Be Better to Me than Aziz was to Grace (A Script of What He Could Have Done)
I wrote a fan fiction spin-off of Grace’s story in Babe. I didn’t write it for Grace or for Aziz…
sex, dating, & relationships
What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
I first need to name what I am afraid of. I am afraid of hurting you. I am afraid that…
5 Strategies for Surviving Psychological Abuse on a National Scale
This piece was originally posted on February 8, 2017 on the Society for Research on Adolescence Emerging Scholars blog. Alternating…
Joint Reflections on Whiteness in Research: Missy Bird’s work on Contraceptive Access
Missy Bird, doctoral student in Social Work, reached out to me last week to share her crowd-funding campaign for her…
Enough
CW: sexual assault, silence I spent this morning working on a paper about training undergrads in bystander intervention…
So you’re trying to figure me out?
I am a divorced pansexual queer femme trauma survivor. I am a smart successful sensitive spiritual progressive Jew. I am…
Teaching Consent: Coverage from Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
This article is cross-posted with permission from Tufts University. Jane Carter, Communications Specialist for the Tufts Graduate School of Arts…
Publication Alert: A Skills-Based Model for Promoting Adolescent Sexuality Development
I published a theory paper in the journal Human Development. In the paper, I present a model for thinking about…
“Benign” Rape
Warning – this story contains explicit descriptions of sexual violence. The writer of this piece wishes to remain anonymous. She…
Testimony for An Act Relative to Healthy Youth
JOINT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ***Testimony of Miriam R. Arbeit, M.A. in support of*** ***H. 450/S. 209 An Act Relative…