Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Pac was awarded the prestigious Vilas Associates Competition Award. This university-wide award recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Dr. Pac received this award for her research into how social policies shape risk, health, and opportunity for children and families. Her work helps policy makers to target interventions and funding to the most vulnerable populations of children and their families.
Dr. Pac was nominated for this award the school’s director and colleagues due to her impactful research and national service. As director, Dr. Marci Ybarra explained, “Our Tenure Track Merit and Faculty Awards Committee reviewed the CVs of all eligible faculty members and unanimously agreed that Dr. Pac’s proposed research is an excellent fit with the award’s requirements.”
The school is proud to have a leading scholar like Dr. Pac on its faculty, whose important work contributed to reducing child maltreatment and promoting equity for all.