Professor and Founding Director of Human Rights Studies at UC Davis Keith David Watenpaugh’s work in public scholarship has not only earned him national recognition, but also helped hundreds of displaced refugees throughout the world.
After a year-and-a-half of restrictions, Professor Robert Irwin and his team traveled to Tijuana to conduct their PIRI funded, community-engaged scholarship. The trip was invaluable and reaffirmed just how much this type of work is needed as this pandemic pervades.
Indira D'Souza, a third-year global disease biology major, shares her experience working on a community-engaged research project and how she is advancing public health as an undergraduate student.
During the spring and summer of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic had its first waves, I moved back home from the dorms with one quarter remaining of my first year at UC Davis. Although things became very uncertain in the world around me, I had some new projects I was excited to work on.
Graduate student Eli Alston-Stepnitz reflects on the winding path that led him to public scholarship, and how he leverages his skills and experience in a variety of experiences outside his field of study.
America has long experienced a shortage of health care workers in rural areas, but a collaboration between UC Davis and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is committed to addressing the issue by creating a pathway for future physicians.
Lee Martin, Associate Professor in the School of Education and 2020-21 Community Engaged Faculty Fellow reflects on his experience teaching during the pandemic, and the support he received from his Faculty Fellows cohort.
According to Professor Kate Scow, soils are a lot like people: diverse, complex, and hard to understand at times. And both depend on their communities.
Cheryl Purifoy, director of the UC Davis Washington Program, believes in the power of mentorship and hands-on experience to help equip students for their futures.
Leigh Ann Simmons, a professor and chair in the Department of Human Ecology and co-director of the Perinatal Origins of Disparities (POD) Center, is leading a $3 million project to address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Yolo County. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)
Professor Heidi Ballard knows how powerful it can be when scientists partner with the public to do research on environmental issues that affect their communities.
