Research · Scholarship · Inquiry
Writing across counseling, psychology, ethics, political life, and the systems through which people understand suffering and change.
Scholarship is one way of staying with a difficult question long enough for it to become clearer.
Scholarly work
Independent research · 2026
An interdisciplinary examination of food as both an instrument of governance and a language of resistance. Drawing on entitlement theory, moral economy, historical uprisings, contemporary conflict, and U.S. food policy, the paper argues that hunger is often politically produced rather than merely accidental.
Research paper · 2025
A synthesis of philosophical, neuroimaging, and electrophysiological research on auditory-verbal hallucinations. The paper examines failures of inner-speech self-monitoring through predictive coding, temporal synchronization, and dopaminergic modulation, then considers trauma-informed and humanistic implications for counseling practice.
Literature review · 2026
A review of classical birth-order theory alongside large-scale contemporary personality research. The paper finds little support for deterministic personality effects while preserving the clinical importance of family roles, sibling relationships, personal narratives, and perceived identity within the household.
Counseling theory application · 2026
A comparative clinical formulation of panic, unemployment, cultural expectations, financial instability, and identity disruption. Existential therapy illuminates meaning and authenticity, while REBT offers structured tools for catastrophic beliefs; the paper ultimately proposes an integrated approach.
Evidence review · 2026
A critical review of Cognitive Processing Therapy, EMDR, and Prolonged Exposure across randomized trials and meta-analyses. The paper evaluates effectiveness, research quality, outcome measurement, and clinical implementation, finding strong support for trauma-focused approaches as first-line treatments.
Public policy analysis · 2026
An examination of involuntary commitment at the intersection of suicide prevention, legal authority, clinical uncertainty, client autonomy, and trauma-informed care. The paper considers Colorado law, ethical duties, possible unintended consequences, and the need for careful case-by-case judgment.
Ethics assessment · 2026
A structured application of an eight-step ethical decision-making model to suicidal ideation. The analysis balances confidentiality, client participation, beneficence, nonmaleficence, consultation, safety planning, and the counselor’s duty to respond to serious and foreseeable harm.
Coursework is presented as scholarly development, not as peer-reviewed publication. Independent research is labeled separately.