Rayaan Ahmed on her 2021-22 Knapp Fellowship
Author: jordanasylvia
Youth Air Quality Initiative: A Knapp Fellowship
Catherine O'Donnell, Elizabeth Mason, and Perrin Krisko make air quality monitoring accessible
...continue reading "Youth Air Quality Initiative: A Knapp Fellowship"
Creating Hope: One Star at a Time
by Negeena Azad, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
More than ever, the essential workers of our community and around the world need hope to build resilience. The GW community is able to spread some hope, one star at a time. Symposium Theme: Resilience.
This project was part of Abbie Weiner’s course, COMM 1041: Interpersonal Communication. Students in this course learn the theories and principles of interpersonal communication while engaging in service-learning with local after-school programs, job training programs, and other service organizations.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
Lessons on Resilience from a Knapp Fellowship Project
by Erin Powell, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
I couldn't pick one theme for this presentation because two of them were so interconnected in my life and my work. This presentation is meant to help us question what we are prioritizing in our professional work, where resilience really comes from, and whether those things have changed because of the unique time we are living in. Symposium Theme: Resilience.
This presentation is submitted by Erin Powell, a 2020-2021 Knapp Fellow. Knapp Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Service-Learning. Knapp Fellows receive up to $10,000 to support their proposals to combine scholarly work with community action. Students, working with one or more community partners and a faculty advisor, have a full academic year to implementing their idea. Note: Applications for the 2021-2022 Knapp Fellows are due May 24, 2020 (see link above).
You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
To Heal Achilles’ Heel
by Abdallah Omari, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
This presentation was selected as a Fall 2020 Nashman Center Exemplar.
My friends and I from Jordan decided to create a program in order to help educate and entertain the unprivileged children in 'Za'atari Refugee Camp' by creating our program called 'Youth Leadership Program (YLP). Symposium Theme: Resilience.
This project was part of Abbie Weiner’s course, COMM 1041: Interpersonal Communication. Students in this course learn the theories and principles of interpersonal communication while engaging in service-learning with local after-school programs, job training programs, and other service organizations.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop
by Brooke Maxwell, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
This presentation covers the mission of Free Minds and the importance of the program for the incarcerated youth it serves, as well as my experience working with the organization. Symposium Theme: Resilience.
This project was part of Abbie Weiner’s course, COMM 1041: Interpersonal Communication. Students in this course learn the theories and principles of interpersonal communication while engaging in service-learning with local after-school programs, job training programs, and other service organizations.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
Making Social Media Inclusive with GW Capital Peers
by Nikita Vivekanandan, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
As the Vice President of Communication for the GW Capital Peers, I designed social media posts that shared health information. As we continue to rely on social media for many of our organizations particularly during the pandemic, it is essential to create inclusive digital spaces to best reach our communities. Symposium theme: Challenging assumptions and unconscious biases.
This project was part of Abbie Weiner’s course, COMM 1041: Interpersonal Communication. Students in this course learn the theories and principles of interpersonal communication while engaging in service-learning with local after-school programs, job training programs, and other service organizations.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
PUBH 6299: ABA Therapy
by Lulu Trujillo, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
My final presentation for Dr. Cleary’s Autism Experience class focuses on the positive attitudes and controversies surrounding ABA therapy. Symposium Theme: Challenging assumptions and unconscious biases.
This project was part of Dr. Sean Cleary's course, PUBH 6299 The Autism Experience: A Public Health Perspective. In this unique course, designed in collaboration with local, autistic community members, GW students learn community participatory research methods while engaging with autistic young adults, their parents, researchers, clinicians and other service providers. The course covers the science, viewpoints, and experience of autism with a focus on young adults transitioning to adulthood. Working in partnership with community advocates, students explore research relevant to the autistic community.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
PUBH 6299: Anxiety Disorders in Non-Speaking Autistics
by Caroline Young, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
Autistics are disproportionately affected by anxiety disorders and the lack of a reliable communication method experienced by many non-speaking autistics further complicates the diagnostic and treatment process. In partnership with members of The Tribe, I examined how anxiety is diagnosed in non-speaking autistics and created a list of symptoms based off of their lived experience. Symposium Theme: Challenging assumptions and unconscious biases.
This project was part of Dr. Sean Cleary's course, PUBH 6299 The Autism Experience: A Public Health Perspective. In this unique course, designed in collaboration with local, autistic community members, GW students learn community participatory research methods while engaging with autistic young adults, their parents, researchers, clinicians and other service providers. The course covers the science, viewpoints, and experience of autism with a focus on young adults transitioning to adulthood. Working in partnership with community advocates, students explore research relevant to the autistic community.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
by Briana Anderson and Chava Kornblatt for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship (HSSJ 1177)
This presentation was selected as a Fall 2020 Nashman Center Exemplar.
Pathways to Housing DC is a non-profit that works to alleviate homelessness by providing immediate housing and a support team to people experiencing homelessness. Our team conducted interviews with program participants (which Pathways calls client) and worked to tell their stories and messages in ways that would be accessible to the general public. Symposium Theme: Challenging assumptions and unconscious biases.
This project was part of Dr. Gretchen Van der Veer’s HSSJ 1177: Organizing Social Justice and Human Services. Students in this course learn theories of community organizing and social justice while engaging in service-learning with DC-based advocacy and action organizations.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop
by Abby Schrupp and Markella Lanara, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
This presentation is providing insight on our experiences volunteering with the Free Minds Program. Symposium Theme: Building authentic relationships in this unique time.
This project was part of Abbie Weiner’s course, COMM 1041: Interpersonal Communication. Students in this course learn the theories and principles of interpersonal communication while engaging in service-learning with local after-school programs, job training programs, and other service organizations.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
Building Authentic Relationships in this Unique Time
by Anna Bujas-Crisostomo, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
Being constantly online and unable to meet people in person has created a unique set of challenges that many of this generation of students have had to overcome. Symposium Theme: Building authentic relationships in this unique time.
This project was part of Abbie Weiner’s course, COMM 1041: Interpersonal Communication. Students in this course learn the theories and principles of interpersonal communication while engaging in service-learning with local after-school programs, job training programs, and other service organizations.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
Latino Immigrants and Telemedicine Approaches: Knapp Fellowship Project
by Diana Aguilera
This presentation overviews my Knapp Fellowship project, which is in partnership with local Community Health Centers and explores issues related to COVID-19 and Telemedicine, particularly for members of the Latino Immigrant community. Symposium Theme: Building authentic relationships in this unique time.
This presentation is submitted by Diana Aguilera, a 2020-2021 Knapp Fellow. Knapp Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Service-Learning. Knapp Fellows receive up to $10,000 to support their proposals to combine scholarly work with community action. Students, working with one or more community partners and a faculty advisor, have a full academic year to implementing their idea. Note: Applications for the 2021-2022 Knapp Fellows are due May 24, 2020 (see link above).
You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
Importance of Authentic Relationships
by Isaiah Francis
The importance of developing authentic relationships with students during a pandemic. Symposium Theme: Building authentic relationships in this unique time.
This project was part of Abbie Weiner’s course, COMM 1041: Interpersonal Communication. Students in this course learn the theories and principles of interpersonal communication while engaging in service-learning with local after-school programs, job training programs, and other service organizations.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award.
You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
The Latino Student Fund: Creating Bonds in a Virtual Setting
by Annika Stadler, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
This presentation was selected as a Fall 2020 Nashman Center Exemplar.
In my presentation, I will be sharing my experience working with the Latino Student Fund. I was able to form a strong bond with a seventh-grade student over the course of the semester through weekly tutoring sessions. Symposium Theme: Building authentic relationships in this unique time.
This project was part of Abbie Weiner’s course, COMM 1041: Interpersonal Communication. Students in this course learn the theories and principles of interpersonal communication while engaging in service-learning with local after-school programs, job training programs, and other service organizations.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
