Rebecca D. Christensen

Rebecca Christensen is the Director of Project Community and Lecturer III in the Department of Sociology. She teaches the department's Project Community courses and actively identifies opportunities for Sociology students to work and learn in the Southeast Michigan community.

Prior to joining Michigan Sociology, Christensen was the Director of Diversity, Intercultural, and Sponsored Programs for the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. She also provided mental health and career counseling at Hunter College, Columbia University, and University of California, Berkeley for five years. During her time in Berkeley, she was a founding board member and program director for the non-profit, Oakland Youth Aspire. 

While doing her doctoral work at the University of Michigan, she was involved in the Michigan Community Scholars Program (MCSP), Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR), the Center for Engaged Academic Learning (CEAL), and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT). She is currently on the Jobs and Education Team (JET) steering committee for the non-profit, Friends in Deed, in Ypsilanti.