People | UC Davis Center for Regional Change

Faculty Affiliates

Fraser Shilling

Co-Director, and Federation Member
UC Davis: Road Ecology Center
Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy

Sheryl-Ann Simpson, Ph.D

Assistant Professor
UC Davis: Dept. of Human Ecology

Brett Snyder

Associate Professor
UC Davis: Dept. of Design

Natalia Deeb Sossa, Ph.D

Associate Professor
UC Davis: Dept. of Chicana and Chicano Studies

Daniel Sperling, Ph.D

Professor, and Director
Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy
Institute of Transportation Studies

1715 Tilia St., #1109, West Village

Julie Sze, Ph.D

Professor
UC Davis: Dept. of American Studies

2140B Hart Hall

Carolyn Thomas, Ph.D

Vice Provost & Dean for Undergraduate Education, and Professor
UC Davis: Foods for Health Institute
Dept. of American Studies

Tom P Tomich, Ph.D

Professor, and Director
UC Davis: Dept. of Human and Community Development,
Agricultural Sustainability Institute

143 Robbins Hall

Debbie Ward, PhD, RN, FAAN

Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis Health

Regional Advisory Committee

Andrew Altevogt, Ph.D

Assistant Executive Officer
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

People of the CRC

Staff
The Center for Regional Change (CRC) team includes experienced, professional staff and motivated student staff who can support the work of multidisciplinary and mixed-methods research teams. Research staff have expertise in research design, data analysis, geospatial/GIS mapping, and web programming. Community engagement staff are experienced in working with diverse stakeholders and have skills in outreach, group facilitation, strategic communications, and participatory action research. Student staff include talented undergraduate researchers, graduate student researchers, and postdoctoral scholars.

Executive Committee
The CRC Executive Committee is comprised of nationally-renowned UC Davis faculty/scholars from multiple disciplines who provide strategic leadership and guidance.

Faculty Affiliates
The CRC Faculty Affiliates serve as principal investigators and provide intellectual guidance on a variety of projects affiliated with the CRC. These affiliates are drawn from UC Davis’ many colleges and professional schools.

Regional Advisory Committee
The Regional Advisory Committee is comprised of respected thought leaders from a variety of sectors, industries, and communities who help ensure the relevance and extend the reach of our work.

Bradshaw Scholars
The Ted Bradshaw Engaged Student Scholars Program is the CRC’s student internship program. Bradshaw Scholars come from a wide variety of majors and include undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students. Participants have the opportunity to work one-on-one with research faculty and campus/community partners issues they are passionate about. Bradshaw Scholars prepare presentations about their work in academic, policy, and community settings.