On Saturday, May 17th, Unhoused Initiative Research Assistants, Sarah El Qadah and Iman Badr presented at SCU’s Alumni Science Conference which features student research and experiential learning projects. Both Senior Public Health Sciences majors, Iman and Sarah submitted UI-partnered projects for conference consideration.
Iman’s project, “Addressing Stigma against People Experiencing Homelessness at SCU: A Collaboration between the Unhoused Initiative and Public Health Capstone Students” discussed the UI’s stigma-reduction research and media campaign.
Sarah’s project “The Impact of Strategic Communication and Shifting Attitudes Surrounding Unhoused Individuals: A Student-Facing Anti-Stigma Campaign” highlighted her strategies for engaging students and increasing their interest in and awareness of the local response to homelessness through social media, interactive events and calls to action.
Sarah and Iman will both graduate this spring. They have been instrumental in moving the UI’s student-facing projects forward and we are so proud of their achievements!
Scroll down to see the posters submitted to the conference by Iman and Sarah.
The Unhoused Initiative at SCU 