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Sarah Archibald

Program Director

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Dr. Archibald has a Ph.D. in Public Policy (specialization: Health Policy & Criminological Policy) from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Her first Master's degree is in Sociology (specialization: Criminology & Deviance) from George Mason University. the second Master's degree is in Regulatory Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and final degree is a Master's of Science Law in Crisis Management and Homeland Security Law. Dr. Archibald also has a graduate certificate in Research Ethics from UMB and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from SUNY College at Buffalo. Additionally, she is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP).

Dr. Archibald has six (6) years of experience in research administration (grants and contracts) and fifteen (15) years of experience in research compliance (conflicts of interest, Institutional Review Board, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, etc.). Currently, Dr. Archibald is serving as a Director in the Office of Accountability and Compliance. She is responsible for developing and implementing the overall compliance program for UMB. Previously, she served as the Research Integrity Officer for UMB, where she provided training on responsible conduct of research and investigate allegations of research misconduct (plagiarism, falsification, fabrication). She also serves as the Program Director the Research Administration Certificate Program (on-line). Her earlier experience as an adjunct assistant professor at UMBC is in teaching crime-related sociology courses including Criminology, Cybercrime, Juvenile Delinquency, Sociology of Serial Killers, White Collar Crime and Sociology of the Death Penalty. Dr. Archibald has also taught an ethical theory course at UMB.

BS SUNY College at Buffalo 1999

MA George Mason University 2003

PhD University of Maryland Baltimore County 2012

MS University of Maryland Baltimore 2016

MDE University of Maryland Global Campus 2020

MSL University of Maryland Baltimore 2022