2 students win UCF Founders’ Day Outstanding Theses Awards

Deven Gray, former MA in anthropology student, won the University Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis for: “Managing an Epidemic: Zika Interventions and Community Responses in Belize.” This is the top UCF recognition for best MA thesis in Social Science, Humanities, Education, Business, Art and Health. One winner per year is chosen by the UCF Graduate Council. Congrats Deven! Deven is now a PhD anthropology student at the University of South Florida, concurrently earning a Masters in Pubic Health.  Deven published his thesis in a peer-reviewed journal:

2018 Gray, Deven, and Joanna Mishtal. “Managing an Epidemic: Zika Interventions and Community Responses in Belize.” Global Public Health Journal 14(1):9-22.

Sarah Davenport, former Honors anthropology student, won the University Award for Outstanding Honors Thesis in the category of Social Sciences, Business, and Education, for thesis: “Whose Sustainability? An Examination of Environmental Equity and Sustainability in Practice in Central Florida.” One winner per year is chosen by the Burnett Honors College. Sarah published her thesis in a peer-reviewed journal:

2019 Davenport, Sarah, and Joanna Mishtal. “Whose Sustainability? An Analysis of a Community Farming Program’s Food Justice and Environmental Sustainability Agenda,” Culture, Agriculture, Food & Environment. Online early view: Feb. 14, 2019.