MARYLAND INSTITUTE for POLICY ANALYSIS & RESEARCH

The MIPAR Advisory Board reviews MIPAR activities; identifies and discusses issues of importance concerning applied policy research at UMBC; and recommends to UMBC officials the appropriate level of resources for MIPAR. The Board includes: the Director of MIPAR; the Chairs of the Departments of Africana Studies, American Studies, Economics, Emergency Health Services, Education, Geography and Environmental Systems, History, Political Science, Public Policy, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, and Social Work; the Vice President for Research and Dean, Graduate School; and the Dean of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The 2007-2008 Board members are:

Linda Baker Professor and Chair, Psychology	Eugene P. (Sandy) Parker Associate Professor and Chair, Geography and Environmental Systems
Scott Farrow Professor and Chair, Economics	Mary S. Rivkin Associate Professor and Chair, Education
Kriste Lindenmeyer Associate Professor and Chair, History	Thomas N. Robinson, Jr. Assistant Professor and Chair, Africana Studies
Patrice McDermott Associate Professor and Chair, American Studies	Carolyn J. Tice Professor and Chair, School of Social Work
Cheryl Miller Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science	James E. Trela Associate Professor and Chair, Sociology and Anthropology
Donald F. Norris Chair of MIPAR Board and Director, MIPAR Professor and Chair of Public Policy	Bruce Walz Associate Professor and Chair, Emergency Health Services
Ex Officio: John W. Jeffries Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences