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For the final assignment in our Topics in Diversity for Health and Healing course, we were asked to choose an existing health education program and illustrate how we would adapt it to be more culturally competent for a new target population. The existing program I chose was MEND 7-13, which helps K-12 students and theirContinue reading “Adapting an Existing Program for Cultural Competence”

C.P.S. is a conceptual program that I designed for my Health Education Needs Assessment course. The program aims to help Chicago Public School teachers better manage their experiences with stress by introducing an on-site stress management and mindfulness intervention, as well as access to supplemental online resources. >>>Click here to view the presentation*<<< *NOTE: PleaseContinue reading “Centered.Purposeful.Steady. (C.P.S.): A Stress Management & Mindfulness Program for Chicago Public School Teachers”

For my final project in Health Promotion Administration, Management, and Resource Development, I created a management proposal that recommends a mix of structural, systematic, and cultural changes to alleviate worker productivity issues in a fictitious health care organization. >>>Click here to view the paper<<< >>>Click here to view the presentation*<<< *NOTE: Please download the presentationContinue reading “Structural, Systematic, and Cultural Changes Can Improve Employee Job Performance: A Management Proposal”

I have always been an advocate against cigarettes and smoking. Vaping products continue to increase in popularity, especially amongst adolescents and young adults who may think it is less harmful than traditional cigarettes. For my health communications class, I created a health education campaign that highlights the incredible health risks associated with vaping products. ThisContinue reading “S.A.V.E. @ DePaul: An Anti-Vaping Communications Campaign for DePaul University Students”

As part of my nutrition course, I developed this presentation that explores GMO’s and their potential negative impacts on our health. >>>Click here to view the presentation*<<< *NOTE: Please download the presentation as a PowerPoint file and view the slideshow to hear the voiceover

For my final Capstone practicum, I partnered with Maryland University of Integrative Health professors and subject matter experts to develop and deliver two wellness webinars to Humana employees. The live webinars were recorded and later made available to the entire Humana network. Responsibilities: Researched Ecotherapy and Western Herbal Medicine topics to develop interview questions CoordinatedContinue reading “Practicum Project: Humana Lunch & Learn Webinar Series”

Below are some supplemental documents that provide more detail and support the design framework for the My Mindfulness program plan. >>>Click here to view two sample lesson plans<<< >>>Click here to view and example program timeline in GANTT Chart format<<<

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is an agreement between two or more parties that clearly outlines specific points of understanding. It names the parties, describes the project on which they are agreeing, defines its scope, and details each party’s roles and responsibilities. The MOU for My Mindfulness is an example agreement between myself and the fictitiousContinue reading “My Mindfulness: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)”

My Mindfulness is a workplace wellness program concept that I developed and refined over the course of my master’s program. My Mindfulness was designed to educate employees about managing stress, to reduce negative outcomes for their health and productivity. The program can be scaled to accommodate small, medium, and large-sized organizations. The program’s key componentsContinue reading “My Mindfulness: A Workplace Wellness Program Framework”