News – Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health

Winter 2025 Course Highlight

Register for your GEP credit now!

Course description: Sociological analysis of the types of minority-majority group relations and the effects of these relationships on society and the groups and the individuals involved.

Posted: December 9, 2024, 11:22 AM

Congratulations Professor Katie Birger!

For being named a 2024-25 Learning Analytics Fellow!

Katie Birger (Public Health): "Leveraging Curricular Analytics to Enhance Student Success in Public Health Courses." Building upon research presented at the Eighth Annual Provost's Teaching and...

Posted: November 19, 2024, 12:37 PM

Congratulations Dr. Schumacher and Dr. Yamashita for competing in GSA's Pickleball Tournament!

The Gerontological Society of America's first tournament!

At the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) meeting over the weekend in Seattle, Dr. Schumacher and Dr. Yamashita competed in the first ever Pickleball tournament there! They defeated...

Posted: November 19, 2024, 12:04 PM

Congratulations Dr. Takashi Yamashita for his talk at GRIT-X 2024!

If you missed it live, watch his talk below!

Huge congratulations to Dr. Takashi Yamashita for his insightful talk, "When Does Our Education End? – Aging and Life Course Perspectives," at GRIT-X 2024! If you missed it live, you can still...

Posted: November 5, 2024, 12:30 PM

Dr. Arielle Kuperberg Re-elected Co-Chair of Council on Contemporary Families!

Dr. Kuperberg to Lead CCF Again, Supporting Family Research

Dr. Arielle Kuperberg, Associate Professor of Sociology in the Sociology, Anthropology and Public Health Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County was recently re-elected to lead...

Posted: October 31, 2024, 3:43 PM

Congratulations Dr. Yamashita!

Congratulations to SAPH's very own Dr. Yamashita, whose fascinating and engaging GRIT-X talk helped to kick off UMBC Homecoming!

Posted: October 29, 2024, 12:31 PM

Congratulations Maya Hunn and Dr. Andrea Kalfoglou!

Congratulations to Public Health student Maya Hunn and Dr. Andrea Kalfoglou for their poster presentation entitled "Addressing Campus Food Insecurity at Maryland's Public 2- and 4-year Colleges"...

Posted: October 24, 2024, 12:07 PM

CS3's Podcast Ep. 60: The Social Science of Living Alone w/ Dr. Jun Chu!

Listen to his ongoing research agenda into aging alone

On this episode we speak with Dr. Jun Chu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health at UMBC. Dr. Chu shares information about his ongoing research agenda...

Posted: September 27, 2024, 11:10 AM

Enroll in Sociology of Health & Illness Behavior (SOCY 451)!

Hello Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health majors and minors! Our department is offering the course SOCY 451: Sociology of Health and Illness Behavior this fall. Are you looking for...

Posted: August 6, 2024, 2:26 PM

Today is the Last Day for Black & Gold Rush!

Join us in the remaining hours of supporting our students

Today is the last day of Black & Gold Rush to help support UMBC student success! It only takes a moment to help transform lives—and you can make your mark no matter where you are. Join the...

Posted: May 9, 2024, 9:00 AM