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Professional Summary

Public Health PhD student with 6+ of research experience at the University of Florida. Contributed to both the research article defining "arts participation" for public health research and CDC field guides for how the arts can improve vaccine confidence. Currently engaged as a National Research and Impact Associate for One Nation, One Project and as a Graduate Research Assistant for the UF Center for Arts in Medicine.

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Skills

Grant Writing Program Evaluation Research Plan Development

Asset-Based Needs Assessments Health Communication Project Management Creative Initiatives Cross-Sector Collaboration

Recent Work Experience

2022-Present

National Research & Impact Associate

One Nation, One Project is a national arts and wellness initiative across 18 US cities in partnership with the WHO, the National League of Cities, and Bad Robot.

Design & execute national and hyper-localized mixed-methods research across the 18 sites
Lead and manage community stakeholder groups for Chicago, IL and Gainesville, FL

2021-Present

Graduate Research Assistant

UF Center for Arts in Medicine's EpiArts Lab & Interdisciplinary Lab

Write grants
Develop Research Evaluation Plans
Lead & Contribute to Publications

2022-Present

Instructor & Graduate Teaching Assistant

Instructor

IDH3931: Leveraging the Arts to Promote Public Health (Fall 2023; Spring 2025)

Teaching Assistantships

HSA 6114: Introduction to the US Health Care System (Fall 2022)
PHC 3603: Critical Issues in Public Health (Fall 2022)
PHC 6940: Master of Public Health Capstone (Spring 2023)
PHC 6405: Theoretical Foundations of Public Health (Summer 2023)
PHC 6410: Psychological, Social, & Behavioral Issues in Public Health (Spring 2024)
PHC 6534: Trauma Informed Approaches for Individuals, Communities, &
Public Health (Spring 2024)
PHC6700: Social & Behavioral Research Methods (Summer 2024)
PHC 6146: Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation (Fall 2024)

Education

2022-Present

Ph.D., University of Florida

Public Health, Concentration: Social & Behavioral Sciences

2021-2022

M.P.H., University of Florida

Master of Public Health, Concentration: Social & Behavioral Sciences

Graduate Certificate: Arts in Public Health

2015-2019

B.S., University of Florida

Major: Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Minor: Theatre

Summa Cum Laude

Interests

My research interests include...

Health Education
Health Behavior
Arts in Public Health
Adolescent Mental Health
Arts and Health Policy