Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Rooted in Resistance: Indigenous and Black Ways of Knowing as a Foundation of Knowledge
Through collaborative autoethnography, two doctoral student researchers investigate how embodying and embedding Indigenous and Black-centered knowledges strengthen their respective doctoral research methodologies. Through this reflexive self-study, the parallels of various onto-epistemologies grounded in Indigenous matriarchal wisdom and Black feminist thought are exposed, highlighting how these unique forms of knowing have shaped the professional and pedagogical …
Preparing Early Childhood and Elementary Teachers for Climate Resilience: Cross-National Identities and Behaviors in Indonesia, Türkiye, and the United States
Climate change disproportionately affects young children and the communities that serve them. This cross-national study examined how preservice early childhood and elementary teachers (PETs) in Indonesia, Türkiye, and the United States develop climate-education identities and enact pro-environmental behaviors. We surveyed 1,026 PETs using the International Climate Change and Civic Engagement Survey (validated subscales for behavior, …
“My Fate, My Fight”: Psychological Adaptation and Agency Reclamation in Chinese Burn Survivors
This study examines how Chinese burn survivors reconstruct personal agency after disfigurement. Drawing on qualitative research with ten Chinese participants with different age group, it provides culturally nuanced insights into post-traumatic adaptation in China’s socio-cultural context. Findings reveal key psychological mechanisms. A central theme is the dialectic between “fate” (命) and agency: viewing the injury …
“I Am Not Healthy”: the Impact of Family Caregiving on Vietnamese American Caregivers’ Well-Being
Family caregivers of individuals with dementia are at risk of adverse health outcomes, including chronic stress, new or exacerbated health problems, and cognitive decline (Alzheimer’s Association, 2025; Hazzan et al., 2022; Dassel et al., 2017). Current qualitative research on the well-being of dementia caregivers is limited in including Asian American caregivers, especially specific subgroups like …
Thai Cultural Beliefs About Mental Illness, Etiology, and Treatment Seeking from an Indigenous Psychology Framework
Using Community-Based Participatory Research, a collaborative team of multilingual and multidisciplinary researchers interviewed 40 lay Thai participants, sampling diverse individuals from different socio-economic statuses, rural and urban locations, age ranges, education, and religious beliefs. Thai researchers collaboratively developed the study with a Western researcher using principles of Indigenous Psychology to empower local stakeholders and participants …
Indigenous Psychology and Decolonizing Research: the Challenges and Richness of a Multilingual, Multidisciplinary Qualitative Research Team
We illustrate the use of Indigenous Psychology (IP) and the practice of decolonizing research through a concrete example of a multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary research team using participatory qualitative research to investigate cultural beliefs about mental illness in Thailand. Indigenous psychology is critical of hegemonic Western European approaches to ontology and epistemology in non-Western contexts, …
From Words to Work: the European Universities Alliances as Laboratories of Integration and Innovation
The European Universities Initiative (EUI) launched in 2017 represents one of the most ambitious reforms in European higher education, now encompassing 65 alliances and more than 570 institutions. A recent resolution of the European Parliament highlights their potential to transform the European educational landscape through joint curricula, seamless mobility, and shared governance, positioning alliances as …
Ageing and Quality of Life: a Bibliometric Review of Trends, Themes, and Research Gaps in BRICS Countries
Population ageing is a global phenomenon, particularly accelerated in BRICS countries, which are ageing before entering into the high-income countries. This study addresses this gap by mapping research trends, themes, and gaps in BRICS nations from 2015 to 2025. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using Scopus database, selecting publications through a PRISMA-guided approach. Search terms …
The Impact of Multimorbidity on Healthcare Costs and Service Use Among Older Adults in India
Demographic and epidemiological shifts have led to people living with coexisting health issues, known as ‘multimorbidity’. This study examines patterns of service use and financial burden associated with multimorbidity among older adults in India. This study examines the financial burden of multimorbidity and its impact on healthcare utilization among older adults in India, drawing on …
Reimagining Legal Education: Integrating Human Rights and Social Justice in the Curriculum
The prevailing concept of legal education often confines it to professional training for future lawyers, judges, or policymakers. This paper challenges that assumption, arguing that legal education must begin much earlier, as part of civic formation in childhood and adolescence. By reimagining legal education as a universal foundation for human rights awareness, ethical responsibility, and …