I am glad to share the latest UCR School of Public Policy (SPP‬) Policy Chats podcast episode where I and Dori Pham got the opportunity to interview the CA State Treasurer Fiona Ma on financing higher education and strategies/plans that the state of California

I am pleased to share that the panel was sucessful. I am grateful to @appam.bsky.social and the Student Activities Committee for entrusting me with this responsibility. Conducting the panel outreach, drafting the questions, and setting up for the event developed my communication and planning skills.

Policy research funding is changing fast. Join us on 10/29 for Navigating Uncertainty in Policy Research Grants & Funding, with: Paula Omokhomion, Aixa Cintrón-Vélez, G.R. Love, Tina Fletcher, Joseph McNicholas, Tafadzwa Tivaringe, & Elliot Emmer. Register here: https://ow.ly/ZNI550Xjb7H

I am glad to share that Health Impact Hub's second episode is now available on YouTube and Spotify! I am grateful for the opportunity to have interviewed Dr. Bruce Link, who was someone that I frequently read his work in classes for my sociology minor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Shape of the Sun September Book Tour organized by Pump Up Your Book Tours: www.pumpupyourbook.com/2025/08/07/s...

Shape of the Sun by Paula Onohi Omokhomion| Proudly organised by @LoveBooksTours #BookTour #SupportingAuthors #BookPromotion kellylacey.com/2025/09/15/s...

I’m glad to announce that my fiction novel, Shape of the Sun, is now available as an ebook on Amazon and other retailers! It’s a mix of literary fiction, romance, and family saga. Here are the links and happy reading! Amazon: a.co/d/6wBWH6w Selar: selar.com/1e14w45058

I'm glad to announce that I successfully completed the Girls with impact Innovation Academy, a live 10-week Business and Leadership program. In this program, I worked on refining my vision for Expanded Perspectives, which aims to provide innovative and credsverse.com/credentials/...

I am pleased to announce that I will be moderating an Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management webinar in October on navigating uncertainty in research funding and grant-seeking in the US! This webinar is part of APPAM’s programming for its 2025 conference

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Help Is Needed — But Stop Calling It Help If It Keeps People Trapped substack.com/@paulaomokho...

My Medium articles are now on Substack: The Ethics of Not Providing in The Global South substack.com/@paulaomokho...

I am glad to share my Medium article on the gaps in social protection programs in low-and middle-income countries, as well as the risk of aid dependence. A notable example is Ethiopia, which has the 2nd largest safety net program in Africa, but has been one of the highest recipients of

I am glad to announce that I am now Fiction Editor for Yarnz Magazine (yarnzmag.com) “A new literary journal dedicated to building a vibrant archive of literature, language, and lived experience.

My Medium article on the ethics of LMICs’ governments not spending on public health is out: medium.com/global-healt...

“Every public health action matters. It might not make the association go away, but it will lessen it a bit.” Today, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Bruce Link, who developed the famous Fundamental Cause Theory of Health with Dr. Jo Phelan at Columbia University

Health Impact’s hub third article which is on the mental health impacts on Inland Empire residents due to the possible closure of the California Parents and Youth Helpline after a $3M state budget cut: www.linkedin.com/posts/health...

Just posted Health Impact Hub’s second article on the impact of the Riverside Free Clinic on health access and equity for underserved populations in the IE region. Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/health...

Follow Health Impact Hub on LinkedIn. Just posted our first article on the impacts the big beautiful bill might have on healthcare coverage and hospital service provision. Read here: www.linkedin.com/posts/health...

🧐 Did you know? #ThisAmericanLife 2020 podcast episode "The Out Crowd,” ft. our whistleblower client and former asylum officer Doug Stephens, won the very first Pulitzer Prize ever awarded to a radio show! 🎧 Listen to the full episode at www.thisamericanlife.org/704/our-puli...

Now on @legaltalknet.bsky.social: "Protecting Whistleblowers with Louis Clark" 🎙️ Our Executive Director Louis Clark was interviewed by Legal Talk Network lawyers, diving into our work in whistleblower advocacy in this divisive political climate. Listen now: whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...

I had the honor of introducing then Assemblymember and now Senator Eloise Gomez Reyes at the 2024 Persist Conference (Oct. 2024). I highly appreciate the opportunity to challenge myself and persist - and I hope you watch this beautiful conference and listen to admirable and inspiring people!

Please watch the TODEC Session at the 2024 Persist Women’s Engagement Conference. I had the privilege to introduce our wonderful speakers that informed attendees about social programs such as SNAP and MediCal and how they could access it. I hope this information can help you!

On emcee duty for the UCR SPP graduation party.. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2025!

Never thought I’ll see the day but these are great webtoon recs for those interested in public health, policy, history, or sociology:

Features Fiction: The green and the yellows www.highlandernews.org/93870/featur...

5/16 - It’s the MPP aka Magnificent Peoples Party! Congratulations to all the awardees! #ucrspp #publicpolicy #scholarship

Newest article - Features Fiction: Bereaved and grief www.highlandernews.org/93681/featur...

Features Fiction: Autopilot www.highlandernews.org/93478/featur...

Features Fiction: Impossible Object www.highlandernews.org/93254/featur... #WritingCommunity #fiction #shortstories #ucr #ucrspp

Features Fiction: ENGL 406 www.highlandernews.org/93176/featur...

My story -Engl 406 - in the UCR Highlander: issuu.com/ucrhighlande...

My last term paper on reducing the NCD burden in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) and what ethical theories say is now available in my LinkedIn projects section! www.linkedin.com/in/paula-omo...

UCR Policy Chats coming soon…. Watch/Listen to the UCR School of Public Policy’s amazing podcast on YT and Spotify YT: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/19fAfX6... #publicpolicy #professionaldevelopment

3/4/2025 - Today was the Riverside County State of Education Address. I was honored to attend alongside the Dean, faculty, staff and other students of UCR SPP . Superintendent Edwin Gomez’ report on the state of education in Riverside was amazing and it had #publicpolicy #professionaldevelopment

3/1/25 - It was a great time tabling at the Riverside County Science Fair for the UCR School of Public Policy (SPP) and Science to Policy Program (S2P) , along with Dean Long and Dr. Hackwood! We talked about our programs to attendees and also addressed #publicpolicy #professionaldevelopment

1/25/2025 - Spending time with City of Redlands Councilmember Denise Davis and other UCR School of Public Policy (SPP) Dean's Brand Ambassadors was an honor. She told us about her roles as Councilmember and Assistant Director of Advocacy and Institutional Relations at the

1/22/2025 - It was an amazing experience having the opportunity to speak with Riverside County’s Director of Public Health Kim Saruwatari. We spoke on things ranging from her journey from cell and molecular biology to public health, Riverside’s public health challenges and lessons learned from the

Here is my updated website. Please reach out for any collaboration opportunities or questions you have! www.paulaomokhomion.com

Paula Omokhomion is a student at the University of California Riverside working toward a master’s degree in public policy. She is also one of 25 students across the nation to receive the inaugural Pond Lehocky Giordano Scholarship. riversiderecord.org/ucr-graduate...

My website: www.paulaomokhomion.com

Good luck this quarter everyone! #masterstudent #mpp #aspiringphd

My last term paper on reducing the NCD burden in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) and what ethical theories say: lnkd.in/ePJ-MUXB

Another fiction piece on substack: open.substack.com/pub/paulaomo...

Flash fiction piece - My name is River Basket - on my substack! open.substack.com/pub/paulaomo...

Hello everyone! This might be where I share all my manhwa recs going forward…