Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Name & Contact	Research Interests

Marina Adler Associate Professor of Sociology PhD University of Maryland College Park 232 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-3155 adler@umbc.edu	Interests Sociology of gender Comparative inequalities and social stratification (ethnic, class, gender intersections) Cross-national work Family policy

Bambi L. Chapin Assistant Professor of Anthropology PhD University of California, San Diego 211 Public Policy Building Phone: 410-455-2082 bchapin@umbc.edu	Interests Psychological Anthropology Child Development in Socio-Cultural Context Social and Emotional Relationships Mental Health and Illness Trance and Spirit Possession Sri Lanka and South Asia

Sarah Chard Associate Professor of Anthropology/Sociology Contact: 213 Public Policy Building Phone: 410-455-3380 schard@umbc.edu	Interests Health Care Utilization Treatment Adherence Urban Anthropology

Nicole Cousin-Gossett Visiting Professor of Sociology Contact: 215 Public Policy building Phone:410.455.6330 cgossett@umbc.edu
Paul Donato Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology PhD Cornell University 249 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-3374 donato@umbc.edu	Interests Mental Health Anthropological Theory and Human Evolution

J. Kevin Eckert Professor of Anthropology Department Chair PhD Northwestern University 225 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-5698 eckert@umbc.edu	Interests Environmental Gerontology Medical Anthropology Aging Services Management and Delivery Residential Care/Long-Term Care Quality Qualitative Research

Ann Christine Frankowski Adjunct Assistant Professor in Anthropology Senior Research Associate, Center for Aging Studies PhD Indiana University 249 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-3374 (Anthropology) : 410-455-8725 (Center for Aging Studies) frankows@umbc.edu	Interests Aging Culture Change Social Control

Christopher Hewitt Professor Emeritus of Sociology PhD Brown University 228 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-2060 Fax : 410-455-1154 hewitt@umbc.edu	Interests Political Violence and Terrorism Social Inequality

Andrea Kalfoglou Assistant Professor of Sociology PhD Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 212 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-2061 akalfogl@umbc.edu	Interests Bioethics, Public health ethics Reproductive Policy and Ethics Genetics Policy and Ethics Research Ethics Public Engagement in Science and Policymaking

Kip Keenan Lecturer of Health Policy and Practice MS Towson University 251 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-2342 kip.keenan@ngc.com	Courses HAPP 402 Environmental Health Policy and Practice

Ilsa Solveig Lottes Professor of Sociology PhD University of Pennsylvania 231 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-2087 lottes@umbc.edu	Interests Human Sexuality Sexual Health in International Perspective Status of Women Inequality

Seth D. Messinger Associate Professor of Anthropology Anthropology Undergraduate Coordinator PhD Columbia University 233 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-2073 sethm@umbc.edu	Interests Medical Anthropology Anthropology of Cities Anthropology of North America Psychiatry Trauma Social Organization of Medical Work

Leslie A. Morgan Professor of Sociology PhD University of Southern California 218 Public Policy Phone : 410-455-2074 lmorgan@umbc.edu	Interests Aging Gender Family Seniors Housing

Fred I. Pincus Professor of Sociology Sociology Undergraduate Coordinator PhD University of California at Los Angeles 223 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-2079 pincus@umbc.edu	Interests Affirmative Action Race Relations Diversity Education

William G. Rothstein Professor of Sociology Graduate Program Director PhD Cornell University 224 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-2078 rothstei@umbc.edu	Interests Medical Sociology The History of Medicine The Sociology of Occupations and Professions

Robert L. Rubinstein Professor of Sociology 214 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-2059 rrubinst@umbc.edu	Interests Cultural and Medical Anthropology Anthropology of Aging Gerontology Gender Qualitative Research Methods

John G. Schumacher Associate Professor Associate Department Chair PhD Case Western Reserve University 217 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-3184 jschuma@umbc.edu	Interests Medical Sociology Physician-Patient Relationships Health Care Delivery in Emergency Departments and Assisted Living Facilities Social Gerontology Research Methods

Gul Seckin Assistant Professor of Sociology Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University 216 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-5938 gseckin@umbc.edu	Interests Sociology of trauma and mental health Health communication Political sociology and sociology of aging


Mary E. Stuart Professor and Director, Health Administration and Policy Program ScD Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health 219 Public Policy Building Phone : 410-455-2084 stuart@umbc.edu	Interests International best practices in rehabilitation and the prevention and management of chronic disease: health care organization and delivery Decision support for policy and management