Learning Laboratory for Community Health

Fall 2023 Graduate Research Assistants

Our GRA’s are high-level thinking, independent writers who develop our case studies for our challenge series. Through community engagement and interviewing key informants, our GRA’s are able to discover real community issues affecting marginalized communities in need of problem-solving.

Meet the team!

Sarah Moore

Master’s of Healthcare Administration

Expected Graduation: June 2024

Learning Lab GRA Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023

Olivia Hutton

Master’s of Healthcare Administration

Expected Graduation: May 2024

Learning Lab GRA Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023

Eric Lee

Master’s of Healthcare Administration

Expected Graduation: May 2024

Learning Lab GRA Summer 2023, Fall 2023

Diona Martyn, PhD, RN, APHN-BC

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate

Expected Graduation: May 2024

Learning Lab GRA Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023

Shams al Jassad

Bachelor’s in Biology, Minor in Business

Pre-med

Expected Graduation: May 2024

Learning Lab GRA Fall 2023

Ryan Martin

Graduate Certificate in Advanced Biomedical Science

Expected Graduation: May 2024

Learning Lab GRA Fall 2023


If you are interested in becoming a GRA for the Learning Lab, please visit our “Apply” page. Our GRA’s are experts in:

Communication: Work in small and large working groups to improve team building

skills, communication skills, interviewing skills, and organizational

skills.

Education: Area Health Education Center (AHEC) partnership, Pri-Med

online conferences, experiential learning, literature reviews.

Academic and Professional Development: Supervised case study writings, tackling

complex and simple health issues

Community Engagement: Motivational interviewing community key informants,

rapid community improvement and response, understand health problems affecting

neighborhoods in our communities.

Career Development: Create Standards of Protocols (SOPs), updating and creating 

policies and procedures, marketing for Learning Lab challenges, recruitment for

Learning Lab challenges.

Solution Building: Utilizing skills from the academic year, develop evidence-based solutions derived from community needs.

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