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Conservation Psychology for Zoos and Surrounding Communities
A black duck with a white patch behind the eye. A brown wildebeest with a flowing white beard. A shiny black songbird with a striking yellow rump. What do these animals have in common? Other than glamorously high-contrast plumage, what they share is residence at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. (Their proper names are Bufflehead, White-bearded…
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Movement and Magic: The Limitless Impact of Dance Movement Therapy
Tomoyo Kawano distinctly remembers a participant in one of her dance/movement therapy sessions: an older woman with a diagnosis of mental health concerns as well as dementia. Doctors at the hospital this woman was being treated at had warned Kawano that this patient wouldn’t socialize, speak to others, or participate in events. And as Kawano…
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Psychology, Trauma, and Dreamwork
Alicia MacDougall has been interested in how the human mind works—why different people approach similar situations in a variety of ways, how relationships form, the content and meaning behind our dreams—for as long as she can remember. For MacDougall, who is prepared to complete her PsyD in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University New England this…
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Making the World Better One Mentorship at a Time
One of the best things that can happen when you are a junior employee at an organization is when a more senior colleague takes you under their wing, mentors you, gives you advice, and helps you grow. It gives the collective endeavor of “work” a meaning beyond simply shareholder profit—and it ultimately leads to greater…
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Welcome to Summer Quarter and Summer Semester 2021!
I hope this email finds you safe and well. This welcome message contains a number of updates, including information about a phased reopening of the AUSB campus in Fall Quarter 2021. Fall 2021 In looking ahead to fall quarter I am writing to share decisions that have been made about our fall schedule and Santa…
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Cool Course: “Coastal Geoecology”
Coastal Geoecology is a field study course in the AUNE Environmental Studies Department in which students explore coastal geomorphology and ecology using Cape Cod as a model system. This course is led by Dr. Rachel Thiet, Core Faculty in the Environmental Studies & Sustainability Department and Director of the Conservation Biology Concentration, who has worked on Cape…
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Puzzling the Paper
tiare gill Right now, I’m working on one of the longest papers I’ve ever written. I remember when it was just a wee thing—a handful of written pages with some notes. Back then, it felt manageable to scroll through looking for places to reorganize my thoughts. However, as the page count grows, I’ll sometimes read over a…
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Sharing Knowledge in Bilingual and Transdisciplinary Education
“Once in a while you’ll see a car pass by,” says Dr. Emiliano Gonzalez. He’s on his remote ranch in Encino, Texas, with his two horses, six dogs, and “a lot of chickens.” It’s where he has spent the past year sheltering from the COVID-19 pandemic. And now, as a newly-hired core faculty member in…
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Graduate School of Leadership and Change Student Awarded Prestigious Grant to Focus on Workplace Inclusion
Graduate School of Leadership and Change (GSLC) student and experienced workplace inclusion scholar, Kelly Bleach has been awarded a research grant from the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation and Work (ARDRAW) 2021 Small Grant Program. This one-year grant is awarded to graduate-level students to conduct supervised independent research designed to foster…
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