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Annual Master’s Colloquium November 15-17, 2019
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Thursday, November 14, 2019 Annual Master’s Colloquium Pizza Dinner 5:00-7:00 (Optional). Join Prescott College campus-based students and Faculty for an
evening of fun conversation, activities, and fellowship.
Friday, November 15, 2019 Annual Master’s Colloquium Presentations and Activities
8:00a – 9a Welcome Breakfast and Check-in
Crossroads
Community Room
Check-in with Academic Operations before enjoying your complimentary breakfast provided
by the Prescott College Café.
9a – 9:30a WELCOME
Crossroads
Community Room
Prescott College President John Flicker and Provost Paul Burkhardt, Ph.D., welcome all
students to the Annual Master’s Colloquium.
9:30a – 10:30a Sharing Circles
Crossroads
Community Room MS Environmental Studies (MSES) Sharing Circle Meriel Brooks, Ph.D *
Crossroads 201 Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Sharing Circle Robin Currey, Ph.D *
Crossroads 202 Arts & Humanities (AH) Sharing Circle Ellen Greenblum, MFA*
Crossroads 204 Education (ED) Sharing Circle Centae Richards, Ph.D *
Crossroads 205 MA Environmental Studies (MAES) Sharing Circle Peter Sherman, Ph.D.*
Ironwood D MBA in Sustainability Leadership (SL) Sharing Circle Hava Villaverde, MBA/JD*
Ironwood A SJCO On Campus and Online Faculty, Student, and
Alumni Social Hour
Zoe Hammer, Ph.D.*
April Ruth Hoffman, Ph.D*
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Cicada Resilient and Sustainable Communities Laird Christensen, Ph.D.*
Sinagua A Critical Psychology Sebastienne Grant, Ph.D.*
10:30a – 10:45a Break
10:45a – 12:30p Library and Graduate Research Alexis Weiss, MLS/MA*
Crossroads
Community Room
This presentation will detail the resources available through the Prescott College Library and
will include strategies and techniques for advanced research, as well as a tutorial on the
Citation Manager RefWorks.
12:30p – 1:30p Lunch
Crossroads
Community Room Everyone is invited to enjoy a complimentary lunch provided by the Prescott College Café.
1:30p – 5:00p
Online MS Environmental Studies and Resilient
Sustainable Communities – Curriculum and Capstone
Workshop
Meriel Brooks, Ph.D.
Laird Christensen, Ph.D.
Ron Steffens, MFA*
Lori Curtis, MS*
Crossroads
Community Room
Navigating the Curriculum and the Capstone, with students from the Master’s in Resilient and
Sustainable Communities and the Master’s in Environmental Studies programs.
1:30p – 4:00p
SFS/MBA in Sustainability Leadership Joint
Communication Workshop: Becoming Effective
Communicators in the Podcast Era
Robin Currey, Ph.D.
Hava Villaverde, MBA/JD
Lisa Trocchia, Ph.D.*
Wendy Sue Harper, Ph.D.*
Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Ph.D.*
Crossroads 201 In both large and small learning groups, students will workshop abstracts, short bios, elevator
pitches, and practice basic interviewing skills. MBA Students will break out at 4:00 PM.
1:30p – 5:00p Arts & Humanities Program Content Ellen Greenblum, MFA
Crossroads 202 Join the Director of Arts and Humanities for program-related content.
1:30p – 2:15p Adventure Education Sharing Circle (AE) Forrest Schwartz, Ph.D.*
Crossroads 203 Join the Director of Adventure Education for Sharing Circle.
1:30p – 5:00p Critical Psychology Program Content, Advising Sebastienne Grant, Ph.D.
Sinagua A Join the Director of Critical Psychology for program-related content.
1:30p - 5:00p Come Speak with Peter Sherman, Director of the MA in ES Peter Sherman, Ph.D.
Crossroads 205
Get information on developing projects, Capstones, and Theses; help with moving on towards
doctoral programs or jobs; funding your research; writing tips for academics; oral
presentation tricks of the trade; or whatever else is on your mind.
1:30p – 5:00p Social Justice and Community Organizing MA Thesis,
Capstone, and Panel Presentations
Zoe Hammer, Ph.D.
April Ruth Hoffman, Ph.D.
ITV Classroom
In this session, Second Year SJCO MA students will present their Thesis Projects and Capstones
and First Year On-Campus SJCO students will present a panel on their Urban Field Orientation
in Los Angeles. (On-Campus students are required to present and attend all
presentations. Online students are enthusiastically invited to attend in person or via Zoom,
and are welcome to present MA Capstone Projects in person or via Zoom, individually or on
panels, but are not required to do either.) A video recording of the presentations will be made
available to all Online students
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Friday, November 15, 2019 Annual Master’s Colloquium (continued) Student Presentations
1:30p – 5:00p ED Student Presentations Centae Richards, Ph.D., facilitator
“We Gonna Be Alright” Jennifer Bronson
Crossroads 204
My thesis question is the following: How does a conscious awareness of mental health
education contribute to holistic socio-emotional regulation within the Southern African
American community. My presentation will be centered my question, data, and findings.
Audience would be whomever is interested in my research.
Crossroads 204
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“Communicating Resistance: Seeking Choices vs. Errors in Student
Writing”
Hannah Mueller
What happens to students’ writing experience when teachers ask about their choices rather
than mark their errors? Following a practicum at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Writing
Center, this presentation offers theoretical background and practical tips for building critical
language awareness—both our own and our students’. By reframing errors as choices, we can
begin to help students use their writing to challenge the racio-linguistic ideology of Standard
American English. The presenter shares her perspective on applying these learnings in the
graduate writing center, a community ESOL program for immigrants, and in a creative writing
LRU Prescott class.
Crossroads 204
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“Making the Connections: Equine Assisted Learning, Anxiety, and
Neuroscience”
Alison Osborn
This presentation reviews the results of a quantitative case study of an Equine Assisted
Learning program for adolescents with anxiety. This presentation will also propose that in
order for EAL to be a viable intervention within the school system for struggling students there
needs to be more research grounded in scientific fields, specifically neuroscience.
2:30p – 4:00p AE Workshop: Exploring Ecological Identity: Theory and
Practice for Educators Deb Matlock, MA*
Crossroads 203
During this workshop, participants will explore ecological identity in both theory and practice.
Consideration will be given as to what ecological identity is, why it is important, how it impacts
our sense of self and personal decisions, and how it can be explored and nurtured in an
educational setting. Through discussion and experiential activities, participants will gain a
better understanding of their own ecological identity as well as the importance of exploring
ecological identity within their own unique academic and professional interests.
4:00p – 5:00p MBA in Sustainability Leadership Workshop: Managing Your Brand Rich Ormond
Ironwood D
Join Rich Ormond of Prescott College’s Career Advising to learn about managing your brand to
support your professional and personal objectives. The presentation will include a primer on
basic strategies for LinkedIn and social media.
Student Presentations
4:10p – 5:00p “Job-Related Stress in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare” Robert Lee
Crossroads 203
This presentation will describe the unique pressures of working in Outdoor Behavioral
Healthcare (OBH) with a particular focus on field guides. It will discuss the susceptibility of
OBH field staff to stressors that can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious
trauma. The implications of said job-related stress will be discussed in terms of their
implications for employers, in terms of human resources, as well as the overall efficacy of their
services.
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Student Presentations
4:15p – 5:00p “The Gosar Sibling Ad Rollout - A Failure to Distinguish Between Media
Attention and Controlling the Narrative” Jay Ruby
Crossroads 202
In the Fall of 2018 the Gosar Sibling political ad skyrocketed to attention in the political world. It used testimony and the reflection of creative territory that I had learned as an actor at the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards. The ad about the Gosar siblings won numerous awards and got media attention but failed to shift the narrative in Arizona's 4th Congressional District. This presentation will be about that process and how media attention is not the same as controlling the narrative.
5:00p – 7:00p Reception and Dinner
Crossroads
Community Room
Please join us for a reception and dinner with faculty, fellow students, visiting experts, and our
Keynote Speaker.
7:00p – 9:00p
Keynote Address - Tohono O’odham Rights Advocate/Community
Organizer and Co-Founder of the Tohono O’odham Hemajkam Rights
Network (TOHRN)
Amy R. Juan*
Crossroads
Community Room
“Himdag ‘o wud t-Gewkdag, Our Culture is Our Power”, is the foundational principle from
which Amy Juan will be sharing her work on indigenous food sovereignty, youth/people
empowerment and the impacts of U.S. Border Policies on Indigenous Peoples human rights.
Growing up on the Tohono O’odham Nation amidst historical transformations in O’odham
Himdag (Culture), traditional food revitalization and border militarization, she is a firm believer
in traditional O’odham values and using them as a catalyst for her current work on the
International Indigenous Human Rights platform. She has been featured in many panels
ranging from local communities to the United Nations, and in articles from The Intercept, High
Country News, and most recently MTV News.
Saturday, November 16, 2019 Annual Master’s Colloquium Presentations and Activities
7:30a – 9:30a Hike (Optional) Ellen Greenblum, MFA
Café Parking Lot Start your day with a morning hike! Transportation will be provided.
8:30a – 9:30a Fruit and Coffee
Crossroads
Community Room Stop by for complimentary fruit and something to drink to start your day.
Breakout Sessions: Professional & Career Development Panels (choose one):
9:30a – 11:00a Using Business for Good: The Creation of an Ecopreneurial
Venture
Marna Hauk, Ph.D.*
Dan DeClercq, MBA*
Bill Prado, DBA*
Hava Villaverde, JD/MBA
Crossroads
Community
Room
Interested in starting your own sustainable business, non-profit, co-op, community-based
organization or other entrepreneurial venture? Join this session to discuss the ins and outs of
starting your own venture.
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Presentations and Activities
9:30a – 11:00a Professional & Career Development Panel:
Activism/Organizing
Zoe Hammer, Ph.D.
April Ruth Hoffman, Ph.D.
Michael Belt, MA*
Parris Wallace
Rachel Herzing, MA*
Maddox Wolfe, MA*
Luis Perales, MA*
ITV Classroom
This Q&A session offers a panel of professionals working in diverse fields related to organizing
and movement building. Panelists will describe their jobs and then answer student questions
regarding skills, career pathways, daily work experiences, and any other career-related
questions they may have.
9:30a – 11:00a Professional & Career Development Panel: Public Agencies
and Non-Profit Organizations
Ron Steffens, MFA
Lori Curtis, MS
Leslie Graser*
Crossroads 202 Join our experienced panel members as they provide guidance on how to build careers related
to service in government agencies and nonprofit organizations.
9:30a – 11:00a “Identifying and Removing Barriers: Creating Inclusive Outings” Aaron Leonard*
Crossroads 203
Everyone should have the opportunity to explore and enjoy the outdoors. Unfortunately, there
exist many barriers that prevent everyone from having that opportunity. Aaron Leonard will lead
participants in briefly examining the history of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the
outdoors. The discussion then becomes a workshop where you will break into small groups and
help to identify barriers that exist today in a sample community (Bronx County, New York), along
with ways that those barriers can be eliminated or mitigated.
11:00a – 12:30p MS Online Environmental Studies – Leveraging Your
Practicum
Meriel Brooks, Ph.D.
Lori Curtis, MS
Crossroads
Community
Room
How can your practicum be used to enhance your Capstone and Career? Work with Lori Curtis,
MS and Meriel Brooks, Ph.D. to plan for how your required courses can enhance your program
of study.
11:00a – 12:30p Sustainable Food Systems – Learning Circle/Peer Advising;
Capstone Consultations with Advisors Robin Currey, Ph.D.
Crossroads 201
Large group-facilitated peer-learning/advising session with opportunities to break out into small
group or individual Capstone advising sessions; new students have the opportunity to learn
more about the MSFS program.
11:00a – 12:30p Arts & Humanities Program Content Ellen Greenblum, MFA
Crossroads 202 Join the Director of Arts and Humanities for program-related content.
11:00a – 11:30a Adventure Education Student Presentations Forrest Schwartz, Ph.D., facilitator
Crossroads 203
“Empathy in Experiential Learning Environments” Abigail Stroven
This presentation will be a report of my findings from a mixed-methods study measuring
changes in empathy in a group of 21 people who participated in a three-week immersive
experiential learning program for high school students. I observed them briefly during their
week of theology classes and extensively during their week of service-learning. I traveled with
the group from Boston to Reykjavik, Iceland. I spent ten days observing their behavior as well as
their interactions between each other and anyone else they encountered while traveling.
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Presentations and Activities
11:30a – 12:00p Qualifying Presentation: “Early Garden-Based Learning in Phoenix” Lisa Jennings
Crossroads 203
I will be presenting on early childhood garden-based learning. I will begin by showing how my
classroom’s empty garden plot has evolved since the beginning of the school year in August. Our
emergent curriculum has woven our garden care into a kindness curriculum where my students
are learning to respect and care for the more than human world through their daily garden
hour. I will discuss the garden expansion that is currently underway. We have also been able to
focus on mapping in various ways through our garden. I have lots of photos I will be sharing as I
speak.
12:00p – 12:30p “Completing an S.A.S for Western University of New Mexico” Katie Bigbee
Crossroads 203
I will be presenting on the Self-Assessment Study process for becoming accredited by the
Association of Experiential Education. In this presentation, I will share the work I am doing with
Dr. Kathy Whiteham to accredit the Outdoor Recreation Department of Western University of
New Mexico (WUNM) to the standards laid out by the Association of Experiential Education. We
are achieving this goal through the guidance of Self-Assessment Study (SAS). This presentation
will cover the importance, the criteria, and the process to become accredited by the AEE as it
pertains to the Outdoor Recreation Department of WUNM.
11:00a – 12:30p Professional & Career Development Panel: The Peaks and
Valleys of Non-Traditional Education
Centae Richards, Ph.D.
Deb Matlock, MA
Crossroads 204
Join the Assistant Dean of Education and invited panel guests in engaging the topic of non-
traditional forms of education through an interactive discussion panel. Invited guests will
investigate the triumphs, challenges, employment pathways, safety, salary implications, and
ethical considerations of educators involved in a wide variety of disciplines pertaining to fields of
study and employment considered to be non-formal versions of education. Participants discover
information through interactive activities, panel discussions, and a Q&A session.
11:00a – 12:30p MA Environmental Studies Program Content Peter Sherman, Ph.D.
Crossroads 205 The MA ES program is being “Taught Out”. What does this mean for you? This session will
answer all your questions about the final semesters of the MA ES.
11:00a – 12:30p MBA in Sustainability Leadership Course
Advising/Capstone Consultations Hava Villaverde, MBA/JD
Ironwood D Discussion of Program Tracking System, Capstone Project ideas and group discussion; advising
sessions.
11:00a – 12:30p Social Justice and Community Organizing Career Planning
Sessions
Zoe Hammer, Ph.D.
April Ruth Hoffman, Ph.D.
ITV Classroom
April Ruth Hoffman will facilitate a Career Planning session for mid-career professionals focused
on how to maximize your SJCO MA educational experience to reach your career goals. Zoe
Hammer will facilitate a Career Planning session for entry-level organizers focused on how to
identify your career goals, develop a career plan, and organize your Practicum, Thesis, Elective,
and Capstone to reach your personal, political, and career objectives.
11:00a – 12:30p Resilient and Sustainable Communities – Professionalization
Follow-Up Laird Christensen, Ph.D.
Cicada
To follow-up on the morning’s professionalization panel, students will consider possibilities in
their own bioregions for finding partners for Applied Professional Projects, as well as networking
opportunities.
11:00a – 12:30p Critical Psychology Program Content Sebastienne Grant, Ph.D.
Sinagua A Join the Director of Critical Psychology for program-related content.
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Presentations and Activities
12:30p – 1:30p Lunch
Crossroads
Community
Room
Join us for a complimentary lunch provided by the Prescott College Café.
1:30p – 3:30p Deep Green Enterprise Pitchfest Hava Villaverde, MBA/JD
Crossroads 201
Hear the pitches of future ecological enterprises from graduate scholars who have been
designing nonprofits, public benefit corporations, and cooperatively structured endeavors
inspired by ecological and social justice and vision. In this dynamic session, along with a panel
of business experts, you will have a chance to catch inspiration and to offer feedback and
support. Get a sense of what projects learners at Prescott College are incubating. Multiple
pitches from an array of projects and graduate programs present a view into Prescott's
Ecopreneurship course.
1:30p – 3:30p Climate Change, Race & Wealth Inequality - Panel
Discussion
Zoe Hammer, Ph.D., Moderator,
Amy Juan, Kaitlin Noss, Ph.D.*
Crossroads 202
This roundtable session features Colloquium Keynote Speaker, Amy Juan and Director of the
New York University Prison Education Project, Dr. Kaitlin Noss (PC’02). In a conversational
format, panelists will discuss their research and activism, presenting historical and
contemporary analysis of relationships between climate change, racialization, and wealth
inequality. Each panelist’s work engages with specific territorial configurations, from colonial
and postcolonial Kenya, to the Tohono O’odham nation, to the expanding global archipelago of
increasingly militarized borders dividing the Global North from the Global South. Presentations
will emphasize emergent possibilities for Climate Justice.
1:30p – 3:30p Precautionary Tales and Tales of Righteousness: Why and How
People Engage in International Sustainable Development Robin Currey, Ph.D.
Crossroads 203
Many environmental, food and social justice challenges have their foundations in colonialism.
One could frame colonialism as “international development” gone terribly wrong, but
development practitioners are challenging that discourse and reframing around the study of the
processes that cause inequities and prosperity at the individual, community and international
level. Applying that knowledge with existing knowledge systems can impact our shared, global
challenges. Hear impact stories from international development practitioner/scholars and learn
how to apply your passions to our toughest sustainability challenges.
1:30p – 3:30p Student Presentations Peter Sherman, Ph.D., facilitator
ITV Classroom
“Reframing the Picture Frame” Jayanna Killingsworth
Do you own a picture frame? If so, you need to hear this! Through an instrumental case study,
this research explores the concept of sustainability inside the picture framing industry. The
picture frame is a centuries old art form, yet they have largely become another background
object of everyday life. However, picture frames are a substantial industry that is tied to global
supply chains and helped generate around two billion dollars of US sales in 2018. Come learn
what concepts like the UN Sustainable Development Goals, supply chain management, and
understanding adult learning do to facilitate expanded dialogue and education.
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Presentations and Activities
ITV Classroom
"A Population Assessment and Comparison of Crisis Restoration
Treatments for An Endangered Species in Del Norte County, California” Greg Jacobs
This presentation considers Ammophila. arenaria as an invasive species that alters and
homogenizes coastal dune ecosystems, creates ecosystem-modifying foredunes, and threatens
rare, seriously endangered, and endemic species such as Phacelia argentea. This study analyzed
the degree of success in restoring P. argentea populations. The methods used for this study
included an intuitive meander approach, flagging P. argentea plants, collecting GPS waypoints
for spatial analysis, and outlining identifying features such as width and size classification for
every counted plant. The results of the population study were compared to previous population
counts to assess the degree of efficacy for recovery efforts.
3:30p – 5:30p “Open Space in Prescott: Granite Dells as a Timely Case Study” Walt Anderson, Ph.D.
Candidacy*
Crossroads
Community
Room
Walt Anderson, former PC instructor and co-founder of the Granite Dells Preservation
Foundation, leads a digital presentation that will share the distinctive values of the Granite Dells
and Granite Creek, provide historical context on recreation and conservation, describe proposed
development in the heart of the Dells, and suggests action steps to protect this community
resource. Walt's presentation will be followed by a hike into the Dells on Sunday morning,
providing real-life context for the land issues facing this iconic landscape.
3:30p – 5:30p Network Weaving: Building Cross-Program Networks Lisa Trocchia, Ph.D.
Crossroads 201
Food connects with everything! Everyone is encouraged to attend this dynamic participatory
network-building workshop that will establish the interconnections between programs
represented at the residency, bioregional assets, and the experience and knowledge held by
fellow Prescott students and faculty. Learn how elements of the food system connect with your
interests and the value of cultivating diverse and complex networks. Discover colleagues and a
new interdisciplinary social network that will help you build capacity for transformative and
sustainable change in the world.
3:30p – 5:30p “Education Power and Privilege in Society” Centae Richards, Ph.D.
Cottonwood A
Join Centae Richards, Ph.D., Prescott College Director, Education and Professional Preparation,
for this workshop where participants take a hands-on and collaborative approach to understand
the patterns of power dynamics within the education system. Participants examine power
structures in the education system from a variety of political and socio-economic perspectives
with the goal of understanding their execution, conservation, and negotiation. The classroom,
informal education structures, bias, administration, and community power are also examined.
3:30p – 5:30p “Hope in the Time of Climate Change” William Throop, Ph.D. *
Crossroads 203
A great challenge of living in our times is avoiding the despair that can come from paying
attention to systems change in our natural world. Hope is necessary for those who wish to
create change, and also for a fulfilling life. Cultivation of this character trait is the topic of the
workshop led by William Throop, Ph.D.
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Sunday, November 17, 2019 Annual Master’s Colloquium Presentations and Activities
8:00a – 8:30a Breakfast
Crossroads
Community Room Enjoy a quick breakfast provided by the Prescott College Café.
8:30a – 9:00a Load onto Bus for Trip to Granite Dells
9:30a – 12:00p The Granite Dells: Developing Perspective Walt Anderson, Ph.D. Candidacy
Hilltop Pavilion
at Heritage Park
Walt Anderson will lead a hike on the Willow Dells Trails to look at the scenic beauty of the
Granite Dells, examine some of its natural history, and provide real-life context for the land use
issues facing this iconic landscape.
12:00p – 1:00p BBQ Lunch at the Dells
Hilltop Pavilion Hikers will enjoy a BBQ lunch, courtesy of the Prescott College Café.
Student Presentations
8:30a – 11:25a Adventure Education Student Presentations Denise Mitten, Ph.D. facilitator *
8:30a – 9:10a
Crossroads 205
“CHALLENGE: The Journey from Concept to Trail” Gwendolyn Lyons
AE grad student Gwen Lyons will discuss the process of designing, planning, and implementing
an outdoor adventure club, aptly called Challenge, at Prescott High School in Prescott, AZ.
Challenge was the brainchild of a group of alumni from a similar afterschool program in Phoenix
in the 1970s and 1980s. Partnering with the Azimuth Quest Foundation, and the Prescott Unified
School District, Gwen has worked to mesh programmatic ideas, philosophies, and desired
outcomes into a program aimed at facilitating meaningful outdoor adventure experiences for
high school students.
9:15a – 9:55a
Crossroads 205
“Self-Reflection as a Tool to Enhance Space Analog Experiences” Erin Bonilla
With the rise of commercial human space exploration and the growing need for long-duration
space missions (e.g. to the Moon, Mars, and beyond), the demand for space simulated research,
also known as space analogs, is increasing exponentially. As more people participate in space
analogs, it is important to evaluate, and, if possible, enhance the participant experience. To
support this need, this study was designed to evaluate if critical self-reflection could enhance the
participant experience. The findings were overwhelmingly positive and support a strong
argument to integrate transformative learning methods into space training programs.
10:00a – 10:40a
Crossroads 205
“Relationships with Nature Through Experience” Amy Fischer
Over the summer I embarked on a theory-based study about the relationships that humans
have with nature. After spending time on my own solo trip as well as a backpacking trip with my
mom, I compared the experiences and determined that humans have varying degrees of
relationships with more-than-humans on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. The degree of
this relationship was impacted by experience, the perceived importance of Place, the concept of
agential realism, and the anthropomorphization of nature. This study will expand to gauge how
teenagers create relationships with nature, and how that relationship can change after
experiences in the outdoors.
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Sunday, November 17, 2019 Annual Master’s Colloquium (continued) Presentations and Activities
10:45a – 11:30a “Does Wilderness Therapy Improve Family Relationships?” Carley Nelson
Crossroads 205
Through this presentation, we will explore a case study from the Anasazi Foundation. A
wilderness therapy program that focuses on improving family relationships. This exploration
focuses on the outcomes of participants and their families, tracking data up to a year after they
have left the program.
1:00p – 2:00p Closing Circles & Reflection
Crossroads 201 Sustainable Food Systems
Crossroads 202 Arts & Humanities
Crossroads 203 Adventure Education
Crossroads 204 Education
Crossroads 205 MA Environmental Services
Ironwood A Social Justice and Community Organizing
Cicada Resilient and Sustainable Communities
Sinagua A Critical Psychology
Sinagua B MS Environmental Services
Ironwood D MBA in Sustainability Leadership
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Nov. 2019 Annual Master’s Colloquium Presenter Biographical Links
Walt Anderson, Ph.D. Candidacy *
Michael Belt *
Meriel Brooks, Ph.D. *
Laird Christensen, Ph.D. *
Robin Currey, Ph.D. *
Lori Curtis, MS *
Dan DeClercq, MBA *
Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Ph.D. *
Matt Gilmer *
Leslie Graser *
Sebastienne Grant, Ph.D. *
Ellen Greenblum, MFA *
Zoe Hammer, Ph.D. *
Wendy Sue Harper, Ph.D. *
Marna Hauk, Ph.D *
Rachel Herzing *
April Ruth Hoffman, Ph.D. *
Amy Juan *
Aaron Leonard *
Deb Matlock, MS *
Denise Mitten, Ph.D. *
Kaitlin Noss, Ph.D. *
Luis Perales, MS *
Bill Prado, DBA *
Centae Richards, Ph.D. *
Peter Sherman, Ph.D. *
Forrest Schwartz, Ph.D. *
Ron Steffens, MFA *
William Throop, Ph.D. *
Lisa Trocchia, Ph.D. *
Hava Villaverde, MBA/JD *
Parris Wallace *
Alexis Weiss, MLS/MA *
Maddox Wolfe, MA *