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Larissa Lai

Larissa Lai

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project/Program & Product Manager | Co-founder @ homegrow | Health Innovations | Sustainability | Tech

  • Education

    • Pratt Institute

      2017 - 2019
      Master of Science - MS City and Regional Planning Distinction; Award for Community Development; Pratt Circle

      Focus on Sustainable Community Development and Affordable Housing Development & Policy

    • New York University

      2015 - 2016
      Master of Social Work (MSW) Clinical Social Work

    • UCL

      2019 -
      MPhil/PhD Sustainable Development & Entrepreneurship at Institute for Global Prosperity

      discontinuedOverseas Research Scholarship

    • NYU Gallatin

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies Dean's Honor Society

      Concentration: Unconscious Dominions (Critical Theory, Culture & Psychology; Mental Health and Therapy)

  • Experience

    • Jacqueline A. Carleton, PhD

      Feb 2013 - Dec 2014
      Intern

      -Research - views of the body in psychoanalytic literature-Psychotherapy/Psychology book reviews: International Journal of Psychotherapy & Somatic Psychotherapy Today-Transcribing Seminars and Interviews

    • Harriet Oster Lab at New York University

      Jun 2013 - Dec 2014
      Research Assistant Laboratory Manager

      -Baby FACS-Coding baby vocalizations-Audio editing and data organization

    • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

      Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
      Research Assistant

      Psychiatry - World Trade Center Health Research Program --- risk and resilience in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers.

    • Visiting Nurse Service of New York

      Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
      Social Work Intern

      VNSNY Acute Home CareNEPQR Interprofessional 3C's Grant Project

    • ICL

      Sept 2015 - Jul 2017

      • Coordinate the evaluation, data collection, entry, analysis and maintenance of the SAMHSAPBHCI Integrated Health grant funded program.• Analyze and present program data to clinicians and staff delivering insights for program improvement.• Planning and coordinating the development of an in-house IRB and other research endeavorsfor the agency.• Assist in other projects: development of Integrated Health staff trainings, reviewing bestpractices literature, presentations, grant writing, etc. Show less • Integrated health healthy living project at PROS: administer client evaluation surveys foroutcomes and tracking (SAMHSA funded project); Health Promotion: client engagementaround health issues.• Veterans re-housing program: led team in presentation of evaluation data to program staff andstrategize program staff skills development, design/conduct brief trainings; outcomesevaluation and data analysis; phone recruitment for client satisfaction survey.• Agency-wide outcomes & evaluations: data entry and analysis (SPSS).• Clinical Risk Consultation Team (CRCT): participate in clinical meetings; redesign of CRCTreferral forms and process, reorganizing documentation; design agency staff clinical skillsbank survey.• Participate in I/DD incident review team meetings.• Literature review on various behavioral health clinical topics, measurements, and bestpractices; compilation of material and resources for agency staff trainings and redevelopmentof Clinical Pathways staff clinical resource guide.• Cultural Competency Learning Community: (also at NYU SSW) completed interdisciplinaryliterature review and interviews with educators; curriculum and instructional material designfor trainings in diversity/cultural competence; analyzing and presenting client satisfaction Show less

      • Evaluation Project Coordinator

        Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

      • Social Work Intern

        Sept 2015 - Jun 2016

    • YAI

      Oct 2016 - Jul 2017
      Bilingual Psychotherapist

      • Psychotherapist for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. (English/Cantonese, Mandarin)• Conduct psychosocial assessments for individuals and families.

    • Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health

      Apr 2017 - Jul 2020
      Associate

    • NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development

      Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
      Field and Policy Intern

    • Circular Communities

      Aug 2018 - now
      Co-Founder

      The Circular Communities Initiative was conceived from interdisciplinary research and collaboration with community partners - the initiative's mission is to promote sustainable community development via regenerative systems planning and design

    • Pratt Center for Community Development

      Sept 2018 - Dec 2018
      Policy Fellow

    • Special Project for New York City Community Garden Coalition/Nos Quedamos CDC

      Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
      Sustainable Community Development Researcher

    • UCL Bartlett Real Estate Institute

      Nov 2019 - Jul 2020
      Healthcare Facilities - Postgraduate Teaching Assistant

      PGTA for the MSc Heathcare Facilities program

    • Homegrow

      Jun 2020 - now
      Co-Founder & CEO

      Distributed Community Urban FarmingHardware + software + Web3, place-based programs for urban citizens to grow their own food and food businesses.

    • Fræ til framtíðar

      Mar 2021 - Sept 2023
      Project Manager

      "Seeds for the Future" Supporting K-12 food growing and sustainability education.

    • Controlant

      Sept 2021 - now
      Project Manager

      Project management for major strategic projects across the organization:Organizational Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Sunsetting, Operations, Sustainability

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Larissa Lai
      Cumulus Green 2020 Honorable Mention Award Cumulus Green 2020 April 1, 2020 the micro food hub project was honored in the Cumulus Green 2020 circular economy design student competition
    • Awarded to Larissa Lai
      APA Economic Development Division's Holzheimer Scholarship Honorable Mention American Planning Association Economic Development Division February 1, 2020 for thesis work at Pratt City & Regional Planning outlining the micro food hub project and concept "Sustainable Circular Community Development: Planning and Implementing a Hyperlocal Food-Based Economy in the South Bronx"
    • Awarded to Larissa Lai
      International Conference on Sustainable Development Best Paper Award International Conference on Sustainable Development Sep 2019 Best Paper Award at ICSD 2019 - Samuel Pressman and Larissa Lai: Sustainable Community Development Through Hyperlocal Food-Based Economies
    • Awarded to Larissa Lai
      HUD IAF 2018 Finalist HUD Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design Competition Apr 2018 Team Lead for Pratt Institute’s team for the HUD IAF competition: proposal for affordable senior housingUS Department of Housing and Urban Development
    • Awarded to Larissa Lai
      Social Justice and Diversity Grant - Jan 2016
    • Awarded to Larissa Lai
      Dean's Honor Society NYU Gallatin Jul 2013 Sofia, Bulgaria March 2014
    • Awarded to Larissa Lai
      Dean's Award For Summer Research NYU Gallatin Mar 2013