Claire de Mézerville López and co-host, Kaleigh Mrowka, Ph.D., welcomes Patience Whitworth, Ph.D, to the Restorative Works! Podcast as part of our higher education series.

 

Patience describes how her students have taken on the basics of engaging with each other restoratively and made it their own through listening circles, participatory leadership, and creative problem solving. She discusses taking the methods of restorative practices across her campus and across others, to bridge gaps in the student experience and their experience as members of the campus community. She includes examples of working cross-functionally across campus and modeling community as administrators and staff.

 

Patience serves as the Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives for the Office of the Provost at Carnegie Mellon University. Patience's research focuses on the application of restorative practices in higher education, and she's a certified trainer and practitioner of restorative practices. She's earned both her Master's Degree in Educational Policy and Leadership and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Ohio State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Education Policy and Leadership from the University of Vermont.

 

Tune in to learn more about Patience's work at Carnegie Mellon University and ideas on how to bring restorative practices into your campus community.