Bernadette
Hanlon
Research Analyst
Email: bhanlon1@umbc.edu
Phone: 410.455.8662
Education:
Doctoral candidate in Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore
County
Masters in Policy Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Masters in Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin,
Ireland
Bachelors of Arts degree in Politics and Philosophy,
University College Dublin, Ireland
Graduating with a Masters in Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin in
1991, Ms. Hanlon began working in the field of adult education, teaching
unemployed youth in Dublin, Ireland. Since coming to the United States in
1994, Ms. Hanlon continued teaching educational classes to women on
welfare in New York City. Spurred by her work with welfare recipients,
Ms. Hanlon decided to return to university to earn a Masters degree in
Policy Sciences at UMBC to learn more about U.S. social welfare and human
services policy. While earning her Masters degree, Ms. Hanlon worked as a
Research Assistant at UMBC, concentrating on project related to child
poverty and health. Ms. Hanlon recently began her doctoral studies in
Public Policy at UMBC and her research focuses on urban/suburban
development, the spatial dimensions of poverty, and local and state
environmental and recreational policies.
Current Research Projects:
Children's Environmental Health Infrastructure Study - Co-Principal
Investigator on this project to provide an overview of the governmental
and non-governmental infrastructure in Maryland related to children's
environmental health. This also involves case studies on the contaminants
of lead and mercury and the health problem of asthma in children.
Research interests:
Urban and human services policy, suburban and urban poverty, state and
local governments.
Selected Publications and Projects:
State of the Baltimore Region, 2002 with S. Coleman, Royce Hanson,
A. Kolendo, J. Kirchner, M. McGuire, A. Rynes, T. Rus, J. Russell-Anelli,
and J. Unger.
Creating an Urban Ecosystem of Green and Blue Spaces in Baltimore City,
2003 with M. McGuire, A. Rynes, S. Sharkey, T. Vicino and F. Zhang.
Poster entitled "Green and Blue Spaces in Baltimore City".
"Park Tax" Would Help Restore Neighborhood Green Spaces, The
Baltimore Sun Editorials,
August 13, 2003
Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education
UMBC, Technology Research Center 102
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Phone:410-455-1763 Fax: 410-455-1769 Email: cueremail@umbc.edu