Developed an Anishinaabe resource manual with assessed and recommended resources (books, articles, podcasts, videos, etc) that align with the State of Michigan Social Studies Standards; to assist and enhance the role K-12 education plays in respectfu...

Participated in a series of meetings facilitated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to flooding in certain areas of central and NE MI due to a dam collapse. The goal was to bring together local and regional agencies involved in pr...

Partnership with Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan on early childhood research, new line of research to support health nutrition lessons in home visiting and head start

The project examines three questions: 1. Were students with broadband home Internet access and more digital skills better protected from declines in a) academic performance, b) educational aspirations, and c) psychological well-being, due to disrupt...

Created a partnership with the Public Will Campaign and the Traverse Bay CAC to provide a Community Engaged Project as part of an advanced social work practice course, SW866 Leadership in Communities. In 2020, we spent this time on development of thi...

The MSU EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation (REI) at the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development is building a new economic development ecosystem by leveraging higher education assets to support the creation and applicati...

The MSU EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation (REI) at the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development is building a new economic development ecosystem by leveraging higher education assets to support the creation and applicati...

I’m part of a 6 person committee where we are formulating a communication strategy to encourage community intervention when it comes to the prevention of child sexual abuse. This work is for the public will campaign of Traverse Bay Children’s Advocac...

I'm on the comms committee of Public will campaign. We strategize communication for the prevention of child sexual abuse in the Traverse City area.

Documentation, public programming, exhibition development, and virtual programming.

Present in a series of public meetings, recommendations and countermeasures for improving safe movement of pedestrian and bicyclists to/from select schools.

This was a continuation of work started in 2019, a collaboration with Merit Networks and 15 rural, Michigan school districts. This outreach-research activity was designed to understand the repercussions of absent or poor home Internet connectivity on...

The activity is an effort to develop conceptual frameworks, methods, and tools to help overcome the discrepancies in access to high-speed Internet connect in Michigan. This project bagan in 2017. Over this academic year work was primarily on sharing ...

The goal of the Opioid Prevention Education Network through Michigan State University (OPEN-MSU) is to build the capacity of local efforts to create or expand opioid prevention, intervention, and treatment opportunities for low-income communities. OP...

Goal of project is to identify and understand key challenges facing PK-12 schools in Michigan's rural areas. To understand how current state policies relate to these challenges, and identify potential changes in policy that would improve circumstance...

We produce workshops for employed child welfare professionals in Michigan to promote ongoing learning and skill development to support the competency of the workforce. This is supported by the Michigan Department of Heath and Human Services. We condu...

The MICARES team—which includes electrical engineers, foresters, community organizers, tribal leaders, social scientists, energy policy specialist, indigenous education experts, and technical communicators—works to: • Understand the opportunities an...

As a community-based researcher, I participate in and serve on multiple community groups including the groups working on issues related to tobacco use, opiate drug use, gun safety and suicide prevention, and early educational opportunities in my rura...

Based on community input, I'm conducting research to understand reasons for the high incidence of breast cancer in Grand Traverse county and investigating reasons for the high burden of colorectal cancer in Michigan's Thumb counties.

I am the Evaluator on a large SAMHSA funded grant designed to expand access to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in the northwest region of Michigan's lower peninsula.

This project was designed to evaluate feasibility and effects of meal delivery after hospital discharge on hospital readmission and patient satisfaction and quality of life.

I was the project evaluator on a service (not research grant), evaluating a program that expanded treatment options for people with opioid use disorder.

Advisory board member for a community group involved in several important issues. I serve because of my expertise in nutrition programming. https://www.groundworkcenter.org/

This "project" is part of the Capstone course ITM444 (offered every Spring) where organizations with IT-related needs submit their own project proposals to be staffed by student teams of 4-5 students. We usually attract a range of organizations from...

Conducted evaluation of 10 Cents a Meal to understand the impact of the program on school children's consumption of Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables and legumes as well as the impact on Michigan's economy and farm/food businesses. Evaluation results...