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thePRESIDENT’SMESSAGEMARCH 2021UMB CONTINUES TO THRIVEThe University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has facedthis most extraordinary past year with incredible resilience.Almost one year ago, March 12, UMB asked those whocould telework to do so, moved from in-person didacticclasses to online, drastically limited research, and madeadjustments to field and clinical placements. While westill face many challenges because of the COVID-19pandemic, UMB as an institution is thriving.For the first time, enrollment at UMB has surpassed 7,000students for a spring term, increasing 5.5 percent fromspring 2020. We have seen increases in enrollment at theSchool of Nursing in undergraduate and professionalpractice nursing; in the School of Pharmacy’s professionalmaster’s programs, especially its MS in MedicalCannabis Science and Therapeutics; in the GraduateSchool’s research doctorate programs; and in the FrancisKing Carey School of Law’s Day Law program.We’ve also seen exciting rankings, collaborations, and newprograms. The University of Maryland — UMB and theUniversity of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) combined— achieved its highest ranking ever in the National ScienceFoundation’s Higher Education Research and Developmentsurvey for Fiscal Year 2019, placing 14th overall nationallyand eighth among public institutions in research anddevelopment spending. For the first time, UMB and UMCPwere linked together as one research enterprise in the survey,with combined research expenditures of 1.1 billion.In U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Online Programsrankings, the School of Nursing ranked among the BestOnline Master’s in Nursing Programs for Veterans nationwideat No. 18. The school’s Master of Science in NursingHealth Services Leadership and Management specialtyranked No. 7 in the nation in the Nursing AdministrationPrograms category, and its postbaccalaureate Teachingin Nursing and Health Professions Certificate rankedNo. 8 in the nation in the Nursing Education Programscategory. The school also has completed formal partnershipswith every community college in Maryland that offersan Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program when itlaunched agreements of dual admission with HagerstownCommunity College and Allegany College of Maryland. Theseagreements enable a smooth transition from ADN programsto UMSON’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.The School of Pharmacy’s MS in Medical CannabisScience and Therapeutics, the first graduate program inthe country dedicated to the study of medical cannabis,continues to grow. The two-year program, which began in2019, blends online learning with face-to-face experiencesand is designed for any individual who has completedtheir undergraduate degree and is interested in pursuinga career in the medical cannabis industry. Applicationshave far outpaced the number of available spaces in eachof the first three years of this innovative program.“With COVID-19 affecting our lives so intensely,it is gratifying to see that our Universitycontinues to innovate, adjust, and thrive.”The Graduate School is partnering with the Centre for Trust,Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University in theUnited Kingdom to offer a master’s degree and certificatein Vulnerability and Violence Reduction that will launchin fall 2021. The innovative program includes UMB facultyfrom the Carey School of Law, School of Nursing, andGraduate School, many of whom are nationally recognizedexperts in public health, community engagement, conflictresolution, and global health. The international facultywill bring the best ideas from around the globe to addressthe problem of violence in multiple communities and,more importantly, the vulnerability that leads to violence.The degree builds on UMB’s commitment to communityengaged and asset-based approaches to address theoverlapping epidemics of poverty, racism, and violence.The Carey School of Law’s Day Law program consistentlyranks in the top quartile of all law schools and was in thetop 25 among public institutions for 2020. U.S. News &World Report ranked the school’s Part-Time Law programfifth in the country, Clinical Training sixth, Health Careseventh, Environmental 10th, and Dispute Resolution 13th.Continued on p. 2ACCOUNTABILITY CIVILITY COLLABORATION DIVERSITY EXCELLENCE KNOWLEDGE LEADERSHIP
Continued from previous pageThe School of Dentistry launched a novel Clinical DentalHygiene Leader (CDHL) program that, in two years, willaward students a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. The dualdegree program was designed for college graduates who havea background in the sciences but want to delve specificallyinto the health care realm. The CDHL curriculum featuresa mix of online and clinical instruction and includesgraduate-level courses focused on research, interpretingscientific data, scholarly writing, and ethical decisionmaking. It is oriented toward health care professionalswho want to work more hands-on with patients, perhaps,or become a thought leader or project manager.These are just some of the many exciting programs atUMB and accolades our schools have received. I’m alsoquite pleased that UMB was ranked No. 13 overalland No. 3 among universities in Forbes magazine’sAmerica’s Best Large Employers 2021 survey. This isa testament to the dedicated employees at UMB whobring commitment and passion to what they do.With COVID-19 affecting our lives so intensely, it isgratifying to see that our University continues to innovate,adjust, and thrive. Despite so much adversity, the folks whowork, learn, and support UMB continue to bring their bestefforts and rise to the challenges we face. I’m honored to leadan institution that is committed to fighting the pandemic bychanging our activities, researching solutions, and adheringto the highest standards for health and safety for ourselvesand others. I look forward to moving past this pandemicand continuing to see UMB thrive for years to come.Sincerely,Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACSPRESIDENTUPCOMING PROGRAMSMARCH 11, 2 P.M.VirtualFACEto FACEAn Interfaith Dialogue: Guiding OurCongregations Through COVID-19GUESTS: Rabbi Daniel Burg, Rev. Dr.Phyllis Felton, and Yassine Daoud, MDMARCH 25, 2 P.M.Sleep Matters at UMBGUEST: Emerson Wickwire, PhD, MSwith PRESIDENT BRUCE JARRELLRegister to watch and learn more at /PRESIDENTS-MESSAGE2
LAURELSMARCH 2021UNIVERSITYWIDECourtney J.Jones Carney,MBA, executivedirector ofinterculturalleadership andengagementand director,COURTNEY J. JONESInterculturalCARNEYCenter, Divisionof Student Affairs, and InterculturalLeadership PostbaccalaureateCertificate Program, GraduateSchool, was a panelist for theCommunity-Campus Partnershipsfor Health’s discussion “StructuralRacism, Vaccine Hesitancy,and Informed Consent: HasTrustworthiness Been Earned?” onJan. 15.Pam Heckler, chief operating officerand treasurer, UMB Foundation,was promoted to associate vicepresident, finance and operations,Office of Philanthropy.Brian Zelip, MS,MLS, emergingtechnologieslibrarian, HealthSciences andHuman ServicesLibrary, wasa panelist onBRIAN ZELIPthe topic ofmakerspaces inhealth sciences libraries at the virtualannual meeting of the MedicalLibrary Association, PhiladelphiaChapter.SCHOOL OF DENTISTRYABDULRAHMANBALHADDADStudents Cure Composites: SkillRetention at 2-Year Follow-Up,”which was published in the EuropeanJournal of Dental Education.MARY ANNE MELOOKSANA MISHLERHOWARD STRASSLERELAINE MIGINSKYAbdulrahmanBalhaddad,BDS, MS, PhDcandidate, DentalBiomedicalSciencesProgram;MichaelWARD MASSEYRaderman,DDS, member,Dean’s Faculty; Mary Anne Melo,DDS, PhD, associate professorand director, Division of OperativeDentistry, Department of AdvancedOral Sciences and Therapeutics;Howard Strassler, DMD, professor,Division of Operative Dentistry;Elaine Miginsky, DDS, clinicalinstructor, Division of OperativeDentistry; and Ward Massey, DDS,PhD, clinical associate professorand chair, Department of GeneralDentistry, were among the coauthors of “Hands-on TrainingBased on Quantifying RadiantExposure Improves How DentalHARLAN SHIAUChristineBarnes,RDH, clinicalinstructor;OksanaMishler, RDH,MS, DHSc,clinical assistantSE-LIM OHprofessor; HarlanShiau, DDS,DMedSc; and Se-Lim Oh, DMD,MS, clinical associate professor, allfrom the Division of Periodontics,Department of Advanced OralSciences and Therapeutics, coauthored “Remote SimulationBased Learning for PeriodontalInstrumentation in PreclinicalEducation,” which was published inthe Journal of Dental Education.Carl F. Driscoll,DMD, professor,Department ofAdvanced OralSciences andTherapeutics,is the co-editorof the bookCARL F. DRISCOLL“Treating theCompleteDenture Patient,” which is scheduledto be published in March.LAURELS ARE SUBMITTED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTS OF THE SCHOOLS ASWELL AS BY REPRESENTATIVES IN VARIOUS UNIVERSITYWIDE OFFICES. THE OFFICE OFTHE PRESIDENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS IN THESE SELF-SUBMITTED LAURELS.UMARYLAND.EDU/PRESIDENTS-MESSAGE3
LAURELSMARCH 2021GRADUATE SCHOOLSHANI FLEMINGVIOLET KULOERIN HAGARJAMES F. CAWLEYConference in May. James F. Cawley,MPH, PA-C, visiting professor andScholar in Residence; Hyun-Jin Jun,PhD, MSW, assistant professor, andGerald Kayingo, PhD, MMSc, PA-S,executive director, assistant dean,and professor, all of PALLA, also areinvolved in presentation proposalsaccepted for the AAPA Conference.DonaldDonahue,DHEd, MBA,MSJ, adjunctfaculty member,was a paneliston the WorldHumanitarianDONALD DONAHUEForum’s WebinarSeries “TheGlobal Reset Dialogue: RedefiningHumanitarianism” on Jan. 29.CAREY SCHOOL OF LAWHYUN-JIN JUNGERALD KAYINGODave Bunnell, MSHS, PA-C, fellow;Shani Fleming, MSHS, MPH,MSHS, MPH, PA-C, associateprofessor; Karen Gordes, PhD,PT, DSc, associate professor andchief learning director; Erin Hagar,MA, MFA, senior instructionaldesigner; and Violet Kulo, EdD,MS, MA, associate professor, all fromthe Physician Assistant Leadershipand Learning Academy (PALLA),are involved in one or multiplepresentation proposals accepted forthe Teaching Professor Conferencein June or the American Academyof Physician Assistants’ (AAPA)DeborahEisenberg, JD,professor andassociate dean,Academic Affairs,wrote the chapter“Frank Sander:Father of CourtDEBORAH EISENBERGBased DisputeResolution” forthe book “Discussions in DisputeResolution: The FoundationalArticles.”Leigh Goodmark, JD, professor andco-director, Clinical Law Program,was quoted in “Maryland ManExecuted, Last of UnprecedentedString of Federal Executions as TrumpLeaves Office,” which was published inThe Baltimore Sun on Jan. 16.MARK GRABERMichaelGreenberger,JD, professorand director,Center for Healthand HomelandSecurity, was aguest on WYPR’s“On the Record”inauguration dayshow Jan. 20.Mark Graber, JD,professor, wrotethe essay “Section3 to the Rescue,”which waspublished in TheConstitutionaliston Jan. 11.MICHAELGREENBERGERKathleen Hoke,JD, professor anddirector, Networkfor PublicHealth Law,Eastern Region,co-authored“MonitoringKATHLEEN HOKEand ExposingTobacco IndustryInterference in U.S. Public Policy,”which was published in the TobaccoControl Journal.Seema Kakade,JD, associateprofessorand director,EnvironmentalLaw Clinic,was quoted in“DOJ SettlementSEEMA KAKADEIncluding SEPSignals BidenCould Reverse Trump Ban,” whichwas published in Inside EPA onFeb. 2. Her article in the HarvardUMARYLAND.EDU/PRESIDENTS-MESSAGE4
LAURELSMARCH 2021Environmental Law Review on thesame topic also was cited.James Campbell,MD, MS,professor,Departmentof Pediatrics;Myron Levine,MD, DTPH,Simon andJAMES CAMPBELLBessie GrollmanDistinguishedProfessor; and Kirsten Lyke, MD,professor, Department of Medicine,were named to the COVID-19Vaccination Technical AdvisoryGroup for the state of Maryland.Robert Gallo,MD, Homer andMartha GudelskyDistinguishedProfessor inMedicine anddirector andco-founder,ROBERT GALLOInstitute ofHuman Virology,presented “From HIV to SARSCoV-2: A Reflection on the Science ofThese and Earlier Pandemics” to theSwedish Science Forum’s COVID-19webinar Jan. 26.Maneka Sinha,JD, assistantprofessorand director,Criminal DefenseClinic, wrote“Junk Scienceat Sentencing,”MANEKA SINHAwhich waspublished in theGeorge Washington Law Review.Wilbur Chen,MD, MS,professor,Department ofMedicine, wasappointed to afour-year term asa voting memberWILBUR CHENof the Centers forDisease Controland Prevention’s Advisory Committeeon Immunization Practices.SCHOOL OF MEDICINEVasken Dilsizian,MD, professor,Departmentof DiagnosticRadiologyand NuclearMedicine, wrote“InterpretationVASKEN DILSIZIANand ClinicalManagementof Patients with ‘Fixed’ MyocardialPerfusion Defects: A Call forQuantifying Endocardial-to-EpicardialDistribution of Blood Flow,” whichwill be published in the Journal ofNuclear Cardiology in March.Dheeraj Gandhi,MBBS, professor,Departmentof DiagnosticRadiology andNuclear Medicine,was among theco-authors ofDHEERAJ GANDHI“Outcomes afterThrombectomyfor Minor Stroke: A Meta-Analysis,”which was published in WorldNeurosurgery in December.Robert Percival,JD, professorand director,EnvironmentalLaw Program,was quoted in“What MerrickGarland asROBERT PERCIVALAttorney GeneralMeans for theEnvironment,” which was published inThe Washington Post on Jan. 11.The following is a select list.For all the SOM laurels, visitwww.somnews.umaryland.edu.Sally Adebamowo, MBBS, MSc,ScD, assistant professor, and ClementAdebamowo, BM, ChB, ScD,FWACS, FACS, professor, both fromthe Department of Epidemiology andPublic Health, co-authored “IndigeneStudy as Part of the H3AfricaConsortium. Qualitative Study ofComprehension of Heritability inGenomics Studies Among the Yorubain Nigeria,” which was published inBMC Medical Ethics on Dec. 9.Ronna Hertzano,MD, PhD,associate professor,Departmentof Otorhino laryngology-Headand Neck Surgery,was awarded 2.9RONNA HERTZANOmillion fromthe NationalInstitute of Deafness and otherCommunication Disorders as arenewal for her R01 grant “Cell TypeSpecific Transcriptional Cascades inInner Ear Development.”UMARYLAND.EDU/PRESIDENTS-MESSAGE5
LAURELSMARCH 2021Karen Kotloff,MD, professor,Departmentof Pediatrics,was awarded 2,095,587 fromModerna for “Year2 Trial LeadershipKAREN KOTLOFFGroup for theInfectious DiseasesClinical Research Consortium(IDCRC) CoVPN Activities andPediatric and Maternal COVID-19Working Group” and was awarded 617,961 for “VTEU CooperativeAgreement-Base Supplement.”GerardSlobogean,MD, MPH,associate professor,Department ofOrthopaedics, wonthe prestigiousBovill AwardGERARD SLOBOGEANfor his paper“Vitamin D3Supplementation Does Not ImproveFracture Healing: A Double-BlindedRandomized Controlled Trial,”which he will present at the AmericanAcademy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’annual meeting in September.Dean Mann,MD, professor,Department ofPathology, wasawarded a fiveyear, 8,061,386contract fromthe NationalDEAN MANNInstitutes ofHealth’s NationalCancer Institute for “Collectionand Evaluation of Human Tissuesand Cells from Donors with anEpidemiologic Profile.”Quincy Tran,MD, and DanielHaase, MD, bothassistant professors,Departmentof EmergencyMedicine, wereamong the coQUINCY TRANauthors of “Howthe CriticalCare Resuscitation Unit Contributesto Critically Ill Transfer: A 5-YearExperience” and “Neurologic Statusand Intubation in a Critical CareResuscitation Unit for MechanicalThrombectomy,” both published inCritical Care Medicine in January.Zaker Rana,MD, assistantprofessor,Departmentof RadiationOncology, wasamong theco-authors ofZAKER RANA“Phase 1 Trial ofDose-EscalatedStereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)Boost for Unfavorable LocallyAdvanced Oropharyngeal Cancer,”which was published in RadiationOncology in December.Piotr Walczak,MD, PhD,professor, andYajie Liang,MB, PhD,assistant professor,both from theDepartmentPIOTR WALCZAKof DiagnosticRadiology andNuclear Medicine, co-authored “LongTerm Intravital Single Cell Trackingunder Multiphoton Microscopy,”which was published in the Journal ofNeuroscience Methods in December.Mike Winters,MD, professor,Departmentof EmergencyMedicine, isamong the hosts ofthe twice-monthlypodcast “CriticalCare Perspectivesin EmergencyMedicine.”MIKE WINTERSSCHOOL OF NURSINGUMSON received the followingrankings in U.S. News & WorldReport’s 2021 Best Online Programssurvey: No. 7, Master of Science inNursing, Health Services Leadershipand Management specialty, NursingAdministration Programs category;No. 8, Postbaccalaureate Teachingin Nursing and Health ProfessionsCertificate, Nursing EducationPrograms category; and No. 18,Online Master’s in Nursing Programsfor Veterans.BIMBOLA F.AKINTADEKATIE MCELROYKRISTEN RAWLETTThree UMSONfaculty memberswere appointed tostate of Marylandor BaltimoreCounty healthcare oversightorganizations:Bimbola F.Akintade, PhDUMARYLAND.EDU/PRESIDENTS-MESSAGE6
LAURELSMARCH 2021’11, MS ’05, MBA, MHA, BSN’03, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP,associate professor and associate deanfor the MSN program, MarylandHealth Care Commission; KristenRawlett, PhD ’14, FNP-BC,FAANP, assistant professor, StateChildren’s Environmental Health andProtection Advisory Council; andKatie McElroy, PhD ’16, MS ’10,BSN ’98, RN, assistant professor,Baltimore County Board of Health.RASHIDA CHARLESSCHOOL OF PHARMACYMathangiGopalakrishan,PhD, assistantprofessor,Departmentof PharmacyPractice andScience, receivedMATHANGIa 10-month,GOPALAKRISHAN 330,000contract from West TherapeuticDevelopment for “Proposalfor Ketamine and EsketamineFormulations — MIDD Approach.”JACQUELINE C.MITCHELLAlumnus Rashida Charles, MS ’19,RN, and Jacqueline C. Mitchell,MS, CRNA, director of clinicaleducation, were co-authors of “ALiterature Review Examining theEffectiveness of At-Home PhysicalActivity on Controlling the BloodPressure of African American Menin Baltimore, Maryland,” which waspublished in Spectrum: A Journal onBlack Men.Tonya Schneidereith, PhD, CRNP,PPCNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE,CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, associateprofessor, was a volume editor for“Annual Review of Nursing Research:Healthcare Simulation.” The bookexamines the state of the science ofsimulation in academia and healthcare practice. Alumnus Mary K. Fey,PhD ’14, co-authored the “EvidenceBased Debriefing” chapter.JOEY MATTINGLYJULIA SLEJKOJoey Mattingly,PharmD, MBA,PhD, associateprofessor,Department ofPharmaceuticalHealth ServicesResearchELEANOR PERFETTO(PHSR); JuliaSlejko, PhD,assistant professor, PHSR; andEleanor Perfetto, PhD, professor,PHSR, received second place in the2020 PhRMA Foundation ValueAssessment Challenge Award.Michelle Medeiros, MS, MA,CCRP, director of research,PATIENTS Program, was namedUMB Employee of the Month forJanuary forher work onpatient-centeredoutcomesresearch, inparticularas principalinvestigatorMICHELLE MEDEIROSfor a 250,000CapacityBuilding Award contract fromthe Patient-Centered OutcomesResearch Institute to collaboratewith the Southwest Partnership onsuch research.Fengtian Xue,PhD, associateprofessor,Department ofPharmaceuticalSciences, receiveda one-year, 424,875 grantfrom the National FENGTIAN XUEInstitutesof Health for “PseudomonasAeruginosa Heme Sensing InhibitorsTargeting HasAp.”Zafar Zafari,PhD, assistantprofessor,Department ofPharmaceuticalHealth ServicesResearch,received anZAFAR ZAFARI18-month, 100,000 grantfrom the Maryland Department ofTransportation for “Air Traffic NoiseStudy in the Vicinity of Baltimore/Washington International ThurgoodMarshall Airport.”UMARYLAND.EDU/PRESIDENTS-MESSAGE7
LAURELSMARCH 2021SCHOOL OFSOCIAL WORKSARAH DABABNAHWENDY SHAIASarah Dababnah, PhD, associateprofessor, and Wendy Shaia, PhD,clinical associate professor andexecutive director, Social WorkCommunity Outreach Service,were among the co-authors of “IAm So Fearful for Him: A MixedMethods Exploration of StressAmong Caregivers of Black Childrenwith Autism,” which was publishedin the International Journal ofDevelopmental Disabilities.GEOFFREY GREIFMICHAEL WOOLLEYGeoffrey Greif, PhD, professor, andMichael Woolley, PhD, associateprofessor, co-authored the chapter“Adult Sibling Relationships inthe United States: Mostly Close,Occasionally Contenti
at No. 18. The school’s Master of Science in Nursing Health Services Leadership and Management specialty ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Nursing Administration Programs category, and its postbaccalaureate Teaching in Nursing and Health Professions Certificate ranked No. 8 in the nation in the Nursing Education Programs category.
