down the rabbit hole
i don't enjoy participating in the discussion around an industry vs. academic cv, so i won't. below i have created a wide-lens overview of important highlights that form a mosaic of where i’ve been previously. there will soon be a downloadable full cv if your heart, brain, or anxiety desires.
an ariel view of my capitalistic life, if you will.
research
doctoral candidate at pedal (2021- present)
undergraduate research assistant at social & motivational processes in physical activity lab (2015-2017)
undergraduate research assistant, phd project (2013)
therapy
eastside play therapy, associate therapist (2020-2021)
navos, child youth & family therapist (2018-2020)
childhaven, therapeutic classroom teacher (2017-2018)
service
trauma-informed sports lead/assistant coach (2022- present)
anti-racism chair for faculty of education research student association (2021- present)
child therapy committee member for northwest alliance for psychoanalytic studies (2019-2020)
board of directors of refugee outreach collective (2017- present)
michigan state university literacy corps (2016)
founder of michigan state chapter of refugee outreach collective (2016-2017)
playroom volunter, haven house (2015-2016)
adovacy, re-entry, resources and outreach program (arro), northwest initiative (2015)
founder of model united nations at kalamazoo central high school (2011-2013)
mental health & wellness therapy-adjacent work
empathy core (data), mpathic
research consultant, ours wellness
editorial & review activities
peer reviewer for kaleidoscope conference, university of cambridge (2023)
special interest group (sig) on wellbeing & inclusion: blog coordinator, university of cambridge (2022- present)
peer reviewer for kaleidoscope conference, university of cambridge (2022)
presentations
child-centered play therapy, trauma, and excluded perspectives (2023) - emerging researcher series at christ college, university of cambridge
the use of popular media to support youth mental health: encanto & intergenerational trauma (2022) - european psychiatric association's section of epidemiology & social psychiatry
collective trauma, child-centered play therapy, & excluded perspectives (2022) - lego foundation & university of cambridge play and health presentation
collective trauma, child-centered play therapy, & excluded perspectives (2022) - agora phd series hosted by politics department, university of cambridge
collective trauma, child-centered play therapy, & excluded perspectives (2022) - play and family wellbeing seminar, university of cambridge