Joyce P. Kaufman is Professor Emerita of Political Science and Founding Director of the Center for Engagement with Communities at Whittier College. Since retiring from Whittier College in 2019, she has continued to engage with her various communities, both in the Eastern Sierra where she now lives, and with colleagues in Washington, D.C., including working with NGOs and community-based organizations to address and help mitigate community violence in the nation's capital.
