Jori Hamilton

More than ever before, there is a high demand in the workforce for an increased emphasis on education in mathematics and sciences for school-age students. After all, two-thirds of all available jobs will require postsecondary critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are obtained in math and science classes by 2020.
To best serve the younger generation who will soon enter the workforce, STEM education should be available in every school. The areas of greatest concern lie in rural Amer...

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The white noise that is the blogosphere can be incredibly difficult to cut through. It leaves anyone trying to add in their two cents at a natural disadvantage.
If you want to be heard, focusing on a niche audience is one of the best strategies these days.
By honing your message to speak to a specific group of people, you increase the chances of your...

Many freshmen students start out college undeclared; they aren’t sure what they want to major in and hope to use their first year to find something they want to study. Unfortunately, many students take up to 2 years to decide on a major, and they may even switch majors several times up into their junior year. This wastes a lot of time and money, and can significantly delay graduation.
If you have no idea what you want to major in, one option you might consider is taking time off from college....

Traveling abroad is one of the best ways to expand your mindset and gain insight into all the world has to offer. Experiencing different cultures through their food, music, and customs can truly change how you think and act for the rest of your life, and you’ll often make lifelong friends along the way. In the United States, we are fortunate enough to have passports that grant us access to countries around the world with surprising ease, and you should take advantage of that fact.
However, fo...

The beauty of working with international clients or customers is that you open yourself up to new opportunities. Instead of hemming yourself into just people in your locale, you have a wider pool to choose from. You’ll be able to find the professionals and customers you truly want to work with and serve.
There’s an art to conducting international business, though. The “rules” are different from what you’re used to when you only deal with people in your own backyard. From understanding and res...

Written by Jori Hamilton – Guest Contributor
Women’s health, especially for women of color and those over the age of, is infamously taken less seriously by medical professionals. It’s a problem that exists not just in the U.S. but around the globe. If you fall into either of these demographics, this probably isn’t shocking news to you. However, if this is surprising information to you, hold on, because it gets a lot worse.
Doctors often don’t listen closely enough to their female patients – w...

Trauma is a silent, but very prevalent problem in the classrooms of today. In fact, recent reports by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), suggest that more than 66 percent of children have experienced one or more traumatic event by the time they reach the age of 16.
These traumatic events can include everything from psychological, physical or sexual abuse to serious accidents or life-threatening illness, community or school violence to witnessing or experie...

By Jori Hamilton
Across the U.S., there are millions of people suffering from some level of substance abuse or addiction. In fact, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, over 21.5 million Americans were battling a substance use disorder in 2014. With the rise of the opioid epidemic in the U.S., these numbers are quickly skyrocketing.
Although there are serious issues across the broader U.S. population, the issue of substance abuse amongst women is particularly disturbing. Co...

You may have heard of counterfeit drugs in the context of rave culture and illegal substances. However, you may be surprised to find out that there are a number of subpar, fake drugs flying around the global pharmaceutical industry itself. That’s right — people are getting counterfeit medication and suffering the consequences of it.
On the home front, most of us are aware of the opioid crisis and the terrible ways the drugs can affect human bodies when abused. Counterfeiters have taken it upo...

by Jori Hamilton
Sustainability has become a pressing social issue over the past several decades, stirring action from environmentalists, students, and regular citizens as climate change becomes a global priority. Cities across the U.S. are developing local food systems to create self-sustaining communities and decrease their environmental footprint. However, rural areas of the U.S. have fewer resources than metropolitan areas and are less aware of sustainability concepts, which makes them le...

According to the United Health Foundation, nearly 1 in 8 Americans are over the age of 65–a ratio which is expected to double by the year 2050. Today, nearly 80 percent of seniors live with a chronic health condition that threatens their overall health.
Because of this, seniors are expected to need far more care than their millennial counterparts, and will also require more care than seniors in previous generations. Yet studies by the Association of American Medical Colleges indicate that the...

In an ideal world, organizations wouldn’t have to vie for customer loyalty; the product itself would be enough to keep customers coming back for more. Unfortunately, the world is far from ideal, and with increased competition in every aspect of business, loyal customers are necessary to ensure continued success. While a unique and relevant product is the foundation on which customer loyalty should be developed, there are other factors that can help steer customers in your direction, prompting...

Tackling environmental collapse is a matter of class, racial and gender justice, writes Jori Hamilton
Climate change often posited as a problem in which we are all complicit — a defect of humanity. This isn’t the case.We know that carbon emissions and the greenhouse effect are to blame for the widespread changes that our planet has begun to see. Over and over again, we hear reports of the real and devastating havoc that climate change is likely to wreak upon the world, as temperatures continu...

Running any small business is a challenge, but independent restaurants are the one type of small business most likely to fail with a failure rate as high as 60 percent. Factors that contribute to the difficult nature of operating an independent restaurant include inventory and portion control, a larger-than-average number of employees to operate, and penetrating the market with a new, unknown name and cuisine.
To avoid falling into these pitfalls, restaurateurs need to strategize and work as ...