UC Davis Geography faculty member Mark Cooper was awarded the 2021-22 Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Students by the UC Davis Graduate Student Association.

UC Davis Geography faculty member Mark Cooper was awarded the 2021-22 Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Students by the UC Davis Graduate Student Association.  The award is the only university-wide award for graduate mentoring and service and is based on nomination and selection by the graduate student community.

 

Cooper is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Ecology and the Department of Animal Science, and serves as Geography Vice-Chair and Lead Graduate Advisor.

 

In his four years in the GGG Cooper has led efforts to establish holistic review for program admissions, improve the diversity of the GGG student body,  improve support and mentoring of students, provide professionalization and disciplinary training opportunities for students, and establish graduate student seminars on mental health and well-being.