Dr. Andrea L Kalfoglou
Associate Professor · Tenured
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health School of Public Policy
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
She/Her/Hers/Herself
About
Joined UMBC faculty in 2007. Previously a researcher at NHGRI, Johns Hopkins, IOM, and President’s National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Expert in health disparities and social determinants of health; reproductive and genetics ethics; social and ethical issues related to mental health; childhood sexual abuse; and campus food insecurity. Has served in multiple leadership positions with national public health and bioethics organizations.
Research interests
Mental health policy, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) as a social determinant of health, campus food insecurity; maternal mental health; reproductive health policy; genetics policy; ethics education at the undergraduate level
Teaching interests
public health ethics; social justice and advocacy; social determinants of health and health disparities
Education
- Postdoc, public health genetics — National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH (2007)
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Ph D, Public Health
— Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (1999) The Experiences of Oocyte Donors
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BA, Political and Social Thought
— University of Virginia (1991) The Legal, Social and Ethical Implications of Surrogate Motherhood
Publications
- Ethical and Clinical Dilemmas in Using Psychotropic Medications During Pregnancy 2016
- Zika: An opportunity to improve pre-conception care 2016
- Ethical Issues: Addressing the Sensational Cases and Analyzing the Clinical Practice 2013
- A focus group study of consumer attitudes toward genetic testing and newborn screening for deafness 2006
- Comments on Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: Proposed Rules 45 CFR Parts 146 and 147 [CMS-9902-P] RIN 0938-AU93
Presentations
- Creating a Community of Practice to Address Basic Needs Insecurity of Maryland Campuses 2025
- Maryland colleges’ response to campus food insecurity 2025
- Engaging Students in Research, Service Learning, & Advocacy to Address Student Basic Needs Insecurity Across Maryland 2025
- Campus Food Insecurity: Understanding the Scope of the Problem and Solutions to Support Inclusive Excellence 2025
- Testimony on bill before the Appropriations Committee 2025
- Addressing Campus Food Insecurity at Maryland’s Public 2- and 4-year Colleges 2024
- Engaging Public Health Students in Advocacy at the State Level 2024
- Echoes of Trauma: The Lingering Health Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse Throughout the Life-course 2024
- Problems enforcing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 2023
- Health Justice & Advocacy: Engaging undergraduates in mental health advocacy to promote social justice 2023
- Justice Demands Federal Research Funding of Therapeutic Uses of Schedule 1 Drugs 2020
Grants and Contracts
- START 2023
- Pregnant and Poor: Assessing Women's Needs for Social Support During Pregnancy 2017
- State-wide Conference on Campus Food Insecurity
Research in Progress
- Campus Food Insecurity at 2- and 4-year Maryland Colleges 2022
- Maternal Mental Health Research Group 2016
Courses Taught
- Public Health Ethics
- Soc Bases:Publ/Comm Hlth
- Research Practicum
- Public Health Ethics
- Independent Study
- Pub Hlth Justice and Advocacy
- Public Health Ethics
- Sel Topics in Public Health
- Public Health Ethics
- Soc Bases:Publ/Comm Hlth
- Public Health Ethics
- Soc Bases:Publ/Comm Hlth
- Public Health Ethics
- Soc Bases:Publ/Comm Hlth
- Public Health Ethics
- Soc Bases:Publ/Comm Hlth
- Public Health Ethics
- Topics In Happ: Public Health Ethics
- Soc Bases:Publ/Comm Hlth
- Res Methods In Health
- Soc Bases:Publ/Comm Hlth
- Analytical Paper Researc
- Topics In Happ
- Soc Bases:Publ/Comm Hlth