Feb. 14 — Associate professor receives UC Davis Chancellor’s award
Laura Van Auker, an associate professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, is being recognized for her outstanding global engagement work with the Chancellor’s Award for International Engagement. The award recognizes faculty and staff members for outstanding global engagement in advancing the university’s teaching, research and service missions. Her nominators shared that she leveraged 25 years of volunteer experience with the Health Education Africa Resource Team (HEART) to create transformative opportunities for UC Davis students and faculty to engage in primary care medical camps in rural Kenya, enhancing health care access and empowering communities through team-based care. Laura brings expertise in health care policy promoting the use of advanced practice registered nurses to improve community health and access, particularly for underserved, diverse and rural communities.
