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title: Now
date: 2023-07-16
date: 2023-09-24
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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."
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## 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.