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Invited Presentation,
2025 IL Minority Health Conference

Date: Tuesday, October 21: 3:45pm-4:35pm

Presentation: IL Minority Health Conference, “A Life Course Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Sexual Minorities” adapted my Sociology Compass article to a practical, hands-on workshop.


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MacMurray College

Front Page Feature,
Jacksonville Journal-Courier

Date: July 25, 2025

Feature: Jacksonville Journal-Courier, “Illinois College study reveals MacMurray role in shaping ‘model minority’ myth for Japanese Americans during WWII” featured my recent publication in Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.


Invited Presentation,
IU Asian Culture Center

Date: February 22, 2024

Presentation: IU Asian Culture Center, “Goodwill Ambassadors: Japanese American College Students During WWII” highlighted my research on the WWII student relocation program.


Feature,
Illinois College Press Release

Date: January 12, 2022

Feature: Illinois College Press Release, “IC Students Gain Hands-On Experience Working with New Museum” discussed my student-faculty research with the Jacksonville Area Museum.


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Feature,
Illinois College Press Release

Date: July 26, 2021

Feature: Illinois College Press Release, “Student-Faculty Research Amplifies Voices in Jacksonville Area” discussed my student-faculty research in partnership with the Tracy Family Foundation.


Feature,
Jacksonville Journal-Courier

Date: June 30, 2021

Feature: Jacksonville Journal-Courier, “Where Are Poverty, Homeless Problems? Take a Look Around You” reviewed community discussion about housing insecurity for which I was expert discussant.


Expert Discussant,
Jacksonville Public Library

Date: June 29, 2021

Activity: Expert discussant for a community discussion of the book Evicted and of housing insecurity in Jacksonville, IL, co-sponsored by the Jacksonville Public Library and the American Library Association.


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Feature,
Jacksonville Journal-Courier

Date: January 20, 2020

Feature: Jacksonville Journal-Courier, “Library, IC Team Up to Help Homeless” covered my student-faculty research with the Jacksonville Public Library.


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Expert Guest,
Sociology Audibly Podcast

Date: January 20, 2020

Activity: Expert guest on Sociology Audibly podcast about household division of labor and gender.