Oral Health and Dental Management

Spencer Peck

Biography

Spencer Peck attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, majored in Political Science and History, and played intercollegiate basketball. While attending the university, he began to work with at-risk and substance-dependent youth in therapeutic treatment settings. In August 2010, Mr. Peck and his wife moved to Meru, Kenya, to work as Program Liaisons between Kenya Methodist University, Meru University of Science and Technology, and the University of Michigan Medical School. His role was to help the Kenyan institutes build their educational and research capacity by partnering with the University of Michigan. After a year in Kenya, he enrolled in law school, pursuing concentrations in Environmental and International Law. He is also concurrently pursuing a Masters of Urban and Regional Planning at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Spencer’s ultimate career goal is to work to improve the livelihoods of those living in developing nations. Ideally, he wants to help African or Southeast Asian nations plan and develop their burgeoning urban centers in order to protect and enhance natural environments and resources.   Spencer’s Human Rights Fellowship will be with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Kigali, Rwanda. There, he will work on the Kagera Transboundary Agroecosystems Management Project. The overall goal of this project is to encourage the adoption of integrated ecosystem approaches for managing land resources in the Kagera Basin. As a Project Technical Assistant, he will help with several aspects of the project including: restoration of degraded lands, carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation, agro-biodiversity conservation, and sustainable use and improved agricultural product.    

Research Interest

  Oral health, Dental caries, Periodontal disease, Fluorosis, Pain, Kenyan children