Katherine S. Davies

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Director and Core Faculty, Center for Creative Change

Summary of Education and Relevant Experience

B.Sc., Sheffield University; M.A., California Institute of Integral Studies; D.Phil., Somerville College, Oxford University.
Originally trained as a biochemist, Davies also holds a graduate degree in cultural anthropology and social transformation. Her interests include social change and social movements, sustainability, environmental health, social justice and public policy. She has more than 25 years of environmental experience as a program manager, consultant and senior government adviser in Canada and internationally. She has taught at the University of Toronto and the Queen's University.

She is a speaker at local, regional and national conferences, publishes in academic journals, newspapers and magazines and has received several awards for her work. She is listed in "Who's Who in America." Read Davies's message to prospective students.

Affiliations

• Chair, Advisory Board of Directors, Institute for Children's Environmental Health
• Steering Committee for the Collaborative for Health and the Environment - Washington
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Toxics Coalition (WTC)
• Member of the Steering Committee, Curriculum for the Bioregion
• Member of the Advisory Committee for the Washington State Environmental Public Health Tracking Network of the Department of Health

Select Publications

Davies, K. "A Clean Environment Needs to Be a Universal Right." Progressive Media Project, Dec. 3, 2008.

Davies, K. "Humility Is the Forgotten Virtue." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oct. 29, 2008.

Davies, K. "On International Day of Violence, a Lot to Learn From Gandhi." Progressive Media Project, Sept. 29, 2008.

Davies, K. "Truth or Consequences – The Real Life Version." Common Dreams News Center, published online on June 21, 2008.

Davies, K. "Teaching Creative Social Change." SuperConsciousness Magazine,
July-August, 2008.

Davies, K. "Move to Build a Better World Gets Its Start in Seattle." Seattle Post-Intelligencer Newspaper, op-ed published on June 7, 2007.

Davies, K. "Strategies for Eliminating and Reducing Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Substances: Common Approaches, Emerging Trends and Success." Journal of Environmental Health, 69(5):9-16, 2006.

Davies, K. "Economic Costs of Childhood Diseases and Disabilities Attributable to Environmental Contaminants in Washington State, USA." EcoHealth, 3:86-94, 2006.

Davies, K. "The Economic Costs of Environmental Diseases and Disabilities." Rachel's Democracy and Health News Issue 836, Jan. 5, 2006 p. 6-9. (www.rachel.org/bulletin/pdf/Rachels_Environment_Health_News_2529.pdf)

Davies, K. "How Much Do Environmental Diseases and Disabilities Cost?" Northwest Public Health, Fall/Winter WF5:1-3, 2005. (www.nwpublichealth.org/docs/nph/f2005/web_ex_davies_f2005.pdf)

Website

Davies developed a website on health and environmental quality in Washington state for the Collaborative for Health and Environment Washington: washington.chenw.org.

Professional Interests

• Social change
• Sustainability
• Social movement
• Public policy
• Social justice

Contact Information

Center for Creative Change
206-268-4908

Kate Davies
206-268-4811
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