In this video interview, Heldrich Center Senior Program Coordinator Renee Williams discusses her educational and professional backgrounds, her work at the Heldrich Center to assist home health care aides in New Jersey, and her most memorable project.
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Women’s Leadership Coalition Spring Conference, March 3: Building Coalitions
Participants will learn how to use their leadership skills and resources to bring together people from other marginalized communities or identities to work towards a common goal.
NJSPL – 2018 Revision of New Jersey’s School Aid Formula Impacts
The School Reform Act of 2008 (SRFA) was designed to create a new school funding formula with the intention of ending a long cycle of failed legislative attempts to reduce school spending inequalities in New Jersey. But how has eliminating this adjustment aid affected school districts?
EJB Talks New Faculty Spotlight: Biostatistician, Health Policy Researcher, and Douglass Alum
In addition to discussing the inspiration for her path to an academic career in public health and biostatistics. Shar Williams shares the research she has done in areas of depression, anxiety, suicide, and PTSD, and the findings that show exposure to discrimination and socio-economic disadvantages impact health outcomes.
Turning A Passion Into a Career: From Pre-Med to Public Health
Through her public health classes, Aliyah has learned about disparities in public health, influences on policy, and how to turn her passions into a career.
Exploring Socioeconomic Inequalities and Possible Solutions Through a Public Policy Lens
With a deep appreciation for the cultural diversity of her hometown. Amisha wanted to reflect this passion in her academic career. After learning about public policy she said she “felt the stars align and knew this was the place for her.”
NJSPL – Report Release: Garden State Open Data Index
This report, authored by Jim Samuel, Margaret Brennan-Tonetta, Marc Pfeiffer, Clinton Andrews, and Matthew Hale, identifies concepts, strategies, principles, and policies aimed to enhance the “availability, accessibility, usability, and governance of open data,” and is intended to support research, decision making, planning, and reporting efforts for anyone seeking information regarding New Jersey.
Arena near American Dream could get $2B replacement under new proposal
A massive new convention center and hotel in the New Jersey Meadowlands could cost more than $2.1 billion, but the project would generate far more than that for the local economy, supporters said on Friday. The proposal Friday by the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce...
Research – Williams: Prevalence of Childhood Trauma in a Community-Based Mental Health Clinic
To assess early trauma in this population, Professor Williams and colleagues administered the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) questionnaire to 856 participants over a nine-month period. 40% reported four or more ACEs. Among high scorers, emotional abuse, physical abuse and emotional neglect were the most prevalent ACE experiences.
Susan R. Grogan, PP, AICP, MCRP ’88, Appointed Pinelands Commission Executive Director
Ms. Grogan has worked at the Pinelands Commission since August 1988 and has been serving as Acting Executive Director for the last 18 months.