ABOUT

The 2020 Hatfield Prize reports make a vital and timely contribution to the issues of child care, predatory payday lending, and family homelessness. 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.

The 2020 Hatfield Prize recipients are: Katie Bogle and Abby Foreman, Ph.D. (Dordt University), Anna Cole and Timothy W. Taylor, Ph.D. (Wheaton College) and Daniel Montoya and Anupama Jacob, Ph.D. (Azusa Pacific University).

Katie Bogle

Katie Bogle is a senior social work and Spanish major at Dordt University, and intends to pursue her master’s of social work upon her graduation in 2021. She completed her research for The Hatfield Prize during her junior year. She participates in athletics, musical theater and instrumental ensembles. Having lived abroad for three years, Katie’s passions lie in advocating for under-served and minority populations. 

Abby Foreman, Ph.D.

Abby Foreman, Ph.D., received her bachelor’s in social work from Dordt University, her master’s in social work from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in political science and public administration from the University of South Dakota. Prior to her current work as Professor of Social Work at Dordt University, she worked with senior citizens and as an organizer around hunger issues with church and campus groups.  Her current research interests focus on nonprofit organizations and advocacy, contract-for-services relationships, and how church, state and communities respond to need in their communities. She currently serves as a Division Chair and also as Co-Director of the Kuyper Honors Program at Dordt University. 

Anna Cole

Anna Cole is a senior at Wheaton College in Illinois, where she is pursuing a double major in international relations and music. She completed her research for The Hatfield Prize during her junior year. Cole is the student chair and co-founder of Voices in the Near East (VINE), a student organization committed to furthering interfaith relationships and reframing campus conversation surrounding the Near East. She was a fellow with Neighborly Faith and presented on VINE at the Neighborly Faith Conference in 2019. Her research and undergraduate experiences have focused on the intersection of music and migration – she interned at a refugee resettlement agency in her hometown, Colorado Springs, taught music workshops and violin lessons to refugee students in Germany and Turkey, and received competitive grant funding to conduct independent research on Syrian musicians in Istanbul over the summer of 2019. She has also worked as a research assistant in Wheaton’s International Relations and Anthropology departments. 

Timothy W. Taylor, Ph.D.

Timothy W. Taylor, Ph.D., is a professor of politics and international relations at Wheaton College, where he enjoys teaching classes ranging from International Political Economy to East Asian Politics. His research, which includes the effects of foreign trade agreements upon national elections, has been published in both academic journals, as well as outlets such as Christianity Today and the Huffington Post. Taylor was awarded the Rothchild Memorial Research Award, and in 2015, was appointed as a fellow at Ateneo de Manila University’s Center for Asian Studies. He earned his MA and PhD from the University of California, Davis, where he was a Bilinski Fellow from 2015-2016. After living and traveling abroad, Taylor and his wife now reside in Wheaton, IL with their four children.

Daniel Montoya

Daniel Montoya will graduate in December 2020 with a bachelor’s of social work from Azusa Pacific University (APU) in the city of Azusa, California. He completed his research for The Hatfield Prize during his senior year. Montoya was the Vice President of the Latin American Student Association for the 2019-2020 academic year, an ethnic organization at Azusa Pacific University that offers a forum for fellowship, education, and dialogue to encourage the appreciation of cultural diversity. Simultaneously, he was an intern serving individuals living with chronic homelessness and severe mental illness. Montoya also provides mentorship as a TRiO: Upward Bound Academy leader to first-generation high school students surrounding professional development, academic success, and emotional wellness. A proud Azusa native, Montoya takes pride in his community and has a passion for serving his local school district demonstrated through his mentorship opportunities and previous tutoring experience through the AVID program. Following the completion of his BSW, his goal is to further his education and pursue a master’s of social work. 

Anupama Jacob, Ph.D.

Anupama Jacob, Ph.D., is an associate professor in APU’s Bachelor of Social Work program, and APU’s interim director of undergraduate research in fall 2019. Jacob earned a Ph.D. in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests center on issues related to poverty and inequality, particularly in the United States. Prior to starting her Ph.D. program, Jacob worked as publications manager at the Center for Social Development, a research and policy center based at Washington University in St. Louis. Her academic experience includes adjunct teaching in the undergraduate social work program at San Jose State University, and teaching assistant positions at the University of California, Berkeley. Jacob is also a commissioner on the Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Research.