The School of Public Policy is pleased to welcome two new members of our faculty.

Pamela R. Bennett is an associate professor in the Education Policy track. She investigates racial, ethnic, and nativity differences in post-secondary educational outcomes, the consequences of higher education policy on college outcomes, and the consequences of racial residential segregation. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the American Sociological Association, and the Poverty and Race Research Action Council. Prior to joining the School of Public Policy, Dr. Bennett was an associate professor of sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She spent 2012-2013 as a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation, where she worked on an upcoming book about parenting and schooling in diverse families. This fall, she is teaching PUBL 610, Special Topics—Issues in Higher Education Policy.

Dr. Bennett received a B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from Louisiana State University, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan (pbennett@umbc.edu).

Jane Arnold Lincove joins the faculty in the UMBC School of Public Policy as an associate professor in the Education Policy track. Her research focuses on the implementation and effects of market-based policy in public education, including teacher compensation, and the equity effects on low-income families, minorities, and girls. She has received funding for her research from the Spencer Foundation, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Texas Education Agency. Prior to joining the School of Public Policy, Dr. Lincove was a research assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Tulane University, and associate director of the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans. Dr. Lincove is teaching PUBL 604, Statistical Analysis, in fall 2016. 

Dr. Lincove received a B.S. from Northwestern University, a Master of Public Policy from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Southern California (jlincove@umbc.edu).

Shinogle Fellowship recipient Michael Abrams presented his dissertation research on the  impact of news coverage on the dissemination of prescription drug warnings issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at a lecture in the Commons Skylight Room on December 4. Michael is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy, and a senior research analyst at the Hilltop Institute.

The family of Dr. Judith Shinogle established the award in her memory to provide support for outstanding doctoral students committed to health policy research.

Go to the website link below for a summary and video of his presentation.

Photo by Marsha Willis.

Congratulations to Shariece Johnson, a PhD student in the health track, who received an Excellence in Program Planning Award at the 2015 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. She was the program chair for the Community Health Planning and Policy Development section of APHA.

UMBC President Dr. Freeman Hrabowski was the keynote speaker at the APHA meeting. See the video of his speech here.

Public Policy PhD student Justin Vélez-Hagan has written an introductory economics book that offers easy-to-understand language and a humorous tone. The book, "The Common Sense behind Basic Economics: A guide for budding economists, students, and voters" (Lexington Books, 2015) is intended to educate the public on the importance of understanding the basics of economics before participating in upcoming elections.