Description

The Center for Global Field Study (CGFS) facilitates and provides field-based research, training, and outreach education opportunities for students and professionals from the University of Washington and partnering institutions around the world in areas relating to environmental and global health – at the human-environment interface.

Partners

College of Arts and Sciences: Department of Psychology; Department of Anthropology; Department of Biology
College of the Environment: School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, School of Forest Resources
Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
International Field Study Program
Office of Global Affairs
Office of Risk Management
Program on the Environment
School of Law
School of Medicine: Department of Global Health; Global Health Resource Center
UW Educational Outreach
UW-inSPIRE (Psych)
Washington National Primate Research Center
UW Bothell: Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
UW Tacoma: International Programs, Urban Studies Program

More than 50 international partners from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Dem. Rep. of Congo, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mexico, Nepal, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Funders

Department of Psychology (2% salary support for Center Director, Kyes) 2010-present