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...

On 14 Michigan organic farms tested with the farmers 4 cover crops, two single species and 2 mixtures ( one combo was selected by each farmer for the farm). Looked at these for production and nutrients contribution to the soil and next years plants.

Audience: Class of 2026 for both Lansing School District & Waverly Community Schools Purpose: Career Exploration is one of the pillars of the federal GEAR UP Grant, and the work plan we follow. By having previous participants share their own career ...

Beginning Latino farmers are changing the face of specialty fruit production in the Midwest by replacing an older generation of Caucasian farmers. However, transitioning from employment in industrial and farm laborer settings to farm owners is challe...

Latino beginning farmers (los granjeros) in the Great Lakes are establishing in the small fruit industry and are just entering vegetable production. La Cosecha (the Harvest) program is recognized as a successful program for Latino farmers of all ages...

Field placements for social work students.

Principals’ efforts to support the implementation of interventions involves coordination among multiple actors in their social networks. However, less is known about how distinct features of these social networks are associated with principals’ perce...

The Greater Lansing African Female Empowerment Program (GLAFEP) seeks to empower African and African American female students in the Greater Lansing area. This is a partnership with the Woven Vessels International ministry and African Female Empowerm...

The Urban Educators Cohort Program collaborated with two Lansing Public Schools and created a partnership where UECP students could support needs as well as learn from the expertise of the teachers/staff. During the Fall 2021 semester, the initiative...

Audience: Class of 2026 for both Lansing School District & Waverly Community Schools Purpose: Summer Programming (to help prevent "summer learning loss") is one of the pillars of the federal GEAR UP grant, and the work plan we follow. Goals: To dev...

I serve on the Board of Directors of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). In that capacity, I advise on how the MICPA can best serve its members, the CPA profession, and the public they serve.

I coordinate and facilitate semi-monthly meetings of the Michigan Association of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Physicians (MAPPP), a professional association of physicians working in Michigan's local and state health departments. These meetin...

Audience: Class of 2026 for both Lansing School District & Waverly Community Schools Purpose: Increasing Literacy (in all formats) is one of the pillars of the federal GEAR UP Grant, and the work plan we follow. Goals: GEARUP did three bookmobiles ...

In February of 2020, the Writing Center in collaboration with the East Lansing Public Library founded a Community Writing Center. The project was spearheaded by Co-Directors Angelo Moreno and Dr. Grace Pregent. The goal was to expand access to MSU's ...

CPCC - Caring for Patients with Chronic Conditions - is a educational innovation and outreach project funded 0.5 M by MHEF - Michigan Health Endowment Fund. Trying to tie up GME with outpatient primary care in community for elderly.

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...

This is part of an umbrella of three projects to serve the High-Schools at the District of Macomb Count. I created this 'umbrella' called "Community-Engaged Teaching & Learning*" to foster experiences towards medical education, which I aim to conver...

This is part of an umbrella of three projects to serve the High-Schools at the District of Macomb Count. I will describe them as three different projects in the following portions of this survey. This is the description of the second project. I creat...

This is part of an umbrella of three projects to serve the High-Schools in the District of Macomb Count. I created an 'umbrella' called "Community-Engaged Teaching & Learning*" to foster experiences towards medical education, which I aim to convert ...

This project provides brief, 3-session teleconsultation for parents/caregivers of children with social, emotional, and/or behavioral concerns as they navigate implementing structure, routines, and home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This proj...

This project trains community-based mental health clinicians (psychologists and social workers) in Regulation of Emotional Lability in Autism Spectrum Disorder through Caregiver Supports (RELACS), a parent-mediated ER intervention for preschool-aged ...

My research team collaborated with a local psychological clinic to examine predictors of parent participation and engagement in an evidence-based parent training known as Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). The research examined clinical data co...

I provided training in an established developmental screening system, the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) to three daycare/preschool centers in the central and southeastern regions of MI. The focus of the study was to understand feasibility of tr...