Mileah K. Kromer, Ph.D.
Director, UMBC Institute of Politics
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Dr. Mileah Kromer is the director of the UMBC Institute of Politics and an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science. With more than a decade of experience conducting public opinion research in Maryland, her research and related public commentary are regularly featured on state and local news and public affairs programming, leading her to be named one of The Daily Record’s Most Influential Marylanders.
Dr. Kromer’s opinion writing has appeared in national outlets like POLITICO Magazine, CNN, The Washington Post, and The Hill. She is also the author of Blue State Republican: How Larry Hogan Won Where Republicans Lose and Why it Matters for a Future GOP (Temple University Press, 2022).
Prior to her work at UMBC, Kromer served as the Director of the Sarah T. Hughes Center for Politics at Goucher College, where she founded the Goucher College Poll. Dr. Kromer also served as the assistant director of the Elon University Poll, where she designed surveys on North Carolina politics and policy, and as a research associate at Louisiana State University’s Public Policy Research Lab while completing her Ph.D. in political science.
Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.
Associate Director, UMBC Institute of Politics
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Dr. Ian G. Anson is the Associate Director of the UMBC Institute of Politics and an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science. Since arriving at UMBC in 2015, Dr. Anson has published widely in high-impact academic journals, monographs, and edited collections, on subjects related to public opinion, political communication, and voting behavior. His work has been featured in the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun, as well as RealClearPolitics, The Conversation, and other online outlets. Dr. Anson is also a podcast host and a regular TV and radio contributor in the Baltimore and Washington media markets. In 2019, Dr. Anson received his college’s Early-Career Faculty Excellence Award.
Prior to arriving at UMBC, Dr. Anson earned a Ph.D. in Political Science and a M.S. in Applied Statistics at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Dr. Anson also served as a consultant at the Indiana Statistical Consulting Center, and continues to use his expertise in social science research methods to inform his ongoing work at the Institute.