diff --git a/content/now.md b/content/now.md index 39aee35..9cb5c0a 100644 --- a/content/now.md +++ b/content/now.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: Now -date: 2023-06-10 +date: 2023-07-16 layout: permalink description: "Find out what I am doing now: What I'm learning or reading, what I'm working on in my free time, and where I'm at professionally." --- @@ -9,29 +9,33 @@ description: "Find out what I am doing now: What I'm learning or reading, what I ## Recent academic and professional progress -My third term at Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, where I am completing the Master of Information (MI) degree program, started last week. I plan to graduate next spring. +My summer 2023 class (Human Information Behavior) at Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, where I am completing the Master of Information (MI) degree program, ends in about three weeks. I still plan to graduate in May 2024. -I started a summer internship at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). I am working with [the Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr) (OHSEPR). +I started a summer internship at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last month. I am working with [the Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr) (OHSEPR) to analyze administrative data and conduct research on disaster assistance programs. -My temporary research assistant position with the Center for Research on Ending Violence (REV), Rutgers School of Social Work, will end on June 30. +My temporary research assistant position with the Center for Research on Ending Violence (REV), Rutgers School of Social Work, was extended by a few months to work on a new project. ## In my free time -I'm exploring both [the Bogleheads investment philosophy](https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy) and sustainable investing. In the past week, I've read [*The Bogleheads' guide to investing* (2nd ed.)](https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Bogleheads%27+Guide+to+Investing%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781118921289) (Lindauer, Larimore, & LeBoeuf, 2014) and started reading [*Your essential guide to sustainable investing*](https://harriman-house.com/essentialguidetosustainableinvesting) (Swedroe & Adams, 2022). - -I attended the 2023 [New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) Conference](https://www.njlaconference.info/) as an Equity Scholar - registration costs were waived by NJLA while travel expenses were partially covered by Rutgers. +I've been exploring both [the Bogleheads investment philosophy](https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy) and [socially responsible investing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socially_responsible_investing). Last month, I read [*The Bogleheads' guide to investing* (2nd ed.)](https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Bogleheads%27+Guide+to+Investing%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781118921289) (Lindauer, Larimore, & LeBoeuf, 2014), [*Your essential guide to sustainable investing*](https://harriman-house.com/essentialguidetosustainableinvesting) (Swedroe & Adams, 2022), [*The little book of common sense investing* (Tenth anniversary edition)](https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Little+Book+of+Common+Sense+Investing%3A+The+Only+Way+to+Guarantee+Your+Fair+Share+of+Stock+Market+Returns%2C+Updated+and+Revised-p-9781119404507) (Bogle, 2017), and [*A random walk down Wall Street* (Fiftieth anniversary edition)](https://www.harvard.com/book/a_random_walk_down_wall_street/) (Malkiel, 2023). I'm also using tools like As You Sow's [Invest Your Values](https://www.asyousow.org/invest-your-values) to compare investment funds: "As You Sow is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering shareholders to change corporations for the good through the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant information to the public, free of charge." ## What I'm learning * Current courses (Summer 2023): Human Information Behavior -* Non-credit programs: [8-week introduction to grant proposal writing (Fort Hays State University)](https://www.fhsu.edu/sociology/grant-writing-certification-program/) +* Current reading: [*Nudge: The final edition*](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690485/nudge-by-richard-h-thaler-and-cass-r-sunstein/) (Thaler & Sunstein, 2021) and [*Doughnut economics*](https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/doughnut-economics-paperback/) (Raworth, 2017) # In previous months +## June 2023 +* I completed an [8-week introduction to grant proposal writing](https://www.fhsu.edu/sociology/grant-writing-certification-program/) offered by the Sociology Program at Fort Hays State University. +* I started a full-time summer internship at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where I am working with [the Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr) (OHSEPR). +* I was invited to continue working with the Center for Research on Ending Violence (REV) at Rutgers School of Social Work as a temporary research assistant on a new project. + ## May 2023 * I graduated from the 2022-2023 [New Jersey Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NJLEND) graduate fellowship program](https://boggscenter.rwjms.rutgers.edu/student-experiences/njlend). * I accepted a Governor's Executive Award for the 2023-2024 [Eagleton Graduate Fellowship Program in Politics and Government](https://eagleton.rutgers.edu/grad-fellowships/). +* My initial appointment as a research assistant with the Department of Library and Information Science ended; I will return in August 2023. ## April 2023