Community Engaged Scholar Directory

The Community Engaged Scholar Directory showcases individuals from across the University of Connecticut system whose academic scholarship incorporates the University’s Engagement standards. This directory’s purpose is to help foster professional connections and advance the public engagement agenda at the University of Connecticut. To be included in the scholar directory, please complete the submission form so that an Office of Public Engagement staff member can accurately mark the issue areas your work addresses.

Cristina Colon-Semenza

Assistant Professor

College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Health

Eileen Condon

Assistant Professor

School of Nursing

Early Childhood Environment, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability Health Poverty and Homelessness Youth and Families

Shayna Cunningham

Assistant Professor

School of Medicine

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Health

Jennifer Cushman

4-H Extension Educator & State 4-H Program Leader

College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Arts Environment, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Food Health K-12 Education, Student Achievement, and College Access Veterinary and Animal Welfare Youth and Families Other

Devra Dang

Clinical Professor

School of Pharmacy

Aging Health

Kim Gans

Professor

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Aging Early Childhood Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Food Health

Debarchana Ghosh

Professor

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Environment, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Food Health Housing Neighborhood Development and City Planning Poverty and Homelessness Social and Historic Injustice

Adriana Gonzalez Hernandez

Graduate Assistant

School of Fine Arts

Arts Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Gender and Sexuality Health Housing Immigration Social and Historic Injustice Other

Bruce Gould

Emeritus Professor of Medicine; Founding Emeritus Associate Dean for Primary Care

School of Medicine

Aging Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Food Health Immigration K-12 Education, Student Achievement, and College Access Poverty and Homelessness Social and Historic Injustice Youth and Families

Afra Hassan Pour

MFA Candidate and Graduate Assistant

School of Fine Arts

Arts Entrepreneurship Health Immigration Internationalization and Globalization Leadership Social and Historic Injustice Youth and Families

Derek Houston

Professor and Department Head Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Early Childhood Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Health Youth and Families

Jolaade Kalinowski

Assistant Professor

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Criminal Justice Economic Development Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Health Social and Historic Injustice Youth and Families