The Michigan Farm to ECE Network collaborates so children ages birth to 5 can grow, choose, and eat nutritious, local food in early care and education settings. Farm to ECE in Michigan includes local food sourcing, nutrition education, and gardening....

Participated in a series of activities that involved strengthening ties between MSU's Construction Management (CM) Program and companies, early career development of CM students, internship placements, industry trends, and workforce development areas...

Serve on the board of the Children's Palliative Care Coalition, a group of palliative care providers, social workers, nurses, and families working to promote and raise awareness of the need for palliative care services, advocate for legislation to ge...

This in-service project designed and delivered 80 training events, in person and online, to educate and train veteran child welfare workers in Michigan agencies.

Worked with a Girl Scout troop to discuss veterinary medicine through hands on activities

In partnership with a middle school principal and student, served as principal investigator on a project aimed to understand the effectiveness of restorative justice policies on reducing exclusionary school discipline outcomes (e.g., suspensions).

Contributed to a special issue of the journal The Muslim World on Islam, development, and humanitarianism. This will have a wide readership within academic and the policy/NGO community. Co-editors were Abbas Barzegar, national director of research an...

MSU Vet Med has created a partnership with the DIA to nurture young women interested in science to consider veterinary medicine. Working with 250 young women with an interest and science. Deploy a faculty a month to teach a science lesson and discuss...

Evaluation of "Getting It Right," a mentoring program for parolees involving a partnership between the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries the Michigan Dept. of Corrections. The project is funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Participated in Health and Human Services-funded project with ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services), Dearborn. Evaluated a community outreach information campaign on the uptake of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Researched whe...

Interactive class helping students in grades 9-11 grasp the common anatomy underlying mammals, specifically focusing on comparative anatomy of dogs, horses, cats, cattle, and humans using actual specimens.

Co-director of Michigan Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (MI-LEND). Help with administrative tasks; teach in several of the modules and participate in curriculum development. MI-LEND is an interdisciplinary leadersh...

The MSU Theatre Department partners with OpenSpot Theatre to provide theatrical workshops for students who are neurodiverse. MSU students shadow OpenSpot professionals and learn best practices for creating content and performing with these individual...

Students restored the medical home using the principals of Public health care Removal of out dated medicine,. Using an Amazon Wish List restock the house with pampers, formula, personal care items for the community. Food distribution/giveaway selecti...

From decked-out garages to infamous restaurant fountain wars, the vernacular architecture of Dearborn tells us a special story of how Arab Americans have made this city a home. A tour of these special spaces was organized by the Arab American Nationa...

Collaborated with six teachers from Michigan, Georgia, and California to provide feedback on instructional strategies for improving middle school science teachers' decision-making. Also collaborated with six teachers from Detroit Public Schools, usin...

This is a National Institutes of Health-funded R01 research study examining whether postpartum depression prevention should be provided to all pregnant people, or just those at elevated risk of postpartum depression. Counseling interventions during p...