Hello ±¬ÁÏÍøcommunity!
My professional and educational background is a mix of social work, education, and public health. I have both a Masters in Public Health and a Masters of Arts in Teaching: Health Education. I’ve been in the Health Studies department at ±¬ÁÏÍøsince 2011 and have served in interim capacities with community-based learning and veterans services at PCC. From 2015 to 2018, I also taught various graduate-level public health, nutrition, and global health courses at the National University of Natural Medicine. I find teaching and mentoring students in my passion areas to be such a rewarding career experience and I truly believe in the content that I teach. My primary areas of interest include personal health development, environmental health, global health, integrative health, and functional medicine. In past career roles, I have also worked with children in various capacities, assisted veterans and military personnel, and served as a licensed massage therapist.
I’ve long called Oregon home but have lived in locations around the US and overseas. I am a huge proponent of living a life one loves, of finding work that one believes in, and of creating work/life balance. I am a lover of the outdoors, road trips, quality time with my family, and investigating food and cultural systems in settings across the US and internationally.
Working at ±¬ÁÏÍøhas been an incredibly rewarding experience and I thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to teach and learn from a diverse array of students. It’s my hope that I get the opportunity to work with you and as always, I’m wishing you the best with all of your endeavors.
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