diff --git a/content/now.md b/content/now.md index 9cb5c0a..cd2b6af 100644 --- a/content/now.md +++ b/content/now.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: Now -date: 2023-07-16 +date: 2023-09-24 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." --- @@ -9,24 +9,39 @@ description: "Find out what I am doing now: What I'm learning or reading, what I ## Recent academic and professional progress -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. +The fall 2023 semester started a few weeks ago! I'm taking four 3-credit courses while continuing to work as an intern (now part-time) at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). I'll also be participating in two graduate fellowship programs as an [Eagleton Fellow](https://eagleton.rutgers.edu/grad-fellowships/) (Eagleton Institute of Politics) and Second-Year [NJLEND](https://boggscenter.rwjms.rutgers.edu/student-experiences/njlend) Fellow (The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities). -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 September 30. I'll be returning to work with a professor in the Department of Library and Information Science in October. -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. +I was also invited to attend the [Princeton Prospective PhD Preview](https://graddiversity.princeton.edu/prospective-phd-preview-p3) (P3) program, which will take place in October and "focuses on engaging scholars from diverse academic, research and non-traditional backgrounds around the path to the Ph.D." ## In my free time -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." +I'm adjusting to a new schedule! ## What I'm learning -* Current courses (Summer 2023): Human Information Behavior -* 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) +* Current courses (Fall 2023) + * Writing for Publication (16:355:506) (0-credit course) + * Perspectives on American Politics (16:790:595) as part of [the Eagleton Graduate Fellowship Program](https://eagleton.rutgers.edu/grad-fellowships/) + * Colloquium in Library and Information Studies (17:610:502) (0-credit course) + * Problem Solving with Data (17:610:562) + * Ethics, Values, and Change in Information Practices (17:610:579) + * Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (75:832:502) via RBHS Exchange + +* Current reading: [*The defining decade* (Rev. ed.)](https://megjay.com/the-defining-decade/) (Jay, 2021) # In previous months +## August 2023 +* I returned to [The Boggs Center's NJLEND program](https://boggscenter.rwjms.rutgers.edu/student-experiences/njlend) as a Second-Year Fellow. +* I visited Washington, D.C. in early August. +* I was notified that I could continue working at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) as a part-time intern. I will remain in [the Office for Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr) (OHSEPR). + +## July 2023 +* I started a new project at the Center for Research on Ending Violence (REV) related to sexual misconduct by physicians. ## June 2023 +* I attended the annual New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) Conference. * 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.