One of my greatest takeaways from my work is the understanding that the relationship between community-informed research and public policy is inextricable, if we are going to change systems to be more just and equitable for all people.

One of the first pieces of advice I got for directing was to choose a play that you absolutely love. For me, a public health student at Hopkins who has been interested in the intersection of art and advocacy since high school, Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory seemed like the...