EDUCATION
Master of Social Work, Smith College School for Social Work
Dean’s Award for Social Justice + Dean’s Merit Scholarships
Bachelor of Social Work, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
Social Work Trustee Full Scholarship, Silver School of Social Work Social Justice Award, Phi Alpha Honor Society, Magna Cum Laude + Dean’s List
EXPERIENCE
FULL-SPECTRUM LABOR + POSTPARTUM DOULA, Freelance
CONSULTANT: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, FACILITATION + PROGRAM DESIGN, Freelance
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK INTERN, The Jewish Board, Brooklyn PROS Possibilities
MANAGER, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, StoryCorps
ASSOCIATE MANAGER, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, StoryCorps
CORE + CREATIVE FACULTY MEMBER, Sadie Nash Leadership Project
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK INTERN, Claremont International High School
SOCIAL WORK INTERN, Grand Street Settlement, Project Speak Out Loud
RESEARCH + PRESENTATIONS + SELECTED ORIGINAL CURRICULAR MATERIALS
PANEL: “EMBODYING A QUEER SLATE: UTILIZING THE AMBIGUITY OF QUEERNESS IN CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS”// American Psychological Association, Division 39: Psychoanalysis, Annual Spring Conference
“THE ROLE AND TRAINING OF DOULAS IN ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION FOR SYMPTOMS OF PERINATAL MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS”// Principal investigator: Liat Shklarski, PhD, Long Island University
“CONTENT ANALYSIS OF U.S. DONA INTERNATIONAL DOULA TRAININGS FOR A TRAUMA-INFORMED NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK”
Independent Academic Research, Smith College School for Social Work // Advisor: Elizabeth Anable, PhD, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
“COPING WITH SHAME” YOUTH WORKBOOK + ZINE // In collaboration with Carolina Youth Action Project
“STORIES AS POWER: RESISTANCE THROUGH PERSONAL + COMMUNITY [COUNTER] NARRATIVES” // 4-week creative curriculum created for Sadie Nash Leadership Project
“SHARING OUR STORIES: EXPLORING OUR ROOTS, HONORING OUR CORES + FORGING OUR PATHS”// 4-week creative curriculum created for Sadie Nash Leadership Project
TRAININGS + CERTIFICATIONS
BIRTH DOULA TRAINING, Doula Trainings International
WHITE PEOPLE CONFRONTING RACISM WORKSHOP, Training for Change
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, ThriveNYC
WORKING WITH AMBIGUOUS LOSS AND DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF TRAININGS, The Jewish Board
PERINATAL WELLNESS + TRAUMA PREVENTION WORKSHOP, Birth Spirituality and Healing Network
UNDOING RACISM WORKSHOP, The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
7-WEEK FULL-SPECTRUM DOULA TRAINING, Ancient Song Doula Services
LEADERSHIP + SOCIAL JUSTICE DEAN TRAINING PROGRAM, Sadie Nash Leadership Project