Teaching Interests
Contemporary Social Issues
Youth Leadership
Disaster Risk Management: At Home and Abroad
Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change
Nonprofit Leadership and Development
International Development
Youth Leadership
Disaster Risk Management: At Home and Abroad
Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change
Nonprofit Leadership and Development
International Development
Courses Taught
PSC663 - Nonprofit Management
Part of the Masters of Public Administration program, this graduate course focuses the process and functions of nonprofit management. Students are exposed to theory and learn practical skills needed to succeed as a nonprofit employee, leader or volunteer
AS101 - Freshman Compass
An orientation course designed to introduce students to the University and the College of Arts and Sciences and to assist in academic planning.
NEW273 - Social Issues and Ethics
Through this seminar students will learn about a range of research methodologies for conducting inquiries into and analyzing social issues in the modern world. There will be specific emphasis placed on the ethical and moral dilemmas and obligations that researchers confront. Students will explore the complexity of these dilemmas and societal responses to competing moral obligations focusing on four main topics – Socio-Economic and Racial Disparities, Immigration, Healthcare and the Environment.
Part of the Masters of Public Administration program, this graduate course focuses the process and functions of nonprofit management. Students are exposed to theory and learn practical skills needed to succeed as a nonprofit employee, leader or volunteer
AS101 - Freshman Compass
An orientation course designed to introduce students to the University and the College of Arts and Sciences and to assist in academic planning.
NEW273 - Social Issues and Ethics
Through this seminar students will learn about a range of research methodologies for conducting inquiries into and analyzing social issues in the modern world. There will be specific emphasis placed on the ethical and moral dilemmas and obligations that researchers confront. Students will explore the complexity of these dilemmas and societal responses to competing moral obligations focusing on four main topics – Socio-Economic and Racial Disparities, Immigration, Healthcare and the Environment.
Selected Conferences & Presentations
- Presentation: Partnering for Student Success: Academic and Student Affairs Working Together on Community Engagement Programs, NASPA Annual Conference, 2022
- Presentation: Expanding Community Engaged Programming to Enhance Student Learning, ACPA Annual Conference, 2022
- Presentation: Advancing the Development of Engaged Student Leaders, ACPA Annual Conference, 2022
- Roundtable: “Adaptation of University-Community Engagement Initiatives in the Age of a Global Pandemic” AAC&U Annual Conference, 2021 (with Joan Barth and Behzad Mortazavi)
- Think Tank: “Applying Lessons from International Humanitarian Disaster Risk Management to Higher Education” AAC&U Global Learning Conference, 2020 (with Behzad Mortazavi)
Guest Speaker: “Community Response and Impact of COVID-19” Catalyst for Change Seminar - Honors College, School of Engineering, Culverhouse College of Business & College of Arts and Sciences. 2020 - Presentation: “Working with Communities in times of Crisis” Virtual Brown Bag partnership with the Student Community Engagement Center and the College of Arts and Sciences. 2020
- Presentation: “Findings from World of Work Middle School Survey” West Alabama Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development Committee, 2020 (with Joan Barth & Stephanie Masters).
- Guest Speaker: “Responding to Social Need: Post-Hurricane Community Response in Puerto Rico” College of Social Work, University of Alabama, 2020
- Student Seminar: The Internship Experience: Exploring Opportunities with Nonprofit Organizations”, University of Alabama, 2019.
- Poster Presentation: Fostering International Exchange: The University of Alabama Greece Initiative, NAFSA Annual Conference, 2019 (with Lisa Pawloski)
- Guest Speaker: “Working with Nonprofit Organizations: A Focus on Humanitarian Relief Work” International Development, Education and Gender Course, College of Education, University of South Alabama, 2019
- Organized Half-Day Conference: “Taking a Closer Look at Adolescent Girls Programming,” OVC Task Force 2016
- Panel Chair and Convener: “Early Grade Reading: Adapting to Multi-lingual Countries,” Comparative and International Education Society Conference, 2016
- Presenter: “Education: Key Considerations in Delivering Technical Excellence in Nilinde,” Standards & Strategy Review Workshop Support for Orphans & Vulnerable Children in Nairobi and the Coast Counties of Kenya, 2016
- Presenter: “Community Response to Addressing Child Marriage,” Very Young Adolescents Working Group Webinar, 2015