PROJECTS
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PEACEFUL PATHS
Affiliation: Child and Youth and Residential Services Intern
Boundaries and Consent Fact Sheet
Through creating health education materials in the form of a fact sheet for the target audience of Peaceful Paths, I developed communication tools that helped to convey the center’s central information about setting healthy boundaries and injury prevention.
PEACEFUL PATHS
Affiliation: Child and Youth and Residential Services Intern
Human Trafficking Awareness Month Social Media Campaign
The post, which was part of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, featured slides with general information and actionable prevention tips, along with tools and resources for advocacy.
UF HEALTH SHANDS ARTS IN MEDICINE
Affiliation: Visual Artist in Residence (Spring 2024)
Art-Based Intervention, UF Health Outpatient Dialysis Clinic
In designing and implementing a five-week art-based pilot intervention at an outpatient dialysis clinic, I aimed to engage patients through art activities to enhance their well-being and improve clinical outcomes. This intervention was carefully evaluated for its effectiveness in increasing patient engagement and positive emotional responses, which are crucial in such settings.
UF COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS, Master of Public Health Program
Affiliation: Online Student Representative, Public Health Student Association
Public Health Plug Professional Webinar Series
In my role as an online student representative, I designed, implemented, and evaluated a professional webinar series aimed at broadening public health students’ awareness of non- traditional careers and opportunities.
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PARTNERSHIP FOR STRONG FAMILIES
Affiliation: Prevention Consultant
Program/Project Plan for Oversight of Local Resource Centers
As a Prevention Consultant for Partnership for Strong Families, I oversee the development of two resource centers in East Gainesville and Micanopy, FL, designated by the Children’s Trust of Alachua County. This project involved initial meetings that helped me devise a detailed project plan. This plan included assessing community needs, strengths, and readiness, hiring the right staff, and ultimately launching and sustaining the operations of each resource center.
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HARN MUSEUM OF ART / SPARC352
Affiliation: Grant Awardee / Arts in Medicine Practitioner
Art-Based Community Engaged Initiative to Positively Impact Social Cohesion
In response to a Request for Proposals for a Mellon Foundation-funded grant offered by SPARC352, a branch of the UF Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship, I collaborated with professionals from diverse disciplines to develop a workshop series for the historically Black community of Porters Quarters in Gainesville, FL.
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HARN MUSEUM OF ART
Affiliation: MUSE & Student Engagement Intern
Community Engaged Art Activities to Increase Holistic Well-being
Gleaning from research that confirms art engagement positively impacts population and individual health and wellness, I led an interdisciplinary group of under graduate students in creating and facilitating art-based community engaged activities for the Harn Museum of Art. Each month, I introduced the program’s theme through audio-visual presentations.
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KIDS THRIVE NOW - TAMPA, FL
Affiliation: Group Member / Content and Web Designer
Comprehensive Website and Toolkit Bring Awareness to the Impacts of Childhood Toxic Stress
In my Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation course, I contributed to a group project by developing a web page and a comprehensive parent resource toolkit focused on the prevention of childhood toxic stress. This toolkit was designed to promote child wellbeing by emphasizing the importance of a safe and nurturing environment, free from the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
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