President’s Award for Global Learning (PAGL)
The President’s Award for Global Learning (PAGL) is an initiative of the International Board of Advisors (IBA) which engages with undergraduate students and faculty members across seven regions of the world (Latin America, Africa, Middle East & Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, SouthEast Asia, Europe, etc) to examine real-world challenges and enact workable solutions in a global context. These multidisciplinary teams are made up of diverse, dynamic and driven individuals who are pursuing a host of wide ranging projects relating to expanding international research, social impact and entrepreneurship. The PAGL team will build the research capabilities of these teams and help them develop specific project management, monitoring and evaluation skills which are essential to design and implement successful research projects. Holistically speaking, the topics of these training modules will include proposal writing, international project management, monitoring and evaluation design, and impact assessment. We hope to eventually publish these training modules online so that they are easily accessible to anyone, specifically student researchers, who need guidance on how to conduct research.
Task Team Leader
Umme Salama is a first-year master's student at the LBJ school who holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Anthropology and has over three years of experience working as a public health researcher and technology implementer. Before coming to grad school, she closely worked with underserved communities in Pakistan and Uganda, involved in national and regional projects that were geared towards enhancing patient-centered care and extending adequate access to quality health services. Her expertise lies in engaging with applied research and digital platforms to improve the delivery of quality care services and health outcomes within resource-constrained settings. Her interests primarily lie in using action-oriented, evidence-based research to shape public policies and reduce health disparities in a global context.
Our Team
Jenny Myung is an 2nd year undergraduate student pursuing a degree in International Relations and Global Studies. She is focusing on East Asia and international security. Her interests include political interaction between Asian countries, diplomacy, preventive war measures, the juxtaposition of democracy and communism, and U.S. Foreign Policy in East Asia. She has interned at Dallas City Hall in the Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs Office to help incorporate Immigrants better into Dallas' social sphere and economy.
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Benjamin Vega is a fourth year International Relations and Middle Eastern Languages Major at the University of Texas at Austin. He is specifically interested in the intersections of global health and public policy. Currently, Benjamin is working on his thesis, exploring the role of NGOs in post conflict reconstruction of health care infrastructure. Outside of school, Benjamin leads a dance company, Redefined Dance Company, competing and teaching free dance classes to the local Austin community. This year he will be a part of the President's Award for Global Learning team with IPD. He looks forward to working on a project that supports student research initiatives and provides them with the tools to pursue these endeavors.
Jade Tucker is a third-year undergraduate majoring in International Relations and Global Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her interest is in US relations with the social and community development of less developed countries. Through her recent study abroad in Ghana, she was able to get first-hand experience and the effects of international trade and polices from the western world. She desires to obtain knowledge of international affairs and public policies through social and political interactions on her campus. She is currently the President of the IGNITE chapter at UT, a national non-partisan organization dedicated to encouraging women interested into politics to become civically engaged on campus and in society. She continues to interact with her community as a volunteer for the Dallas County Democratic Party and as a former legislative intern for a Texas Senator.
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