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Building Youth Confidence
My research with violence-impacted youth in Alton, Illinois, has served as a catalyst for personal growth and professional inspiration. Working closely with the Alton communities has shaped my perspective on…
Finding Your Place
The presentation has the potential to inspire both the high school leaders and the youth to think critically about the role of community in their lives and to share these…
Successful Afterschool Programs
This presentation is aimed at school admin, facilitators, and/or anyone who has wanted to start an after-school/extracurricular program for students. In it, I reflect on all of the things we…
Alton Crime Map
We created this crime map as a tool to visualize the relationship between violent crime and spatial injustice. It is a heat map of crimes reported in Alton for 2020-2024…
How to Cross a River
How do you cross a river? It sounds like a silly question, especially in a region with so many bridges. But for transit users in metro St. Louis, the Mississippi…