Education

• Indiana University School of Public Health, M.P.H. in Behavioral, Social and Cultural Health,

• Indiana University, M.A., Russian and East European Studies,

• Smith College, B.A., Anthropology ,

Background

• Experienced in nonprofit management, coaching, community organizing, social service, and disability sectors
• Coordinator and Co-Facilitator Strengthening Family Coping Resources for South Central Community Action Program, 2021
• National Family Development Credential, University of Connecticut, 2021
• Critical Language Scholarship recipient, Turkey, 2014
• Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship recipient, Croatian 2011, Turkish 2012-2014
• Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Albania, Health Education, 2008-2009
• Proficient in Spanish; Working knowledge of Albanian, Turkish, Russian, and Croatian language and cultures

Scholarly Interest:

• Community-Based Participatory Research
• Mental Health
• Substance Use Prevention
• Poverty and Economic Inequality
• Service Provision in Rural and Low-Resource settings
• Supporting LGBTQ Youth

Selected Publications

Articles

Vetëdijë dhe Qetësi: A Roma Mental Health Promotion Intervention, M.P.H. Synthesis project, 2014

Mental Health Reform and Postsocialism in Albania, M.A. Essay, 2016

Presentations

Building Transformative Coalitions, Many Voices One Vision Indiana Prevention Conference, October 2022

Indiana Youth Survey: Interpreting Survey Results for Data-Driven Prevention, IYI Kids Count Conference, November 2022