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Director and Faculty Member, 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, Kate also holds a graduate degree in cultural anthropology. Her interests include progressive 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 frequent speaker at local, regional and national conferences and publishes in academic journals, newspapers and magazines. She is currently writing a book with the provisional title "Making Change: Ideas, Values and Strategies for Building the New Progressive Movement."
Affiliations
- Vice-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 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
- Member of the Health Working Group of the Partnership for Puget Sound
Publications
Davies, K. 2007. Move to Build a Better World Gets Its Start in Seattle. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Newspaper op-ed published on June 7, 2007.
(seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/318746_davies07).
Davies, K. 2007. A Response to Paul Hawken’s ‘To Remake the World’. Rachel’s Democracy and Health News #909 May 31, 2007
(www.precaution.org/lib/07/prn_response_to_remake_world.070529).
Davies, K. 2006. Strategies for Eliminating and Reducing Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Substances: Common Approaches, Emerging Trends and Success. Journal of Environmental Health. 69(5):9-16
Davies, K. 2006. Economic Costs of Childhood Diseases and Disabilities Attributable to Environmental Contaminants in Washington State, USA. EcoHealth 3:86-94
Davies, K. 2006. 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. 2005. How Much Do Environmental Diseases and Disabilities Cost? Northwest Public Health Fall/Winter WF5:1-3
(www.nwpublichealth.org/docs/nph/f2005/web_ex_davies_f2005.pdf)
Website
Kate 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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