On February 1, 2018, Michael O'Bryan (@misticquest) of the Village of Arts & Humanities in Philadelphia joined us at the Urban Consulate in Detroit for a parlor talk titled “Community Building in the 21st Century: Exploring Trauma, Healing, and Inclusive Growth." Hosted by Orlando Bailey of Eastside Community Network & Kayana Sessums of Osborn Neighborhood Alliance, O'Bryan presented his work and research on youth & community development.
Afterwards, several guests inquired about the studies & scholars cited, so Michael generously shared his research and we compiled in the syllabus below.
PARLOR TALK:
BOOKS:
ARTICLES:
- Trauma Theory Abbreviated
- Sandra L. Bloom, M.D., 1999
- Why Can't We All Just Get Along? The Uncertain Biological Basis of Morality
- Robert Wright, The Atlantic, November 2013
- The Biological Basis of Morality
- Edward O. Wilson, The Atlantic, April 1998
- The Fair Society: It's Time to Re-Write the Social Contract
- Peter A. Corning, Seattle Journal for Social Justice, July 2012
- Study: Oxytocin ('The Hormone of Love') Also Makes Us Conformists
- Lindsay Abrams, The Atlantic, September 2012
- Conversations About Historical Trauma: Part Two
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Summer 2013
- As Babies, We Knew Morality
- Emily Esfahani Smith, The Atlantic, November 2013
- Origin of the Mind
- Marc Hauser, Scientific American, September 2009
- Human Behavior: Brain Trust
- Antonio Damasio, June 2005
- How the Brain Creates the Mind
- Antonio Damasio, Scientific American, 2002
REPORTS:
Children’s Emotional Development Is Built into the Architecture of Their Brains (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Harvard University, 2004)
Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Harvard University, 2004)
The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: Measuring the Positive Legacy of Trauma (Richard G. Tedeschi & Lawrence G. Calhoun, Journal of Traumatic Stress, 1996) [abstract]
Poverty & Race Through A Belonging Lens (John A. Powell, Policy Matters, Northwest Area Foundation, March 2012)
Summer Jobs Reduce Violence Among Disadvantaged Youth (Sara B. Heller, Science Magazine, 2014) [abstract]
An Integrated Scientific Framework for Child Survival and Early Childhood Development (Jack P. Shonkoff, Linda Richter, Jacques van der Gaag and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, American Academy of Pediatrics, January 2012) [abstract]
Optimism, Social Support, and Coping Strategies As Factors Contributing to Posttraumatic Growth: A Meta-Analysis (Gabriel Prati, Journal of Loss & Trauma, August 2009) [abstract
Positive Affect and the Complex Dynamics of Human Flourishing (Barbara L. Fredrickson and Marcial F. Losada, June 2011)
Upward Spirals of Positive Emotions Counter Downward Spirals of Negativity: Insights from the Broaden-and-Build Theory and Affective Neuroscience on The Treatment of Emotion Dysfunctions and Deficits in Psychopathology (Eric L. Garland, Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ann M. Kring, David P. Johnson, Piper S. Meyer, David L. Penn, November 2010)
The Role of Positive Emotions in Positive Psychology: The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions (Barbara L. Fredrickson, March 2001)
Lacking Power Impairs Executive Functions (Smith PK, Jostmann NB, Galinksy AD, van Dijk WW, May 2008) [abstract]
Promoting the Neurologic Substrates of Well-Being Through Occupation (Sharon A. Gutman PhD OTR & Lindsey Biel MA OTR, February 2000) [abstract]
The Development and Validation of the Children's Hope Scale (Journal of Pediatric Psychology, June 1996)
Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Brain Development, and How Cognitive Neuroscience May Contribute to Levelling the Playing Field (Rajeev D.S. Raizada and Mark M. Kishiyama, February 2010)
Economic, neurobiological, and behavioral perspectives on building America’s future workforce (Eric I. Knudsen, James J. Heckman, Judy L. Cameron and Jack P. Shonkoff, July 2006)
The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress (Jack P. Shonkoff, Andrew S. Garner, American Academy of Pediatrics, January 2012)
Minding the Body (Antonio Damasio and Hanna Damasio, Daedalus, Summer 2006) [abstract]
How Firms Shape Income Inequality: Stakeholder Power, Executive Decision-Making & The Structuring of Employment Relationships (J. Adam Cobb, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
Childhood forecasting of a small segment of the population with large economic burden (Nature Human Behavior, December 2016)
The Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Amygdala Damage (C. Fine & R.J.R. Blair, 2000
Root Shock: The Consequences of African American Dispossession (Mindy Thompson Fullilove, March 2001) [abstract]
Helping Young Children Who Have Experienced Trauma (Jessica Dym Bartlett, Sheila Smith & Elizabeth Bringewatt, Child Trends, 2017)
As the world becomes trauma–informed, work to do (Kathryn A. Becker-Blease, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, February 2017)
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Michael O'Bryan is an Urban Innovation Fellow at Drexel University's Lindy Institute and Director of Youth Programs at Village of Arts & Humanities in Philadelphia. He consults locally and nationally, exploring the intersections of trauma-informed practice and community well-being. Much of O'Bryan's work has centered on amplifying the voices of marginalized populations, touching the worlds of performance art and public health.
In 2014, O'Bryan was awarded “Child Advocate of The Year” by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and Innovator of the Week in 2016 by Urban Innovation Exchange. In 2017, he was selected as an Emerging City Champion by Knight Foundation & 880 Cities and named one of the People Changing Philly.
Urban Consulate is a network of parlors for urban exchange. A winner of the Knight Cities Challenge, the Consulate has hosted over 150 conversations in Detroit, Philadelphia & New Orleans to bring people together and share ideas for better cities. Follow @UrbanConsulate on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.