Worked with a Girl Scout troop to discuss veterinary medicine through hands on activities

Presented community health lecture regarding women's health care issues and taught outdoor emergency care and ski patrol.

This is a National Institutes of Health funded R01 randomized trial comparing two counseling interventions for depression and PTSD following miscarriage, stillbirth, and death of a newborn. The program offers free counseling to women anywhere in Mich...

Served on a COVID mortality review board, which was comprised of members from MSU, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and health care providers and community members across Michigan. Reviewed mortality reports and made recommendati...

With guidance from City of East Lansing parks staff, students in a Landscape Architecture 344 studio course created a series of new master plans for the existing park space in the Tamarist neighborhood. They designed recreational facilities, exercise...

MSU Vet Med has created a partnership with the DIA to nurture young women interested in science to consider veterinary medicine. Working with 250 young women with an interest and science. Deploy a faculty a month to teach a science lesson and discuss...

HIVES welcomed disabled artist and scholar Sunaura Taylor and eco-filmmaker and educator Anuj Vaidya for a moderated conversation on disabled ecologies: “the webs of disability that are created spatially, temporally, and across species boundaries w...

Served as an editorial board member working with the editorial team of the journal to provide high-quality peer review of scientific and clinical papers submitted for publication.

Meeting to develop an educational brochure (in print and on website) about thyroid gland disorders and management of these problems in horses.

Completed an interview with Fox 47 News on risk for eating disorders and common misconceptions about illness, recovery, and treatment. Titled "Dying to be Perfect," the segment featured a mom who shared her son's battle with anorexia to help debunk s...

Junior and senior high school students spent a half day interacting with physicians and physical therapists. Students selected based on academic achievement, volunteerism, and interest in medicine.

Worked with GEAR UP program to discuss veterinary nursing with students as a potential career path.

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

Presented an overview of 30 years of research on endurance riding in horses. Aimed to educate fellow academicians and horse owners participating in endurance rides.

Seventh- and eighth-graders completed projects and presented posters to STEM judges who volunteered to come for the day. Served as judges for two events, then spoke to small groups about STEM education and careers.

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 ...

The goal of this event was to discuss veterinary nursing with people who qualify for the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship (adults 25+ with minimal post high school education).

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

Presented a lecture at a regional urology meeting. Demonstrated how developing resilience can improve success in the medical field.

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 event included an after-hours opportunity to view the exhibition Zaha Hadid Design: Untold; a lecture by historian Edward Curtis IV, author of the new book Muslims of the Heartland; and a book signing.

Students in IAH 209 designed cards as gifts, which were given to ICU workers at Spectrum Butterworth hospital. The cards were designed and then hand printed by students using a traditional block-printing technique. These cards were given in packs to ...