Invited to seminar as part of the MSU College of Human Medicine/Grand Valley State University community health lecture series in Grand Rapids.

Serve as board member for this community-embedded organization. Activities include intensive strategic planning via regular and ad hoc meetings. Also advise the Teaching Kitchen program staff on developing a culinary medicine program in the region.

Collaborating with the Ingham County Health Department to install personal air filtration (PAF) devices in the homes of families with one or more children who have high blood lead levels. Assessing the effectiveness of PAF devices at reducing indoor ...

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...

Scenario workshop with community stakeholders

Gave public lecture on the burden of caregiving on partners of people with Parkinson's disease, followed by open question and answer.

This community-partnered study will scale provider, health system, and community organization-level interventions to reduce African American maternal morbidity and mortality disparities in two Michigan counties (Genesee and Kent).The intervention wil...

Serve as board member, advocating for Michigan families intending to breastfeed.

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...

MSU’s Translational Neuroscience Department in Grand Rapids hosts an annual Neuroscience Fair during Brain Awareness Week. Coordinated and led the event at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, bringing in community partners from the local hospital. The ...

This proposed project addresses health outcome inequities for Michigan Indigenous children, who experience a higher prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes than their white peers. N-MICCHE would expand the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan's work in...

Joint lecture with other faculty on head injuries and helmet safety. This was delivered to adults that attended a Reach Out To Youth event at the Secchia Center in Grand Rapids.

Participated in a panel for a seminar on domestic violence and its presentation in medical settings.

Empowering medical graduates to achieve their goal of becoming future doctors who can provide care to all, especially older adults.

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...