April B. (IN A NUTSHELL)

April is a recent graduate of Stanford University who majored in Psychology and minored in Human Rights and Spanish and is currently studying in Madrid on a Fulbright Research Grant. Growing up in the suburbs of LA and attending public schools her whole life, April has always been a dedicated teacher, tutor, and mentor. In high school she tutored math and english, coached volleyball, and led initiatives advocating for the rights of students with special needs. She graduated as Valedictorian of her class of over 600 students with local service and academic related scholarships to attend Stanford, where she she continued pursuing activities that championed access and inclusion. Among other service related activities, at Stanford April worked as a peer counselor to neurodiverse students and students struggling with mental health and manned phone hotlines for Spanish speakers apprehended in detention centers. Largely thanks to a grant she received in 2018 to conduct inter-generational interviews with Holocaust Survivors in Amsterdam, she is an advocate for culturally and trauma informed health care and the rights of refugee children and families. She worked at various research labs at Stanford including the Global Health Team for the Muslim Mental Health Lab in the School of Medicine, the YouthLAB and the STEP Program in the School of Education, and as a personal research assistant to prominent psychologist Dr. Claude Steele. April is cited as co-author on two papers that are currently in the process of publication. While she is proud of her academic accomplishments, she cites her loftiest achievement as coming in second place in Stanford Intramural Beach Volleyball and first place in an unofficial spike ball tournament organized by her friends. As of now, April is living in Madrid conducting qualitative self-directed research in Spanish on the cultural and religious identities of second generation Moroccan Muslim women and spends her free time working with Spanish nonprofits. She also has made it her personal mission to be the best tour guide to friends and family who visit. She feels confident she has perfected the 1-5 day “Madrid Sampler”. Inclusion, access, exploration, and fun are at the core of her teaching and learning values. She is excited to share her knowledge of spanish, inclusive healthcare, academic writing and research, and application processes.