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Curiosity and action drive me as a researcher and storyteller. My work carefully captures powerful stories of trauma, transformation, and growth.
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Policy Memo: An End to Truancy Laws
Honoring all lives as inherently worthy of dignity and respect requires a shift in how we treat incarcerated youth. Policy Memo ...
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Caroline Estes
Oct 17, 20245 min read
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In the shadows of Two Worlds
I need to remember who I am. I know my name, my birthdate, my hometown, and all of my 32 aunts and uncles– But who am I? My identity is...
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Caroline Estes
Sep 17, 20244 min read
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Literature Review: Mindfulness for intimate relationships
. Can a yoga practice that teaches mindful communication strategies impact/change relationship satisfaction? The following research...
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Caroline Estes
Sep 16, 202417 min read
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Professor Love's Playlist Pt. 1
In this Poetic Lyrical Thought Dump, I use words and sounds to convey a blend of raw emotion, vulnerability, and vivid imagery, almost...
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Caroline Estes
Sep 15, 20242 min read
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Skinner Box, PacMan Pellets, Gold Stars, and High Scores.
What is Ungrading, and how does it work? Let's take a closer look! My mentor, Dr. Kaur, prioritizes enlightenment and self-actualization...
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Caroline Estes
Sep 15, 20244 min read
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Exploring the Complexities of Poverty in Schools
Today, I offer a short personal journal entry: I've been thinking a lot about the challenges my students face. I teach college-level...
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Caroline Estes
Sep 12, 20244 min read
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How "Diversity" Messaging Can Perpetuate Inequality in Organizations: A Review
Preface: Language and communication matter. As a transactional model, communication is sending and receiving messages between two or...
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Caroline Estes
Jan 27, 20245 min read
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Steps to create a more inclusive hiring process
Are you hesitant to disclose your disability during the hiring process? You're not alone. Many people avoid disclosing their disability...
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Caroline Estes
Jan 7, 20243 min read
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Fostering Inclusion: An Intro Guide to Diversity in the Classroom
Creating an environment that values and respects differences among students is essential to respecting diversity in the classroom....
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Caroline Estes
Jan 7, 20243 min read
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Educational Justice Research
From a social justice perspective, educational institutions should provide safe and inclusive environments for interactive learning that...
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Caroline Estes
Jan 1, 20249 min read
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AUTHENTICITY IS BRAVERY: Justice Warriors Series 3
The most important thing [we] bring to the table as a social activist and sociologist is our truth-- authenticity AUTHENTICITY IS BRAVERY...
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Caroline Estes
Jun 9, 20234 min read
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YOGA AND EQUITY: Justice Warriors Series 2
Michelle Cassandra Johnson, Author of Skill in Action; Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World--is a Diversity Equity and...
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Caroline Estes
Jun 9, 20234 min read
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Diversity and the Emerald City
My takeaways from Sara Ahmed's The Language of Diversity start with the notion that diversity is commodified as a national property....
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Caroline Estes
Jun 5, 20237 min read
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Netflix and Chill
The public lexicons of “Netflix and chill” or “binge-watching” take on a very different meaning for those in the leisure class and those...
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Caroline Estes
May 5, 20239 min read
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DEHUMANIZATION OF ADJUNCTS: Justice Warriors Series 1
DEHUMANIZATION OF ADJUNCTS For the unfamiliar, an adjunct is connected to a college or university and employed as a professor but is...
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Caroline Estes
May 5, 20234 min read
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Hello, My name is Caroline Estes... Prepare to Rise
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die"(Reiner, 1987) I believe the power of education can be used to...
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Caroline Estes
May 5, 20233 min read
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Multiple Ways of Knowing: Traumatic Brain InjuryRecovery as a Social Justice Issue
Yoga as a Rehabilitation Intervention for Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors The brain is the most essential organ of the human body, and...
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Caroline Estes
May 5, 20235 min read
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The Clock Ticks on Civil Rights
Dr.Martin Luther King JR. Civil Right Movement, Historical Imagination, Anti racism, 2020, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor
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Caroline Estes
Jan 16, 20236 min read
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Maybe its natural Leadership, maybe it’s Maybelline
My recent promotion inspired me to consider which situations I might be most effective in as a leader. Unexpectedly, I found myself...
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Caroline Estes
Jan 13, 20233 min read
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Multiple Ways of Knowing: Traumatic Brain InjuryRecovery as a Social Justice Issue
According to longitude studies, approximately 150 Americans have died from Traumatic brain injuries every day since 2014. Over 2.4...
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Caroline Estes
Jan 13, 20235 min read
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