Meet Our Faculty Mentors

Every semester, our INDS students are tasked with collaborating with a UMBC faculty member, each from different academic disciplines or fields, who guides students through their final capstone research project. Take a look below to see our integrative collaborations!

 

Dr. Sarah Fouts

Department: American Studies

INDS Collaboration: Social Science Approach to Sports Injuries and Recovery

Dr. Michelle A. Starz-Gaiano

Department: Department of Biological Sciences

INDS Collaboration: Neuroscience

Dr. Tammy Henderson

Department: Africana Studies

INDS Collaboration: Recidivism and Policy in Urban Communities

 

Dr. Laszlo Korossy

Department: Political Science

INDS Collaboration: Recidivism and Policy and Urban Communities

Dr. Tabassum Majid

Department: Erickson School of Aging Studies

INDS Collaboration: Cognitive Neuroscience

Dr. Fernando Vonhoff

Department: Biological Sciences

INDS Collaboration: Neuroscience

 

ISC Members

Our INDS students are tasked with submitting their degree plan to the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee (ISC), where dedicated faculty and staff of various departments administer feedback and critique student’s degree plans.  Take a look below to see who our ISC members are.

Eric Abele

Department: Theatre

Dr. Jorge Almodovar

Department: COIET, Bioengineering

Kevin Fulmer

Department: Entrepreneurship

Degree Mentees: Educational Psychology and Entrepreneurship

 

Anna Kim

Student Representative

Major: Neuroscience

Dr. Andrea Kleinsmith

Department: Information Systems & Human-Centered Computing Program

Dr. Sarah Leupen

Department: Biological Sciences

Adriana Mason

Department: Athletics

Elaine MacDougall

Department: Writing

 

Tess McRae

Alumni

Rebecca Uchill

Department: Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture

Dr. Jae Yang

Department: Emergency and Disaster Health Systems