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Christy Tirrell-Corbin

“I have experienced the evolution of what it means to be a faculty member and professor on the University of Maryland campus. At the time of my original appointment, Clinical Faculty positions did not exist on the UMD campus. The adoption of Clinical Professor appointments, as well as guidelines for promotion, allowed me to highlight my accomplishments in the areas of teaching, service, and scholarship. Moreover, the promotion process provided validation of those contributions at the department, college, and campus levels. As the only (full) Clinical Professor (male or female) in my College, I am now in the position of serving as a mentor for junior faculty, which makes this trajectory even more meaningful.”

2019
First woman (and person) to reach level of Clinical Professor in the College of Education
Clinical Professor & Executive Director
Department of Human Development & Quantitative Methodology
College of Education

Christy Tirrell-Corbin is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology in the College of Education, where she is the Director of the Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Program and the Executive Director of the Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention. Dr. Tirrell-Corbin’s current research projects focus on trauma sensitive pedagogy and high quality learning experiences for young children.