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Hello! I am an undergraduate student at IUPUI currently working on my bachelor's degree in geology and an environmental science minor. I've been seeking to build a solid foundation in the physical and natural sciences while also exploring a number of ... number of earth science topics to expand my background. I have been working at the Center for Earth and Environmental science as a Community Engagement Associate for over a year now, where I have learned team leadership and key species identification skills. My interests and professional experiences have had a significant role in establishing the trajectory of my career goals. Recently, environmental conservation has been particularly interesting to me. I am always looking for opportunities and ways to connect as I pursue the Earth Sciences field! Read more

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Many individuals with visual impairment do not seek out or maintain oral health care, a global public health concern. Meanwhile, dental students feel they lack training to manage special needs patients on biopsychosocial levels. Objective Structured ... Clinical Examinations (OSCE) can enhance student’s relational and communicative practices needed for optimum clinical care for such patients. This retrospective IRB-approved scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) research project involved the comparative evaluation of communicative and behavioral effectiveness of 2nd-year (D2) dental students at IUSD in a 2019 face-to-face (FTF) (n=105) vs a 2020 virtual OSCE (VOSCE) (n=105). Verbal qualitative standardized patient (SP) feedback was evaluated using a Braun & Clarke thematic analysis model; overall rubric scores were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to determine significant difference across groups. Overall, first time pass rates were high for both FTF (94.3%; 13.87 mean rating) and for VOSCEs (90.5%; 13.59 mean rating). There were no statistically significant differences between the rubric scores of two groups (5046.0, Z = -1.145, p=.252) However, some statistically significant difference (6.402, P=0.011) Read more

Please find a summary that encapsulates my professional experiences over the last 3 years during my time at IUPUI! The unique and diversity of these course requirements has given me the tools necessary to step into the exercise science field ready to ... make positive contributions to whomever I am fortunate to serve! Read more

Mothers on the Rise is an organization founded under the Fairbanks School of Public Health's Grassroots Maternal Child Health Initiative. Mothers on the Rise works to support incarcerated mothers as they transition out of incarceration, with the goal ... goal of improving outcomes for both mother and child. During my time with Mothers on the Rise, I worked to transcribe interviews from staff and mothers as a part of a storytelling project the organization is producing. The goal of this project is to raise awareness of the program and its impact, while working to erase the stigma associated with incarceration for mothers and challenge people's preconceived notions about previously incarcerated mothers. Read more

For my term as a Community Engagement Associate, I functioned as a teaching assistant for the class Giving and Volunteering in America taught through the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. I guided students through their service learning projects, ... helped improve the course for the future, and gained valuable team working and leadership skills along the way. Read more

I created 4 videos (2 videos for each clinic) that shows “Clients of the Week” as well as just a video collage over the entire semester. The first clinic is the Motor Activity that occurs on Saturday's and the Ability Fitness Clinic that occurs on Tu ... on Tuesday's. Throughout the clinics as staff we create certificates for the clients to keep up their motivation. We took pictures and videos of their progress and to update their families via social media. Read more