Ph.D. Student
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Cecilia graduated from Duquesne University with a bachelor's degree in psychology and from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a master’s degree in occupational therapy. Cecilia worked as an occupational therapist across her lifespan in hospital, outpatient, community, and academic settings before returning to graduate school to pursue her doctorate. She is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in Education
Policy, Organization & Leadership (EPOL) with concentrations in Human Resource Development and Diversity & Equity from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Cecilia recently completed a legislative fellowship with the office of the Honorable Robin L. Kelly, supporting the Member’s broad Health Portfolio and work as the chair of the CBC Health Braintrust. She is also a Graduate Student Researcher at the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interest centers on amplifying the voices of Black women who are frontline healthcare workers, reimagining equitable and sustainable organizational hierarchy, and creating and sustaining organizational change through the evaluation of organizational culture. Cecilia has presented at national and international conferences about her experiences and learnings from conducting participatory action research and culturally responsive evaluations.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM PST
People-Centered Evaluation in Theory and Action
Friday, October 25, 2024
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST