The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Furthermore, in the last 40 years the incarceration of girls and women has grown by 834% according to the Prison Policy Initiative. Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of the United Stat...

Making art can be a transformative experience. It helps us to confront and address some of the most pressing issues of our time. Art has the power to shift the way we see and understand the world around us, and the worlds within us. Free Your Mind: A...

Silenced: Voices from Solitary confronts the difficult topic of solitary confinement and isolation within the United States prison system by forwarding the work of a group of talented artists, many of whom have experienced solitary firsthand. Bearing...

Facilitated health and wellness lesson and activity plans for Grit, Glam, and Guts and St. Vincent's Catholic Charities. The goal of the project was to assist students with developing skills in vulnerability, empathy, and empowerment.

Continuation of a funded NIH, NIEHS K01 Career Award to examine the value of low-cost technology development created through a community driven research process in Flint, Michigan around water access, affordability, and quality. 2021 included the ini...

The goal of this project is to evaluate and monitoring the Opioid use in Medicaid program.

Alternatives in Motion is a non-profit organization in Grand Rapids MI that provides mobility equipment (wheelchairs, power chairs, walkers, home mobility equipment) for underserved populations. This includes pediatric and adult populations. We are e...

Project was through contract with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration. Reviewed settings that provide Home and Community based services to individuals served in the publi...

The mission of the Lansing Latino Health Alliance is to improve the health of Latinos in Lansing. In the last year we have been involved in several activities including coordinating a flu vaccination clinic at Cristo Rey Church, collaborating with In...

Supporting several activities of the Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, which is focuced on improving health care in laryngeal and voice disorders, professional practice in voice and scholarly activities in voice science. The Voice Foundation also e...

assessing the well-being and mental health of immigrant populations residing in Michigan amid COVID-19 pandemic. Poverty, limited healthcare access, and fear of legal repercussions can place immigrant populations at a higher risk for developing sever...

Supervision of client treatment using applied behavioral analysis in an intensive clinical setting for children with autism spectrum disorders ages 2-5 years old.

Advisory board meetings to address cardiovascular health, cardiovascular health disparities in the community.

My WRA331 class, under my guidance, designed a communications strategy for the campaign. Following that, The Cube, a publishing nexus that I run in WRAC, designed a website and social media campaign.

Presented on Mental Health and Self-Care for nurses to Nurses and Staff at MCLaren Greater Lansing, after one of the directors at MGL attended my CONversations series presentation they asked me to present to their staff. The objectives of the present...

In 2015, the Michigan Stroke Transitions Trial (MISTT) involved a community-engaged website intervention development project between MSU researchers and community-based stroke stakeholders to develop a user-centered informational website that provide...

Street Teams are student-run, creative collaborations within ComArtSci. Interdisciplinary groups of students partner with nonprofit organizations and assist them with media projects. They have real-world learning opportunities while giving back to th...

follow up on research to document lack of access to water and sanitation in the United States: 1) helped finalize case studies for communities struggling with access to water and sanitation that they can use to advocate for improved access 2) worked...

Class Social Movements and Collective Identities (Soc 481) All students volunteered with a social movement organization in the greater Lansing area or virtually. These included: Metro Lansing Poor People's Campaign Meta Peace Team Planned Parenthood ...

MSU extension office with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Update and educate on vaccinations for all age groups One format focused on community And one specific to medical clinicians

I do a continuing series of presentations to school and community groups, as well as medical professionals, on concussions and athlete health.

The goal of the Senior Ambassador Program is to build relationships between students and senior citizens in the area. It was started as an initiative to combat loneliness in the area.

The goal of the Opioid Prevention Education Network through Michigan State University (OPEN-MSU) is to build the capacity of local efforts to create or expand opioid prevention, intervention, and treatment opportunities for low-income communities. OP...

This is a yearly event aim to encourage Hmong students to pursue high education.

I provide services to K-12 districts on promoting strategies for engaging youth as partners in school systems change - academic, school culture, and supportive services for student physical health and psycho-social well-being. This work - a partnersh...