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Six faculty from across Fresno State have been named fellows in the inaugural cohort of the Public Voices Project. The Public Voices Project (PVP) helps Fresno State faculty bring their research, lived experience and disciplinary expertise into public conversations through writing and publishing op-eds on timely issues of public interest for local, regional and national audiences.
This semester, through consultation and workshopping, faculty will produce an op-ed article to share research-informed perspectives on issues that matter to the Central Valley and beyond, with the purpose of strengthening trust between higher education and the public and demonstrating Fresno State’s role as a public-serving university.
Here are the members of this year’s cohort:
Dr. Janeth Aleman-Tovar, Department of Literacy, Early, Bilingual and Special Education
Topics: Latino families of youth with autism and developmental disabilities; Spanish-speaking families of autistic youth; autism-related training and resources
Dr. Sophia Boutilier, Department of Sociology
Topics: the impact of the shutdown of USAID on workers in the gender and development sector; international development
Shuyi Liu, CAS, MLIS, Health Sciences Librarian
Topics: health misinformation; information access; health literacy for everyday health decision-making in the Central Valley
Dr. David Low, Department of Literacy, Early, Bilingual and Special Education
Topics: schools’ roles in responding to racist humor; anti-racist education; youth activism
Dr. Gitima Sharma, Department of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation
Topics: Purpose-driven leadership; mental well-being; burnout prevention in higher ed and beyond.
Dr. Manideep Tummalapudi, Department of Construction Management
Topics: the worker shortage in the construction industry; mental health research in construction; workforce development
For more information about the Public Voices Project, contact faculty co-leads, Dr. Larissa Mercado-Lopez at lmercadolopez@csufresno.edu or Jim Boren at jboren@csufresno.edu.
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