School News
Dr. Megan Welsh Carroll Received the Dignity Defender of the Year Award from Think Dignity
May 14In October 2023, Dr. Megan Welsh Carroll, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Criminal Justice, received the inaugural Dignity Defender of the Year Award from Think Dignity
2024 Student Trip to Sacramento
May 14We are happy to report the completion of another successful student trip to Sacramento!
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) Study Presented to Regional Managers
May 14Dr. Megan Welsh Carroll, Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs, accompanied by Public Health graduate student Malaya Cilley, recently engaged with city managers and assistant city managers from across the San Diego region.
Dr. Tania Mejia-O’Donnell Relaunched Corrections-based Practicum Course
May 14This spring semester, Professor Mejia-O’Donnell led students on an immersive journey beyond the confines of the classroom, culminating in three memorable field trips to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility.
Capstone Students collaborated with Community Services Unlimited to Help Achieve Food Justice
May 14The Data Collaboration to Achieve Food Justice is a project that collaborated with Community Services Unlimited (CSU), an LA-based organization working toward achieving food justice.
Capstone Students Evaluated the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System's (MTS) Fare Diversion Program
May 14The Capstone research group aimed to address the program’s ineffectiveness and provide policy recommendations and strategies to address revenue collection in the transit system in a way that was sensitive to the needs of lower-income riders.
Capstone Students Built a Mapping Tool for Mitigation in Public Defense Cases
May 14The “RANJE” Mitigation Mapping Program is a neighborhood-based profile map containing several factors to facilitate mitigation for the Alternate Public Defender's Office.
