Sally Neas

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Position Title
Graduate Student Fellow

  • Public Scholarship and Engagement
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Bio

What I Do 

As a Research Fellow for Public Scholarship and Engagement, I work on research-related tasks such as literature reviews, data analysis and case studies. I am currently working on two projects: a tool to connect community partners with researchers; and developing a graduate-level course on public scholarship and engagement.

More About Me

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Geography, where I study youth engagement with climate change and youth climate activism. For my dissertation, I have collected a series of oral histories from racially and gender-diverse youth climate activists, chronicling their stories of moving from despair to empowerment. I also have a master's in Community Development from UC Davis. Prior to graduate school, I worked in youth development and environmental education

Education 

  • M.S., Community Development, UC Davis
  • B.S., Environmental Studies, University of the South

Research Interests 

Climate engagement; youth climate activism; environmental education; public scholarship