I have been researching trauma and resilience for a few years through my work and studies in public health and anthropology. Trying to understand how both work in relation to community, the structural environment, the historical legacy of oppression/racism and ultimately the individual and family. I often use the conceptual frameworks of trauma producing systems and resilience building to overlap or project onto important health and wellness issues. Having trained in Neurofeedback in 2019, I am currently training under supervision to become a Neurofeedback practitioner/clinician focused on providing neurofeedback training for trauma, ADD, Autism SD, high-performance and building resilience. I am dedicated to using my research, education and neurofeedback training to focus on supporting healing centered, resilient individuals and communities.
In my prior experience, I also had the pleasure to collaborate with a documentary filmmaker, Angela Webb, on ethnographic interviews involving the post 9/11 experiences of members of the Northern California AMEMSA (Arab, Middle-Eastern, Muslim, South East Asian) community. The interviews resulted in a video (AMEMSA Voices) particularly focused on: 1. experiences of discrimination and, 2. their recommendations for positive community building and activism.
My Work/Citation
Sumbul, T., Spellen, S., & McLemore, M. R. (2020). A Transdisciplinary Conceptual Framework of Contextualized Resilience for Reducing Adverse Birth Outcomes. Qualitative health research, 30(1), 105-118.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31752598
Download link:
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/26k1j9fd#main
PRESS
https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/news/black-and-brown-women-need-different-framework-resiliency
Relevant Trainings Completed
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February 2020 - 2 day Trauma Informed Dynamic Mindfulness Teacher Training - Niroga Institute - Oakland, Ca.
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January 2020 - 2 day Workshop: Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Richard Schwartz - San Francisco, CA.
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May-June 2019- 4-Day: 30th Annual International Trauma Conference - Boston, MA.
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March 2019 - Introduction to Neurofeedback - 36 hour BCIA Approved Training, on Location: Boston NeuroDynamics - Brookline, MA.
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Jan-Feb 2019 - 2-Day: Trauma Conference: “The Body Keeps Score” -Trauma Healing with Bessel van der Kolk, MD, - San Francisco, Ca.
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Jan 2019 - Suicide & Self-Harm: Treatment Essentials for Helping Clients Confront Devastating Emotional Pain - Palo Alto, Ca.
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March 2019 - Healing Trauma through Expressive Therapies: Art Therapy, Play Therapy, Movement and Storytelling - San Francisco, CA
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December 2018 - Trauma Informed Compassionate Classrooms: Strategies to Reduce Challenging Behavior, Improve Learning Outcomes and Increase Student Engagement - Palo Alto, Ca.
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Jan 2020 - Presenter/Speaker - Black Women Tell Tales - Presentation: Contextual Framework for Resilience
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Nov 2019 - Panel Presenter - NWSA (National Women’s Studies Association) Conference - Panel: Towards a New Transdisciplinary Understanding of Resilience - San Francisco
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Oct 2017 - Presenter/Speaker - Birth Resilience Symposium for Baltimore Healthy Start - Presentation: A New Resilience Framework: Putting Black and Latina Women at the Center - Baltimore, Maryland
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Nov 2006 - Presenter/Speaker - American Anthropological Association (AAA) Conference - Panel: Birthing and Dying