Stress can have negative detrimental physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual consequences for nursing staff. Organizations have a responsibility to provide low-risk, evidence based, integrative techniques to help reduce stress and compassio...

Background and Significance: Low levels of health literacy can have a detrimental effect on a patient’s ability to navigate the complex healthcare system. Healthcare systems and providers must work to make healthcare more accessible to all the popula...

SS2021 MC384: Metropolitan Societies. This course had 23 students and was taught remotely; it was taught as a student-led civic engagement project, supported by a grant (though none of the money was spent in this course, but a follow up over the summ...

This project conducted 60 interviews with stakeholders in Michigan from the areas of public policy, agriculture, energy, affected communities, and experts in agriculture and entomology. It was part of a fall 2020 capstone project for the Science, Tec...

Evaluation of a Bureau of Justice Assistance funded study of the effects of a mentoring program on participants. At least monthly participation to shape program development and coordinate research with program delivery.

With a team of 7 NGOs serving beginning farmers, 6 extension educators and 5 members from Center for Regional Food Systems and myself we are developing curriculum that engages beginning farmer by providing technical information on production and mark...

Field placements for social work students.

This initiative provided professional learning support for in-service teachers to improve the teaching and learning of science specifically and STEM more broadly. Teachers in the Detroit Public Schools Community District were the primary participants...

tarted in 2011 to introduce students at Detroit’s Benjamin Carson High School to careers in medicine, the Future DOcs program has grown to include the Macomb and Lansing regions. Future DOcs exposes high school students interested in pursuing a care...

Why: The Michigan Good Food Charter is an action and advocacy framework that promotes collaboration to advance a “good food system” in Michigan, that is a thriving food economy distinguished by equity, health, and sustainability. The Charter was in...

The National Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation & Information Center (NTAE) is funded by the USDA Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). The GusNIP program focuses on reducing food insecurity, increasing fruit & vegetable intake...

Immigration Law Clinic represents indigent immigrant clients in all their legal needs: particular focus on victims of domestic violence, trafficking, and other crimes

I co-chair the 313 Reads Evaluation for Equity and Impact table. We meet monthly with a variety of organizations that provide literacy supports to Detroit children and their families. The mission for the table is to create an overall evaluation plan ...

This is a multi-disciplinary research project, including hospital partners, to develop methodologies for improving the overall capacity management practices in a regional health system.

Pre-college students participating in the Detrpit Area Pre-College Engineering Program were invited for a 2 h per day two day workshop at the Plant reserach Lab. Workshop was on photosynthesis. Students were also given a tour of the PRL.

MSU Professors Joe Grimm and Geri Alumit Zeldes worked w/ Publisher Pat Rencher of Urban Aging News that features news on older adults and their caregivers.

Member of the Social Justice Partnership Committee that is led by The Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency (Wayne RESA) an agency for schools in Wayne County, Michigan. Guiding principles and objectives can be found: https://www.resa.net/...

The Apple Developer Academy is a partnership between MSU and Apple Individuals 18 or older have the opportunity to become a world-class developer using Apple’s iOS ecosystem. The Academy focuses on coding, design, entrepreneurship, and essential prof...

Provide coordination and technical assistance for the the Michigan Food Hub Network, a group of ~12 regional food distributors in Michigan. Goals of the network are to increase sales of local and regional foods, increase food access and farmer viabil...

Support a cohort of Michigan-based hospitals and healthcare systems to advance their procurement of healthy, local foods from a diverse array of community based farm and food businesses. Convene partners, participate in group activities, conduct surv...

I think I spend about 10% of my time providing informal and formal consultation to state agencies, education stakeholder organizations (e.g., EdTrust Midwest, LAUNCH Michigan, 313Reads, etc.), as well as to other Michigan organizations. This is all o...

Food SPICE is a USDA Regional Food System Partnership Grant from Center for Regional Food Systems, that is creating stronger pipelines to resources, and more equitable and inclusive resources for farm and food entrepreneurs in Michigan. We are workin...

This USDA RMA Co-Operative Agreement Project is a one-year project that is educating adult small-scale farmers who identify as a person of color, BIPOC, socially-disadvantaged, underserved. We are providing outreach, engagement and zoom-based educati...

Community-engaged research project investigating the contribution of Special Olympics athletes to sport outcomes as well as the relationship of performance to markers of health. Measured and consulted with athletes on their current health, made medic...

Provide comprehensive care to indigent people, immigrants, and members of the LGTBQ population with HIV, hepatitis C or hepatitis B at three federally funded clinics in Michigan. Also conducted research on neurological conditions.