Sharon Desmond, Associate Professor, Public & Community Health, (2000-01)

Dr. Sharon Desmond is seeking to develop a partnership between faculty and students in the Department of Public and Community Health and the City of Seat Pleasant to enhance the health status of the city’s residents. Her Diversity Initiative award enabled her to develop and implement this partnership, providing invaluable learning and research experience for student participants. The project contributed to the goals of the Diversity Initiative by involving students in service learning, improving interpersonal and inter-group relations among the diverse student participants, and building a strong campus-community partnership.