Meet the Class of 2020

Jess Davis

Hometown:  Manchester, ENGLAND
Majors: Health and Societies

Activities & Honors:

  • Captain – Varsity Squash
  • Vice President – Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
  • Minister of Fun – Friars Senior Society
  • Research Peer Advisor (RPA) – Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
  • Research Assistant – Mixed Methods Research Lab, Research – Penn Center for Health Care Innovation Center and the Abramson Cancer Center
  • Dean’s List (2018-19)
  • First Team All-Ivy Selection (2018-19)
  • Women’s Scholar-Athlete & Academic Recognition Award (2018-19)
  • Women’s Squash Representative – Penn Health & Wellness Captains
  • Member – Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy  (PAWLA)

Hobbies: Cooking, drawing and riding my bicycle
Favorite Book:  Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck
Favorite Movies:  Transformers (any of them), Baby Driver
Favorite Food:  Pretzels (soft or hard), hummus
Favorite Quote: “A person who has not done one half his day’s work by ten o’clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.”  ~ Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

Plans After Penn:  Go to graduate school to pursue a masters degree in Public Health (MPH)