ABOUT

The 2019 Hatfield Prize reports make a vital and timely contribution to the issues of teen food insecurity, food insecurity on college campuses, and housing for returning citizens. Woven throughout each report is a compelling and hopeful vision, rooted in the Christian faith, for how government, civil society, and citizens can promote flourishing for all of our neighbors.

This year’s Hatfield Prize recipients are: Ana O’Quin and Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie (Baylor University), Shannon Que and Dr. Stephen Baldridge (Abilene Christian University) and Abigail Stevens and Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala (Eastern University).

Ana O’Quin

Ana O’Quin is a senior social work major with a poverty and social justice minor at Baylor University. She completed her research for The Hatfield Prize during her junior year. O’Quin loves being invested in the Waco community through mentoring in Young Life, volunteering with an anti-trafficking organization, and working at a local coffee shop. She grew up overseas in Indonesia and loves to jump on a plane and travel at every chance that she gets. 

Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie

Dr. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie joined the Baylor University faculty in 2017 as an assistant professor of Church and Community Ministries with affiliations at the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, the George W. Truett Theological Seminary, and the School of Education. Boddie is also a non-resident senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society and an alumni fellow at the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program. She is a faculty associate at Pitt-Assisted Communities and Schools at University of Pittsburgh and the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis as well, as a co-convener of the Transatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race. 

Shannon Que

Shannon Que graduated from Abilene Christian University (ACU) in 2019 with a degree in social work and minors in Bible, missions, and ministry, global studies, and public administration. She completed her research for The Hatfield Prize during her senior year, and is now pursuing a Master’s of Social Work at Abilene Christian University. As an undergraduate, Que served as the president of ACU’s Social Work Student Association, was a Jack Pope Fellow, and was a member of the Student Panel of Undergraduate Research. 

Dr. Stephen Baldridge

Dr. Stephen Baldridge received his bachelor’s in social work from Lubbock Christian University, and his Master’s and Ph.D. in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington. The majority of his practice career was spent in public schools working in special education and behavior modification. Since joining the faculty at Abilene Christian University in 2009, his research has focused on childhood behavior, teaching pedagogy, nutrition and food justice, and homelessness. He currently serves as the BSSW Program Director and the Assistant Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at ACU.

Abigail Stevens

Abigail Stevens graduated from Eastern University with a degree in economic development in 2019. She completed her research for The Hatfield Prize during her senior year. As an undergraduate, Stevens’ served as the student president of the Templeton Honors College and was a research assistant for a book on interfaith friendship between Christians and Muslims. She grew up in Bend, Oregon, and her passion for social and economic justice has brought her to some unique communities that have greatly shaped her education. During her time at Eastern, Abigail became fluent in Spanish and lived and worked in three different states and four different countries. Most memorably, she worked as the executive assistant for A Breeze of Hope Foundation in Bolivia, served as a missionary for six months in South America, and lived with a family in South Philadelphia. 

Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala

Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala is Assistant Professor of Social Sector Leadership in the College of Business and Leadership at Eastern University. Her research interests center on the economics of social transformation. Dr. Lee-Chuvala is particularly interested in innovative cross-sector collaboration efforts to create solutions for large-scale social problems. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in economics and data analysis, and is a primary faculty member in the MBA in Social Impact. She also teaches courses and advises doctoral dissertations in the Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership program. Prior to coming to Eastern University, Dr. Lee-Chuvala worked in both the community development and international development fields, and served as the co-executive director of the Boston Faith & Justice Network.