Usha Davis

Age: 37

Year: Senior

Major: Family and Human Services

Minors: Counseling Psychology and Women and Gender Studies

In addition to full-time studies at the University of Oregon and her position as a Ford Family scholar, Usha Davis is a mother and works at the Center for Family Development. She was nominated because of her ability to help people during life transitions.

Why did you choose the UO?

“I am at the university because I decided to honor my life’s calling,” Davis said of her decision to return to school.  After working a series of jobs, Davis decided to come to the UO to learn how to help youth coming out of foster care and transitioning into adulthood in order to “help them find the tools they need to get help and to be able to help themselves,” she said.

How are you going to change the world?

“I’m going to show up authentically with as much courage as I can to offer myself and guidance to other people. I want to change the world because I want to be able to give somebody everything that I needed and I was given.  I want to give back.”