Resume & CV
Experience
2022 - Present
FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR;
LEAD RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR
COVID Safe Campus
United States - Remote
COVID Safe Campus is a nationwide group of disabled academics and advocates with public health and policy expertise, challenging ableism and fighting for COVID safety in higher education and beyond.
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COVID Safe Campus' mission is to grow and resource a movement to increase protection against COVID, advocate for disability access, and challenge ableism in higher education and beyond.
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We work to shift narratives surrounding COVID and conduct public health research centering disability justice and our collective responsibility to care for our communities.
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Selected projects: COVID Safe Campus Ambassador Program | COVID Safe Campus Research Lab | Stop Campus Mask Bans | |Higher Education COVID Policy Tracking Database
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• Manage infectious disease prevention program focused on mutual aid and peer health education, supporting disabled student leaders distributing 30,000+ N95 and KN95 masks in their communities
• Leads and conducts research on COVID policy in higher education, analyzes complex data sets, authors reports, and presents findings in accessible formats
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• Builds interdisciplinary partnerships, co-developing research, advocacy, and policy action campaigns aligned with shared goals
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• Facilitates coalition building efforts and community engagement
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• Identifies and executes advocacy and community organizing strategies
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• Develops and presents advocacy trainings
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• Manage nonprofit operations, program planning, project management, and supervision of volunteers
2021 - 2022
PROGRAM ANALYST
Topeka Independent Living Resource Center
Topeka, KS - Remote
Project: Rights-based Community Mental Health Long-term Supports and Services
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• Supported and advised the Executive Director in identifying and evaluating programs, operations, and processes related to community-based long term services and supports for people who have mental health diagnoses
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• Conducted research and analyzes complex data sets; identifies trends and best practices; prepares reports and recommendations
2021 - 2021
COVID-19 COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR
"That Bag Doesn't Fit Two"
Short Film, Towson University
Baltimore, MD
• Managed COVID-19 safety plan, testing coordination, and PPE acquisition throughout production
• Developed and delivered educational COVID-19 safety and health literacy trainings for all cast and crew on the production
2018 - 2021
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
Washington, D.C.
• Collaborated with the Governing Board on disability equity best practices, organizational development, planning, and maximization of cross-disability accessibility
• Advocated for organizational change towards disability and mad justice, queer and trans inclusion, youth leadership, more equitable human resources practices, and voting reform
Committees: Chronic Pain and Opioid Task Force, Human Resources, Executive Search Committee
2019 - 2020
PEER HEALTH EDUCATOR
UMBC Office of Health Promotion
Baltimore, MD
• Provided trainings in various areas of health concerning the college and young adult population
• Assisted with campus health events and collaborated with a team of peers to deliver educational programming to students on health behavior and literacy
Committees: Mental Health
2018 - 2018
ACCESSIBILITY RIGHTS INTERN
Equal Rights Center
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AAPD Summer Internship Program
Washington, D.C.
Project:
Access A11y community engagement
and development
• Provided guidance on targeted community-engagement and facilitated outreach
• Observed and collected data used to evaluate civil rights compliance
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• Organized Access A11y launch event and designed promotional materials
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• Assisted with conducting civil rights investigations, as requested
2012 - 2017
CO-FOUNDER, PROGRAM
FACILITATOR
The Literal Heart
Washington, D.C.
The Literal Heart was a youth-led community organization which provided mutual aid and support spaces centering chronic illness, neurodivergence, disability, and queer and trans health while teaching young adults advocacy skills and disability pride
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• Led program and community development
• Delivered crisis support, wrap-around services, patient and disability rights education, advocacy skill building, health literacy education
Education
2023 - Present
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Population and Health Sciences
Concentration: Applied Epidemiology
Ann Arbor, MI – Remote
2019 - 2021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY (UMBC)
Bachelor of Arts, Public Health
Population Health Concentration
Sociology Minor
Baltimore, MD
Selected Coursework:
• Epidemiology
• Health Communication
• Health Regulation/Quality Improvement
• Healthcare Organization/Delivery
• Health Research Methods; Statistics
• Population/Reproductive Health
• Public Health Ethics
• Sociology of Education
• Transgender Studies
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2014 - 2018; 2021
HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (HCC)
Associate of Arts, General Studies
Concentration in Public Health
Selected Coursework:
• Community Advocacy in Public Health
• Ethics in Professional Practice (Clinical)
• Human Development Implications of
Health and Disease
• Technical Writing
Columbia, MD
2018 - 2018
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (GWU)
Certificate in Disability Advocacy
Washington, D.C.
The Certificate in Disability Advocacy offered through the American Association of People with Disabilities Summer Internship Program explored foundations of government, disability history and rights, policy, and advocacy strategies
Professional skillset
Policy Analysis
Health Education
Community Engagement
Organizational Development
Program Analysis
Coalition Building
Languages
English (native)
French (beginner)