Professor Greta Friedemann-Sánchez researches gender inequities caused by family dynamics, policy, and cultural norms. Photo: Bruce SilcoxDescribed as an innovative researcher focusing on problems of direct relevance to public policy, Humphrey School Professor Greta Friedemann-Sánchez has received the 2023 University of Minnesota President's Community-Engaged Scholar Award.It is the highest honor the University gives annually to one faculty or staff member for exemplary community-engaged scholarship that embodies the University's definition of public engagement. Friedemann-Sánchez was chosen from five finalists by a committee of peers from throughout the University and was honored at a November 7 ceremony.Friedemann-Sánchez works in the Humphrey School’s global policy area, and her research focuses on gender inequities caused by family dynamics, policy, and cultural norms. Her most recent work centered on the high rates of intimate partner violence in her native