Vice Provost and Dean, Global Affairs
University of California Davis

Joanna Regulska, vice provost and dean of Global Affairs and professor of gender, sexuality and women’s studies at the University of California, Davis, has led large-scale programs that transform institutions, establish partnerships, and substantially improve global services, for over 30 years.

Regulska oversees Global Affairs at UC Davis where she strives to provide all students with global learning experiences through a Provost’s Priority of Global Education for All engage faculty, staff and students with the UN Sustainable Development Goals as part of UC Davis’ commitment to solving global challenges and help promote understanding and address global inequities.

Regulska serves on the board of directors for NAFSA: Association of International Educators as the vice president for public policy and practice. In 2022, she was honored with the Charles Klasek Award for outstanding service to the field of international higher education from the Association of International Education Administrators. In 2021, Regulska was named an inaugural member of the National Academy for International Education. In 2019, she was honored with the first-ever Senior International Officer Award from the Institute of International Education.

A respected scholar, Regulska’s research concentrates on women’s political activism, grassroots mobilization, decentralization, democracy and democratization, with a focus on Europe and the Caucasus.