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 ...

With two of my graduate students in the Second Language Studies PhD Program, we offered a year long professional development workshop for 20 fifth grade through college-level teachers of Arabic and Russian. The PD workshop was anchored by a LifeLong ...

This international project is focused on documenting and analyzing the impact and response to the movement of people due to migration (forced or by choice) on the retention and practice of cultural traditions. It also is assessing the impact of publi...

Ubuntu Dialogues is an international partnership between Stellenbosch University Museum in South Africa and MSU (UOE, MSU Museum, African Studies Center, Matrix, and the Colleges of Social Science and Arts and Letters). The focus is on fostering deep...

In collaboration with Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, Department of Theatre students read and evaluated scripts submitted by mid-Michigan high school students for a mentorship experience with professional playwrights and a full production.

As a specialist for the U.S. Department of State, directed a project for the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Using podcasting as a medium for English language learning, public diplomacy,...

Twenty undergraduates from Europe were in residence at MSU for one month in summer 2022. The institute focused on civic engagement. The students participated in numerous outreach activities, including weekly community service, public presentations, a...

The MI Diaries project collects “audio diaries” from participants across the state. Diarists hear selected stories from other diarists each week, suggest topics or questions to ask other participants, and share their own experiences about a range...

Direct the Mandela Washington Fellowship, a six-week residency program in East Lansing for 25 young African leaders. The Fellows are required to do 15 hours of community service. They are placed as volunteers at local community organizations in Lansi...

Oil painting series titled Why Don't You Smile More featured in a March 2022 fine art exhibit and online show addressing the expectations of women in society.

This project included a global exhibit in coordination with the Lansing Capital City Film Festival. Outreach activities included artist talks, live painting events, art activities (writing and drawing), and daily exhibit visitor hours.

Curated the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities program exploring metaphysics and Afrofuturism.

There is no one-stop-shop for accessibility information for Downtown Detroit. And information on the websites of individual stadiums, theaters, and museums can be challenging to find, or nonexistent. When these venues do provide accessibility informa...

Supervised college and high school students interested in writing analytical pieces on theatre and performance, which was a key part of the festival.

Organized film screening and guest lecture by Omar El Akkad, an award-winning Arab American author.

This project is a collaborative documentation and presentation effort between three Tribal museums and the MSU Museum. The focus is on the traditional artistic practice of porcupine quillwork on boxes, baskets, and other forms. The first two years ha...

Professional exchanges, workshops, fieldwork, exhibitions, publications, and consultations between partner museums, universities, and cultural agencies around the development of policies and practices related to the UNESCO Safeguarding of Intangible ...

With WRAC colleagues Mike Copperman and Margaret Morris, collaborating with Scott Harris of Everybody Reads Books and Stuff in Lansing to start a community-based reading/open mic series. Taking a multi-genre approach, inviting writers and storyteller...

Annual awards program that honors Michigan traditional artists, culture bearers, and organizations that carry on with authenticity and a commitment to education their community artistic and cultural traditions. Usually three-six juried awards are pre...

A grant program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts to support master/apprenticeships in the traditional arts for the state of Michigan. A juried selection from nominations from across the state. Funds are provided for the master/apprentice...

Serve as executive secretary for the Michigan World Language Association (of language teachers in Michigan) and gave presentation at the annual conference.

A pilot program connecting professional and public writing students with Michigan municipalities to increase community grant-application capacity.

Help plan Muslim Journeys programming hosted by MSU Libraries and the Muslim studies program. Participated in planning committee meetings and arranged for speaker at the East Lansing Public Library.