URA Committee Members

URA proposals are evaluated by an interdisciplinary faculty review committee. Once proposals are received, additional ad hoc reviewers may be added to the standing committee as needed. Discipline-specific subcommittees give particular scrutiny to the proposals in their fields, using an evaluation rubrics. In a final selection meeting, the full committee considers the rankings and recommendations of the subcommittees in making final funding decisions. As many worthy proposals as possible receive full or partial funding, up to the limit of available funds.

Carolyn Forestiere, Chair

Professor
Political Science

 

Lee Blaney

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical, Biochemical and
Environmental Engineering

Eric Brown

Interdisciplinary Studies

Mariajose Castellanos

Senior Lecturer
Chemical Engineering

Ann Sofie Clemmensen

Assistant Professor
UMBC Department of Dance

Viviana Cordova

Assistant Professor
Visual Arts

Thomas Cronin

Professor
Biological Sciences

Jeffrey Gardner

Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences

April Householder

Director of Undergraduate Research and
Prestigious Scholarships

Andrea Kleinsmith

Assistant Professor
Information Systems

Renee Lambert-Bretiere

Assistant Professor
Modern Languages, Linguistics, and
Intercultural Communication

Bernard Lohr

Associate Professor
Biology

J. Vanderlei Martins

Professor
Physics

Julie Oakes

Assistant Director of Curriculum and Retention
Honors College

Tim Oates

Professor
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Michele Osherow

Associate Professor
English, Judaic Studies

Brad Peercy

Professor
Mathematics and Statistics

Daniel Ritschel

Assistant Professor
History

David Rosenbloom

Associate Professor and Chair
Ancient Studies

Anne Sarah Rubin

Professor
History

Jinglai Shen

Associate Professor
Dept. of Math and Statistics

Dena Smith

Assistant Professor
Sociology and Anthropology

Chris Geddes

Associate Professor
Chemistry

Colin Studds

Assistant Professor
Geography and Environment Systems

Gregory Szeto

Assistant Professor
Chemical, Biochemical, and
Environmental Engineering

Laura Ting

Associate Professor
Social Work

Chunming Yuan

Associate Professor
Economics

Marcus Zupan

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering

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