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ADVANCE Professors

  • Amanda Bailey, ADVANCE Professor for the College of Arts and Humanities

    Professor and Chair, Department of English

    Amanda Bailey (she/her) is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at the University of Maryland.

  • Colleen Byrne, ADVANCE Professor for the PTK Faculty (Campus-Wide)

    Professor and Director, Department of Psychology

    Colleen Byrne is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychology. As Director of the UMD Psychology Clinic, she oversees clinical training in evidence-based psychotherapy and assessment for doctoral students in the clinical psychology program. Since 2005, Dr.

  • Karen Carleton, ADVANCE Professor for the College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences

    Professor, Biology

    Karen Carleton works on the evolution of visual systems in fishes. She uses genomic tools to identify the genes that control the wavelengths of light that fish can see.

  • Alisa Clyne, ADVANCE Professor for the A. James Clark School of Engineering

    Professor, Fischell Department of Bioengineering

    Dr. Clyne is director of the Vascular Kinetics Laboratory, which investigates integrated mechanical and biochemical interactions among cells and proteins of the cardiovascular system.

  • Karen Denny, ADVANCE Professor for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism

    Senior Lecturer & Director of Internships and Career Services, Philip Merrill College of Journalism

    Karen Denny is Merrill College's director of internships and career development.

  • Elaine Eggleston Doherty, ADVANCE Professor for the School of Public Health

    Research Professor, Behavioral and Community Health

    Elaine’s research is grounded in the intersection of life course criminology and public health and focuses on the patterns and interrelationships between drug use, crime, criminal legal system involvement, and health over the life course.

  • Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, ADVANCE Professor for the College of Behavioral & Social Sciences

    Professor, Department of Government and Politics

    Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham is a Professor at the Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Center for International Development and Conflict Management and the Peace Research Institute Oslo.

  • Clara Irazabal, ADVANCE Professor for the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation

    Professor and Director, Urban Studies and Planning Program

    Clara Irazábal is the Director of the Urban Studies and Planning Program (URSP) in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (MAPP) at the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park.

  • Maile Neel, ADVANCE Professor for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

    Professor, Entomology

    Maile Neele committed to conducting research on problems faced by practitioners, and communicating my results such that they provide specific, practical guidance for conservation policy and management.

  • Yueming Qiu, ADVANCE Professor for the School of Public Policy

    Professor, School of Public Policy

    Yueming (Lucy) Qiu is a Professor in the School of Public Policy at University of Maryland College Park. She also serves as the Vice President in Academic Affairs of the United States Association for Energy Economics.

  • Jui Ramaprasad, ADVANCE Professor for the Robert H. Smith School of Business

    Associate Professor, Information Systems

    Jui Ramaprasad is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Her research examines how information technology shapes individual behavior on digital platforms.

  • Jennifer L. Rhodes, ADVANCE Professor for the University of Maryland Extension

    Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension

    Jennifer “Jenny” Rhodes, Principal Agent, is the Extension Educator for Queen Anne’s County, focusing on agriculture profitability, risk management, and poultry production. She also owns Deerfield Farms, a poultry and irrigated grain farm.

  • Jennifer D. Turner, ADVANCE Professor for the College of Education

    Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership

    Jennifer D. Turner received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a Literacy specialization from Michigan State University. She is currently Associate Professor in Reading Education and the Director of the Reading Specialist program in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland.

  • Jessica Vitak, ADVANCE Professor for the College of Information Studies

    Professor, College of Information Studies

    Jessica's research evaluates the privacy and ethical implications of new technologies that collect data in our homes, schools, and workplaces.