Provost Wendi Williams to Give Keynote at the University of Victoria Climate Complexity & Decolonization Speaker Series

2024-09-10T12:55:20-07:00

The Deans' office at the University of Victoria, Canada, has chosen Fielding Provost Dr. Wendi S. Williams as a keynote for their upcoming 2024-25 speaker series on Climate, Complexity, and Decolonization. Dr. Williams will be presenting a talk titled "Through Liminality: Transformative Leadership in VUCA Times," on September 18, 2024 at the conference. For Dr. Wendi S. Williams, leading in “these” times is a formulation layered with complexity and opportunities for generativity grounded in legacies of abolition and liberation first articulated by our ancestors and elders. In her talk, “Through Liminality: Transformative Leadership in VUCA Times”, Dr. Williams complicates the [...]

Provost Wendi Williams to Give Keynote at the University of Victoria Climate Complexity & Decolonization Speaker Series2024-09-10T12:55:20-07:00

RAC Leadership Establishes an Award Supporting Organizational Research at Fielding

2024-09-09T14:50:09-07:00

RAC Leadership, an organizational development firm based in Southern California, has established the RAC Leadership Award for Applied Organizational Psychology at Fielding Graduate University. This prestigious award is designed to support one outstanding doctoral student pursuing a degree in Organizational Development and Change (ODC) within the Southern California region. The RAC Leadership Award will provide financial support for research that aligns with the core values of RAC Leadership, specifically: Application – Research that emphasizes practical results, relevance, and measurable impact within the field of organizational development. Topicality – The focus on current or emerging topics that reflect the dynamic nature [...]

RAC Leadership Establishes an Award Supporting Organizational Research at Fielding2024-09-09T14:50:09-07:00

Remembering Dr. Patricia A. Oelrich 

2024-09-04T09:51:18-07:00

Dr. Patricia A. Oelrich It is with heavy hearts that we share that Dr. Patricia A. Oelrich passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2024, after a heroic 5-year battle with cancer. Dr. Oelrich’s passing is a profound loss, and she will be deeply missed by all who knew her and had the opportunity to work alongside her. Dr. Oelrich was the first in her family to graduate from college at Western Illinois University. She later earned her Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding in 2015. Her dissertation title was Role and Effect of Social Determinants on [...]

Remembering Dr. Patricia A. Oelrich 2024-09-04T09:51:18-07:00

Fielding’s Institute for Social Innovation is Proud to Announce Its ISI Fellows for 2024-25

2024-05-23T10:37:16-07:00

The ISI Fellows Program offers Fielding alums an academic partner to continue their professional work, apply for external funding, and publicize their projects. ISI Fellows have one-year appointments with renewal contingent on progress and future plans. “Fielding’s Institute for Social Innovation (ISI) accepted 12 alums as Fellows for the 2024-2025 cycle,” said Charles McClintock, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Social Innovation. “Their work spans a wide range of content, from leadership and mental health to diversity, equity, and inclusion. ISI Fellows continue to pursue their research and professional development projects under the aegis of ISI, where they have support [...]

Fielding’s Institute for Social Innovation is Proud to Announce Its ISI Fellows for 2024-252024-05-23T10:37:16-07:00

Match Day Success: Clinical Psychology Students Secure Internship Sites

2024-04-30T11:08:35-07:00

We are pleased to congratulate our clinical psychology students on their advancement toward their careers by securing internship placements. We are proud of our unique APA-accredited clinical psychology doctoral program, which has consistently placed our students in competitive internships. Congratulations to the Following Clinical Psychology Students Afsarifard, Kayvon Richard J. Donovan Correctional Alvito, Jamie The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard / Psychology Berger, Jessica Georgia Southern University / Counseling Center Bucher, Taylor Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology Catlin, Julia Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Chapman, Katherine University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler Chung, Mona Central Regional Hospital Darling, [...]

Match Day Success: Clinical Psychology Students Secure Internship Sites2024-04-30T11:08:35-07:00

Qualitative Research from Start to Finish In-Person Seminar in Santa Barbara, California

2024-04-23T11:58:40-07:00

Fielding Graduate University’s School for Leadership Studies (SLS) organized a Research and Practice session, “Qualitative Research from Start to Finish” which took place April 11 - 13, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California.  Fourteen PhD and EdD students came from around the country and Canada to move their dissertation topic and research ahead.  Led by Human and Organization Development (HOD) faculty, Patrice Rosenthal, Fred Steier and Annabelle Nelson, joined by Valerie Bentz, Rich Appelbaum and Keith Melville, topics ranged from the research topic, research question, the literature review, qualitative interviewing, and qualitative research methods. Students from the first term to [...]

Qualitative Research from Start to Finish In-Person Seminar in Santa Barbara, California2024-04-23T11:58:40-07:00

Alums Wanda Whiteside, Ed.D., and Kathy Bell, Ph.D., Receive Dianne Kipnes Social Innovation Award

2024-04-16T12:40:12-07:00

Two alums have been awarded the prestigious Dianne Kipnes Social Innovation Award for their scholarship and practice. Wanda Whiteside, Ed.D. (Leadership for Change, ‘23) and Kathy Bell, Ph.D. (Human Development, ‘23) will advance their work in their respective fields in 2024-2026.  Dr. Whiteside is the founder and Artistic Producing Director of Live Garra Theatre in Montgomery County, Maryland. Through this award, she will partner with Montgomery College, Maryland’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center to conduct an ongoing workshop series that incorporates Playback Theatre, an exercise that invites the audience to participate in the creation of improvised scenes focused [...]

Alums Wanda Whiteside, Ed.D., and Kathy Bell, Ph.D., Receive Dianne Kipnes Social Innovation Award2024-04-16T12:40:12-07:00

The National Diversity Collaborative Certificate Program at Fielding

2024-03-28T12:17:59-07:00

The National Diversity Collaborative, Inc., is partnering with Fielding's Institute for Social Innovation (ISI) to offer the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEI&A) Ambassador Certificate training. Dr. Bill White William White, EdD (2001), Fielding alum and CEO of the Collaborative shared: “Building on Fielding’s scholar-practitioner model, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Certificate Program connects scholarly knowledge with practical application to support working professionals in the advancement of their DEI&A skills. Through our partnership with Fielding’s Institute for Social Innovation, we expect to produce 5,000 quality diversity professionals nationwide in five years.” The Collaborative serves organizations and leaders [...]

The National Diversity Collaborative Certificate Program at Fielding2024-03-28T12:17:59-07:00

My First TQR Conference Presentation

2024-03-13T16:27:53-07:00

Doctoral students Iris Nafshi and Denise Dziwak and their faculty mentor Annabelle Nelson presented at the TQR 15th Annual Conference Qualitative Inquiry; Access Denied?, February 29-March 1, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  by doctoral student Denise Dwizak Iris Nafshi, Denise Dziwak and Annabelle Nelson presented at the TQR 15th Annual Conference February 29-March 1, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Just recently, I had the privilege of presenting my doctoral research at the TQR Conference at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The experience was nothing short of transformative, marking my first official foray into the academic [...]

My First TQR Conference Presentation2024-03-13T16:27:53-07:00

Fielding Presents at the TQR 15th Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

2024-03-13T13:50:18-07:00

Doctoral students Iris Nafshi and Denise Dziwak and their faculty mentor Annabelle Nelson presented at the TQR 15th Annual Conference Qualitative Inquiry; Access Denied?, February 29-March 1, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Iris Nafshi, Denise Dziwak and Annabelle Nelson presented at the TQR 15th Annual Conference February 29-March 1, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Their presentation was entitled, “Discovering Capacity and Transforming Identities:  Narrative Research”.  The work was based on Denise and Iris’ research from the Advanced Research Method Narrative Inquiry course (HOD 838NI).   Iris interviewed Iron Moms, mothers who compete in the Iron Man and found themes [...]

Fielding Presents at the TQR 15th Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida2024-03-13T13:50:18-07:00

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