Research Assistant/Doctoral Student
University of Houston, Texas, United States
Katyayani (Katya) is a Doctoral Student at University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work. Her research focuses on holistic health equity—specifically focusing on accountability in the use of government grants to outsource health and human service programs to Voluntary Health Organizations and Nonprofits and interprofessional collaboration to improve patient care. This passion is based on her career working in interdisciplinary fields within a multiple government funding structures in nonprofits and community colleges. She has seen both the positive and negative impact of these programs as a clinical case worker for individuals’ caregiving for someone with dementia, from a programmatic level as a program coordinator and Americorps Member for a Boys & Girls Club and a student success specialist at multiple community colleges, and as an operation team member charged with expanding programs and increasing Diversity & Inclusion initiatives at a non-profit. Katya has her MSW from the University of Washington and an M.S. in Sports, Recreation and Tourism from the University of Illinois.
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Friday, November 11, 2022
7:45 AM – 8:15 AM
Saturday, November 12, 2022
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM