Community Engaged Scholar Directory

Community-Engaged Scholar Directory

The Community-Engaged Scholar Directory highlights faculty and staff whose work integrates community engagement. The goal is to make connections and advance community engagement at the UConn.

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Joshua Mayer

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Civics, Democracy, and Political Involvement Economic Development Environment, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability Food Immigration Internationalization and Globalization Social and Historic Injustice

Jennifer McGarry

Professor

Neag School of Education

Early Childhood Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Food Gender and Sexuality Health K-12 Education, Student Achievement, and College Access Leadership Social and Historic Injustice Youth and Families

James O’Donnell

Professor and Executive Director

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Environment, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability Social and Historic Injustice

Mark Overmyer-Velazquez

Dean & Chief Administrative Officer, UConn Hartford; Professor of History and Latinx Studies

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Arts Civics, Democracy, and Political Involvement Economic Development Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Immigration Internationalization and Globalization K-12 Education, Student Achievement, and College Access Leadership Neighborhood Development and City Planning Poverty and Homelessness Social and Historic Injustice Youth and Families

Kylene Perras

Assistant Dean, Operations & Strategic Initiatives

College of Engineering

Civics, Democracy, and Political Involvement Commercialization and Industry Development Economic Development Entrepreneurship Environment, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Gender and Sexuality Internationalization and Globalization K-12 Education, Student Achievement, and College Access Leadership Social and Historic Injustice Technology and Tech Transfer Transportation Other

Kim Price-Glynn

Associate Professor

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Arts Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Gender and Sexuality Housing Poverty and Homelessness Social and Historic Injustice Other

Bart. P. Roccoberton, Jr.

Professor, Puppet Artist

School of Fine Arts

Aging Arts Civics, Democracy, and Political Involvement Commercialization and Industry Development Criminal Justice Early Childhood Environment, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Gender and Sexuality Internationalization and Globalization K-12 Education, Student Achievement, and College Access Neighborhood Development and City Planning Social and Historic Injustice Youth and Families Other

Erin Romano

Teaching Fellow for the Criminal Defense Clinic

School of Law

Criminal Justice Social and Historic Injustice

Beth Russell

Director, Center for Applied Research in Human Development

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Aging Criminal Justice Early Childhood Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Food Gender and Sexuality Health Housing Immigration K-12 Education, Student Achievement, and College Access Poverty and Homelessness Social and Historic Injustice Youth and Families

Louise Simmons

Professor Emerita

School of Social Work

Civics, Democracy, and Political Involvement Economic Development Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Neighborhood Development and City Planning Poverty and Homelessness Social and Historic Injustice Other
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Adam Vine

Graduate Assistant

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Civics, Democracy, and Political Involvement Commercialization and Industry Development Criminal Justice Economic Development Entrepreneurship Environment, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Health Housing Immigration Internationalization and Globalization Social and Historic Injustice

James Waller

Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Civics, Democracy, and Political Involvement Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Internationalization and Globalization Social and Historic Injustice