CRCD hires graduate student coordinator
Christine Davenport is the new graduate student coordinator for the College of Rural and Community Development. Davenport will draw from her own experience as a first-generation, nontraditional, distance learner to support and foster student success.
Davenport is also an assistant professor of 黑料社appNative studies.
Christine Davenport is an alumna of the rural development Master of Arts program and has served as an 黑料社appNative Studies instructor since graduation. She is currently working toward a Ph.D. in Indigenous studies, with a research focus on culturally relevant strategies for promoting wellness in 黑料社appNative and rural communities. She earned her B.A. in social sciences through UAS Ketchikan. She resides on the unceded territories of Sheetk始谩 岣磜谩an on Ling铆t Aan铆, also known as Sitka in the Land of Tlingit. She enjoys capturing images of her surroundings, swimming in the ocean and exploring the old-growth forests.
You can reach Christine Davenport at cdavenport@alaska.edu.