Working with agency staff around the Lake Erie basin for continued control of grass carp. We held both in-person and remote meetings to discuss updates to research and control efforts, make plans for future efforts, etc.

Using the structured decision making framework to aid the MDNR and Grand Traverse Band of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians in making decision for selective fish passage on the Boardman River, in association with the FishPass Project. Conducted workshops w...

Working with stakeholders to determine best stocking practices for the 5 salmonid species currently stocked in Lake Michigan and updating models to better reflect current environmental conditions / expectations for fish production.

I teach two professional development classes for the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services. MCLS is a non-profit organization who facilitate resource and information sharing among libraries in Indiana and Michigan. My classes help librarians and...

To track workplace injuries and illnesses. Educate health care practioners to recognize work-related conditions Develop and disseminate educational material to prevent work-related conditions

I organized a series of meetings for a potential beef cooperative formation including four meetings across the state, including the Michigan Cattlemen’s annual meeting.

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...

In 2021, the RCAH Center for Poetry hosted ten virtual events open to the public--including readings, performances, talks, and workshops by guest poets. In the fall of 2021, the RCAH Center for Poetry administered the Richard Benvenuto and Tom Samet ...

Work with community identified and driven projects aimed at enhancing assets within the Flint community through an immersive 10-week internship in Summer 2021. This involved various types of community engaged research as well as work with partner org...

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...

Engaged with a county health department in Michigan and a senior adult day facility to facilitate nursing student clinicals (2 groups). As part of these clinicals, students completed a public health project that addresses identified health needs in t...

Worked with middle school science teachers (and other motivation researchers and science education experts) to co-design and test professional learning to aid middle school science teachers in supporting students' motivation in engagement.

I have applied my neighborhood research to create a sense of community in the village. I helped design, implement, analyze and interpret a survey of residents of the low income housing development to assess their quality of life, connection to neighb...

We do medical care for people experiencing homelessness in the Lansing area. We partner with community resources to deliver care with students and physicians both on the street and in shelter environments.

The Okemos World Languages (OWL) Partnership is a collaborative project between Okemos Public Schools and Michigan State University (MSU), specifically the Teacher Preparation Program and the Center for Language Teaching Advancement. OWL is a bi-week...

Over the past two years, Michigan has worked to develop its farm to early care and education (ECE) infrastructure through a cross-sector statewide network focused on equity, the development of procurement pilots in priority communities, and technical...

Worked with MSU Sociology colleague Ning Hsieh to gather data (surveys and interviews) on Lansing LGBTQ+ BIPOC people. We intend to deliver the results to community stakeholders and medical providers.

We are the independent evaluation team for the HighScope Educational Research team. We are seeing whether their curriculum enhances children's self-regulation during preschool. This is part of a grant that represents a partnership between a community...

This project now FUNDED by the City of Lansing and community-based organizations draws upon formative, qualitative approaches to understand the barriers and root causes of structural inequalities, especially in education and work for adult parents of...

I share my research on sustainable farming with agricultural specialists and managers. I translate my research into webinars, blogs, and extension articles. I also share these materials with the public via social media

For WRA 395, "Writing Center Theory and Practice" Fall 2020 Semester, undergraduate students partnered with the Community Writing Center, a community-university partnership between East Lansing Public Library and the Writing Center at MSU, to offer d...

Community Writing Center in partnership with The East Lansing Public Library. It also connected to the course WRA/ENG 395. The Community Writing Center is committed to enriching the lives of East Lansing community members through reading, writing, ...

The MI Diaries project collects "audio diaries" from participants across Michigan (ages 3 and up). We draft new prompts each week, with the aim of offering participants a space to be authentic and reflective - many diarists report that participating ...

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...

EPIC partners with the MI Department of Education (MDE) to study the Partnership model of school and district turnaround, provide feedback to MDE and other state and local policymakers about the reform and its effects, and ways for continuous improve...