If you aren’t familiar with the doctoral process, earning a doctorate consists of approximately three separate phases. Core classes, planning stages, project stages. By the end of 2025, I will be starting my planning phases; however, most of my core classes leading up to now have been focused on my specific project idea.
At this point, I have decided that my topic is to examine potential gaps in the current Oklahoma mental health re-entry program and propose potential implementations to the program. This process of choosing and rolling with specific topic is complex and involves meticulous research planning. The structure and design of my potential project has evolved over time though, and I am beginning to see it take shape at last.
My hope is that my sharing my progress will be interesting to most, but also I hope it becomes evident of my passion to create long-lasting systemic change.

