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2024 / 2025
POLICY / RESEARCH
ST. LOUIS / MO
2026
SOCIAL WORK | PUBLIC POLICY
VIRGINIA

ABOUT

Intro


Hopeful to drive meaningful change through research, policy analysis, and community advocacy, I seek to address the systemic and generational forces that contribute to the well-being of entire communities.

I am a problem-solver and creator of resources, developing impactful, data-driven solutions. My work is grounded in values of equity, self-determination, and dignity, complemented by a desire to expand and leverage the power of technology. 

I appreciate you taking the time to review my work.

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AREAS of focus & interest

mental health

poverty

racial equity

housing

sex work

burnout

labor rights

peer & community support

technology

reproductive health

fat studies

relationship violence

program evaluation

police reform

maternal & infant health

WORK

OWNER

Universal Code Web Space

2021-Present
  • Research, design, and develop WordPress websites for clients seeking to connect with their communities.
  • created a collection of resources to promote safety and confidence navigating cyberspace.
  • Created +20 WordPress website design templates for mental health providers.
  • Maintain website hosting and management tasks, monitors analytics, and implements SEO strategies.
    • see resources

    asstrocode

    2023-Present
  • Provides web services for adult content creators, including web development and platform management. 
  • created a collection of resources to promote safety and confidence navigating cyberspace.
    • see resources

    BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECH

    Mercy South - 
    Hyland Behavioral Health

    2018-Present
  • Create project documentaion, including Project Charters, Statements of Work, Work Breakdown Stuctures, and Project Roadmaps.
  • Develop WordPress websites from Figma design files using best practices.
  • Facilitate regular communications with clients through Basecamp and Google Meet.

    • Project Manager

    Web Factory Media

    2022-2023
  • Create project documentaion, including Project Charters, Statements of Work, Work Breakdown Stuctures, and Project Roadmaps.
  • Develop WordPress websites from Figma design files using best practices.
  • Facilitate regular communications with clients through Basecamp and Google Meet.

    • Housing programs Case manager

    Good Neighbor Center

    Tigard, OR
    2014-2017
  • Collaborated on setting goals and satisfying program requirements.
  • Facilitated Home Visits, Community Meetings, LifeSkills and Rent Well classes.
  • Documented services provided into HUD's Homeless Management Information System, HMIS.

    • SUPPORTED HOUSING ASSOCIATE II

    Columbia Care Services

    Portland, OR
    2014-2017
  • Collaborated on setting goals and satisfying program requirements.
  • Facilitated Home Visits, Community Meetings, LifeSkills and Rent Well classes.
  • Documented services provided into HUD's Homeless Management Information System, HMIS.

    • ON-call Resident support staff

    Domestic Violence Resource Center - Monika's House 

    Portland, OR
    2014-2017
  • Worked overnight shifts at a confidential domestic violence shetler, providing support to the 24-hour hotline and performing shelter duties including house meetings, guidelines enforcement, and adminsitrative and emotional support as needed. 

    • INTERNSHIPS

    CHRISTINE ANN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES

    BSW Intern

    2013-2014
  • Provides web services for adult content creators, including web development and platform management. 
  • created a collection of resources to promote safety and confidence navigating cyberspace.

    • SKILLS

    Productivity

    Notion

    Google Workspace

    Kit fka ConvertKit

    Slack

    Microsoft

    viz & Comm

    Canva

    Meta & Instagram Business

    LinkedIn

    Adobe Illustrator

    Tableau

    Technology

    WordPress

    ChatGPT

    HTML & CSS

    R & Python

    EDUCATION

    *Master of Public Policy and administration

    Colorado State University

    2024 - 2025/26
    *currently in progress
    ~GPA 3.55

    Bachelor of Social Work

    2010-2014

    University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

    GPA 3.43

    NASW Lobby Day

    Madison, WI
    2014
  • Highlighted the following topics: Social Work Safety Bill, student loan debt, statute of limitations expansion, and second chance policies. 

    • Research

    • mixed methods
    • conference speaker
    • coalition presentation
    • final report
    see more

    CERTIFICATIONS

    Front-End Web Development

    University of California - San Diego

    2021
    GPA 4.0

    Resource directory

    • WordPress CMS with membership and social features
    • Dynamic searches based on category, location, services, and more
    • Save, share, add notes, and find info quickly
    see more

    RESEARCH

    youchoose: Evaluating a serious game

    Planned Fall 2025
  • The piloting and evaluation of a serious game aimed at exploring the deliberative tensions involved in domestic abuse to be used as an experiential learning activity. 
    • see websitesee writing

    sesta survey: Data on digital discrimination

    In Progress

    sestasurvey.com

  • A four-part quasi-experimental mixed methods project investigating the censorship of sex workers and the potential disproportionate impact on POC and fat creators. 
    • see websitesee writing

    Gaps and Barriers PHoto project

    University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
    & Fox Valley Housing Coalition

    2013-2014
  • With a team of 2 professors and 8 students, developed a mixed-methods study using quantitative organization surveys and photo-elucidation qualitative interviews with local homeless service consumers.  

    • participant visuals

    Conference SPEAKER

    Assc. of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Conference

    Louisville, KY
    2014
  • Along with one professor and two other student researchers, presented about the process and preliminary results. 

    • Summary

    FCHC Report Summary

    Read time: 2 minutes

    final report

    writing

    MEMOS

    Memo Re: Labor Relations for Public Safety Workers

    Reading time: 9 minutes
    memo
    read now

    Memo Re: Collective Bargaining With The Department of Water & Power

    Reading time: 7 minutes
    memo
    read now

    Memo Re: Labor Relations for Public Safety Workers

    Reading time: 9 minutes
    memo
    read now

    Memo Re: Collective Bargaining With The Department of Water & Power

    Reading time: 7 minutes
    memo
    read now

    SESTA Survey

    Intro to SESTA Survey

    Reading Time: 13 Minutes
    summary
    read now

    SESTA Survey Full Proposal

    Reading Time: 39 Minutes
    proposal
    read now

    YOUCHOOSEABUSE

    Proposal Working Draft

    Reading Time: 22 minutes
    proposal
    read now

    Seriously? : The Approach For This Serious Game

    Reading Time: 8 minutes
    blog
    read now

    Deliberating Domestic Violence

    Reading Time: 9 minutes
    blog
    read now

    Portfolio

    YOUCHOOSEABUSE.com

    2024

    A Serious Game

  • This website was developed to faciliate deliberative discussions and provide experiential learning via a serious game. 

    • INFOGRAPHICs

    Presentation

    Instagram

    GUIDE

    Facilitator's Handbook by Abby Peterson
    visit site

    sestasurvey.com

    2024
  • This website was developed as part of an academic study researching the disproportionate censorship of fat and Black sex workers online. 

    • Presentation

    Instagram

    INFOGRAPHICS

    visit site

    LcrList.org

    2022

    Landmark Community Resources

  • A dynamic online resource directory, providing information about hundreds of local and national organizations and allows users to search, sort, share, and save their results

    • Instagram

    @landmark_community_resources

    GUIDE

    NPH V1 by Abby Peterson
    visit site

    resources.asstrocode.com

    2023

    Adult Content Creator Resources

  • A dedicated website for adult content creator resources. 

    • Instagram

    @asssstrocode

    GUIDE

    vvg2c v1 by Abby Peterson
    visit site

    universalwoh.com

    2022

    Universal Code

  • A website for Universal Code's resource guide, the Website Owner's Handbook.

    • Instagram

    @universalcodewebspace

    GUIDE

    WOH by Abby Peterson
    site unavailable

    schedule

    contact

    CONNECT

    Available upon request
    St. Louis, Missouri

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