In Episode 168, Ben chats with Dr. Trina Spencer, the first female Director of the Juniper Garden's Children Centre, a part of the KU Life Span Institute, originally founded in the mid-1960s when citizens of Northeast Kansas City, Kansas joined with faculty from the University of Kansas to address concerns about the development and education of children in their low-income, inner-city community. Since its inception, Juniper Gardens has developed and validated meaningful solutions to major community concerns identified by those directly affected - the community residents themselves. The center also provides opportunities for KU faculty and students to learn from the wisdom and life experiences of families from diverse backgrounds. 

In this conversation,  Dr. Spencer bares her soul as she shares her journey of living a sheltered life in a conservative religious family, eventually raising a wonderful transgendered child, finding herself in Africa, and the many life lessons she had along the way.  

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BACB: 2.5 Learning

Contact:

https://absc.ku.edu/Trina-Spencer

http://www.trinastoolbox.com/

Juniper Gardens Children's Project

https://juniper.ku.edu/

Links: 

Olivia J. Hooker

https://www.apadivisions.org/division-35/about/heritage/olivia-hooker-biography

Carolyn Barcus

Carolyn Barcus Interview with Dr. Melissa Tehee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqgyE_cJIuY

Dr. Carolyn Barcus: Keeper Of The Fire: Mentoring Through Self-Actualizing Education

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003246183-19/dr-carolyn-barcus-keeper-fire-mentoring-self-actualizing-education-pauline-attiyeh-erica-ficklin-devon-isaacs-melissa-tehee?context=ubx&refId=63868e7c-d942-44aa-ac7c-9495a52cd091

Morningside Academy

https://morningsideacademy.org/

Educated - Tara Westover

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133922-educated

Black Applied Behavior Analysts

https://babainfo.org/

Articles Referenced

Penney, A.M., Bateman, K.J., Veverka, Y. et al. Compassion: The Eighth Dimension of Applied Behavior Analysis. Behav Analysis Practice (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-023-00888-9

Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced

Natalia Baires

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-26-smashing-the-patriarchy-a-conversation-about-sexism-and-privilege-in-behaviour-analysis-with-dr-natalia-baires-phd-bcba-d/

Anita Li

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-42-a-deep-dive-into-the-inequities-professorship-and-authorship-in-behaviour-analysis-with-dr-anita-li-phd-bcba-d/

Nicole Hollins

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-49-free-appropriate-public-education-for-all-students-the-role-of-behavior-analysts-in-public-schools-with-dr-nicole-hollins/

James Lee

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-56-supporting-autistic-children-in-low-resource-settings-with-james-lee-phd-bcba-d/

Jeron Trotman

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode79-black-men-in-behavior-analysis-with-jeron-trotman/

Malika Pritchett

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-83-the-ethics-of-research-applying-a-human-rights-and-social-justice-lens-with-dr-malika-pritchett/

Lisa Aguilar 

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-107-indigenous-school-psychology-with-lisa-aguilar-bryanna-kinilicheenem-and-wamnuga-win-kiva-sam/