Global Education for All Fellows 

The Global Education for All Fellows are a campus-wide student committee created to further develop and implement Global Education for All—a goal aiming to provide 100% of our undergraduate, graduate, and professional students with global learning opportunities that change their lives and our world.

Global Education for All Fellows work on special projects in student teams, receive professional development support, and have opportunities to network with leaders across campus.

The 2023-24 Global Education for All Fellows application cycle is now closed. Applications for the next academic year (2024-25) will open in spring 2024.

Current Projects

Global Aggies Near and Far Podcast

Dedicated to promoting cultural literacy and international collaboration through a student-created podcast, this team fosters global education and connection at UC Davis by creating a virtual space for UC Davis students, faculty, staff, and community members to share international and national experiences and research. Opportunities are available for students to learn about podcast production and create podcasts available to the public that showcase diverse cultural backgrounds and different UC Davis student experiences. Podcast episodes are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher.

Student Farming Around the World

In partnership with Katharina Ullman, director of the Student Farm in the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis, student participating in this project are sparking global conversations among student farmers at UC Davis, Universidade Estadual de Maringá - Núcleo de e Desenvolvimento Sustentável in Brazil, Universidad de Talca in Chile, and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco. The aim is to advance a global network of student-led farms and gardens, cultivating passion for sustainable agriculture, sharing knowledge, and making friends around the world—all while empowering students. Additionally, there is a goal to raise awareness and provide opportunities for students to engage with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This team is in the process of organizing their 2nd annual Global Student Farm Symposium and hopes to coordinate more with faculty members to create additional opportunities for engagement between students from all partner universities.

One Health Symposiums

This team successfully designed, planned, and implemented a student-led session for the UC Davis One Health Symposium in 2021, which focused on innovations, issues, and themes impacting the health of animals, people, plants, and the environment. Next for this team is planning for the 2022 symposium.

2022-23 Global Education for All Fellows

Student Leaders

• Anca Barcu, Ph.D. student, horticulture and agronomy, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Audrey Geise, Ph.D. student, soils and biogeochemistry, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Wendon Song, undergraduate student, computer science, College of Letters and Science

Fellows

• Mili Adhikari, M.D. student, School of Medicine
• Alice Atiegar, undergraduate student, neurobiology physiology and behavior, College of Biological Sciences
• Sudikshya Bhandari, Ph.D. student, geography, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Jinguang Chai, undergraduate student, mathematics, College of Letters and Sciences
• Esther DeLozier, Ph.D. student, ethnomusicology, College of Letters and Sciences
• Benjamin Ruilin Fong, Ph.D. student, comparative literature, College of Letters and Sciences
• Jacob Hagelberg, Ph.D. student, cultural studies, College of Letters and Sciences
• Rafiur Rahman Khan, M.S. student, transportation studies, College of Engineering
• Gabi Kirk, Ph.D. student, geography, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Audrey Luo, undergraduate student, neurobiology physiology and behavior, College of Biological Sciences
• Rawlings Lyle, M.D. student, School of Medicine
• Evan Pearson, undergraduate student, international relations, College of Letters and Science
• Erika Richter, M.D. student, School of Medicine
• Trisha Talla, undergraduate student, biochemistry and molecular biology, College of Biological Sciences
• Johanna Vega-Garcia, Ph.D. student, education, School of Education
• Aniriddha Wakchaura, MBA student, Graduate School of Management
• Felicia Yen, B.S., cell biology '20, College of Biological Sciences

Past Global Education for All Fellows

• 2021-22 Global Education for All Fellows

• Student Leaders

  Anca Barcu, M.S. student, horticulture and agronomy, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Mandeep Singh Basson, Ph.D. student, civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering
  Irina Chukhray, Ph.D. student, sociology, College of Letters and Science
  Patrick Cunningham, Ph.D. student, civil engineering, College of Engineering
  Esther DeLozier, Ph.D. student, ethnomusicology, College of Letters and Science
  Audrey Geise, Ph.D. student, soils and biogeochemistry, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

  Fellows

  Vanessa Alvarez Reyes, undergraduate student, community and regional development, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Helen Fann, Ph.D. student, human development, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Melisa Gulseren, Ph.D. student, electrical engineering, College of Engineering
  Çağrı Güzel, Ph.D. student, education/second language acquisition, School of Education
  Kate Johnson, undergraduate student, general statistics, College of Letters and Science
  Akshaya Karthikeyan, undergraduate student, cell biology, College of Biological Sciences
  Rafiur Rahman Khan, M.S. student, transportation studies, College of Engineering
  Andy Li, undergraduate student, managerial economics, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Rawlings Lyle, M.D. student, School of Medicine
  Sophia Mares de Juan, undergraduate student, international relations and sociology, College of Letters and Science
  Ben Mattison, Ph.D. student, biomedical engineering, College of Engineering
  Marina Mautner, Ph.D. student, hydrologic sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Nadia Moukanni, Ph.D. student, soils and biogeochemistry, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Paula Nguyen, MBA student, Graduate School of Management
  Carolina Minami Oguchi, Ph.D. student, computer science, College of Letters and Science
  Evan Pearson, undergraduate student, international relations, College of Letters and Science
  Andressa Vidigal Rosenberg, Ph.D., '21, musicology, College of Letters and Sciences
  Kabir Sahni, undergraduate student, communications and international relations, College of Letters and Science
  Wendong Song, undergraduate student, computer science, College of Letters and Science
  Amarachi Ugwu, undergraduate student, sociology, College of Letters and Science
  Johanna Vega-Garcia, Ph.D. student, education, School of Education
  Sandy Xie, undergraduate student, landscape architecture, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Felicia Yen, B.S., cell biology '20, College of Biological Sciences
  Yirong Zhan, undergraduate student, psychology, College of Letters and Science
  Sophie Zhu, Ph.D. student, epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine

• 2020-21 Global Education for All Fellows

• Student Leaders

  Kavya Achyutuni, undergraduate student, pharmaceutical chemistry, College of Letters and Sciences
  Irina Chukhray, Ph.D. student, sociology, College of Letters and Sciences
  Patrick Cunningham, Ph.D. student, civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering
  Esther DeLozier, Ph.D. student, ethnomusicology, College of Letters and Sciences
  Alina Kajley, undergraduate student, global disease biology, College of Biological Sciences
  Nadia Moukanni, Ph.D. student, soils and biogeochemistry, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

  Fellows

  Pratibha Agarwal, M.S. student, computer science, College of Letters and Sciences
  Haley Ali, undergraduate student, cell biology, College of Biological Sciences
  Anca Barcu, M.S. student, horticulture and agronomy, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Jinguang Chai, undergraduate student, mathematics, College of Letters and Sciences
  Charles “Kiki” Crawford, Ph.D. student, molecular, cellular, and integrative physiology, College of Biological Sciences
  Audrey Geise, Ph.D. student, soils and biogeochemistry, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Andressa Vidigal Rosenberg, Ph.D. student, musicology, College of Letters and Sciences
  Esra Hawsawi, undergraduate student, materials science and engineering, College of Engineering
  Kate Johnson, undergraduate student, general statistics, College of Letters and Sciences
  Akshaya Karthikeyan, undergraduate student, cell biology, College of Biological Sciences
  Stacy Kim, DVM student, School of Veterinary Medicine
  Charlene Lujan Vega, Ph.D. student, pharmacology and toxicology, College of Biological Sciences and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Sophia Mares de Juan, undergraduate student, international relations and sociology, College of Letters and Sciences
  Ben Mattison, Ph.D. student, biomedical engineering, College of Engineering
  Marina Mautner, Ph.D. student, hydrologic sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Carolina Minami Oguchi, Ph.D. student, computer science, College of Letters and Sciences
  Isabelle Pai, Ph.D. student, psychology, College of Letters and Sciences
  Lena Ray, undergraduate student, biochemical engineering, College of Engineering
  Jessica Rudder, Ph.D. student, agricultural resource economics, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Melody Sie, undergraduate student, international relations, College of Letters and Sciences
  Mandeep Singh Basson, Ph.D. student, civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering
  Wendong Song, undergraduat student, undeclared major
  Johanna Vega-Garcia, Ph.D. student, School of Education
  Felicia Yen, B.S., '20, cell biology, College of Biological Science

• 2019-20 Global Education for All Fellows

• Student Leaders

  Nehal Jain, undergraduate student, managerial economics and design, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Letters and Science 
  Alina Kajley, undergraduate student, global disease biology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Paul Kasemsap, Ph.D. student, horticulture and agronomy, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

  Fellows

  Kavya Achyutuni, undergraduate student, biochemistry and molecular biology, College of Biological Sciences
  Marielle Berman, MBA student, Graduate School of Management
  Balvinder Chand, undergraduate student, sustainable environmental design, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Irina Chukhray, Ph.D. student, sociology, College of Letters and Science
  Patrick Cunningham, Ph.D. student, civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering
  Esther DeLozier, Ph.D. student, ethnomusicology, College of Letters and Science
  Andressa Goncalves-Vidigal, Ph.D. student, musicology, College of Letters and Science
  Esra Hawsawi, undergraduate student, materials science and engineering, College of Engineering 
  Stacy Kim, DVM student, School of Veterinary Medicine
  Marina Mautner, Ph.D. student, hydrologic sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Nadia Moukanni, Ph.D. student, soils and biogeochemistry, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Adebola “Bola” Olarewaju, Ph.D. student, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
  Nahrain Rasho, Ph.D. student, political science, College of Letters and Science
  David Soltero, undergraduate student, Chicana/o studies and English, College of Letters and Science
  Hasitha Tumu, undergraduate student, applied physics, College of Letters and Science
  Johanna Vega-Garcia, Ph.D. student, School of Education
  Felicia Yen, undergraduate student, cell biology, College of Biological Sciences
  Marwa Zafarullah, Ph.D. student, integrative genetics and genomics, College of Biological Sciences

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