SUITS Clinic provided N-648 (exemption from the U.S. Citizenship Civics exam) screenings for U.S. citizenship applicants whose illnesses may prevent completion of naturalization requirements. As co-director, we transitioned the clinic to larger site, and added a new referring partner, doubling monthly client volume.

-Working with colleague Ziyad Knio, with the support of School of Medicine Faculty and local implementing partners, I developed and implemented a health literacy and navigation course for immigrants, including refugees, who have resettled in the Winston-Salem area-Courses sought to improve participant's ability to effectively navigate the local health system, including insurance enrollment, selecting between care services, and understanding available care resources-Courses were… Show more -Working with colleague Ziyad Knio, with the support of School of Medicine Faculty and local implementing partners, I developed and implemented a health literacy and navigation course for immigrants, including refugees, who have resettled in the Winston-Salem area-Courses sought to improve participant's ability to effectively navigate the local health system, including insurance enrollment, selecting between care services, and understanding available care resources-Courses were implemented at a number of community partner sites Show less

-Collaborated with stakeholders in the Jordanian Ministry of Health to evaluate the implementation of a new electronic health surveillance system and Rapid Response Teams in Jordan-Contributed to work on Rapid Response Team structures and implementation

-Utilizing qualitative interviews, surveys and qualitative analyses with both patients and providers in the NGO-based refugee healthcare system to determine how and why refugees select the clinics and hospitals they do -Exploring methods of information transfer to and amongst refugees seeking health services in Jordan, including gaps, exclusions and barriers in information distribution

The Davidson International is the new international affairs journal started by students at Davidson College. As the regional editor, I locate student and professor authors for articles, edit and advise other writers writing on the Middle East, and write at least two articles per month.

Plan, develop, execute and analyze public health research in Amman, Jordan on the impact of the Syrian refugee influx on healthcare access for Iraqi and other 'minority' refugees urbanized in Amman. The research was conducted through interviews with care providers, and will be qualitatively analyzed to confirm result trends amongst different refugee healthcare organizations.Through a 2015-2016 Fulbright Student research grant to Jordan, I will continue research to analyze how and why… Show more Plan, develop, execute and analyze public health research in Amman, Jordan on the impact of the Syrian refugee influx on healthcare access for Iraqi and other 'minority' refugees urbanized in Amman. The research was conducted through interviews with care providers, and will be qualitatively analyzed to confirm result trends amongst different refugee healthcare organizations.Through a 2015-2016 Fulbright Student research grant to Jordan, I will continue research to analyze how and why patients select clinics and explore information interventions to improve optimal clinic selection. Show less

Youth Davidson is a student-led service organization dedicated to empowering local youth to take agency in identifying and tackling their community's problems. As part of the high school board, I established new community partnership with the Ada Jenkins LearnWorks program and lead team of curriculum planners and presenters in creating novel civic engagement curriculum for middle school students, presenting our lessons 4-6 times per semester. We also expanded our programing with Ada Jenkins to… Show more Youth Davidson is a student-led service organization dedicated to empowering local youth to take agency in identifying and tackling their community's problems. As part of the high school board, I established new community partnership with the Ada Jenkins LearnWorks program and lead team of curriculum planners and presenters in creating novel civic engagement curriculum for middle school students, presenting our lessons 4-6 times per semester. We also expanded our programing with Ada Jenkins to year-round curriculum, involving and incorporating other service groups into curriculum to strengthen our lesson quality. Show less

Worked in conjunction with Professors W.H. Hughes and Brian Augustine in the Material Sciences research lab at JMU. Took on an independent project exploring a new method for Microfluidic device fabrication, using commercially available silica tubing