About University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is a public research university located in Davis, California. Founded in 1908 as the University Farm, a research and extension center of the University of California, Berkeley, UC Davis has since grown to become the largest campus in the UC system, with over 7,300 acres of land.UC Davis offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across its 104 academic majors and 96 graduate programs. The university is particularly renowned for its programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine, engineering, and the biological sciences. UC Davis is also home to the UC Davis Health System, which includes a medical school, nursing school, and a 619-bed acute-care teaching hospital.With a total enrollment of approximately 39,000 students, UC Davis is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. The university has been recognized for its efforts in promoting diversity, ranking 1st in the nation for diversity, inclusiveness, and internationalization.
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Accreditations and Rankings
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University of California, Davis Highlights
Career Outcomes and Placement Information
UC Davis provides comprehensive career services to support students in their professional development. These services include personalized career counseling, workshops on resume writing and interview techniques, and access to job fairs featuring top employers from various sectors. The university emphasizes experiential learning through internships that allow students to gain practical experience while studying. UC Davis maintains partnerships with numerous organizations to facilitate internship placements aligned with students' career goals. The Career Services office also offers online resources including job listings, career advice articles, and tools for professional development. UC Davis has a strong placement record, with graduates securing positions at companies such as Blue California, Freshworks, EY, Synopsys, and Walmart.
Faculties
These are the expert instructors who will be teaching you throughout the course. With a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience, they're here to guide, inspire, and support you every step of the way. Get to know the people who will help you reach your learning goals and make the most of your journey.
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Angela Joens has extensive management, development, and stewardship experience in her professional career. Currently, she serves as the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Development Outreach at the University of California Davis, where she oversees annual giving, donor relations, research and prospect management, proposal services, marketing and communications, and development recruitment. Prior to her role at UC Davis, Joens was the Vice President of Development Operations for the Mercy Medical Center Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa. She also held the position of Senior Director of Donor Relations for the Iowa State University Foundation and worked with RuffaloCODY, a company that assists non-profits with fundraising.
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Associate Professor Ashwin Aravindakshan's research focuses on optimizing advertising resource allocation across different regions and media over time. He studies dynamic advertising models and customer behavior dynamics to help managers improve communication and targeting strategies, ultimately optimizing marketing mixes at the individual level. His expertise includes advertising allocation and attribution models, direct-to-consumer marketing, customer loyalty dynamics, time series analysis in marketing, and spatiotemporal models. His work has been published in journals such as Marketing Science, Operations Research, and Journal of Marketing Research. He teaches courses in Marketing Management, Customer Relationship Management, and New Product Development. Aravindakshan earned his Ph.D. in business administration with a specialization in marketing from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland in 2007, following a BTech in aerospace engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in 2001.
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Brian Casey is currently the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planned Giving at UC Davis, where he leads the Office of Planned Giving with a focus on developing a proactive gift planning program. His expertise lies in building relationships and employing planned giving strategies to help donors align their philanthropic passions with their financial and estate planning goals.
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Brian Paciotti received a PhD in Human Ecology from the University of California, Davis. His dissertation utilized ethnographic methods and experimental economic games to explore cooperative behavior among Tanzanian ethnic groups. Following an incident where the Tanzanian government accused him of being a CIA spy, he left the country and shifted his focus to analyzing U.S. homicide data.
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Brooke Wenig is a Machine Learning Practice Lead at Databricks, where she leads a team of data scientists in developing large-scale machine learning pipelines for clients. She also teaches courses on distributed machine learning best practices. Wenig is a co-author of Learning Spark, 2nd Edition, co-instructor of the Coursera course Distributed Computing with Spark SQL, and co-host of the Data Brew podcast. She holds an MS in Computer Science from UCLA, specializing in distributed machine learning. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, she enjoys cycling in her free time.
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Charles Bamforth, Ph.D., D.Sc., is a distinguished professor emeritus at UC Davis and serves as a senior quality advisor to Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. With over 40 years of academic and professional brewing expertise, he has held senior roles at Brewing Research International and Bass Brewers. He is also an honorary professor at the University of Nottingham.
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An experienced and passionate educator, she thrives on teaching and empowering her students to succeed. Her proficiency with technology enables her to craft engaging and interactive lessons. Known for her kindness, patience, and resourcefulness, she consistently seeks innovative ways to support her students. Outside the classroom, she enjoys hiking, playing video games, and spending time with her cats.
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Claudia Sonder, DVM, is a graduate of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and has extensive experience as an equine practitioner in Napa, CA. In her current role, she serves as a liaison between the School and the equine industry, collaborating with various organizations to provide scientific and educational resources aimed at addressing industry challenges. Dr. Sonder previously held the position of Director of the Center for Equine Health at UC Davis, where she focused on improving disaster preparedness for horse owners and veterinarians. She actively participates in equine welfare initiatives and has responded to multiple large-scale disasters throughout her career.
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Conor lives at the intersection of data science and data engineering, driving data-driven decisions through distributed machine learning and inferential statistics. Currently, he is a data scientist and machine learning subject matter expert at Databricks, where he teaches and consults. He transitioned to the tech sector after spending four years leveraging data for impactful humanitarian interventions in developing countries, focusing on business development. He managed a multi-million dollar portfolio of grants for The Rotary Foundation, developing and analyzing impact measurements in economic development initiatives and translating academic research into institutional policies. Conor has held various positions since his time in the nonprofit sector, including a faculty role in Galvanize’s Data Science graduate program and principal data scientist for several startups. Outside of work, he is an avid skydiver who enjoys finding geeky ways to quantify his time in freefall.
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Courtney Kissler is the Vice President of Digital Platform Engineering at Nike, where she leads teams responsible for building a reusable, seamless platform to enhance Nike's direct-to-consumer experiences. Her leadership encompasses core commerce services, user services, consumer data engineering, and global retail solutions. Before joining Nike, Courtney served as the VP of Retail Technology at Starbucks, overseeing global POS and retail store technology. She spent 14 years at Nordstrom, culminating as the Vice President of E-Commerce and Store Technologies, where she spearheaded technological transformations to meet the demands of omnichannel consumers. Starting her career as a security engineer at Nordstrom in 2002, Courtney has held various leadership roles across technology organizations. She holds a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Eastern Washington University and has experience at two startups prior to Nordstrom.
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Daniel Student is an organizational strategy and communications specialist with a focus on fostering partnerships across the public and private sectors, as well as non-profits and for-profits. Currently a senior consultant at Potrero Group, he provides innovation and strategic leadership to the social sector, working with clients such as the National Park Foundation and Outdoor Afro. His expertise includes organizational development, change management, and executive search, complemented by his experience in designing workshops on topics like communication and adaptive leadership. Before consulting, Daniel was the executive artistic director at Plays & Players Theatre in Philadelphia, where he directed over thirty plays. He holds an MBA in Innovation & Strategy from UC Davis and has won the international PwC/U21 Innovation Challenge. Additionally, he studied International Business at Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland and led a capstone project for a European Fortune 500 technology company.
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Desireé Abbott is a Business Intelligence Developer at Limeade, having previously worked as a Senior UX Prototyper specializing in Data Visualization at Ancestry.com. After taking a unique path through college, culminating in an associate’s degree from Ohio University, she pursued studies in Physics with a concentration in Cosmology and Astrophysics, earning her Bachelor's from Purdue University and her Master's from UC Davis. Transitioning into the tech industry, Desireé discovered her passion for Data Visualization while working as a product analyst and SQL expert. An active participant in the Tableau community, she engages with projects like Makeover Monday and shares her work on Tableau Public. Outside of her professional life, Desireé enjoys playing the piano, crocheting, and volunteering at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, CA, all while living on a beautiful island with her husband and their two cats, Lyra and Pan.
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Diane Davidson resides in Roseville, a suburb of Sacramento, California, and is dedicated to helping individuals and teams enhance their performance. With a 30-year career focused on empowering emerging leaders, she is certified in several globally recognized leadership models, including Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Before her consulting career, Diane owned a commercial production facility and held leadership roles in the banking and healthcare sectors. Additionally, she is an international professional entertainer and recording artist, using relatable and often humorous stories to engage diverse audiences. Diane has collaborated with various organizations, including the State of California and Centura Health, guiding them toward extraordinary results through her extensive experience across multiple industries.
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Don Noxon is a Research Data Scientist at Intel Corporation, where he has spent over 22 years in various roles. Currently, he focuses on solving high-value business challenges by predicting future outcomes using Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques, often developing proprietary algorithms to achieve success. He also teaches a course titled "SQL for Data Science Capstone Project."
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Doug Berman has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, beginning his career in the energy sector after earning a Master’s Degree in Operations Research from MIT, where he developed an algorithm for scheduling a space station power system. Following his graduate studies, he analyzed government energy policy at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before transitioning to healthcare to assist a childhood friend in building a database for heart patient research. Throughout his career, Doug has worked in various healthcare environments, including startups, health plans, HMOs, and academic medical centers. His contributions include developing computer systems for clinical trials, conducting operational and financial analysis for a national HMO, creating call centers for patient care support, and implementing data warehouses for large EHR projects.
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Robert J. Blake is a distinguished professor of Spanish linguistics at UC Davis and the director of the Davis Language Center. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and has published extensively on topics including Old Spanish, Spanish syntax, applied linguistics, and computer-assisted language learning (CALL). His notable works include the second edition of Brave New Digital Classroom with Georgetown University Press and El español y la lingüística aplicada published in 2016. Blake served as the director of the University of California Language Consortium from 2000 to 2012 and developed an online first- and second-year Spanish course now part of UC's online offerings. In 2004, he became a member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language, making him a corresponding member of the Royal Spanish Academy.
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Cleveland Justis is the principal at the Potrero Group and director of the Executive Leadership Program at the University of California, Davis. With over 25 years of experience as an accomplished organizational leader in both environmental and entrepreneurial sectors, he has held faculty positions at prestigious institutions such as UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and Georgetown University. Cleveland is a sought-after keynote speaker, having presented at notable events including Net Impact and the Ahwahnee Conference. He earned his MBA in strategic management and finance from UC Davis Graduate School of Management and his PhD in social entrepreneurship from the same institution. His research interests encompass public/private partnerships, entrepreneurship, network analysis, and innovation.
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A principal software engineer at GitHub, he specializes in continuous integration solutions and has over 15 years of experience with CI systems at scale. Throughout his career, he has developed numerous automation systems that enhance organizations' software delivery capabilities. His most notable work includes presentations and projects focused on DevOps techniques utilizing tools like Docker, Jenkins, and Kubernetes, emphasizing that automation at scale is now more achievable for software development teams, with continuous integration at its core.
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Eric Enge is the President of Pilot Holding, Inc. and the author of The Art of SEO. He is a prominent speaker at numerous conferences each year and regularly contributes to notable publications such as Forbes, Search Engine Land, and Marketing Land. Eric hosts two weekly live video broadcasts: The Digital Marketing Excellence Show and The Digital Marketing Answers Show. He serves on the advisory board for an internal SEO program and has received several accolades, including the 2016 US Search Personality of the Year and the Landys Search Marketer of the Year.
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Eric Howard is a Geospatial Data Scientist and GIS developer with the UC Davis Division of Continuing and Professional Education. He currently works at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, where he develops GIS-based applications to enhance situational awareness for first responders during emergencies and conducts geospatial analysis to support emergency management and disaster recovery. Previously, Eric served as a geospatial data scientist and transportation planner for Fehr & Peers, as well as a transportation planner with the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization. His experience also includes working as a Marine GIS Analyst for The Nature Conservancy, focusing on coastal and marine spatial planning, and participating in research projects at the University of Washington and UCLA.