SPRING 2021

News and Updates from The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs

This year, three College of Public Affairs students were selected for the 2021 Maryland Legislative Fellows Program: (l. to r.) Global Affairs and Human Security student Najee Bailey, and Master of Public Administration students Yvonne Harper and Kelly Norton.

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Other Upcoming Events

The Coronavirus Pandemic and Sustained Peak Loads for First Responders: Promoting Resilience and Care for Burnout | April 7

Details at ubalt.edu/rosenbergdialogues

The Lines Between Us: Civil Rights and Housing in the 21st Century | April 22

Details at ubalt.edu/calendar

Global Affairs and Human Security students Daniel Khoshkepazi and Nafeesat Rabiu-Adebayo were accepted into the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area’s (UNA-NCA) 2021 Graduate Fellowship Program. According to the program's website, "The mission of the Graduate Fellows Program is to help Fellows develop an understanding of UN issues, policies, and organizations while assisting them in preparing for UN-related careers." The fellowship includes weekly seminars during which Fellows examine pressing global issues utilizing a ‘UN lens’ alongside prominent guest speakers from across the UN system, and professional development opportunities including career support and free membership in the United Nations Association of the USA.

UBalt at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) students Avneet Kaur (left) and Parisa Damadi (right) are 2020-2021 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award winners. These USG awards are presented to students who have demonstrated academic excellence, contributions to their program of study, and participation in scholarly pursuits and professional development activities.

Avneet is a senior in UBalt’s Health Management program at USG, and is planning to work as a health administrator upon graduation and pursue a master’s degree in the same field.

Parisa is in her last semester of UBalt’s graduate Health Administration program at USG. Prior to enrolling in the master’s program, Parisa earned her undergraduate degree in public health from the University of Maryland, College Park, and thereafter completed a fellowship at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. She looks forward to continuing her path in the field and hopes to use her knowledge to help underserved communities.

SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE



Debra L. Stanley, Heather Pfeifer, Gabriela Wasileski | book | co-authors

Prioritizing the Victim: The 21st Century Transformation of Victimology

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Carol Molinari | book review | with a co-author

Review of Disrupting the Status Quo of Senior Living: A Mindshift by Jill Vitale-Aussem

The Journal of Health Administration Education (in press)

Amrita Shenoy | journal article | with co-authors

"Respondeat superior in medicine and public health practice: The question is – Who is accountable for whom?"

Ethics, Medicine and Public Health, Volume 17 (in progress)

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Sarah Federman | book | author

Last Train to Auschwitz: The French National Railways and the Journey to Accountability

Ñusta Carranza Ko | book | author

Truth, Justice, and Reparations in Peru, Uruguay, and South Korea: The Clash of Advocacy and Politics

Lorenda Naylor | book | author

Social Equity and LGBTQ Rights: Dismantling Discrimination and Expanding Civil Rights

*winner of the 2021 American Society for Public Administration LGBT Section Best Book Award

CENTER FOR DRUG POLICY AND PREVENTION

Jeff Beeson | journal article | with co-authors

"Information Technology Solutions for Overdose Prevention: Perspectives from the Field"

The Journal of Applied Research on Children, Vol. 11, Issue 2

The School of Public and International Affairs' (SPIA) Assistant Professor Al Gourrier, Assistant Professor Kelechi Uzochukwu and Assistant Professor Sarah Federman are the latest faculty members to be accepted to the Fulbright Specialist Program Roster. The highly selective Fulbright Specialist Program is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs that sends U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as researchers and expert consultants on curriculum, faculty development, institutional planning and related subjects at overseas academic institutions. Acceptance to the roster places these faculty members among a competitive pool of candidates who are eligible to be matched with projects designed by host institutions in more than 150 countries around the world, at any time during their tenure on the roster.

With these most recent candidates, the College of Public Affairs now has six Fulbright-eligible faculty members, including Professor Alan Lyles and Associate Professor Lorenda Naylor from SPIA, and Associate Professor Gabriela Wasileski from the School of Criminal Justice.

WATCH NOW: In the latest installment of our "Public Affairs in the Age of Coronavirus" video series, Andrea Cantora, associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice and director of the Second Chance College Program, discusses the COVID crisis in corrections.