Global Affairs
Global Affairs at UC Davis is led by Vice Provost and Dean of Global Affairs Joanna Regulska. The three main pillars of Global Affairs are Academic Programs (led by Michael Lazzara), Global Education and Services (led by Fadi Fathallah), and Business Operations (led by Keisha Liggett-Nichols).
Office of the Vice Provost and Dean
Joanna Regulska
Vice Provost and Dean
Global Affairs
Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
College of Letters and Science
Strategic Planning
Global Centers
Jolynn Shoemaker
Director of Global Engagements
Global Centers
jmshoemaker@ucdavis.edu
Global Education for All
Nancy Erbstein
Associate Vice Provost of Global Education for All
Global Affairs
Associate Professor in Residence
School of Education
(530) 754-6913
nerbstein@ucdavis.edu
Academic Programs
Michael Lazzara
Associate Vice Provost of Academic Programs
Global Affairs
Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies
College of Letters and Science
Asian International Programs
Linxia Liang
Director of Asian International Programs
Global Affairs
(530) 754-8945
lxliang@ucdavis.edu
Faculty Programs
Elizabeth Langridge-Noti
Director of Faculty Engagement
Global Affairs
(530) 754-1617
elangridge@ucdavis.edu
International Agreements, Partnerships, and Visitors
UC Davis Chile - Life Sciences Innovation Center
Lovell "Tu" Jarvis
Executive Director of UC Davis Chile Life Sciences Innovation Center
Global Affairs
(530) 752-0227
lsjarvis@ucdavis.edu
Global Education and Services
Fadi Fathallah
Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs
Global Affairs
Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
College of Engineering
(530) 754-9707
fathallah@ucdavis.edu
Global Learning Hub
Zachary Frieders
Executive Director of the Global Learning Hub
Global Affairs
(530) 752-5628
zjfrieders@ucdavis.edu
Global Professional Programs
Karen Beardsley
Director of Global Professional Programs
Director of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
Global Affairs
(530) 752-8691
kbeardsley@ucdavis.edu
Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS)
Wesley Young
Director of Services for International Students and Scholars
Global Affairs
(530) 752-7879
wryoung@ucdavis.edu
UC Davis Arab Region Consortium (UCDAR)
Suad Joseph
Chair and Founder of UC Davis Arab Region Consortium
Global Affairs
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
College of Letters and Science
(530) 752-1593
sjoseph@ucdavis.edu
Business Operations
Keisha Liggett-Nichols
Chief of Staff
Global Affairs
kliggettnichols@ucdavis.edu
Business and Finance
Communications
Bonnie Shea
Director of Communications
Global Affairs
(530) 752-7699
bshea@ucdavis.edu
Event Planning
Facilities
Travel Security
About Global Affairs at UC Davis
Global Affairs brings the world to UC Davis, welcoming more than 10,000 international students, scholars and leaders, and hosting programs that inspire global curiosity, understanding and engagement. Compelled by the valuable outcomes of thinking globally, we make transformative opportunities a reality by supporting the thousands of students and faculty learning and researching globally—and by facilitating collaborations that tackle the world’s most pressing challenges through more than 150 global partnerships.
Putting our vision of a UC Davis community that engages, thrives, and leads in this interconnected world into action, Global Affairs is in pursuit of an ambitious goal: Global Education for All.