I earned my Ph.D. from Loyola University - Chicago where I served as the graduate research assistant for the Maude C. Clarke Endowed Chair in Humanistic Psychology as well as the Center for the Human Rights of Children. During my tenure I authored several peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters. I also presented research internationally in Sydney, Australia. Domestically, I orated a synopsis of the unpublished manuscript, Rising from the Thunder, at conferences hosted by Columbia, Georgetown and Loyola Universities. Presently, I am the Executive Director of the Sacred Beings Project a 501(C)(3). My most recent publication was submitted to Child Indicators Research for review. I am aboriginal and a registered member of the Metis Federation of Canada.&nbsp;