Community, Ecology & Belonging
Visibility In Nature/Black Birders Week
Birding is a creative and reflective practice, rooted in observation, stillness, and community. As both a filmmaker and Adlerian therapist, I’ve become increasingly interested in how natural spaces shape connection, visibility, belonging, and emotional well-being. Through my involvement with Black birding initiatives, including BlackAFinSTEM (BAFiS), I’ve had the opportunity to engage in broader conversations around ecology, representation, access to outdoor spaces, and collective wellness. Since 2023, I’ve served on the planning committee for Black Birders Week, where community-centered engagement continues to influence both my creative and therapeutic work.
Ecology & Mental Health
Influenced by Adlerian and systems-oriented perspectives, my work explores how environments shape emotional and collective experience. Through both therapeutic and creative practices, I’ve become increasingly interested in themes of belonging, regulation, collective behavior, storytelling, and the ways people adapt within communities and systems. These perspectives continue to inform my work across film, public engagement, educational programming, and media conversations centered on ecology, visibility, resistance, and human connection.
Public Engagement
I’m available for media interviews, educational programming, public conversations, workshops, and interdisciplinary speaking engagements exploring ecology, belonging, storytelling, collective behavior, and mental health.
Areas of Engagement
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Ecology, Belonging & Mental Health
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Collective Behavior & The Anatomy of Resistance
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Storytelling, Community & Public Mental Health
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Systems Thinking & Collective Experience
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Film, Identity & Cultural Memory
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Community Engagement & Narrative Practice
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Black Birders & Visibility in Nature
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Eco-Cinema & Environmental Storytelling
