Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (MIPAR)

MIPAR Advisory Board

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 University’s social science departments, the Vice President for Research, and the Dean of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The Board members are:

Linda Baker
Professor and Chair, Psychology

Scott Farrow
Professor and Chair, Economics

John W. Jeffries (Ex Officio)

Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Devin Haggerty
Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science

Kriste Lindenmeyer
Associate Professor and Chair, History

Patrice McDermott
Associate Professor and Chair, American Studies

Donald F. Norris
Chair of MIPAR Board and Director, MIPAR
Professor and Chair of Public Policy

Eugene P. (Sandy) Parker
Associate Professor and Chair, Geography and Environmental Systems

Thomas N. Robinson, Jr.
Associate Professor and Chair, Africana Studies

Lois T. Stover
Professor and Chair, Education

Carolyn J. Tice
Associate Dean and Chair, School of Social Work

James E. Trela
Associate Professor and Chair, Sociology and Anthropology

Bruce Walz
Professor and Chair, Emergency Health Services