Guiding Development and Implementation
To guide further development and implementation of Global Education for All, Global Affairs has convened a campuswide Steering Committee whose members engage with each school and college, as well as the student body, Academic Senate, Academic Federation, Staff Assembly, and other key units supporting student life and learning.
Steering Committee
- Raquel Aldana, School of Law
- Vanessa Alvarez Reyes, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Eleftheria Arapoglou, Academic Federation
- Ashwin Aravindakshan, Graduate School of Management
- Ken Barnes, Internship and Career Center, Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
- Ebony Blackwell, College of Biological Sciences
- Beth Callahan, Peter J. Shields Library
- Ricardo Castro, College of Engineering
- Whitney Cheung, Office of Research
- Blake Cooper, Global Affairs
- Paulina Zielinska Crook, School of Veterinary Medicine
- Jordan Dade, College of Engineering
- Kristin Dees, Center for Student Involvement
- Esther Delozier, College of Letters and Science
- Aliki Dragona, Global Learning Hub, Global Affairs
- Sue Ebeler, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Nancy Erbstein, Global Affairs
- Jaimey Fisher, College of Letters and Science
- Zak Frieders, Global Learning Hub, Global Affairs
- Vickie Gomez, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Melisa Gulseren, College of Engineering
- Kerry Hasa, Staff Assembly and School of Education
- Brianne Holden, Global Affairs
- Jacob Hosier, Continuing and Professional Education
- Kate Johnson, College of Letters and Science
- Rafiur Rahman Khan, College of Engineering
- Michael Lazzara, Global Affairs
- Paula Levitt, Global Affairs
- Mayra Llamas, Community Resource and Retention Centers, Student Affairs
- Stacey Muse, Public Scholarship and Engagement
- Paula Nguyen, Graduate School of Management
- Joanna Regulska, Global Affairs
- Ericka Reynolds, Student Development, Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
- Kabir Sahni, College of Letters and Science
- Michael Schick, Human Health Sciences and School of Medicine
- Jennifer Schultens, Committee on International Education, Academic Senate
- Wendong Song, College of Engineering
- Joseph Sorenson, College of Letters and Science
- Dawn Takaoglu, Undergraduate Education
- Xue Tao, Graduate Education and Graduate Studies
- Matt Traxler, Undergraduate Education
- Laura Van Auker, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
- Nicole Wood, Undergraduate Advising
- Wesley Young, Services for International Students and Scholars, Global Affairs
- Philipp Zerbe, College of Biological Sciences
- Yirong Zhan, College of Letters and Science
Global Education for All Fellows
The Global Education for All Fellows are a campuswide 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.

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
- Sarai Acosta, M.S. student, international agricultural development, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Vanessa Alvarez Reyes, undergraduate student, community and regional development, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Charles (Kiki) Crawford, Ph.D. student, physiology, College of Biological Sciences
- Ece Deniz, Ph.D. student, materials science and engineering, College of Engineering
- 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
- Pooja Hazra, Ph.D. student, history, College of Letters and Science
- 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 King, Ph.D. student, philosophy, College of Letters and Science
- 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
- Lena Ray, undergraduate student, biochemical engineering, College of Engineering
- 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
Past Global Education for All Fellows
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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 Sciences

Spotlight on the 2020-21 Global Education for All Fellows
Partnering on campus and around the world, the 2020-21 Global Education for All Fellows launched programs 'by students and for students.'
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Student Leaders
Nehal Jain, undergraduate student, managerial economics and design, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and 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 SciencesFellows
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
Spotlight on the 2019-20 Global Education for All Fellows
Meet the 2019-20 Global Education for All Fellows and find out what global experiences and global learning means to them.
More Information
Visit the Global Education for All webpages to find out more about the initiative. To learn more about giving opportunities, please see our Global Affairs Giving page. To learn more about giving opportunities, please see our Global Affairs Giving page.
Contact Information
Nancy Erbstein, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost of Global Education, Global Affairs
Associate Professor in Residence, School of Education
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Regional Change
(530) 754-6913
globaleducationforall@ucdavis.edu