University of South Florida

A Convergent Approach to Aqueous Lead (Pb) Mitigation of a Supplemental Self-Supply Shallow Groundwater Source Accessed by Hand Pumps in Madagascar.

This funding aided in follow-up evaluations with technicians who participated in a social marketing campaign geared towards using lead free components within the manufacturing and repair of pitcher pumps.

Evaluation helped to Reinforce the messaging of the campaign, Assess the success of the campaign (Technicians were still using Pb free components in most cases), Identify if and what further steps are needed for sustainability of the positive decision change including Follow-up training on message delivery for technicians is recommended and Campaign geared towards the harmful impacts of Pb for the general public is needed.

Colorado School of Mines

Water Scarcity in Portland, Oregon’s Unhoused Populations. This thesis project aims to bring awareness and add context to the issue of water scarcity in Portland, Oregon’s unhoused populations. The three main areas of focus are physical locations of current water acquisition sites, individual water treatment methods, and use prioritization of existing water by the consumer.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Attended the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conferences in Athens, Greece.
Evaluated the behavioral factors that influenced use of arsenic-safe water among Great Plains Indian Nation private well users in the Strong Heart Water Study, that aimed to reduce arsenic exposure in at-risk populations.
Found that safe water use was associated with the ability to access local resources about arsenic, the ability to resolve challenges related to arsenic using local resources, and higher commitment to the project.

University of Northern Colorado Center for Urban Education

Attending the Educator Academy in Peru by the Morpho Institute.
It is focused on creating an engaging approach to student teaching and learning through scientific research, engineering design, and cross-cultural connections that include topics in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
Hosted by Explorama Lodge with collaboration with EcoTeach.
I plan to use my gained knowledge of the Amazon Rainforest and different educational techniques to teach my students about water sanitation around the world.

University of South Florida

Sanitation Assesment Of Villages In The Pursat Province Of Cambodia
Wetlands Work! (WW!) specializes in high flood plain and flooded environments, using their HandyPod technology for containment and treatment of wastewater.
The technology had been installed on a seasonally floating school. The system works by capturing the raw sewage and applying biological treatment within the floating containers.
Due to the varying challenges faced for floating and seasonally flooded areas should look toward treatment technology such as the HandyPod.

University of Northern Colorado Center for Urban Education

Attended the International Water Associations’ “An Educator Academy in the Amazon Rainforest.”
The mission of Educator academy in the Amazon Rainforest is to teach educators how to better educate students about our planet and WASH to enhance their health and well being.
My goal is to learn different approaches to teaching WASH practices and bring them to my future classroom.