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.

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

Mayte Restrepo

Assistant Professor

School of Medicine

Gender and Sexuality Health Immigration Youth and Families

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

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

Carl Schiessl

Lecturer in Law

School of Law

Health Youth and Families

Marlene Schwartz

Professor, HDFS; Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Food Health Youth and Families

Sudha Srinivasan

Assistant Professor

College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Early Childhood Health Youth and Families

Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin

Research Scientist

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

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