About me
The additive effect of maladaptive and abusive relationships in the home pose substantial risk for developing children with both immediate and long-term detriments to mental and physical health (Brazelton & Sparrow, 2006). Consequently, the effect of poor parenting poses great dangers for a functioning society on a broader spectrum.

My aim is to work as a researcher-educator and to both learn about the physiological effects of abuse in the brain, understand the rehabilitative capabilities in the brain (resilience), as well as participate in intervention programs for children and parents, facilitate in the discussion of child maltreatment and work with local and global communities with programs geared to toward enhancing the living conditions of young children living in adverse circumstances. My goal is not to just learn about early life trauma but to work as an interdisciplinarian to simultaneously learn, collaborate and actively participate in addressing the core needs of affected individuals.

To date, I have completed over six years of work related to early childhood care and completed a Master's in Medicine focusing on the immediate changes in the brain following mild to aversive abuse in neonatal rodents. I will begin a masters' in public health in September 2014, and will also be traveling to Costa Rica to gain more hands-on experience.. The additive effect of maladaptive and abusive relationships in the home pose substantial risk for developing children with both immediate and long-term detriments to mental and physical health (Brazelton & Sparrow, 2006). Consequently, the effect... (more)