This is a list of people associated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Academia
African American Studies Miriam DeCosta-Willis - professor and director of graduate studies (retired 1999)
Anthropology Robert A. Rubinstein – cultural anthropologist
Arts Maurice Berger – research professor and chief curator of the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture Jason Burik – Lego artist Irene Chan – artist and architect Mantle Hood – ethnomusicologist Kevin Kallaugher – artist-in-residence, cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun Kathy O'Dell – art historian Anna Rubin - American composer of electroacoustic and instrumental music Stuart Saunders Smith – percussionist and composer William H. Thomas – researcher of geriatric medicine and elder care Stan Vanderbeek – experimental filmmaker Fred Worden – filmmaker involved in experimental cinema
Chemistry Ramachandra S. Hosmane – organic chemist Michael F. Summers – Robert E. Meyerhoff Chair for Excellence in Research and Mentoring and a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry; HHMI investigator since 1994
Education
Mavis Sanders, professor of education; director of Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities 2017–2021
Engineering Jeanne Van Briesen - civil engineer and dean of the UMBC College of Engineering and Information Technology Keith Bowman – materials scientist and former dean of the UMBC College of Engineering and Information Technology
English Gloria Oden – Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet
Gender and women's studies Anne Brodsky – director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program Carole McCann – researches reproductive politics, cultural politics of gender, sexuality, race and science, and U.S. women's history
Geography and environmental systems Erle Ellis – ecologist studying human-environmental changes Melanie Harrison Okoro – marine estuarine and environmental scientist
Health sciences Anthony M. Johnson – deputy director of the Mid-InfraRed Technologies for Health and the Environment project William H. Thomas – physician and professor at the UMBC Erickson School of Aging; creator of the Senior Emergency Department
History Kate Brown – 2009 Guggenheim Fellow Warren I. Cohen – diplomatic historian, sinologist, former president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Information technology Tülay Adalı – Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Tim Finin – computer scientist working on AI, knowledge representation, and reasoning Anupam Joshi – expert in computer security Samuel J. Lomonaco Jr. – computer scientist and mathematician Andrew Sears – computer scientist focused on issues related to human-computer interaction Alan Sherman – computer scientist and chess team faculty advisor Houbing Song – information systems professor focused on cyber-physical systems, AI, and machine learning
Journalism Christopher Corbett – former news editor and reporter with the Associated Press
Language, Literacy and Culture Christine Mallinson - professor of language, literacy, and culture and affiliate professor of gender, women's and sexuality studies Craig J Saper - professor of language, Literacy, & Culture
Law Rabia Chaudry – attorney for Adnan Syed
Mathematics Manil Suri – mathematician and writer of a trilogy of novels
Physics Sebastian Deffner – quantum thermodynamics Anthony M. Johnson – ultra-fast nonlinear optics Valerie Thomas – scientist and inventor
Political science Mary Pat Clarke – member of the Baltimore City Council Thomas Schaller – talk show host and political commentator Adam Yarmolinsky – academic, educator, author
Psychology Stephen E. Braude – parapsychologist and temporal logic researcher A. Charles Catania - emeritus professor known for his work in Behaviorism Susan Sonnenschein - director of the Children and Families, Schooling and Development Lab Ellen Handler Spitz – writer and researcher on psychology, children, and the arts
Sociology Fred Pincus - emeritus professor known for his work on affirmative action policies
Alumni
Arts and entertainment
Dean Alexander – photographer based in Baltimore Mario Armstrong – radio and television talk show host Richard Chisolm – cinematographer and film-maker Brian Dannelly – director of Saved! and the series Weeds Shari Elliker – talk show host and radio personality Steven Fischer – filmmaker Stavros Halkias – stand-up comedian, podcaster, and co-creator of the Cum Town podcast Tony Harris – news anchor for Al Jazeera English and Discovery Communications Young Mazino – actor Robert Mugge – documentary filmmaker Jeremy Penn – artist, painter Johnathon Schaech – actor Scott Seiss – actor, comedian and TikToker Hadieh Shafie – contemporary visual artist Kathleen Turner – Academy Award-nominated actress Matthew VanDyke – documentary filmmaker, revolutionary, and former journalist Sherry Vine – Project Runway star Peter K. Wood – professional magician and illusionist
Business Drew Westervelt – creator of Hex Performance; NLL attack for the Colorado Mammoth; Major League Lacrosse attack for the Chesapeake Bayhawks#14 Drew Westervelt, A, Denver Outlaws, retrieved June 14, 2009. Associated Black Charities; former board member of the Baltimore City Public Schools
Chess Pascal Charbonneau – Canadian Grandmaster Greg Shahade – chess International Master, founded the United States Chess League Tal Shaked – chess Grandmaster
Culinary
Duff Goldman – chef, owner of Charm City Cakes, star of the show Ace of Cakes Geof Manthorne – cake decorator, star of the show Ace of Cakes
Education James P. Clements – 15th president of Clemson University and 23rd president of West Virginia University
Government and politics
Samuel Ankama – Namibian politician, traditional leader, and educator Gail H. Bates – member of the Maryland House of Delegates Jon S. Cardin – former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Paul W. Comfort – head of the Maryland Transit Administration Thomas E. Dewberry (born 1951) – judge and member of the Maryland House of Delegates Ron Dillon, Jr. – politician and former chairman of the County Council of Anne Arundel County, Maryland Mark Doms – Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs for the United States Department of Commerce Adrienne A. Jones – first African-American woman to serve as speaker pro tem in the Maryland House of Delegates Allan Kittleman – county executive of Howard County, Maryland, and former senate minority whip Ari Ne'eman – member of the National Council on Disability (presidential-appointed position) and disability rights advocate Dan Patrick – lieutenant governor of Texas Victoria L. Schade – former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Literature Bassey Ikpi – spoken-word poet, writer, and mental health advocate
Medicine Jerome Adams – Surgeon General of the United States Kizzmekia Corbett – viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Blair Grubb – professor of Medicine and researcher on Postural Tachycardia Syndrome Sylvia Trent-Adams – Surgeon General of the United States Diana West – author and lactation consultant
Music Lafayette Gilchrist – jazz pianist Andy Stack – founding member of the band Wye Oak
Social sciences Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman – writer, activist, economist; co-founder of the Sadie Collective and Black Birders Week
Sports
Baseball
Zach Clark – pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles Wayne Franklin – retired pitcher for the Houston Astros (2000–2001), Milwaukee Brewers (2002–2003), San Francisco Giants (2004), New York Yankees (2005), and Atlanta Braves (2006) Bob Mumma – UMBC's baseball coach Jay Witasick – professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball 1996–2007
Basketball Jairus Lyles – point guard for Utah Jazz (2018)
Equestrian Lawrence W. Jennings – Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
Lacrosse Dan Marohl – National Lacrosse League (NLL) forward for the Philadelphia WingsUMBC Retrievers Hall of Fame , University of Maryland, Baltimore County, retrieved June 14, 2009. Steve Marohl – NLL forward for the Baltimore Thunder and the Pittsburgh Crossefire; Major League Lacrosse (MLL) attack for the Baltimore Bayhawks Brendan Mundorf – NLL forward for the New York Titans; MLL forward for the Denver OutlawsBig signings for Titans, NLL.com, November 16, 2006. Peet Poillon – professional lacrosse player for the Chesapeake Bayhawks Jeff Ratcliffe – NLL forward for the New York TitansRatcliffe retires after eight seasons, NLL.com, August 25, 2008. Drew Westervelt – professional lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth
Mountain biking Marla Streb – professional mountain bike racer
Soccer Pete Caringi – professional soccer player, played for the Oklahoma City Energy and Baltimore Bohemians Kadeem Dacres – professional soccer player, played for Louisville City FC Kevin Gnatiko – professional soccer player, played for Crystal Palace Baltimore Levi Houapeu – professional soccer player, played for Rochester Rhinos Sammy Kahsai – professional soccer player, played as a midfielder for Maryland Bobcats FC Brian Rowland – Canadian professional indoor-soccer player; played for the Canada men's national soccer team Matt Watson – professional soccer player, played for the Chicago Fire Soccer Club Steve Zerhusen – goalkeeper for the North American Soccer League
Swimming Mehdi Addadi – swimmer in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Track and field Cleopatra Borel – track & field athlete competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Technology Tamara G. Kolda – applied mathematician and Distinguished Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories Joseph Reagle – academic and author focused on technology and Wikipedia Ralph Semmel – computer scientist and the eighth director of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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