College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, University of Maryland

Congratulations to Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Professor Matthew Goupell, who was recently named a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher by the UMD Office of Faculty Affairs!

Learn more about Goupell, and the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher lecture he will be delivering on Thursday, Oct. 10 at https://go.umd.edu/goupellDST

Nearly two-thirds of 18-year-old Marylanders are registered to vote, thanks in great part to policies and education efforts to engage them, finds a new report by the University of Maryland's Maryland Democracy Initiative, the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, and The Civics Center.

For a summary of findings and insights from University of Maryland Department of Government & Politics Professor Michael Hanmer and CDCE Chief Strategist Sam Novey, visit https://go.umd.edu/md18yovoters

HIV and depression often accompany substance use, but knowing which came first, or how to untangle these companion problems to provide effective treatment, presents a chicken-and-egg question.

Thanks to more than $6 million in federal funding to CESAR Director Jessica Magidson and colleagues, care providers may be closer to understanding how to address these “comorbidities” for people with drug- and alcohol-use disorders. Learn more at https://go.umd.edu/6mnihjm24.

BSOS Undergraduate Students: Are you participating in an unpaid internship this fall, or traveling to a conference, perhaps?

If yes, then considering applying by Friday, September 27 to offset those costs with BSOS Undergraduate Experience Funds!

Learn more at https://go.umd.edu/experiencefunds2024

United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy recently released a Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents, which outlines the critical levels of stress that American parents and caregivers are facing.

Andrea Chronis-Tuscano, the Joel and Kim Feller Endowed Professor in the Department of Psychology, has studied parent mental health—and has been offering support and strategies for parents and caregivers—for decades. For her thoughts on the advisory, and more information on her work, visit https://go.umd.edu/ACTSGadvisory

BSOS Undergraduates: Tomorrow, 9/13 is the priority deadline for The Feller Center's Suit Yourself Award—a one-time, $200 grant to help purchase professional clothing!

If you need professional attire for an internship, interview, or networking event this semester, apply today at https://fellercenter.umd.edu/suit-yourself.

The Department of Government & Politics is excited to collaborate with Department of African American and Africana Studies, University of Maryland, Black Girls Vote, and the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE) to co-sponsor a Presidential Debate Watch Party on September 10th and a Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party on October 1st.

Both Watch Parties will open doors at 8:45PM and be in Shoemaker Building, Room 2102.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Join University of Maryland Deans Susan Rivera (BSOS), Stephanie Shonekan (University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities), and Kimberly Griffin (EDUC) for a timely discussion on arts and culture, women's economic empowerment, and children's mental health with Maryland's First Lady Dawn Moore!

The event will take place from 5-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24 in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center's Gildenhorn Recital Hall.

Register for a free ticket at https://go.umd.edu/dawnmoore. If all tickets for this event have been reserved by the time of registration, you can join a standby line on the day of the event beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the Clarice lobby.

At UMD, we are a community dedicated to supporting one another and fostering a culture where every Terp is valued. Reach out – we’re here to help.

Find mental health and well-being resources and get support: mentalhealth.umd.edu

In case you missed it, Department of Government and Politics Professor Shibley Telhami recently shared results from the latest University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll, which found that Americans’ support for Ukraine is the highest it has been in more than a year.

Find additional insights at https://go.umd.edu/CIPjul24

The Office of International Affairs at UMD's Study Abroad Fair is happening in ONE week, BSOS Terps! Mark your calendars and learn more below ⤵️

Think outside your borders! 🌎 Your global journey starts here!

Join us on Wednesday, September 4 to explore your options to study abroad with UMD! Whether you're looking for a winter break adventure or a full semester immersed in a new culture, we've got you covered. Drop by the Study Abroad Fair to find a program that fits your academic goals, learning interests and budget!

go.umd.edu/studyabroadfair-24

📸Left: Boriana, Biology, United Kingdom: Tolkien in Oxford (ENGL)
📸Right: Mason, Aerospace Engineering, ENGR Exchange: University of Queensland

BSOS Undergraduates: Do you need professional attire for an internship, interview, or networking event happening this semester?

If so, then consider applying for the The Feller Center's Suit Yourself Award, a one-time, $200 grant to help purchase professional clothing!

Funds are limited, so apply early at https://fellercenter.umd.edu/suit-yourself. The priority deadline is September 13.

Officially Terps 🐢

Our UMD Class of 2028!

In case you missed it, Ashley Newby and John Drabinski, faculty in the Department of African American and Africana Studies, University of Maryland, rolled out “The Black Studies Podcast” earlier this summer.

Supported by a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, “The Black Studies Podcast” features a series of stories from scholars all across the country about what got them interested in the field, how that interest materialized during the course of their academic career, and how that has shaped what the field is today.

Find links to the podcast and more information by visiting https://go.umd.edu/AAAStbsp

In case you missed it, researchers from the Maryland Crime Research and Innovation Center (MCRIC) are partnering with the Annapolis Police Department (APD on a workload study to help determine optimal officer staffing, deployment, response times, and effectiveness.

“We have been impressed by the commitment of Annapolis city leaders and the Annapolis Police Department community to this important work,” said MCRIC Director and UMD Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice Associate Professor Bianca Bersani. “It’s clear that APD is facing workload challenges and that there is a strong commitment from the entire APD community to identifying these challenges and thinking creatively about how best to address them.”

Learn more at https://go.umd.edu/MRCICAPD24

This time last week, 18 University of Maryland undergraduates in the inaugural cohort of the Laufer Democracy Internship Program presented their work with nonprofit organizations such as Pizza to the Polls, Vote Early Day and the Campus Vote Project.

Funded by Marsha Zlatin Laufer ’64 and Henry Laufer, the program is part of the nonpartisan, interdisciplinary Maryland Democracy Initiative (MDI), which combines expertise from the BSOS, the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, and School of Public Policy.

For insights, visit https://go.umd.edu/MDILDIS24

Researchers from the University of Maryland and the University of Maryland School of Medicine will recruit Marylanders from counties hard-hit by the opioid use epidemic to join a “patient advisory committee” that will guide the research efforts of a new $2 million grant provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Hear from co-principal investigator Jessica Magidson, UMD Department of Psychology MPower Professor and director of the Center for Substance Use, Addiction and Health Research (CESAR), at:

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Adam Brockett, a 2011 graduate of the UMD Department of Psychology, recently set out to understand how the brain is impacted by a psychedelic drug being studied to potentially treat depression.

Find out what he discovered—with $50,000 in support from the University of Maryland's Grand Challenges Grant Program—by visiting https://go.umd.edu/BrockettGCG24.

University of Maryland Department of Government & Politics Professor Michael Hanmer conducts research and is engaging partners to better understand threats to American democracy, especially in his role as the director of the University of Maryland's Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, aka the CDCE.

Learn more about the work that Hanmer (L) and CDCE Chief Strategist Sam Novey (R) do in this 'Be the Solution' magazine feature: https://go.umd.edu/CDCEfeatBTS24

Albert P. Carey, a longtime executive at PepsiCo and supporter of the University of Maryland, recently made his second million-dollar gift to the Maryland Promise Program, which provides need-based scholarships for undergraduates from underserved populations from Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Half of the gift will support undergraduates with financial need in BSOS, the college Carey called home during his time at UMD.

To learn more about Carey's undergraduate career and reason for giving back, visit https://go.umd.edu/careyMPP24

Congratulations to the undergraduate researchers who recently completed the colleges’ Summer Research Initiative, and the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences’ Research, Equity, and Access in Communication and Hearing (REACH) program!

Get a glimpse into last week's poster session and closing reception by visiting https://go.umd.edu/SRIREACH24

At the University of Maryland and beyond, gun violence in America is recognized as one of the most pressing grand challenges of our time—and BSOS researchers are addressing this problem from multiple angles.

See how Joseph B. Richardson, Thomas Abt, Bianca Bersani, Rod K. Brunson, and Brooklynn Hitchens are doing their part to Be the Solution by visiting https://go.umd.edu/BTS24gv

It's a Terrapin takeover in Paris! Congratulations and good luck to all UMD alumni, coaches (and two current students!) competing in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics 🐢

More on our Terp Olympians: go.umd.edu/1pr3

The Maryland Crime and Research Innovation Center (MCRIC) and the Center for Substance Use, Addiction, and Health Research (CESAR) were recently awarded $400,000 from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to work with stakeholders in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Harford, Calvert, Saint Mary’s and Carroll counties to learn about each area's law enforcement diversion programs—designed to help people who may be struggling with substance use or mental health disorders get connected to care, rather than incarceration for low-level offenses.

Learn more at https://go.umd.edu/mcriccesar24

Catherine Nakalembe, an assistant professor in the UMD- Department of Geographical Sciences-Students & Alumni, was recently awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to analyze flood impacts on agricultural lands in Nigeria’s Niger River Basin.

Learn more about Nakalembe and the work she will be doing within the fellowship program at https://go.umd.edu/CLNcadf

Michael Dougherty, professor and chair of the UMD Department of Psychology, is one of five winners of the $10,000 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Rigor Champions Prize, which recognizes individuals who have gone “above and beyond their normal job duties” to create a culture that values accessible, high-quality neuroscience research.

Learn more about Dougherty's work, including leading an overhaul of the department’s promotion and tenure guidelines, at https://go.umd.edu/doughertyNINDS

The Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation—aka “GEDI," pronounced like “Jedi” in Star Wars—is officially back in action on the International Space Station! https://go.umd.edu/gedi2024

GEDI started collecting data critical for combatting climate change in 2018. Upon mission completion, the instrument was supposed to be burned in the atmosphere, but NASA decided to save it.

“We are thrilled that GEDI has resumed its scientific operations,” said Ralph Dubayah, GEDI’s principal investigator and a Distinguished University Professor in the UMD- Department of Geographical Sciences-Students & Alumni. “As we face escalating environmental challenges like droughts, fires, hurricanes, and deforestation, GEDI will be essential in monitoring these changes. We anticipate that its data will be invaluable in addressing these critical issues and promoting sustainability.”

Bimpe Dada, a 2000 graduate of the Department of Economics and head of the Credit Management Operations Excellence team within TD Bank, recently lead a finance-focused career chat hosted by the University of Maryland Alumni Association.

Learn more about Bimpe and the insights she shared—including what sees people struggle with the most—at https://go.umd.edu/bimpedada00