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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."

PhD Research: Language & Identity

“…I ask him if he is ‘out’ and he looks at me, moves his head slightly forward and asks, ‘Pardon?’”...

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Household and personal care: The scented word – Context, intrigue and the problem of olfactory literacy.

Harrison, M. (2010). The scented word: Context, intrigue and the problem of olfactory literacy. Household and Personal Care, Supplement. January,(1), 6-10. ABSTRACT:...

Bridging Passion and Profession: Supporting Agency and Investment in Multilingual University Writers

"The authors sought to look back at the trajectory of their experiences in a second language communication and composition course in order to more deeply understand the roles of agency and investment in their own and fellow classmates' learning."

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Reflections on English language teaching: Developing keypal projects in the Japanese university classroom

Harrison, M. (2006). Developing keypal projects in the Japanese university classroom. National University of Singapore: Reflections on English Language Teaching, 5(1), 141-148. ABSTRACT With...

Marlen’s Dissertation Proposal

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

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."

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."

Book Chapter: Taking the teacher out of the test – Exploring student automomy in EFL classroom testing

Harrison, M. (2006). Taking the teacher out of the test: Exploring student automomy in EFL classroom testing. In M. Koyama & E....

Esxence 2016 – Roundtable – Judging & Criticism in Artistic Perfumery

"The panel defined artistic perfumery as a type of creative design where the perfumer is not necessarily limited by someone else's concept, brief, or vision. Art itself lies at the core of artistic perfumery and as such, the panel addressed how such art can be judged and critiqued."

“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."

Writing on the Edge: The Power of No – Buddhist Mindfulness and the Teaching of Composition

"Aware of the suffering created by fanaticism and intolerance, we are determined not to be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology. (Hanh 23)"

Technicolor Third Space: Developing the AutoEthnographer Literary & Arts Magazine

How Autoethnography Is Being Utilized to Support Learner Development

Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

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

Esxence 2016 – Roundtable – Judging & Criticism in Artistic Perfumery

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Research

Running, Being, and Beijing: An Existential Exploration of a Runner Identity Qualitative Research in Psychology

PhD Research: Language & Identity

Household and personal care: The scented word – Context, intrigue and the problem of olfactory literacy.

Bridging Passion and Profession: Supporting Agency and Investment in Multilingual University Writers

Reflections on English language teaching: Developing keypal projects in the Japanese university classroom

Marlen’s Dissertation Proposal

Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

Call-EJ: Keypal friendships and their influences on ESL learner development

Book Chapter: Taking the teacher out of the test – Exploring student automomy in EFL classroom testing

Esxence 2016 – Roundtable – Judging & Criticism in Artistic Perfumery

“China, why not?”: serious leisure and transmigrant runners’ stories from Beijing

Writing on the Edge: The Power of No – Buddhist Mindfulness and the Teaching of Composition