In Episode 168, Ben chats with Dr. Trina Spencer, the first female Director of the Juniper Garden's Children Centre, a part of the KU Life Span Institute, originally founded in the mid-1960s when citizens of Northeast Kansas City, Kansas joined with faculty from the University of Kansas to address concerns about the development and education of children in their low-income, inner-city community. Since its inception, Juniper Gardens has developed and validated meaningful solutions to major community concerns identified by those directly affected - the community residents themselves. The center also provides opportunities for KU faculty and students to learn from the wisdom and life experiences of families from diverse backgrounds.  In this conversation,  Dr. Spencer bares her soul as she shares her journey of living a sheltered life in a conservative religious family, eventually raising a wonderful transgendered child, finding herself in Africa, and the many life lessons she had along the way.     Continuing Education Credits (https://www.cbiconsultants.com/shop) BACB: 2.5 LearningIBAO: 2.5 LearningQABA: 2.5  General Contact: https://absc.ku.edu/Trina-Spencer http://www.trinastoolbox.com/ Juniper Gardens Children's Project https://juniper.ku.edu/   Links:  Olivia J. Hooker https://www.apadivisions.org/division-35/about/heritage/olivia-hooker-biography Carolyn Barcus Carolyn Barcus Interview with Dr. Melissa Tehee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqgyE_cJIuY Dr. Carolyn Barcus: Keeper Of The Fire: Mentoring Through Self-Actualizing Education https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003246183-19/dr-carolyn-barcus-keeper-fire-mentoring-self-actualizing-education-pauline-attiyeh-erica-ficklin-devon-isaacs-melissa-tehee?context=ubx&refId=63868e7c-d942-44aa-ac7c-9495a52cd091 Morningside Academy https://morningsideacademy.org/ Educated - Tara Westover https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133922-educated Black Applied Behavior Analysts https://babainfo.org/   Articles Referenced Penney, A.M., Bateman, K.J., Veverka, Y. et al. Compassion: The Eighth Dimension of Applied Behavior Analysis. Behav Analysis Practice (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-023-00888-9 Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced Natalia Baires https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-26-smashing-the-patriarchy-a-conversation-about-sexism-and-privilege-in-behaviour-analysis-with-dr-natalia-baires-phd-bcba-d/ Anita Li https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-42-a-deep-dive-into-the-inequities-professorship-and-authorship-in-behaviour-analysis-with-dr-anita-li-phd-bcba-d/ Nicole Hollins https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-49-free-appropriate-public-education-for-all-students-the-role-of-behavior-analysts-in-public-schools-with-dr-nicole-hollins/ James Lee https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-56-supporting-autistic-children-in-low-resource-settings-with-james-lee-phd-bcba-d/ Jeron Trotman https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode79-black-men-in-behavior-analysis-with-jeron-trotman/ Malika Pritchett https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-83-the-ethics-of-research-applying-a-human-rights-and-social-justice-lens-with-dr-malika-pritchett/ Lisa Aguilar  https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-107-indigenous-school-psychology-with-lisa-aguilar-bryanna-kinilicheenem-and-wamnuga-win-kiva-sam/