Anne DePrince has received the 2015 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award from Campus Compact.
Anne DePrince, professor, chair of psychology and director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL) at the University of Denver, has received the 2015 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award from Campus Compact, a national coalition of nearly 1,100 colleges and universities committed to campus-based civic engagement and the public purposes of higher education.
“Community engagement is deeply integrated into my teaching and research, helping to define who I am as a leader at the University of Denver,” says DePrince, who will present her work as part of a special panel during Campus Compact’s 30th anniversary conference in March. “I strive to cultivate partnerships across research and teaching that are mutually beneficial, and I have been struck by how community-engaged work becomes a truly transformational enterprise.”
In her work at CCESL, DePrince helps to educate, engage and equip the campus community to accomplish tangible public work that improves the lives of people in the Denver community. DePrince is a co-editor of three volumes on trauma and violence, and her research has been recognized through federal funding as well as local and national awards. She teaches courses in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, integrating community-engaged pedagogy to advance student learning while meeting community partner needs.
Sponsored by the KPMG Foundation, the Ehrlich Award is given annually to recognize one senior faculty member for exemplary leadership in advancing students’ civic learning, supporting community engagement and contributing to the public good.
“Professor DePrince’s exemplary work in engaged teaching and research, along with her contributions to the institutionalization of community engagement at the University of Denver, embodies in practice the core ideals of Campus Compact and the Ehrlich Award,” says Campus Compact President Andrew Seligsohn. “It is clear that Professor DePrince has had a substantial impact on her students, the University of Denver and the broader public, including and especially victims of various forms of violence who are often left without effective support.”
A licensed clinical psychologist in Colorado, DePrince completed her doctoral training at the University of Oregon and a clinical internship at the University of Washington School of Medicine.