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.

With my coordination the MSU CANR WorldTAP team organized this training virtually with 41 international participants on attendance. This six-day long (Nov 9-14, 2020) training covered various aspects of food safety including food safety policies, the...

The Global Business Club serves as a critical bridge linking Michigan exporters and allies with a wealth of university research-driven resources, often available to the business community at no cost. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Global Business ...

I do HIV/HCV education in the state of Michigan to the community but also sit on state boards of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to make recommendations to the state on policies for HIV and HCV

MSU Adolescent Diversion Program (ADP) is a two semester service-learning program operating in conjunction with Michigan State University and Ingham County Probate Court. The aim of this program is to divert adolescents in legal jeopardy from the juv...

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...

Goal of project is to identify and understand key challenges facing PK-12 schools in Michigan's rural areas. To understand how current state policies relate to these challenges, and identify potential changes in policy that would improve circumstance...

Provide services to area courts; child custody reviews, guardianship reviews, self-help support, taking phone calls from public answering court related questions, supervised parenting time, and supervised parenting time trainings. Advocate for policy...

Engage Circular Economy Institute in a project to upcycle and reuse vacated Sears building at frandor.

The Cube provides a space for diverse ranges of people, places, and communities to participate in communications of all kinds, from traditional book production to user experience research to web and app development. With guided faculty mentorship, ou...

We produce workshops for employed child welfare professionals in Michigan to promote ongoing learning and skill development to support the competency of the workforce. This is supported by the Michigan Department of Heath and Human Services. We condu...

I direct the MSU Community Engagement Scholars Program (in it's 5th year in 2020). This involves supervising and mentoring 1 graduates student and 10-15 undergrads in their year-long intensive experiences with community partners in Michigan communiti...

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...

To develop a cooperative distributor local agriculture, food, and related products in collaboration with Allen Neighborhood Center (ANC) and East Lansing Food Coop, inc.

This activity was interrupted by the pandemic. The K12 Partnership group was comprised of clinical experience-focused faculty in the Teacher Preparation Program and district and school leaders from key K12 partners. The goals were to: - reduce finan...

I started the RSO STATCOM (=Statistics in the Community) at MSU. Student organizations like this exist at other universities and are recognized by the professional organizations American Statistical Associations. Students provide free statistical co...

I work as a consultant to medical examiner's offices and law enforcement agencies to determine whether a bone is human or not, to perform search and recoveries, scientific identifications via comparative radiography, skeletal examinations to estimate...

I direct the MSU Forensic Anthropology Laboratory and we provide consultations to medical examiners and law enforcement across the state of Michigan. Our work includes scientific identification of decedents, skeletal analyses, skeletal trauma interpr...

Implement a multicomponent approach to evidence-based delirium interventions for adult patients in non-critical care units at risk for and experiencing delirium. -Encourage accountability -Encourage appropriate use of interventions -Encourage colla...

This project examines how women workers and employers have navigated the informal economic sector, especially in the industries of household and personal services, as well as work/family balance, in the Lansing-East Lansing metropolitan region and as...

FS2021 MC 498: 16 students taught in person. I have been teaching my course on Lansing since 2015, though I allow students to do projects on Flint and Detroit if students want to do a project based on these cities. The course focuses on theories and ...

This community-partnered study will scale a community, provider, and system-level implementation intervention to reduce African American maternal morbidity and mortality disparities in two Michigan counties (Genesee and Kent). We will test the interv...

Biweekly journal club with zoo veterinarians in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. In addition to discussion of recent veterinary journal publications, there were also case and policy discussions.