Work samples · 10 of 10
Selected MCST work
Each card opens to a full cover sheet with objectives, context, rationale, and downloadable originals. Primary TPOs are shown in olive; secondary in sky blue.
Vaping Essay
Toxicity mechanisms in cannabis vaporizers, and how pharmaceutical-standard formulations could close the regulatory gap exposed by EVALI.
~6-min read
Cannabis Dosing and Administration
How clinicians can approach medical-cannabis dosing decisions when the evidence base is incomplete: titration, the entourage effect, and seven criteria for evaluating expert opinion.
9-slide deck + speaker notes
Provider Communication Form & Recorded Mock Counseling Session
A two-part group project: a provider communication form and a recorded mock oncology counseling session, centering trauma-informed framing and patient-as-partner language.
3-page form
Treatment-Related Variables
Classifying ten patient-related variables as considerations, precautions, or contraindications for cannabis candidacy — protecting patients both from medication risk and from being denied appropriate care.
~6-min read
ASD 5 A's Case
Applying evidence-based medicine's 5 A's to a pediatric autism case — recommending CBD as a tool for support, not as a fix for neurodivergence.
~16-min read · case write-up
Capstone: Healthcare Provider Training (HPT) Chatbot
An AI-powered patient simulation that trains healthcare providers to have cannabis disclosure conversations grounded in trust-building and evidence-based communication research.
Poster + demo video
PEACE Campaign Deck
An advocacy campaign challenging abstinence-only standards for cannabis use in pregnancy, with three reforms across legal, policy, and clinical channels.
10-slide campaign deck
History of Medical Psychedelics
Why ethics boards and benefit-sharing agreements can't fix extractive capitalism — and what would: capping returns, requiring open research, and returning authority to Indigenous communities.
~3-min read
Neurotransmitter Effects: Acute vs. Long-Term
Translating receptor pharmacology and neuroplasticity for clinicians, patients, and psychonauts — using a tangible analogy to make abstract neuroscience usable.
~7-min read
Cannabis and Pregnancy TED-Style Talk
A ten-minute TED-style talk exposing a regulatory double standard: why prenatal cannabis abstinence is demanded almost exclusively of women — and what a partnership-centered standard would look like.
10-min talk + transcript
What the TPO numbers mean
- TPO 1
- Apply knowledge of pharmacology, pathophysiology, clinical assessment, and traditional management strategies of pain and other physical symptoms to identify appropriate candidates for medical cannabis therapy.
- TPO 2
- Apply concepts of pharmacology, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutics, and pharmacokinetics to determine appropriate cannabis dosing, dosage forms and routes of administration for optimal treatment.
- TPO 3
- Develop monitoring plans to determine effectiveness of medical cannabis therapy and to detect adverse effects of medical cannabis use.
- TPO 4
- Apply concepts of analytical chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, and pharmaceutics to assure safe and effective design, development, and manufacture of medical cannabis products.
- TPO 5
- Apply knowledge of analytical toxicology methods to identify, quantify, and interpret results related to cannabinoid use and misuse.
- TPO 6
- Describe negative physical, psychiatric, and psychosocial effects of cannabis in individuals and populations.
- TPO 7
- Participate in health policy decision-making processes by evaluating primary literature to assist policy makers and prescribers in making well-informed decisions about medical cannabis therapy.
- TPO 8
- Apply knowledge of historical and current laws, regulations, and policies to identify, analyze, and advocate for emerging issues related to medical cannabis and health.
- TPO 9
- Identify areas for future research related to science, health effects, and policy of medical cannabis, and describe the challenges associated with such research.
- TPO 10
- Demonstrate a commitment to excellence through continuing professional development and the education and training of patients, healthcare professionals, regulatory bodies, and other relevant stakeholders.