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Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Office of Strategy & Innovation

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

● Performed qualitative and quantitative research with convenience center residents, proposingstrategies to enhance engagement between the Solid Waste Service Division and Wake Countyresidents.● Implemented and tested prototypes aimed at reducing mixed-use recycling contamination in WakeCounty, exploring process improvements to enhance operational efficiency, and co-led the redesign ofthe County's webpage.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

● Designed and delivered human-centered design trainings and provided personalized consultation tofaculty, students, and staff interested in integrating design methodologies into their research.● Supported human-centered design research projects and contributed to the development of designthinking strategies across the University of North Carolina.● Managed one-on-one consultation meetings with internal and external clients

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

HBEH 748: Design Thinking for the Public Good ● Co-taught interdisciplinary group of graduate students to apply the mindsets, methods, and processes associated with design thinking (i.e. human-centered design) to solve real world problems● Managed community partnerships for the course including recruitment, screening, expectationsetting, interviewing, and facilitation of design sprints.

● Developed an equity-focused impact evaluation plan for Rural Opportunity Institute’s ResilientLeaders Initiative (RLI), a social accelerator program supporting local organizations to address earlychildhood adversity.● Conducted qualitative interviews with RLI program participants and facilitators and co-authored amanuscript that captured the processes and outcomes of the program’s inaugural cohort.

Tarboro, North Carolina, United States

Designed and executed a human-centered design project aimed at financially supporting communityleaders in Edgecombe County, NC.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

● Supported Assisted Durham Public Schools (DPS) in developing strategies to utilize outdoor spaces effectively, aimed at increasing student outdoor dining and mitigating COVID-19 transmission.● Conducted interviews, on-site observations, and developed an outdoor dining model piloted at twoDPS schools, culminating in a detailed report with actionable recommendations for DPS leadership.

1) Project title: Using Google Street View to assess social/neighborhood disorder at the micro-scale.2) Project title: Do areas with high access to firearm dealers have elevated suicide rates?

● Developed and conducted an independent research study examining the associations betweensubtypes of alcohol outlets and violent crimes (aggravated assault, homicide, rape), robbery, EMStransports, and sexually transmitted infections in Montgomery County, MD.• Employed advanced spatial regression modeling techniques using geo-located alcohol retailer dataand diverse consequences to inform a simulation model, contributing to policy recommendationspresented to the Alcohol & Other Drug Addiction Advisory Council.● Developed funding proposals and recommended qualitative research approaches to enhanceunderstanding of alcohol-related decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greater Atlanta Area

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Behavioral Science

Activities and Societies: Carolina Grad Student F1RSTS, Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public GoodBehavioral science applied.

Double Major: Bachelor Of Arts, Bachelor Of Science, Gender Studies, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Triota Women's Studies Honor Society, Women's Studies Student Organization (WSSO)

Technical Theatre/Theatre Design And Technology