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...
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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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