The Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement (PSE) is pleased to announce seven graduate students have been awarded Public Scholars for the Future fellowships.

The fellowship program prepares the next generation of public scholars to integrate community-centered theories, methods and techniques into their disciplinary field of study, research design and methods. Visit the PSE website for more information about each scholar.

The 2024 Public Scholars for the Future

• Hala Alkhatib - Human Development Graduate Group
• Diana Giraldo - Graduate Group in Ecology and the Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior
• Melissa Gomes - Department of Linguistics
• Izamar Ortiz-González - School of Education
• Elisabeth Sellinger - Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Bodega Marine Laboratory
• Carlos Torres-Astocóndor - Department of Spanish and Portuguese
• Nina Venuti - Graduate Group in Ecology and the Department of Plant Sciences

About UC Davis Public Scholarship and Engagement

Public Scholars for the Future was launched in spring 2022 in partnership with UC Davis Graduate Studies. Key elements include:

• A two unit, 10-week seminar during spring quarter where students collectively engage in readings and discussions focused on theories, methodologies and practices of community-engaged research.
• One-on-one mentoring by UC Davis faculty public scholars.
• $1,000 for research support.