Reading Time: 6 minutesCommunication is an endemic feature of all life, and it manifests across a dizzying range of methods from pheromonal expressions of insects to canine body language to whalesong.
Meaningful Quotes
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m not much into motivational speakers or inspirational words. They just don’t code for me the ways I think they’re intended. “Be the change (trouble) you want to be in the world,” or “Only those that attempt the absurd, achieve the impossible,” are both sayings that I’ve found some comfort in in the past, but neither of these really speak to my career goals or personal trajectory of growth.
Autism Is Not A Behavior
Reading Time: 10 minutesAutism is a neurotype, not a behavior, and applied behaviorist principles to autistic traits is dangerous and counterproductive.
On the Nature of News Media
Reading Time: 10 minutesFirst published December 1, 2021, as the final course assignment for JRN200 at the University of Arizona Global Campus. Loosely defined, journalism is a genre of writing that reports on events relevant to the public. “The press” is a catch-all term for journalism in its many formats – newspapers, television broadcasts, radio broadcasts, and online…
Student Paper: Understanding and Overcoming Climate Change Denial
Reading Time: 13 minutesThis article first appeared as a final project for GEN499 General Education Capstone at the University of Arizona Global Campus, October 17, 2021. Certain URLs have been left unlinked to avoid providing additional validation to known disinformation sites, but their full addresses have been left for the sake of transparency. Anthropogenic climate change is a…
Student Paper: Exploration of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Reading Time: 22 minutesThis article first appeared as the final project for PSY350 Physiological Psychology at the University of Arizona Global Campus, July 31, 2021. Final Project: Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects up to 2% of the general population to varying degrees of severity. People with ASD range from non-verbal…
Blood, Water, Poison: Toxic Family Relationships
Reading Time: 11 minutesThe first version of this article first appeared as a final project for the PSY101 course at the University of Arizona Global Campus on April 7, 2018. References and citations have been updated to the most current and relevant versions, as the topic is still highly salient, and the language has been tightened up. “Blood…