Knowledge Centers
SYSTEMS THINKING
Holistic Decision-Making
Complexity
Systemics
Evolutionary Learning Organizations
Body-Centered Business
Diffusion of Innovation
Quality (Dr. Deming)
Continual Improvement
Personal Mastery
Intellectual Humility
Presence
Leadership
Global Development
Mythological Thinking
Purpose + Meaning
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
World History + Music Ethnography
Global Civil Society
Communities of Place
Communities of Interest
Economic Development
Indigenous Epistemology
Cultural Autonomy
Internet Identity & Technology
Women's Issues
North-South Relations
Sister Cities
Africa Land Tenure Systems
Colonialism; Imperialism
US Convention Bureaus
Privilege + Power
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ECOLOGY
African Wildlife
Mass Extinction
Climate Change
Sustainable Agriculture
Permaculture Design
Rainforests + Cloud Forests
Deforestation
Ecotourism
SUSTAINABILITY
Ethics + CSR
Sociology of Needs; Max-Neef
Human Potential
Self-Actualization
Business Reporting
Natural Step
Circular Economy
Triple Bottom Line
Holistic Health + Well Being
Somatic Education
Ecological Economics
MicroEnterprise; Fair Trade
Benefit Enterprise
Conscious Capitalism
System Vitality
Life-Cycle Analysis
Environmental Justice
Social Justice
Urban + Regional Planning
Municipal Governance
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Research Summary
Social scientist with applied focus on holism, holistic decision-making, ecology, sustainability, systems thinking, human potential and community development.
Reports
US EPA Region IX / Environmental Finance Center 9
Evaluation of Opportunity for Solar Energy at Torres Martinez Reservation (2010)
Increasing Recycling And Related Green Business Opportunities for Northern Nevada Tribes (2009)
Green Technology Feasibility Study for Torres Martinez Reservation (2008) EPA9 Audit Award: Excellent
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EcoTrust
Preliminary Feasibility Study on Bay Area Demand for Locally Caught Wild Seafood with Primary Focus on Dungeness Crab & Wild King Salmon (2006)
Journal of the Community Development Society
Gleaners, Balers and Do-Gooders: Perspectives on Linking Sustainability with Economic Development (2000)
with Ted Bradshaw, PhD. Peer Review.
UC Davis Sustainable Communities Consortia
Perspectives on Sustainable Economic Development in the Sacramento Region (1995)
Research Skills
Research Team Lead
Participant Observation
Ethnographic Interviews
Methodology + Evaluation/Survey Design
Design Thinking
Interpreters
Archival + Internet
Marketing
Applied Systemics (Science of Crowd Wisdom)
Sensation
Intuition
Listening