Co-designing curriculum, teaching and learning practices with youth and community educators that historicize, contextualize, affirm, and extend the identities, experiences, literacy and learning practices of African immigrant youth.

In spring 202,1 I launched and sustained through summer 2021 and spring 2022 a community-engaged literacy and learning research project with African immigrant youth. Youth named our participatory, design-based, after-school literacy research collabor...

GU works to encourage and assist a cohort of students in the Lansing School District beginning in the 7th grade and following them through graduation. It's aim is to expose students to college, careers and positive after high school jobs.

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...

I am leading several stakeholder engaged research efforts to evaluate best management practices for producing grains to be used locally and regionally for craft beverages. This includes variety and agronomy testing, including constant interaction wit...

The Evidence Based Trauma Treatment Certificate provides students with the opportunity to develop competencies in working with individuals who have experienced trauma and implementing an evidence-based practice. Students will choose to focus their ce...

My involvement was focused on the programming for senior interior design capstone project that runs throughout the academic year. I teach the fall course (IDES 442) where programming for the project is completed. This year the project is in conjuncti...

Multiple online workshops were held, primarily with Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Division personnel. These MDNR personnel have management responsibility for wetlands throughout the state of Michigan. The goal of the project is ...

Michigan is the lead state in a multistate project addressing issues related to mallard ecology in the Great Lakes. The expected increase in mallard numbers, in conjunction with high water levels in the Great Lakes, did not occur. The primary goal of...

The goal of the project is to conduct statewide evaluation on the impact of publicly funded preschool programs.

Interns from the MSU Broad Art Museum Education Team led art projects with students enrolled in Lansing School District's Summer SOAR 2021 program. Students met daily and completed several projects, learning about art at the museum and telling their ...

Member of the Social Justice Partnership Committee that is led by The Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency (Wayne RESA) an agency for schools in Wayne County, Michigan. Guiding principles and objectives can be found: https://www.resa.net/...

This work built a collaboration between communities, agencies, and industries in the Great Lakes region with a primary focus on Michigan. This developed capacity for investigation of the formation of environmental ethics among earth and environmental...

Directed this statewide volunteer lake and stream monitoring program. Goals include collecting vital water quality data, educating the public on freshwater ecology and associated issues, and building a cadre of Michigan residents that are personally ...

Provide coordination and technical assistance for the the Michigan Food Hub Network, a group of ~12 regional food distributors in Michigan. Goals of the network are to increase sales of local and regional foods, increase food access and farmer viabil...

Support a cohort of Michigan-based hospitals and healthcare systems to advance their procurement of healthy, local foods from a diverse array of community based farm and food businesses. Convene partners, participate in group activities, conduct surv...

Supporting new and beginning teachers has helped to increase the number which stay in the profession and their success as new teachers.

The Michigan Trails Advisory Council is an advisory body appointed by the governor to provide direction in guidance to developing trails in Michigan and supporting safety, diversity, economic development and public health and recreation through the d...

Applied research on animal mortality resulting from the pandemic, to support regulatory development and stakeholder compliance.

Health Care Worker Activity October 11 - 16, 2022: Area health care workers (n=57) participated in either a low (self-guided walking tour of HTRC), mid-level (grooming a horse) equine-assisted service (EAS) or control group (guided walk without horse...

Provided direction to state, multicounty and federal resource management personnel dealing with this invasive, tree-killing forest insect. Distributed research results. Created and distributed a pdf with an inexpensive option for hemlock wooly adelgi...

Provided information, including new research, to state and federal regulatory personnel, state, county and local resource managers, outstate extension educators, and arborists.

Provide comprehensive care to indigent people, immigrants, and members of the LGTBQ population with HIV, hepatitis C or hepatitis B at three federally funded clinics in Michigan. Also conducted research on neurological conditions.

Participated in community-engaged longitudinal teaching and learning research study exploring the benefits and challenges of farmers markets. Producing a documentary film.

10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids & Farms is a state-funded program that matches what schools and Early Care and Education (ECE) sites spend on Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and dry beans with grants of up to 10 cents per meal. It is administe...