Projects

A selection of my work from GeekMom, social work writings, personal projects, video presentation, a symposium presentation, and a program developed for JQY. Topics range but all share a clear voice, passion for my subject, and mastery of knowledge.

'Building Our Future'

August 2021 - I developed a program to educate our clients, clinicians, and community leaders about family building options for queer people in the Orthodox world. Panelists addressed financial concerns, practical considerations, legal implications, and relevant Jewish law to over 100 attendees. The recorded panel is now available as a professional resource on the JQY (Jewish Queer Youth) website.

Chani: Case Presentation

April 2021 -The final speaker in the group addressing Experiences of Trauma & Trauma-Informed Care, this is a case presentation of a Modern Orthodox Jewish client struggling with her sexual self-schema. Presented at the 2021 Widener University Graduate Student Research Symposium Presenter, Center for Human Sexuality Studies.

World Down Syndrome Day

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March 2021 - Instagram Live interview with cartoonist Chari Pere about our 2019 comic and experiences creating, writing, and dealing with loss and grief. Interview conducted by Aimee Friedman Baron of I Was Supposed To Have A Baby, a non-profit focused on Jewish fertility support.

The Diagnosis

March 2019 - Third in Chari Pere's Cartoonmentary series, this is based on a series I wrote for GeekMom. Featured on GrokNation, Mayim Bialik's website, for World Down Syndrome Day 2019.

In collaboration with Chari Pere.

Dying to Have Children

December 2018 - A policy brief written for school arguing for the inclusion of pregnancy as a Qualifying Life Event (QLE) for a Special Enrollment Period in the healthcare marketplace.

Ellie

August 2018 - A video presentation on an older adult through the lens of Erikson's developmental stages. Focus on stage 4, Industry vs. Inferiority, the presentation applies the stages historically to the life of a Holocaust survivor

'She-Zow'

October 2015 - 'A Gender Flipping Cartoon with Issues'. Analysis and parental walk-through of Australian-Canadian cartoon She-Zow.