We want to send a big congratulations to our very own SE@UVA director, Professor Christine Mahoney, for receiving the Public Impact-Focused Research Award. UVA's Research Achievement Awards recognize faculty for their excellence in research and scholarship leading to the advancement of knowledge in their own fields and discoveries with significant impact on society over the course of their career. Professor Mahoney received the award for her work supporting the rights of the displaced locally, nationally and globally. Her research focuses on how nongovernmental organizations and governments at the local, national and global levels attempt to fight for the rights of refugees fleeing their homelands because of ethnic and political violence. Her scholarship in global advocacy uses social entrepreneurship to support the rights of the displaced and has led to the creation of the Refugee Investment Network, a non-profit impact investing collaborative which creates solutions to forced migration around the globe.

Click here to read more about the award and Professor Mahoney's impactful involvement in the community of helping an under-resourced segment of the Charlottesville population: https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-honors-distinguished-researchers-virtual-awards-event