Marlen Elliot Harrison, Ph.D.
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Marlen Elliot Harrison, Ph.D.
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    Technicolor Third Space: Developing the AutoEthnographer Literary & Arts Magazine

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    How Autoethnography Is Being Utilized to Support Learner Development

    Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

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    Keynote Speaker: Professional Development Opportunities for Online Students, Tiffin University

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    “He Was the One Teacher That Pushed Me the Most During My Stay Here at SNHU”

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    Esxence 2016 – Roundtable – Judging & Criticism in Artistic Perfumery

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    MensJournal.com: 10 Best New Colognes for Men

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Keynote Speaker: Professional Development Opportunities for Online Students, Tiffin University

Presentations from the 1st Annual Graduate Research Conference, Tiffin University, Ohio: Keynote, “Creating Opportunities for Student Professional Development in Online Programs”; March, 2019
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Mensfitness.com: Every man needs a signature scent

COLOGNE BUYING GUIDE Every man needs a signature scent. This guide to navigating the fragrance counter like a pro—from test...
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“China, why not?”: serious leisure and transmigrant runners’ stories from Beijing

"Through interviews with five female and two male expatriates, we studied the ways in which Western runners brought meaning to the transition experience and negotiated meanings and bodily practices associated with running. Through narrative analysis, we identified three core narratives of migration (possibility, necessity and growing up) and two emergent narratives (community and running to feel like oneself) about shifting meaning in running."
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Marlen’s Dissertation Proposal

Discovering Voices, Discovering Selves: Queer sexuality in Japan and English language use Marlen Harrison Dissertation Proposal (working) Purpose A 1928...
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Novel: The Perfumer of Ashur

When a heartbroken but headstrong temple assistant in the 13th century BC Mesopotamian land of Ashur is befriended by the...
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Marlen a.k.a “ThePerfumeCritic” in MensJournal.com

Marlen has an alter-ego, “ThePerfumeCritic”! Read his take on ten, great male fragrances for 2013 in MensJournal.com. Read the article...
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Call-EJ: Keypal friendships and their influences on ESL learner development

"The purpose of the studies was to examine aspects of keypal email exchange projects currently in development in English language classes at two Japanese universities: One purpose of these studies was to look at pedagogical aspects of the project, including implementation, and perceived and long-term benefits of such projects."
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Flash Fiction: Blue Plums

They had all told him the same curious story. Though the men were seen heading inland each night, no one had ever seen them heading back out toward the coast.
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Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

"We will explore why and how an MA thesis director introduces autoethnography as an alternative research discourse to MA English thesis students, and examine student responses. Pedagogical implications, teaching resources, and thesis examples will be presented in order to highlight the myriad creative possibilities for using autoethnography to both celebrate and interrogate literature, literacy, and language."
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Running, Being, and Beijing: An Existential Exploration of a Runner Identity Qualitative Research in Psychology

"Two main themes, the loss of control and isolation, are examined, and an existential interpretation is paired with insight from Buddhist psychology. Finally, we conclude with implications for future research in sport and migration studies as well as practical considerations for the use of autoethnography in psychological research and practice."
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Fragrance Writing at Basenotes

In addition to Fragrantica.com, Marlen has also contributed to the following: BASENOTES, 2005-2014 (10 articles) Addicted: The Ramblings of a Fragrance Junkie...
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Project Coordinator & Writer, The Smithsonian

"In an on-going effort to challenge stereotyping, and correct the current nature of education concerning American Indians, the NMAI will devote the required scholarship to inform and assess these permanent visual statements."
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