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We are the Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Go Retrievers!). Join us each week as we curate content from UMBC‘s social science faculty, students, community partners, and visiting guests and lecturers! The Center for Social Science Scholarship promotes excellence across the social sciences at UMBC. Spanning disciplines and programs, we connect scholars who engage in social scientific study—asking key questions about social life, addressing problems of local and global concern, sharing knowledge about public issues, and connecting research to practice and policy. Guided by the core principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity, we encourage intellectual exchange and cross-cutting dialogue as we strive to advance social progress and equity in ways that are critically relevant not only to UMBC but to our local, national, and global communities. To foster high quality social science inquiry, we offer research and grant support, host trainings, promote campus and community events, and provide opportunities for academic as well as public debate, for the benefit of the university and society. UMBC Social Sciences Schools & Departments: Department of Africana Studies Department of American Studies Department of Asian Studies Department of Economics Department of Education Department of Emergency Health Services Department of Gender, Women‘s & Sexuality Studies Department of Geography and Environmental Systems Department of Gerontology Department of Global Studies Department of History Department of Interdisciplinary Studies Department of Language, Literacy, and Culture Department of Media & Communication Studies Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication Department of Political Science Department of Psychology School of Public Policy School of Social Work Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our acting director is Dr. Eric Stokan, and our production intern is Jean Kim. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.
Episodes

Monday Sep 19, 2022
Ep. 27: The Social Science of Literacy w/ Dr. Amy Tondreau
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
On today's episode we hear about the subject of Critical Literacy from Dr. Amy Tondreau of the Department of Education at UMBC.
Dr. Tondreau's recent paper in Teaching and Learning in Action
"Hello Goodbye Dog" by Maria Gianferrari
On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent co-authored paper by Dr. Jiyoon Lee, Associate Professor, UMBC's Department of Education.
Assessing language learning in virtual exchange: Suggestions from the field of language assessment
- The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Alex Andrews. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Monday Aug 22, 2022
Ep. 26: LA’s Green New Deal with Dr. Kelly Kay
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
On today's episode we hear about the social science of LA's Green New Deal. This episode features a condensed re-broadcast of a lecture delivered by Dr. Kelly Kay of UCLA at the Spring GES Seminar Series. The GES series is sponsored by UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems.
On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent co-authored paper by Dr. Eric Stokan, Assistant Professor in the UMBC Department of Political Science.
- The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Sophia Possidente. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Monday Aug 08, 2022
Ep. 25: The Social Science of Diabetes w/ Dr. Tasneem Khambaty
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
On today's episode we hear about the social science of diabetes from Dr. Tasneem Khambaty, Assistant Professor in UMBC's psychology department.
On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a co-authored paper by Dr. Sarah Chard, chair of the UMBC department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health.
Successful Aging Among African American Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
- The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Sophia Possidente. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Monday Jul 25, 2022
Ep. 24: The Hidden Benefits of Water Recreation w/ Dr. Yusuke Kuwayama
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
On today's episode we hear about the economics of water resources and property values from Dr. Yusuke Kuwayama, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at UMBC.
A More Comprehensive Estimate of the Value of Water Quality, Journal of Public Economics (2022)
On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent co-authored paper by Dr. J. Alan Yeakley, Professor and Chair of the UMBC Department of Geography and Environmental Systems.
Dr. Yeakley's co-authored paper in Land Economics
- The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Sophia Possidente. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
On today's special episode of Retrieving the Social Sciences, we hear a panel discussion about UMBC's social science Fulbright Scholars. Joining us on the panel is Maryam Elhabashy (UMBC '21), a Research Assistant at Rutgers University and a 2022 Fulbright recipient. Maryam's Fulbright project is entitled "Faith, Family, Food, and Fitness: Exploring Trends of Obesity among Kuwaiti Women."
We also hear from Dr. Brian Souders, Fulbright Program Advisor and the Associate Director of Global Engagement Opportunities at UMBC
Finally, our panel includes Dr. Bambi Chapin, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UMBC, and the research advisor of Maryam during her time at UMBC.
Stay tuned for a special segment featuring our production assistant, Sophia Possidente, who highlights the work of several additional recent UMBC Fulbright Scholars!
- The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Sophia Possidente. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Monday Jun 27, 2022
Ep. 22: The Social Science of Doulas w/ Dr. Jennifer C. Nash
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
On today's episode we hear about the critical work of doulas in providing support for Black mothers, in a rebroadcast of the 2022 SSF Korenman Lecture, presented by the Department of Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies and the Center for Social Science Scholarship. The lecture was presented by Dr. Jennifer C. Nash, the Jean Fox O'Barr Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke University.
Dr. Nash's Duke University Homepage
On today's Campus Connection, we hear about recent work by Dr. Nancy Kusmaul, Associate Professor in the UMBC Department of Social Work.
Who’s in the House? Staffing in Long-Term Care Homes Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic
- The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Sophia Possidente. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Monday Jun 13, 2022
Ep. 21: The Social Science of Board Games w/ Dr. Kerri Evans
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
On today's episode we hear about pedagogical simulations and the immigrant experience in educational settings from Dr. Kerri Evans, Assistant Professor of Social Work at UMBC.
Dr. Evans describes an ongoing project to develop a board game designed to enhance experiential learning surrounding the experience of immigrant children in the K-12 educational setting in the United States. The project, which was sponsored by a Hrabowski Innovation Grant, has led to the development of materials that can be seen by clicking this link.
Collaborators on the project include two other UMBC faculty members:
On today's Campus Connection, we hear about the work of the UMBC Faculty Development Center, as well as a recent Hrabowski Innovation Grant-sponsored project created by Drs. Diane Alonso, Eileen O'Brien, and Anne Brodsky of the UMBC Department of Psychology.
- The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Sophia Possidente. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Monday May 30, 2022
Ep. 20: The Economics of Immigration w/ Dr. Giovanni Peri
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
On today's episode we hear about the economics of immigration from Dr. Giovanni Peri, Professor and Chair of Economics at the University of California - Davis.
Dr. Peri's remarks were delivered at the 2022 Mullen Lecture, sponsored by the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) and the UMBC Department of Economics.
On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent paper co-authored by Dr. Felipe Filomeno, Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies and Associate Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3), and Dr. Christopher Brown, Lecturer in the Global Studies Department.
"Immigrant Students and Global Education" - Journal of Global Education Research (2022)
- The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Sophia Possidente. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Today's episode features the remarkable work of the UMBC/UMB doctoral program in Gerontology.
First we hear from Dr. John Schumacher, co-director of the program and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health at UMBC.
In the episode, we also hear from three current Ph.D. students working on dissertations in gerontology:
And finally, we hear from Dr. Rob Millar, Policy Analyst Advanced at the Hilltop Institute, and Dr. Sarah Holmes, Assistant Professor in the University of Maryland School of Nursing:
- The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Sophia Possidente. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
On today's episode we hear about four fantastic presentations from UMBC's Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day, also known as URCAD. During URCAD, students from across the social science disciplines presented their excellent research to the campus community and beyond. We caught up with four students to hear more about their wonderful research projects: