APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Dismantling Hierarchy in Academic Workshops to Foster Community and Care: A Qualitative Investigation
- Molly Schaefer
- Tania Alvarado-Resendiz
The University of Alabama at Birmingham - Jadyn Moreno
- Ya-Yun Chen
Virginia Tech - Farah Harb
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee - Hadley Rihrig
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Em Adams
Clemson University - Caroline Richter
The University of Alabama at Birmingham - Christine Wilson-Mendenhall
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Paris Wicker
University at Buffalo
Abstract
Implicit power dynamics in academia’s “hidden curriculum” create barriers in higher education. This collaborative autoethnographic qualitative study investigated the Plasticity of Well-being Workshop as a model for change in academic convenings. The workshop’s structure—characterized by collaboration and relational vulnerability—empowered scholars, shifting research from a competitive pursuit to a human-centered practice.
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