“This is precisely the time when artists go to work...not when everything is fine, but in times of dread…There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear.We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal."
- Toni Morrison
Ideas gain power when they’re shared, tested, and reimagined.
This space gathers my contributions across media, publications, and speaking engagements — each one an invitation to think differently about healing, belonging, and the futures we can design with care.
Awards & Fellowships
Awards
Improving the Human Condition Award (2020-2021)
Fellowships
New_Public, Co-Investigator, AI & Social Conversation (2025)
Intergenerational Changemakers Fellowship, The Legacy Project (2025)
Royden B. Davis Summer Fellowship (2020-2021)
Speaking & Facilitation
World Futures Day – Young Voices (Teach the Future) (2026)
Designed and facilitated “Sandbox for Imagination: A Playground for Regenerative Futures,” an interactive, intergenerational workshop engaging global youth and adult participants in experiential futures practices, ethical AI dialogue, and collaborative worldbuilding exercises to strengthen futures literacy and regenerative imagination.
Harvard Innovation Lab Start-Up Fair – Experiential Futures Sandbox (2026)
Activated an interactive AI + Imagination Curriculum experience at Harvard’s i-lab, engaging undergraduate and graduate innovators in hands-on futures literacy, ethical AI exploration, and worldbuilding practices that strengthen imagination as a real-world skill.
Wired Human Roundtable at the U.S. Capitol – Youth Coalition Ambassador (2026)
Facilitated a cross-sector roundtable convening policymakers, technologists, and civic leaders to explore ethical AI, youth wellbeing, and the future of digital public infrastructure— guiding dialogue that bridged youth voice, policy design, and human-centered innovation.
Youth Innovators Fellowship – ReThink Citizen (2025)
Facilitated storytelling for social change workshop and catalyzing imagination sessions with youth innovators from diverse Midwest communities.
Foundation for Social Connection – Intergenerational Dialogue Series (2025)
Led participatory dialogues on AI, technology, and intergenerational connection in partnership with Joint Family, bridging youth and elder perspectives.
Beyond Awareness — For You Page, UN Science Summit at UN General Assembly (2025)
Panelist on The Power of Connection: Fostering Social Support for Youth Wellbeing, highlighting youth-driven mental health advocacy and relational civic ecosystems.
Digital Health Week — PLOS Digital Health & DTH-Lab (2025)
Panelist on Building Trust, Literacy, and Participation in the Digital Health Era, exploring Gen-Z media literacy, health futures, and digital participation.
Guest Lecture, Joint Family, Northeastern University (2025) —
Delivered a guest lecture in partnership with Joint Family and Northeastern University, translating research on storytelling, intergenerational dialogue, and participatory design into actionable guidance for students exploring freelance futures, relational leadership, and cross-generational collaboration in a rapidly evolving work landscape.
Mobility, Adaptation, and Wellbeing in a Changing Climate — Columbia Climate School (MR2025)
Co-facilitated workshop, Crafting a Shared Story for Resilience in Transitions, guiding participants through narrative and ecological resilience exercises rooted in solastalgia, belonging, and transition design.
The Wellbeing Project Global Gathering (2024)
Facilitated conversations on ecological belonging and intergenerational healing with global social-change leaders, integrating art, systems thinking, and dialogue practice.
Bearing Witness: Class Lecture, Georgetown University (2023)
Guest lecture on trauma-informed approaches to systems change, narrative strategy, and intergenerational wellbeing.
Publications
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Why It’s Easier to Joke About the Apocalypse Than Imagine a Better Community
Timeleft
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Is Gen Z Too Emotionally Literate to Feel?
Thred Media
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“Ecological Belonging: Weaving People, Purpose and Planet”
Network of Wellbeing
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The Digital Crossroads: Media Literacy and the Future of Youth online
PLOS Digital Health
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Transforming Higher Education: Building Trauma-Informed Communities for Healing and Intergenerational Wellbeing
The ADVANCE OSU Journal - Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2024
Media Features
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The Journey Framework
Georgetown University Red House
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Navigating Generative AI and Youth Social Connection Through Intergenerational Conversation
Foundation for Social Connection
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Georgetown Expands Commitment to Mental Health Services for University Community
Georgetown University Press Release
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FreeState Justice/One Love Instagram Live Highlights Inclusive Curriculum
FreeState Justice and One Love Collaboration
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The With Intention Podcast
Episode: Media Literacy and Artificial Intimacy with Kendall Bryant and Hannah Folau