Email: smithd56@vcu.edu
Danni Smith serves as a Research Associate at the Research Institute for Social Equity (RISE), leading its Community & Outreach Engagement efforts. Her prior professional experience, ranging from state and local government to non-profit settings, has revolved around housing stability, food security, and access to health care. Smith is passionate about using data and research to uplift the lived experiences of people in her community.
Before joining RISE, Smith completed two years of national service with AmeriCorps VISTA; she has also previously served as the Housing Services Advocate for the City of Albany (New York) and as a Research & Evaluation Specialist at Together, the largest choice food pantry in the state of Nebraska. She holds a B.S. in Community Health and a B.A. in Psychology from the State University of New York at Potsdam.