Service to the Profession & Community
Currently, I serve as Co-Chair for the HER NOPREN COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Working Group. This group was established at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as researchers, advocacy groups, policy makers, community-based groups were all mobilizing to respond to the rapid changes in the food environment - especially the closing of schools where many children in the US receive two meals per day. After one year focused on the immediate response, the group was formalized as a standing working group and we are now looking forward to building resilience and preparing our communities for future disruptions like the pandemic or other disasters like the growing number of severe wildfires, hurricanes, and tornados.
I serve as an Editorial Panel Member of the Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley) and on the Awards Committee of the Interdisciplinary Association of Population Health Science (IAPHS). Prior to relocating to Baltimore in Summer 2021, I served on the Board of Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center (EN-AHEC) as Secretary.
I serve as an Editorial Panel Member of the Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley) and on the Awards Committee of the Interdisciplinary Association of Population Health Science (IAPHS). Prior to relocating to Baltimore in Summer 2021, I served on the Board of Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center (EN-AHEC) as Secretary.
University Service
In 2021, I joined UMBC as Chair of the Department of Emergency Health Services. In January 2022, I was invited to serve on a committee to develop a proposal for a Center for Public Health Research at UMBC.
During my tenure at D'Youville College, I served on the Research and Academic Policies Committees of the Faculty Senate, was a founding member of the Diversity and Inclusion Council, and was on the Steering Committee to establish a Center for Teaching and Learning on campus. I also served on the Steering Committee for the campus Learning Management System transition to Canvas and was a member of the Advisory Board for the Dietetics Program.
During my tenure at D'Youville College, I served on the Research and Academic Policies Committees of the Faculty Senate, was a founding member of the Diversity and Inclusion Council, and was on the Steering Committee to establish a Center for Teaching and Learning on campus. I also served on the Steering Committee for the campus Learning Management System transition to Canvas and was a member of the Advisory Board for the Dietetics Program.
