UMD-PRC Faculty
Elizabeth M. Norell, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C
UMD-PRC Director, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Community Health
Evelyn King-Marshall, PhD
Deputy Director, Assistant Research Professor of Behavioral and Community Health
Mia Smith-Bynum, PhD
Professor of Family Science
Typhanye Vielka Dyer, PhD
Community Advisory Board Chair, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Kerry Green, PhD
Chair and Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Amelia Arria, PhD
Professor, Director, and Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Affiliate Faculty
Sylvia Quinton, JD, PhD
Faculty Researcher Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Ethan Mereish, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of the Lavender Lab Department of Psychology
Mariana Falconier, PhD
Director, Couple and Family Therapy Master's Program Department of Family Science
Devlon Jackson, PhD
Assistant Research Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Sandy Saperstein, PhD
Lecturer Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Mona Mittal, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Family Science
James Butler, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
M. Bishop, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Family Science
Sarah Peitzmeier, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Muhiuddin Haider, PhD
Clinical Professor Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health
Amy Morgan, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Family Science
Ebbie Kalan, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Héctor E Alcalá, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Noah Triplett, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Marie Thoma, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Family Science
Courtney Fisher, PhD
Senior Lecturer Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Craig Fryer, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Meg Jordan, PhD
Faculty Research Assistant Center for Health Equity
Dahai Yue, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Health Policy and Management
Sherri-Chanelle Brighthaupt, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Family Science
Kirsten Stoebenau, PhD
Associate Research Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Amy Lewin, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Family Science
Cixin Wang, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education
Christina Getrich, PhD
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies Department of Anthropology
Kris Marsh, PhD
Professor Department of Sociology
Min Qi Wang, PhD
Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Malinda Kennedy, PhD
Associate Research Professor Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Joseph Richardson, PhD
MPower Professor Department of African American and Africana Studies
Wade Jacobsen, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Richard Shin, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education
Affiliate Students
Wenxi Yu
PhD student Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Alex Nowalk
PhD student Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Kenan Zamore
PhD student Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Valerie Aldana
PhD student Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Postdoctoral Researchers
Bryan Shannon, PhD
Swati Sah, PhD
Research Staff
Ximena Marin, MSW
Research Coordinator - Faculty Specialist Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Graduate Research Affiliates
Pond Ezra, MS
Graduate Student Affiliate
Samantha Moran, MSW
Graduate Student Affiliate
Carter Carter, BS
Graduate Student Affiliate
Lauryn Dunkwu, BS
Graduate Student Affiliate
Ariel Balaban, MPH
Teaching Assistant and PhD student
Leah Young
Graduate Student Affiliate
Want to Get Involved?
The UMD-PRC seeks support on a rolling basis for administrative and research support. If you'd like to work with one of our faculty members, you can contact them through the information in their bios above. If you're interested in internships, capstones, or other more formal opportunities, contact us at umdprc@umd.edu.