Academic Essays
Essays I wrote for my Ph.D. in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. To browse them by course, see the Resources page.
64 essays, newest first.
2021
2020
- School-Age Youth, Trauma, and Resilience: A Qualitative Interview with a Teacher to Understand Perspective of Working with Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities Dec 14
- The Analysis of My Interview: Reflection of Analysis of Narrative in Context TSD 6660 Dec 14
- A Professional Learning Community for Developing Trauma-Informed Practices using Participatory Action Methods: Inquiry Outline TSD 6526 Dec 6
- Professional Learning Communities as a Vehicle for Implementing Trauma-informed Schools TSD 6526 Nov 11
- Theory and Literature Review: Participatory Action Research TSD 6526 Nov 8
- The Academic Process: Uncovering Clarity TSD 6526 Oct 25
- The Broad Strokes of Narrative Inquiry: Looking at Complexity and Narrative Accounts TSD 6660 Oct 24
- Working with Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities and Compassion Fatigue TSD 6526 Oct 15
- Ongoing Continuing Education: A Source for Academic Community Resources TSD 6526 Oct 11
- The Interview Process: Components of My Plan for a Semi-Structured, Power Balanced, Story-telling Inquiry TSD 6660 Oct 11
- Pilot Study Design: The Participant, Interview Questions, Researcher Positionality, and Informed Consent TSD 6660 Sep 28
- Bite by Bite: My Process for Immersing in Literature TSD 6526 Sep 27
- Developing a Narrative Inquiry Pilot Study: The Experiences of an EBD Teacher Through the Lens of Trauma and Resilience TSD 6660 Sep 14
- Participatory Action Research: Connecting the Ontology and Epistemology of Transformative Framework TSD 6660 Sep 13
- Organization and Dedication: My Plan for Exploring the Ecology of Resilience TSD 6526 Sep 13
- Depiction of Social Justice Needs through Theoretical Framing TSD 8215 May 22
- Mass Incarceration as a Descriptive Understanding from a Minority Group TSD 8215 May 20
- Resilience and Dimensions of Applied Transdisciplinarity TSD 8130 May 11
- Participatory Research Based Program Evaluation Theoretical Framework TSD 8215 May 10
- Transformation, Creativity and Some of the Things I Have Learned TSD 8014 May 9
- Analyzing Theoretical Frameworks: Pedagogy of the Oppressed as a Foundational Element of Participatory Research TSD 8215 Apr 28
- Free Play: Some Standouts of Nachmanovitch's Book TSD 8014 Apr 26
- Understanding Theoretical Frameworks Through the Example of Participatory Research TSD 8215 Apr 8
- Social Virtuosity, Practice and COVID-19 TSD 8014 Apr 5
- Developing a Disciplinary Understanding of Social Work, Psychology, and Ecology: Moving Towards a Transdisciplinary Framework for Resilience Mar 29
- The Totalitarian Mindset and Serving Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities TSD 8014 Mar 17
- Understanding Disciplinary Specific Content within Transdisciplinarity TSD 8130 Mar 15
- Participatory Research Methodology and Its Intersection with Social Work, Special Education Services, and Resilience Mar 2
- A Letter to a Friend, or Colleague or Mentor TSD 8130 Feb 28
- Inquiry-Driven Approach to Research as Integrative and Complex TSD 8130 Feb 23
- Understanding Decentering: How Paradinamic Frameworks Impact the Inquiry TSD 8215 Feb 19
- Transdisciplinarity: The What and the Why of a Different Framework for Thinking About Inquiry TSD 8130 Feb 16
- Paradigmatic Assumptions: What the OEAM TSD 8215 Feb 13
- Paradigmatic Aspects of Inquiry-Based Research TSD 8215 Feb 11
- Applying A Transdisciplinary Approach to Inquiry: A Brief Paper Discussing Intellectual Interests TSD 8130 Feb 9
2019
- The Analytical Tools of Transformation: Situating Self in Society and Transformation TSD 8210 Dec 18
- The Skills Necessary for Completion of a Ph.D. Program: A Look Into Personality, Self-Creation, and Self-Care TSD 8005 Dec 11
- Cooperative Team Approach and Pragmatic Fallabilism TSD 8210 Dec 7
- Resilience and Applying a Transdisciplinary Lens TSD 8005 Nov 26
- My Dissertation Format and Implementation: My Biggest Anxiety and Doubt TSD 8125 Nov 25
- My Dissertation: Creatively Opening More Aspects of Resilience TSD 8125 Nov 23
- The Systematic Viewpoint of Transdisciplinarity TSD 8005 Nov 20
- The Connection Between Self Research, Transformation, and Social Constructionism: The Quantified Self TSD 8210 Nov 17
- The Future of Education: Discussion of Morin's Seven Complex Lessons in Education TSD 8005 Nov 13
- The Basics: General Thoughts About My Area of Inquiry TSD 8125 Nov 8
- My Dissertation: Foundational Aspects of Resilience TSD 8125 Nov 8
- The Path to the Ph.D.: Intertwining My Experiences and Research Topic Nov 4
- Universal Dignity: An Intrinsic Quality TSD 8210 Nov 3
- Book Review On Becoming an Artist: Personal Experiences Connected To Research for Mindful Creativity TSD 8125 Nov 3
- Holistic Worldview and A Comparasson with Social Work TSD 8005 Nov 1
- The Forward Movement of Science: A Close Reading of Three Academic Articles TSD 8005 Oct 21
- A Memory From the Future: Looking Back Through an Imaginary Time Machine TSD 8125 Oct 19
- Bridging Identities: Developing Faculty for Understanding TSD 8210 Oct 6
- Finding Journals in Your Area of Interest: Trauma and Resilience TSD 8125 Oct 5
- Bridging Identities: Looking at the Borders to Myself and My Research TSD 8210 Oct 5
- Discussion on Creators on Creating TSD 8125 Sep 22
- Transformational Outcomes for the Ph.D. TSD 8005 Sep 21
- An Original Contribution: Creativity in Academia TSD 8005 Sep 15
- The Ph.D. and Creative Inquiry: A Short Synthesis Paper Sep 14
- Review of Three Articles on Creative Inquiry TSD 8125 Sep 14
- What is a Ph.D.: Making an Original Contribution TSD 8005 Sep 6
- What Does a Dissertation Include: A Review of Two Examples TSD 8005 Sep 6