Review and construct grant proposal budgets in the pre-award phase. Prepare documents and proposals for online submission. Engage faculty regarding research proposals.

Managed Career Coach, Project Lead, and senior program employees. Monitored all service methods and documentation to assure compliance with governmental (CWI) and accreditation agencies (CARF), including billing and contract utilization. ▪ Served as the main point of contact for Career Coaches, Life Coaches, ECDSS staff, partner employers, and any other parties involved with the participants’ career progression. ▪ Documented and processed funding requests for necessity and relevance to participants' career goals. ▪ Reviewed participants' files and provided ongoing guidance, focusing on assessing needs, work habits, interpersonal skills, and other challenges impacting workplace success. ▪ Liaised between program participants and employers; helped participants resolve any barriers to successful employment and career progression. ▪ Coordinated, oversaw, and participated in monthly case conferences to evaluate the current service plan, discussed specific and related case situations, and assessed what additional services were needed.

Conducted original mixed methods research. Outlined and prepared course curriculum and assessments for undergraduate courses and delivered comprehensive instruction to students in person in the U.S., London, and Singapore. Presenter at national conferences.▪ Seven-time student nominated for Howe Graduate Teaching Award.▪ Authored three published peer-reviewed articles about collaboration, tensions, and perceptions in creative workgroups, development and selective use of authenticity, and portrayal of ideal genders in alcohol commercials.▪ Created original research investigating homelessness and housing instability with vulnerable populations.▪ Administered surveys, conducted observations, conducted interviews, and completed detailed research reports. Compiled and analyzed survey and interview data to generate meaningful insights.▪ Established an Interdisciplinary Symposium for university graduate students and faculty.

Completed extensive background research regarding teenage homelessness, housing, family welfare, and effects on families, children, and youth with incarcerated parent.▪ Liaised with social workers to outline research project direction and creation of associated materials. ▪ Created detailed workbooks and strategy guides for social workers to use with clients, such as financial literacy, activity planning, health checklists, communication strategies, housing, and calendaring.