Acosta Institute

Dr. Angel Acosta
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Acosta Institute Podcast

A podcast at the intersection of healing-centered education, contemplative social science and slow work.

  1. S2 Ep 1: Wounded Healing with Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz

    09/29/2022

    S2 Ep 1: Wounded Healing with Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz

    Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, an award-winning Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on racial literacy in teacher education, Black girl literacies, and Black and Latinx male high school students. A sought-after speaker on issues of race, culturally responsive pedagogy, and diversity, Sealey-Ruiz works with K-12 and higher education school communities to increase their racial literacy knowledge and move toward more equitable school experiences for their...

    21 min
  2. S2 Ep 2: Wounded Healing with Justis Lopez

    09/29/2022

    S2 Ep 2: Wounded Healing with Justis Lopez

    Justis Lopez (also known as DJ Faro) is the founder and ChiefEnthusiasm Officer (CEO) of Just Experience LLC, an organization that strivesto educate, entertain, and empower communities across the world. As acommunity organizer he focuses on ways to create spaces of radical joy,justice, & healing through Hip-Hop and the arts. He is currently pursuing hisdoctoral degree at Harvard in Educational Leadership, and recentlycompleted his master’s degree in Education Entrepreneurship at theUniver...

    14 min
  3. S2 Ep 3: Wounded Healing with Maria Tan

    09/29/2022

    S2 Ep 3: Wounded Healing with Maria Tan

    Maria Tan is an educator and consultant who works with organizations, schools and individuals who are committed to serving communities through healing-centered work and education. She is a former Bronx high school science teacher where she helped lead a school-wide shift towards equitable practices including introducing restorative circles as an adult and student practice, facilitating racial affinity groups amongst staff, and teaching trauma-informed mindfulness daily to hundreds of students...

    17 min
  4. S2 Ep 4: Wounded Healing with Cory Greene

    09/29/2022

    S2 Ep 4: Wounded Healing with Cory Greene

    Cory Greene is a formerly incarcerated co-founder and Healing Justice Organizer with How Our Lives link Altogether! (H.O.L.L.A!). He is invested in developing, leading and implementing an intergenerational, youth-led, citywide and nationwide Healing Justice Movement. Cory (39 years old) was born and raised by a single mother in East Elmhurst Queens, NY, during a time when many mothers and urban communities were impacted by the crack epidemic. His ancestors and elders hail from the struggles o...

    35 min
  5. S2 Ep 5: Wounded Healing with Dolores Acosta

    09/29/2022

    S2 Ep 5: Wounded Healing with Dolores Acosta

    Dolores Acosta M.A, is a sister, daughter, friend, aunt, wife and a wellness activist. She was born and raised in NYC and both her parents are from the Dominican Republic. She is currently the People Experience Manager at Kinly, Consultant at Acosta Consulting and the co-founder of NYC Healing Collective. For 10 years she has worked in social services and human resources for various organizations. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Masters Degree in Industrial Organizational...

    22 min
  6. S2 Ep 6: Wounded Healing with Ian P. Levy

    09/29/2022

    S2 Ep 6: Wounded Healing with Ian P. Levy

    Dr. Ian P. Levy is an assistant professor and the director of School Counseling Programs at Manhattan College. He is a New York City native and former high school counselor. His research explores preparing school counselors to use hip-hop based interventions to support youth development. Most notably, Dr. Levy piloted the development, implementation and evaluation of a hip-hop based counseling framework which has been featured in The New York Times, CNN and published in a variety of reputable...

    21 min
  7. S2 Ep 7: Wounded Healing with Luis Alejandro Tapia

    09/29/2022

    S2 Ep 7: Wounded Healing with Luis Alejandro Tapia

    Luis Alejandro Tapia, a son of Dominican immigrants, serves as a social impact and equity consultant, a racial and restorative justice coach and trainer, circle keeper, social justice educator, and facilitator at the intersection of spirituality, justice, healing and liberation. Luis Alejandro is committed to supporting the power of communities of color to create change and to transform leadership and learning into spaces of justice, equity and freedom.You can learn more about Luis's work her...

    21 min
  8. S2 Ep 8: Wounded Healing with Angela Kariotis

    09/29/2022

    S2 Ep 8: Wounded Healing with Angela Kariotis

    Angela Kariotis is an “artist as public servant." She is a community-engaged culture worker and educator building creative experiences serving the needs of cities, institutions, and students of all ages for public good. Kariotis integrates restorative practices with the pedagogy of play for a transformative learning experience. Angela is winner of a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship in playwriting, a National Performance Network Creation Fund Award for her solo performance work,...

    20 min
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A podcast at the intersection of healing-centered education, contemplative social science and slow work.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Angel Acosta
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    25
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    © 2024 Acosta Institute
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