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Community Development Graduate Group

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Carrie Armstrong-Ruport
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Graduate Group Faculty

The Community Development Graduate Group Faculty includes members from a multitude of campus departments, including Human Ecology, School of Education, Statistics, Sociology, and various Ethnic Studies programs. Such a diverse collection of faculty allows students a great degree of flexibility in designing a program of study related to their particular interests.

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Faculty

Name Department Areas of Interest
Heidi Ballard School of Education
Chris Benner Human Ecology Social implications of information technology, urban labor markets and restructuring of work, regional development and social equity, social movements and innovative community/labor organizing.
Angela Booker School of Education Youth Civic and Political Participation; Learning in Informal Settings; Media and Technology for Learning; Mathematics in Context; Parent Advocacy
David Campbell Human Ecology Public policy and community governance; citizenship and civic engagement; non-profit and faith-related organizations; program evaluation.
Adela De La Torre Chicana/o Studies Health care access and finance issues that affect the Latino community as well as Border health issues, education and occupational location of Hispanics
Jesse Drew TechnoCultural Studies Theory and practice of alternative and community media, particularly electronic media, including practices such as blogging, Low Power FM Radio, social computer networking, cable/satellite television, peer-to-peer computing, and on-line activism.
Deborah Elliot-Fisk Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology Biogeography; ecosystem analysis and management; soils and geomorphology; viticultural geography; mountain and coastal systems; Environmental and Natural Resources.
Patsy Eubanks Owens Environmental Design Environments of children and adolescents, community participation.
Gail Feenstra (SAREP) Conducting applied and evaluative research that strengthens community development efforts and coordinating education and outreach to community-based groups to build their capacity and leadership skills.
Yvette Flores Chicana/o Studies Intimate partner violence among Mexicans on both sides of the border.
Ryan E. Galt Human Ecology People-environment geography, cultural and political ecology, agricultural and environmental governance, political economy of sustainable agriculture, cartographic design.
Luis E. Guarnizo Human Ecology Economic Sociology, transnational migration, immigrant entrepreneurs, comparative international development, citizenship.
Joyce Gutstein Public Service Research Program Research and education on issues of public concern with particular emphasis on collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches to resource management and environmental policy and education.
Susan Handy Environmental Science and Policy Relationships between transportation and land use, including the impact of land use on travel behavior and the impact of transportation investments on land development patterns. In addition, my work is directed towards strategies for enhancing accessibility and reducing automobile dependence, including land use policies and telecommunications services.
Bruce Haynes Sociology
Paul Heckman School of Education Curriculum theory and change, Educational Ecology of communities, Educational Leadership, School, curriculum and community change, School culture: change and cognition.
Robin Hill Art, Art History Public art, She believes art is about tuning in to the frequency of daily life and seeing things as they truly are. "Ideas are encountered, rather than gotten.
Frank Hirtz Human Ecology Sociology of development; anthropology and sociology of law; comparative social policy and social welfare; charity, solidarity and reciprocity; third sector and communities; rural development; social theory; Southern Africa, Haiti, Southeast Asia, Western Europe and California.
Carlos Jackson Chicana/o Studies A visual artist and writer, and Director of Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer, a community art center in Woodland, Ca. He is currently working on a book surveying the history of the Chicana/o Art Movement.
Susan Kaiser Textiles and Clothing Fashion theory and feminist epistemologies, Youth style and cultural anxiety, Cultural studies approach to appearance style and identity, focusing on intersections among gender, race and ethnicity.
Martin Kenney Human Ecology Globalization, venture capital, development of innovative clusters, evolution of high-technology industries, the relocation of services to developing nations.
David Kyle Sociology International migration, development and globalization.
William B. Lacy Human Ecology Sociology of science, organization and structure of agricultural research and extension (U.S. and international), social psychology of education and outreach, international research and higher education policy and practices.
Jonathan London Human Ecology Environmental justice, Environmental/ natural resource policy, Community and youth participation, Political ecology, Rural development, Social movements.
Jeff Loux Land Use and Natural Resources/ UC Davis Extension Water resources policy and management, sustainable communities and the various interests and stakeholders who care about natural resource and land use policy.
Mark Lubell Environmental Science and Policy Watershed management, environmental activism, and agricultural best management practices.
Michael McQuarrie Sociology Urban and political sociology; dynamics of solidarity and conflict in moments of social change; changes in contemporary urban governance, community organizing, community organizations and community development policy.
Beth Rose Middleton Native American Studies Native American community/ economic development; political ecology; Federal Indian law; Native American natural resource policy; qualitative GIS; indigenous geography; Afro-indigeneity; intergenerational trauma and healing; Native public health; participatory research; rural environmental justice; multi cultural dimensions of conservation, land use, and planning
N. Claire Napawan Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design In light of economic, social, and environmental changes within urban environments, Professor Napawan has an interest in investigating the roles in which public landscapes might adapt to provide ever-increasing productive and infrastructural programs to the global city. This includes investigation of the emerging role of urban agriculture in American cities to address a range of contemporary urban issues.
Ben Orlove Environmental Science and Policy Human dimensions of inter-annual climate variability," especially the ways how people cope with El Niño events. I study such topics as traditional forms of forecasting among peasant and indigenous people; the use of forecasts in modern societies; and the influence of globalization on current responses to climate variability.
Debra Paterniti UCDHS: Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care Physician-patient interaction, patient decision-making, quality of life and aging, and informed consent. She focuses on the application of qualitative research methods in health services research.Assistant adjunct professor of medicine and sociologist at the Center for Heath Services Research in Primary Care. Award for Excellence in Service to Grad STudents - UCD Health System.
Dennis Pendleton UC Davis Extension Natural resources policy, planning and administration; environmental assessment; simulation/optimization modeling of ecological systems.
Carolyn Penny Common Ground, UC Davis Extension Conflict resolution, issue-framing, meeting design, facilitation of multi-stakeholder decision making, organizational planning, mediation, facilitation of public engagement processes, training, and analysis and writing.
Michael Rios Environmental Design Research interests center on the assessment of public policy, professional practice, and citizen participation in the planning and design of the built environment. The aim of this collective work is to understand how institutions, practitioners, and citizens develop capacities for collective action, praxis, and meaningful participation as members of political communities.
Julie Sze American Studies Her research is at the intersection of interdisciplinary fields: American studies, environmental, urban and ethnic studies. She focuses on race, class, gender and environment, environmental justice movement, urban environmentalism and environmental health.
Bernadette Tarallo Human Ecology Economic development; transnational immigration; labor process studies; and, social inequities in the community.
Tom Tomich Human Ecology Agricultural sustainability, sustainable food systems, sustainability metrics and indicators, sustainability science.
Mark Van Horn PSTC/SF Organic soil management, particularly cover cropping, compost use and composting: and, organic education, including experiential field-based learning.
M. Anne Visser Human Ecology The informal economy; non-standard work arrangements; low wage labor; governance; social and economic integration, equity, and equality
Karen Watson-Gegeo School of Education Classroom discourse; Education in Developing Countries; Ethnography and Ethnographic research; Language Acquisition; Language development and socialization; Literacy and Language policy; Organizational structure/effectiveness; Pidgin/creole languages; Sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics.
Steve Wheeler Environmental Design Sustainable development; urban design; city and regional planning; land use; climate change.
Diane Wolf Sociology Gender and development, family/households, fieldwork, Southeast Asia, immigration.

Name	Department	Areas of Interest
Heidi Ballard	School of Education
Chris Benner	Human Ecology	Social implications of information technology, urban labor markets and restructuring of work, regional development and social equity, social movements and innovative community/labor organizing.
Angela Booker	School of Education	Youth Civic and Political Participation; Learning in Informal Settings; Media and Technology for Learning; Mathematics in Context; Parent Advocacy
David Campbell	Human Ecology	Public policy and community governance; citizenship and civic engagement; non-profit and faith-related organizations; program evaluation.
Adela De La Torre	Chicana/o Studies	Health care access and finance issues that affect the Latino community as well as Border health issues, education and occupational location of Hispanics
Jesse Drew	TechnoCultural Studies	Theory and practice of alternative and community media, particularly electronic media, including practices such as blogging, Low Power FM Radio, social computer networking, cable/satellite television, peer-to-peer computing, and on-line activism.
Deborah Elliot-Fisk	Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology	Biogeography; ecosystem analysis and management; soils and geomorphology; viticultural geography; mountain and coastal systems; Environmental and Natural Resources.
Patsy Eubanks Owens	Environmental Design	Environments of children and adolescents, community participation.
Gail Feenstra	(SAREP)	Conducting applied and evaluative research that strengthens community development efforts and coordinating education and outreach to community-based groups to build their capacity and leadership skills.
Yvette Flores	Chicana/o Studies	Intimate partner violence among Mexicans on both sides of the border.
Ryan E. Galt	Human Ecology	People-environment geography, cultural and political ecology, agricultural and environmental governance, political economy of sustainable agriculture, cartographic design.
Luis E. Guarnizo	Human Ecology	Economic Sociology, transnational migration, immigrant entrepreneurs, comparative international development, citizenship.
Joyce Gutstein	Public Service Research Program	Research and education on issues of public concern with particular emphasis on collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches to resource management and environmental policy and education.
Susan Handy	Environmental Science and Policy	Relationships between transportation and land use, including the impact of land use on travel behavior and the impact of transportation investments on land development patterns. In addition, my work is directed towards strategies for enhancing accessibility and reducing automobile dependence, including land use policies and telecommunications services.
Bruce Haynes	Sociology
Paul Heckman	School of Education	Curriculum theory and change, Educational Ecology of communities, Educational Leadership, School, curriculum and community change, School culture: change and cognition.
Robin Hill	Art, Art History	Public art, She believes art is about tuning in to the frequency of daily life and seeing things as they truly are. "Ideas are encountered, rather than gotten.
Frank Hirtz	Human Ecology	Sociology of development; anthropology and sociology of law; comparative social policy and social welfare; charity, solidarity and reciprocity; third sector and communities; rural development; social theory; Southern Africa, Haiti, Southeast Asia, Western Europe and California.
Carlos Jackson	Chicana/o Studies	A visual artist and writer, and Director of Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer, a community art center in Woodland, Ca. He is currently working on a book surveying the history of the Chicana/o Art Movement.
Susan Kaiser	Textiles and Clothing	Fashion theory and feminist epistemologies, Youth style and cultural anxiety, Cultural studies approach to appearance style and identity, focusing on intersections among gender, race and ethnicity.
Martin Kenney	Human Ecology	Globalization, venture capital, development of innovative clusters, evolution of high-technology industries, the relocation of services to developing nations.
David Kyle	Sociology	International migration, development and globalization.
William B. Lacy	Human Ecology	Sociology of science, organization and structure of agricultural research and extension (U.S. and international), social psychology of education and outreach, international research and higher education policy and practices.
Jonathan London	Human Ecology	Environmental justice, Environmental/ natural resource policy, Community and youth participation, Political ecology, Rural development, Social movements.
Jeff Loux	Land Use and Natural Resources/ UC Davis Extension	Water resources policy and management, sustainable communities and the various interests and stakeholders who care about natural resource and land use policy.
Mark Lubell	Environmental Science and Policy	Watershed management, environmental activism, and agricultural best management practices.
Michael McQuarrie	Sociology	Urban and political sociology; dynamics of solidarity and conflict in moments of social change; changes in contemporary urban governance, community organizing, community organizations and community development policy.
Beth Rose Middleton	Native American Studies	Native American community/ economic development; political ecology; Federal Indian law; Native American natural resource policy; qualitative GIS; indigenous geography; Afro-indigeneity; intergenerational trauma and healing; Native public health; participatory research; rural environmental justice; multi cultural dimensions of conservation, land use, and planning
N. Claire Napawan	Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design	In light of economic, social, and environmental changes within urban environments, Professor Napawan has an interest in investigating the roles in which public landscapes might adapt to provide ever-increasing productive and infrastructural programs to the global city. This includes investigation of the emerging role of urban agriculture in American cities to address a range of contemporary urban issues.
Ben Orlove	Environmental Science and Policy	Human dimensions of inter-annual climate variability," especially the ways how people cope with El Niño events. I study such topics as traditional forms of forecasting among peasant and indigenous people; the use of forecasts in modern societies; and the influence of globalization on current responses to climate variability.
Debra Paterniti	UCDHS: Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care	Physician-patient interaction, patient decision-making, quality of life and aging, and informed consent. She focuses on the application of qualitative research methods in health services research.Assistant adjunct professor of medicine and sociologist at the Center for Heath Services Research in Primary Care. Award for Excellence in Service to Grad STudents - UCD Health System.
Dennis Pendleton	UC Davis Extension	Natural resources policy, planning and administration; environmental assessment; simulation/optimization modeling of ecological systems.
Carolyn Penny	Common Ground, UC Davis Extension	Conflict resolution, issue-framing, meeting design, facilitation of multi-stakeholder decision making, organizational planning, mediation, facilitation of public engagement processes, training, and analysis and writing.
Michael Rios	Environmental Design	Research interests center on the assessment of public policy, professional practice, and citizen participation in the planning and design of the built environment. The aim of this collective work is to understand how institutions, practitioners, and citizens develop capacities for collective action, praxis, and meaningful participation as members of political communities.
Julie Sze	American Studies	Her research is at the intersection of interdisciplinary fields: American studies, environmental, urban and ethnic studies. She focuses on race, class, gender and environment, environmental justice movement, urban environmentalism and environmental health.
Bernadette Tarallo	Human Ecology	Economic development; transnational immigration; labor process studies; and, social inequities in the community.
Tom Tomich	Human Ecology	Agricultural sustainability, sustainable food systems, sustainability metrics and indicators, sustainability science.
Mark Van Horn	PSTC/SF	Organic soil management, particularly cover cropping, compost use and composting: and, organic education, including experiential field-based learning.
M. Anne Visser	Human Ecology	The informal economy; non-standard work arrangements; low wage labor; governance; social and economic integration, equity, and equality
Karen Watson-Gegeo	School of Education	Classroom discourse; Education in Developing Countries; Ethnography and Ethnographic research; Language Acquisition; Language development and socialization; Literacy and Language policy; Organizational structure/effectiveness; Pidgin/creole languages; Sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics.
Steve Wheeler	Environmental Design	Sustainable development; urban design; city and regional planning; land use; climate change.
Diane Wolf	Sociology	Gender and development, family/households, fieldwork, Southeast Asia, immigration.