A research project conducted with Latino farmers.

Provided logistical and teaching support to faculty/ practitioners who include community engaged teaching and learning in their classrooms.

Science Olympiad is an olympics style competition consisting of 24 individual competitive events for 6-8 grade and 9-12 grade students. STEM focused events in biology, physics, chemistry, and engineering.

The objective of this project is to improve governance in the agricultural sector, through building national capacity to prioritize and implement strategic organizational and policy reforms that improve food and nutrition security in Myanmar; and fac...

On behalf of MSU, I maintain a partnership role in this multi-university effort to leverage and coordinate university resources in support of neighborhood initiatives in the HOPE Village community. It is an innovative model of community–campus collab...

The MSU Detroit Center Director worked with faculty from the DOE-PRL to design and conduct focus groups to inform their efforts to develop pipeline projects to expose diverse middle and high school youth to research careers and STEM with a concentrat...

This is a long-term advisory group role in partnership with Wayne State University's Shiffman Medical Library. Shiffman serves as NLM National Outreach Library with the goal of disseminating trusted health care and scientific research information to ...

The building of a co-operative grocery store

Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) is a comprehensive, national and community-based process to plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism.

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

I serve on Steering Committee of the U.S. Census Bureau Information Centers. JSRI is a Census Information Center (CIC) and its goal is to provide Latino and other underserved local communities information from the U.S. Census Bureau, including report...

The goals of this conference are to highlight critical issues within the Great Lakes; provide the audience with the latest research and management concerning these topic areas and have an interactive question and answer session with speakers and audi...

Introduction to Lakes Online is a six-week course specially designed for lake users, lakefront property owners, and lake managers interested in learning about inland lakes. There are six online units each with closed captioned video lectures, interac...

Involved in discussion and planning with Nick Thompson and other board members to plan and review courses and course materials for the Ag Program and various classes at Charlotte High Schools. Review and provide input on equipment use and future pla...

We provided input to MDNR and USDA APHIS on mute swan management. Mute swans are an invasive species and state and federal agencies are legally obligated to control their numbers. Multiple meetings were held to provide input on potential control stra...

Identification of wood species used in 1910 and 1913 to build Lansing City Rescue Mission. Wood identification using macroscopical features

Working with Michigan communities and stakeholders, this project seeks to improve the state of broadband connectivity throughout the State. We work with community partners, such as Merit Network, to help communities map availability of broadband in t...

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...

I am the principal investigator of Health in Our Hands. Funded by the Science Education Partnerships Award (National Institutes of Health), this project, lead by CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University in collaboration with the Health ...

I am a project associate on Teaching Science Outdoors Urban Partnerships. TSO-UP (Gail Richmond, Principal Investigator) brings elementary teachers to outdoor spaces and allows them to practice science in a variety of habitats, with a focus on activi...

MiSciPLN is a network of science education specialists from districts, intermediate school districts, MiSTEM, Michigan Department of Education, and academic institutions in Michigan.

Supervise undergraduate program participants who develop an educational engagement residency that provides an introduction to instrumental and vocal music through video-based learning activities and performances that k-12 students in Holt and East La...

I supervised students who received stipends to put together artist residencies (virtually) for two elementary school classes--one in Holt and one in East Lansing. The goal of the project was to teach entrepreneurship and community engagement skills t...

Students trained in coaching and teaching skills for high school string players in order to go out into the community in Spring 2022 and coach students at different high schools. They received training from area educators during Fall 2021 and observe...

This academic year I am serving as a member of the East Lansing Public School District's Wellness Policy Committee tasked with overseeing review of the policy and its mechanisms for implementation and evaluation. Bi-monthly meetings of 2 hours via Zo...