Michael Springer Gould Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, United States

• ICMS principal point-of-contact for all specialized contracts at The Taper Interim Housing (DHS, DMH)
• Liaison to the DHS Housing for Health initiative; engaging participants in sustained physical and mental health care while simultaneously working to resolve their homelessness
• Navigating extreme housing barriers to provide permanent housing solutions– (criminal history, immigration status, zero-income, evictions, etc.)
• Creatively negotiating high-barrier participants into permanent subsidy or low-income housing assistance programs
• Managing a caseload of up to 30 participants with severe physical and mental health diagnosis
• Documenting all participant interactions through case notes using clinical documentation and HIPAA standards, and maintain timely, thorough, and accurate records for reporting purposes in HMIS and CHAMP database

London, England, United Kingdom

• Carrying out comprehensive assessments of clients at risk of rough sleeping (homelessness)
• Providing clients with personalized case management support on their accommodation options, as well as reconnection to support networks concerning their physical and mental health, substance abuse, criminal history, etc.
• Conducting weekly risk assessments with clients to monitor their well-being and turn assessment recommendations into a practical action plan fully involving the client
• Assisting clients to claim welfare benefits and develop effective coping strategies for living on limited income
• Liaising with outside agencies including the police, social services and other voluntary agencies

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Analyzed the accessibility of forms of legal technology as a resource for economically disadvantaged populations
• Conducted personal interviews with select NGOs to assess how resources are best allocated to meet organizational goals
• Collaborated with Dr. Sandefur to provide expert feedback as to how these NGOs can more effectively utilize legal technology to better serve the immediate needs of their target demographic

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Collaborated with Dr. Emily Ryo (USC) and Border Criminologies (Oxford University) to research trends in the evolving privatization of the immigrant detention industry
• Examined hundreds of academic publications on the global history of privatized immigrant detention, its short and long term effects, greater societal implications and further connections to privatized criminal.
• Drafted a book chapter on immigrant detention for an upcoming Border Criminologies publication

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Collaborated with graduate research teams at UChicago Booth and University of Massachusetts Amherst to analyze trends in the filing of large public interest lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies for damages caused.
• Conducted personal interviews with county attorneys across the United States regarding their decision making process on whether or not to pursue legal recourse for losses suffered from opioid addiction in their.
• Executed cold-calls to County Attorney’s offices to schedule interviews, extensive note taking during the interview process and lengthy, highly detailed post-interview write-ups

Ontario, California

• Developed a visitation program for migrants detained at High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto, CA
• Conducted one-on-one visitations with detained migrants to personally check-in on their well-being in addition to identifying potential human rights violations occurring in the detention center
• Connected detained migrants to ICIJ’s network of legal resources to help instill hope in the face of their dire circumstance
• Led community outreach efforts in the form of informational presentations, forums and volunteer trainings

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supervised marketing field operations at concerts and events put on at Washington D.C.’s historic I.M.P. venues
• Trained and supervised a team of interns on management skills, customer relations, presentability, etc.
• Led grassroots marketing efforts to personally connect with concert-goers and analyze consumer interest
• Managed all complications with marketing efforts, customer relations and general intern well-being

Silver Spring, MD

• Guided refugee clients through the process of upgrading immigration status (applying for green cards, citizenship, etc.)
• Developed personal relationships with refugee clients and worked to ease the emotional burden of forced migration
• Executed outreach collaborations with other NGOs and international embassies in the greater Washington D.C. area
• Represented IRC interests at meetings with high-ranking officials at the embassies of Mexico, Ecuador and Burundi

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Promoted concerts and gauged customer interest at events put on by I.M.P. in the greater Washington D.C. area
• Built relationships and cross-promotional partnerships with local businesses by personally visiting each location
• Organized pre-show outreach efforts at the venues with the placement and distribution of promotional materials
• Featured writer and editor for the 9:30 Club/I.M.P. blog—“Half-Past”

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Rights, Merit

Dissertation: The Monetary Valuation of Life (2022)

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology, Honors

Honors Thesis: The Weaponization of Poverty (2020)