Retrieving the Social Sciences

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Michelle Scott, Professor of History and Affiliate Faculty in Gender and Women's Studies, Language, Literacy and Culture, and Africana Studies at UMBC, about her recent book (link below). Dr. Michelle Scott T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners' Booking Association in Jazz-Age America Check out the following links for more information on UMBC, C...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Pamela Bennett, Professor in the School of Public Policy at UMBC, about her recent co-authored book (link below). Dr. Pamela Bennett's Site Parenting in Privilege or Peril 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. Anson, Ph...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of a 2023 UMBC Geography and Environmental Systems Forum Lecture, organized by the UMBC Department of Geography and Environmental Systems. The lecture, which took place in the Spring 2023 semester, featured the work of Dr. Andrea Roberts, Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning and Co-Director of the School’s Center for Cultural Landscapes a...

On today's special episode of Retrieving the Social Sciences, we hear from the presenters at the 12th Annual Pi Sigma Alpha UMBC Undergraduate Research Conference, as well as our Pi Sigma Alpha Chapter advisor Dr. Carolyn Forestiere , Professor of Political Science at UMBC. The student presenters and their paper titles are listed below: UMBC Paw Poll: Age and Voter Turnout, Eric Averno-Ruby Jr. A...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Laura Antkowiak , Associate Professor in the UMBC Department of Political Science and the Director of the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program at UMBC, as well as Jessica Reynolds Cook , Associate Director of the Sondheim Program. In our conversation we discuss the Sondheim program, its origins, its current work, and the fantastic students it serves. Check o...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Ramon Goings, Associate Professor in the Language, Literacy, and Culture doctoral program at UMBC. https://ramongoings.com/ Dr. Goings' "Fourteen Secrets to a Done Dissertation"   On Campus Connections, we hear about an article about helping Black males succeed in the sciences--published by our former University President, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III . Check out t...

On today's episode I speak with Dr. Christine Mallinson, Director of CS3, Special Assistant and APLU-CoR Fellow in the  Office for Research & Creative Achievement,  Professor of  Language, Literacy, and Culture , and Affiliate Professor of  Gender, Women's + Sexuality Studies. Dr. Christine Mallinson's Personal Site Visit Dr. Mallinson's page on Baltimore language:   BaltimoreLanguage.com   On Cam...

On today's episode we hear about the work of the Domestic Violence Action Research Collective (DVARC) . I speak with Dr. Nkiru Nnawulezi, Associate Professor in the UMBC Department of Psychology, and Liz Odongo, Director of Grants and Programs at the D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence .  Dr. Nkiru Nnawulezi Liz Odongo On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a UMBC dissertation from the D...

On today's episode we hear about the history of the 40 Elephants, an all-women, all-working-class gang that operated for over 100 years in London, thanks to the research of UMBC History MA student Nikki Vietz. Nikki Vietz 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 Ia...

On today's episode we hear about the consequences of political polarization for the mental and physical health of Americans. I speak with Dr. Sameera Nayak, Assistant Professor of Public Health at UMBC. Dr. Sameera Nayak Is divisive politics making Americans sick? - Social Science & Medicine On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent book chapter by Dr. John Rennie Short, Professor of Pu...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of the 2022 UMBC Social Sciences Forum Erickson School Lecture, organized by the Erickson School of Aging and cosponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship. The lecture, which took place in the Spring 2021 semester, featured the work of Dr. Candace Brown, Assistant Professor of Gerontology and Member of the Gerontology Executive Committee at the...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of a 2022 UMBC Social Science Forum Lecture, organized by the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication and cosponsored by the Department of Media & Communication Studies; the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; the Department of Information Systems, and the Center for Social Science Scholarship. The le...

On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of the 2022 UMBC Constitution Day lecture, sponsored by CS3 and the Department of Political Science. This year we were delighted to welcome Dr. Robinson Woodward-Burns of Howard University to deliver the Constitution Day lecture. Dr. Woodward-Burns delivered remarks based on his recent book, published in 2021 by Yale University Press. Dr. Robinson Woodward-...

On today's episode we hear about the challenging and rewarding study of hospital pricing from Dr. Morgane Mouslim and Dr. Morgan Henderson of the UMBC Hilltop Institute. The Hilltop Institute Dr. Morgane Mouslim Dr. Morgan Henderson On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent co-authored paper by several Johns Hopkins faculty members, as well as UMBC faculty members, Dr. Cynthia Woodcock...

On today's episode we hear about the UMBC Review, a student-led publication at UMBC that publishes peer-reviewed undergraduate student research across the disciplines. Dr. April Householder UMBC Review Submission Page On today's Campus Connection, we hear about additional papers recently published in the social sciences in the UMBC Review. Check out the back catalogue to see more fantastic student...

On today's episode we hear about the subject of Critical Literacy from Dr. Amy Tondreau of the Department of Education at UMBC. Dr. Amy Tondreau Dr. Tondreau's recent paper in Teaching and Learning in Action "Hello Goodbye Dog" by Maria Gianferrari On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent co-authored paper by Dr. Jiyoon Lee, Associate Professor, UMBC's Department of Education.   Dr. Ji...

On today's episode we hear about the social science of LA's Green New Deal. This episode features a condensed re-broadcast of a lecture delivered by Dr. Kelly Kay of UCLA at the Spring GES Seminar Series. The GES series is sponsored by UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems. Dr. Kay's profile Link to the full lecture On today's Campus...

On today's episode we hear about the social science of diabetes from Dr. Tasneem Khambaty, Assistant Professor in UMBC's psychology department. Dr. Khambaty's Profile On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a co-authored paper by Dr. Sarah Chard, chair of the UMBC department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health. Dr. Chard's Profile Successful Aging Among African American Older Adults...

On today's episode we hear about the economics of water resources and property values from Dr. Yusuke Kuwayama, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at UMBC. Dr. Kuwayama's Profile A More Comprehensive Estimate of the Value of Water Quality, Journal of Public Economics (2022) On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent co-authored paper by Dr. J. Alan Yeakley, Professor and...

On today's special episode of Retrieving the Social Sciences, we hear a panel discussion about UMBC's social science Fulbright Scholars. Joining us on the panel is Maryam Elhabashy (UMBC '21), a Research Assistant at Rutgers University and a 2022 Fulbright recipient. Maryam's Fulbright project is entitled "Faith, Family, Food, and Fitness: Exploring Trends of Obesity among Kuwaiti Women." Maryam E...

On today's episode we hear about the critical work of doulas in providing support for Black mothers, in a rebroadcast of the 2022 SSF Korenman Lecture, presented by the Department of Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies and the Center for Social Science Scholarship. The lecture was presented by Dr. Jennifer C. Nash, the Jean Fox O'Barr Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke U...

On today's episode we hear about pedagogical simulations and the immigrant experience in educational settings from Dr. Kerri Evans, Assistant Professor of Social Work at UMBC. Dr. Evans' CV Dr. Evans describes an ongoing project to develop a board game designed to enhance experiential learning surrounding the experience of immigrant children in the K-12 educational setting in the United States. Th...

On today's episode we hear about the economics of immigration from Dr. Giovanni Peri, Professor and Chair of Economics at the University of California - Davis.  Dr. Peri's Profile Dr. Peri's remarks were delivered at the 2022 Mullen Lecture, sponsored by the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) and the UMBC Department of Economics. On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent p...

Today's episode features the remarkable work of the UMBC/UMB doctoral program in Gerontology. First we hear from Dr. John Schumacher, co-director of the program and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health at UMBC. Dr. Schumacher's profile In the episode, we also hear from three current Ph. D. students working on dissertations in gerontology: Min-Kyoung P...

On today's episode we hear about four 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. We caught up with four students to hear more about their wonderful research projects: COVID-19's Effect on Element...