outreach projects
invisible girls initiative
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Launched and lead The Invisible Girls Project: Research, Reporting, and Reform for Young Women, a signature long-term interdisciplinary initiative bridging academic scholarship, journalistic storytelling, and community advocacy to examine systemic social and educational inequities facing young women today.
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Designed and executed rigorous campus-based research at Milton Academy, investigating layered gender-based barriers, identity-specific disparities, and student perspectives on institutional equity, campus belonging, leadership accessibility, and academic confidence through targeted research frameworks and comprehensive student surveys.
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Produced multi-format high-impact deliverables including data-driven annual Gender Equity Reports, original student survey datasets, structured policy recommendations for school administrative leadership, the investigative F-Word editorial series, and peer-level academic research papers to translate empirical findings into actionable campus reform.
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Integrated scholarly analysis and on-the-ground community impact to drive institutional improvement, establishing a sustainable youth-led model that unites independent research, public reporting, and systemic reform to amplify female student voices across campus communities.
Haitian Youth Project
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Founded and lead the Haitian Youth Project, a community-centered equity initiative dedicated to empowering Haitian immigrant girls through targeted educational support and systemic social advocacy to break down demographic barriers to growth and opportunity.
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Conducted rigorous qualitative research exploring how intersecting gender, ethnic, and socioeconomic identities shape developmental opportunities and systemic barriers for Haitian girls, with focused analysis on challenges within K-12 education and cross-cultural social integration.
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Developed and distributed customized educational resources and authored the original Haitian Youth Survival Guide, a practical directional toolkit tailored for Haitian immigrant girls to navigate public institutional systems and build foundational skills for adaptation.
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Delivered hands-on guidance and provided actionable strategies for immigrant youth advancement, bridging information gaps and building community capacity for equitable growth.
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Authored formal academic research paper to document lived experiences of Haitian youth, establishing credible empirical evidence for community equity research and youth advocacy work.
