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Mar 15, 2016

The Remarkably Direct Path from Poverty 101 to Pediatrician Advocate

Ms. Vander Schaaf is a 2005 graduate of Washington and Lee University, there she received a Bachelor of Sciences in Neuroscience. After...

Mar 10, 2016

How Studying Poverty Turned Me into a Social Justice Advocate

By Citlaly Mora Ms. Mora graduated from Elon University in January 2016. She majored in International Studies with minors in Poverty and...

Mar 8, 2016

The Impact of Interdisciplinary Poverty Studies

By Lacy McAlister Ms. McAlister graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a minor in...

Mar 6, 2016

The Pursuit of Health for Individuals, Communities, and Nations

By Cristin Quinn Fritz Dr. Fritz is in her first year of pediatrics residency at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. She attended Vanderbilt...

Mar 5, 2016

Investing in our Future by Increasing Opportunities for All

By Emily Darling Ms. Darling graduated from Washington and Lee University (W&L) in 2011 with a major in Business Administration and a...

Mar 4, 2016

A Spark that Can Ignite Many Fires for Justice

By Ethan Bishop-Watt Ethan Bishop-Watt graduated from Texas State University in 2012 with a degree in Philosophy. He received his law...

Feb 25, 2016

From Volunteer Service as a Nice Pastime to Career Pathways That Diminish Poverty

I was already a service-minded individual when I took my first courses with the Shepherd program. I had extensive volunteering experience...

Feb 24, 2016

Poverty Studies Can and Should Transform Institutions as Well as Students

By Gregory Pleasants Mr. Pleasants graduated from Washington and Lee with a degree in Philosophy and Spanish in 2000. From 2000-2003, he...

Feb 22, 2016

Charting a Career Path through Service

By Rachel Sommer Ms. Sommer earned a B.A. in international studies from Middlebury College and a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity...

Feb 22, 2016

Effectively Diminishing Poverty Requires Both the Heart and the Head

By Rob Turner Mr. Turner graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2002 with a B.A. in Religious Studies. He also completed a M.A....

Feb 21, 2016

Poverty Is the Same Everywhere: A Legal Trap

By Husam Nasser Mr. Nasser works as a loan officer at the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation. He graduated from Berea...

Feb 20, 2016

How I Was Awakened to Systematic Injustices in Healthcare and Public Health

By Markus Creachbaum Mr. Creachbaum earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from John Carroll University in 2015. Stepping outside of...

Feb 19, 2016

The Medically Underserved: A Lesson in Humility

By Christopher Martin Blackwell Mr. Blackwell graduated from Washington and Lee University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a...

Feb 17, 2016

Journey to America: Understanding Poverty

By Deeksha Prakash Ms. Prakash graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2002 with a BA in Politics. She has worked in...

Feb 13, 2016

How My Poverty Studies Internship Instilled a Lifelong Practice of Getting Comfortable with Discomfo

By Kelly Nichols Ms. Nichols received her undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University with a major in English in 2000. From...

Feb 11, 2016

The Shepherd Poverty Program–The Impact of Experiential Learning

By Joseph Stiles Gannett “I realized that in order to improve a health care system, you must do more than provide medical expertise; you...

Feb 9, 2016

Scaling Up: From Direct Service to Systems Analysis in Health Equity

By Michael White “How could our government institutions, meant to act as a safety net for the most vulnerable among us, actively work...

Feb 9, 2016

We Have So Much to Bring, But so Much to Learn

By Alice Matthai Ms. Matthai is Academic and College Success Coordinator at Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore. She graduated from...

Feb 8, 2016

From Emotive Responses to Effective Responses Informed by Law and Data Analysis

By Robyn Konkel Ms. Konkel is a Senior Attorney-Adviser at the Social Security Administration, where she has worked since September 2010....

Feb 4, 2016

How Understanding Poverty Changed My Perspective on Flourishing

By Caitlin Schuman Ms. Schuman graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2012 with a major in Biochemistry and minors in Poverty...

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