ADVANCE Professors are senior faculty who identify as women within each UMD academic college/school. They serve as strategic mentors and knowledge brokers for faculty within their college.
The ADVANCE Professors for 2020-2021 are:
Clark School of Engineering: Pamela Abshire, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Arts and Humanities: Linda Aldoory, Professor, Communication; Associate Dean for Research and Programming
College of Education: Patricia Alexander, Distinguished University Professor, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology
School of Public Health: Amelia Arria, Professor, Behavioral and Community Health
UM Extension: Shannon Dill, Principal Agent, Agriculture
Smith School of Business: Wedad Elmaghraby, Professor, Management Science and Operations Management
College of Information Studies: Brooke Fisher Liu, Professor, Communication; Associate Dean for Academic Standards and Policies, UMD Graduate School
Merrill College of Journalism: Susan Moeller, Professor, Media and International Affairs; Director, International Center for Media and the Public Agenda
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences: Jean McGloin, Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
School of Public Policy: Susan Wendy Parker, Professor, Public Policy
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Nadine Sayhoun, Professor, Nutrition and Food Science
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences: Arpita Upadhyaya, Associate Professor, Physics
School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation: Jana Vandergroot, Associate Professor, Architecture