Dr. Christine Armstrong Mair and Dr. Brandy H. Wallace , both UMBC faculty members affiliated with the Applied Sociology program. In the episode, we also hear from two current MA students working on theses in applied sociology: R.B. Braue...