Professional Memberships:

• Association of Pediatric Program Directors (2018–2019)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (2015–present)

Presentations:

• "Connecting the Dots: Your Health & The Environmental." Hosted by at Jacob's School of Medicine & Biomedical Science by NAACP and Kaleida Health. (2024)
• "Pediatrician Panel." Supporting Mental Health and Advocating for Resources Together (SMART) Conference, University at Buffalo. (2024)
• "Advocacy Curriculum Initiatives." University at Buffalo, GME Grand Rounds. (2023)
• "Hydroponic Gardening and Produce Prescriptions as a Tool for Addressing Food Insecurity." University of Rochester Medical Center, Anne E. Dyson Memorial Grand Rounds & Child Advocacy Forum. (2023)
• "Racism and Child Health: Pediatric Considerations." University at Buffalo, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds. (2023)
• "Routine Childhood Vaccinations Slipping" Media Interview; In Good Health (2021)
• "Food Justice and Children's Environmental Health" Fingerlakes Children's Environmental Health Center ECHO (2020)
• "Clean School Buses in the Buffalo NY Region" NY League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and the Sierra Club WNY (2020)
• "Resident-Driven Community Health Equity Projects." University at Buffalo, GME Grand Rounds.

Service Activities:

• Niagara Street Pediatrics & Broadway Pediatrics Clinics.; Medical Director. (2024–present)
• Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Rural Outreach. Role: As WNY CEHC Medical Director, supervised the development of an environmental health resource scan and outreach initiative to identify CEH resources and gaps in all 8 WNY counties and increase collaboration with rural communities.; Director (2023–present)
• Lead-Safe Tool Borrowing Program. Role: As WNY CEHC Medical Director, collaborated with Erie County Department of Health and Tool Library to promote lead safe work practices training through community outreach, initiated a lead-safe tool borrowing program, and monitored evaluation measures.; Director (2023–present)
• Community Health Worker (CHW) Partnership to Reduce Household Environmental Toxicants. Role: As WNY CEHC Medical Director, collaborated with Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network to develop an integrative model for CHW home environmental mitigation supplies and education.; Director (2023–present)
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, UBMD Pediatrics.; Officer for Public Heath: Advise committee on public health strategy. (2023–present)
• Climate Change Curriculum, University at Buffalo Pediatric Residency Program, Collaborate on educational curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation of a multi-pronged curricular framework, including adapted lectures, case-based learning, directly observed patient care, and community experiences/independent exercises. Lead PI: Christina Padgett, MD.; Collaborator. (2022–present)
• CPTI (Community Pediatrics Training Initiative) Pillar Workgroups Pillars include Curriculum Development, Networks &Collaboratives, and Leadership & Career Development; Member (2022–2023)
• Community Response Working Group, Participant, Jacob’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Participant (2022–present)
• The Interprofessional Forum, Improving Healthcare through Interprofessional Collaboration, is a learning experience for approximately 900 students from the health professions programs of athletic training, counseling psychology, dental medicine, dietetics, medicine, nursing, OT, PT, pharmacy, public health, management, and social work come together to learn about the necessity of collaboration between health professionals in order to effectively give comprehensive care to patients with physical, psychological and social problems that impact their health. As a faculty facilitator, I facilitated a 1.5 hour small group session.; Faculty Facilitator of Interprofessional Forum (2022)
• Supervise MPH students during their MPH Field Placement.; MPH Field Placement Supervisor (2022–present)
• Developed and implemented a pediatric resident advocacy and community health curriculum, including a new 2-week community linkages rotation, a year-long didactic curriculum, and a longitudinal advocacy project mentorship track.; Associate Program Director of Advocacy for the UB Pediatric Residency Program (2021–present)
• Initiated a virtual community education series called "Advice from a Pediatrician" in partnerships with Buffalo Public Schools and UB Pediatric Residents.; Project Leader (2021–2022)
• Developed and co-facilitated a racial equity workshop for 3rd year medical students during their Pediatrics Clerkship.; Co-facilitator of racial equity workshop for 3rd year medical students (2021–2022)
• The goal of the AAP NY 1 Advocacy Committee is to formalize and broaden our chapter-specific advocacy efforts.; Member of the AAP NY 1 Advocacy Committee (2021–present)
• Improving anti-vaping education in schools. I co-mentor a group of pediatric residents who are working with the Buffalo Public Schools to increase education of vaping education.; Advocacy Project Faculty Mentor (2021–2022)
• Enhancing support for victims of abuse. I mentor a pediatric resident who is becoming trained as a child abuse educator and using this training to provide education to families in our community.; Advocacy Project Faculty Mentor (2021–present)
• Increasing STI testing among adolescents in the school-setting. I co-lead a working group, including members from BPS, ECDOH, Hope Buffalo, and Say Yes, in an effort to increase STI testing in schools. I also provide mentorship to pediatric residents who are a part of this working group.; Advocacy Project Faculty Mentor (2021–present)
• Increasing awareness and access to Nexplanons/LARC among adolescents. This project includes education provide to BPS students/families and developing educational posters in partnership with Hope Buffalo (in progress).; Advocacy Project Faculty Mentor (2021–present)
• Increasing education around childhood and adolescent vaccination. I provide mentorship to a pediatric resident who is working with Buffalo Public Schools and Hope Buffalo to provide vaccine education to teens.; Advocacy Project Faculty Mentor (2021–present)
• Annual Community Health & Advocacy Conference, Jacob’s School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences,; Lead Organizer. (2021–present)
• This is an 8-week paid internship for 1st year medical students to provide education and experiential learning in pediatric environmental health. Facilitated in partnership with the WNY Children's Environmental Health Center; Director of Medical Student Environmental Health Internship (2021–present)
• Developed and implemented a pediatric resident advocacy and community health curriculum, including a new 2-week community linkages rotation, a year-long didactic curriculum, and a longitudinal advocacy project mentorship track.; Pediatric Resident Advocacy Training Co-Director for the UB Pediatric Residency Program (2019–2021)
• University of Rochester Medical Center; Teaching Facilitator of Medical Student in Pediatric Clerkship (2018–2019)
• University of Rochester Medical Center; Committee Member of the Pediatric Quality Assurance Committee (2017–2019)
• Enlace Project (El Sauce, Nicaragua). The goal of this organization is to help foster sustainable growth and development in communities in Nicaragua.; President of Enlace Project (2016–present)
• SUNY Upstate Medical University Center for Civic Engagement: Nicaragua Trip; Medical Student International Trip Coordinator (2011–2015)
• SUNY Upstate Medical University Center for Civic Engagement; Medical Student Service Learning Leader (2011–2012)
• This is a University at Buffalo student-run organization to increase and provide opportunities for volunteerism in the community.; Co-Director of Community Action Corps (2004–2006)