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CURRENT PROJECTS
PROJECT UNITE: UNIFIED NETWORKS IN TRANSITION EXCELLENCE
Project UNITE sets out to improve transition services for students with disabilities. As part of a research-practice partnership with a school district, we work in collaboration with educators, counselors, and administrators to unify efforts for transition service delivery.
EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION ACCESS ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Led by the Student Unified for Reproductive Freedom club at Utah State University, we are evaluating the current availability of reproductive healthcare products, including emergency contraception, for students college campuses.
KIDS' ETHICAL SENSEMAKING IN AN AI AND ROBITS AFTERSCHOOL MAKERSPACE
With a local elementary school, we are working with students and staff to create an afterschool makerspace to support kids' critical and ethical uses of technology, with a focus on AI and robotics.
BEAR RIVER REGION LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY COALITION
The coalition is dedicated to addressing the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals and their loved ones in Northern Utah. We are dedicated to improving health equity and holistic well-being for all members of the LGBTQ+ community in northern Utah. The goal is to foster greater inclusion, health equity, and a stronger sense of community throughout this region.
EVALUATING SEXUAL HEALTH MISINFORMATION IN AI TOOLS
This project explores how queer youth evaluate AI-mediated content about sexual health and supports them in designing tools and resources to combat misinformation.
EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATORS
This study explores how community sexual health educators in rural Utah navigate the cultural and political context to provide sex education. We have found that educators often work creatively, using approaches like cultural humility and community-centered programming to bridge values gaps and foster open dialogue about sexual health.
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COMMUNITY-ENGAGED STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH SWANER PRESERVE & ECO-CENTER
This project is in partnership with the USU Swaner Preserve & Eco Center to define achievable, community-centered strategic goals. We seek to explore how organizations like Swaner can integrate community voices into decision-making, ensuring goal are grounded in their mission and the needs of the community
COMMUNITY JUSTICE
ADVOCATE PROGRAM
The Community Justice Advocate Program aims to expand access to justice in Utah by training and certifying social workers and other helping professionals to deliver accessible civil legal services. The program is a statewide initiative designed to train and certify social workers and helping professionals—both new and experienced—as alternative legal providers.
PAST PROJECTS
This selected work comes from research positions at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, the Siebel Center for Design, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of California, Irvine.
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