J. PETER SIRIPRAKORNÂ Â MA, MPH, MSW
Where the ship quite predictably sinks at the end, largely due to poor impulse control
EDUCATION
PHD, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
In Progress
Doctoral Student in Social Work
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National Institute of Health / NIDA T32 Fellowship Recipient
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Interests: Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (particularly Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence), Family Systems, Substance Use Disorders, Neuroscience of Addiction, Trauma Treatment and Lasting Recovery, Health Policy and Law. Continental Philosophy + Marxist Critical Theory, Visual Culture and Media Studies
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MSW, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
2023
Master of Social Work. Degree awarded August 2023
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Mental Health Concentration w/ Research Specialization
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Member of Phi Alpha Honor Society
MPH, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
2015-2020
Master of Public Health. Degree awarded January 2021
Track: Health Policy
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Interests: Behavioral Health, Addiction Science, Developmental Neurobiology, ACES research, Trauma and Recovery, Social/Cultural Determinants of Health, Preventing Health Disparities
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
2009-2010
Advanced graduate coursework in Performance and Cultural Studies
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Professional Certificate in Filmmaking
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
2006-2007
Visiting Graduate Student, Cultural Anthropology
M.A., THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
2004-2005
Philosophy and Cultural Studies. Degree awarded 2008
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Focus: 20th Century Continental Philosophy and Social Theory, Post-war Anglophone Film/Literature, Transnational Cinema, New Media, Psychoanalysis and Theories of the Subject, Queer and Feminist Theory, The Phenomenology of Race, Affect and Attachment Theory, Political Subjectivity, Political Feeling and U.S. Cultural Politics
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Chapter accepted for presentation at Northeast Modern Language Association conference, panel on postmodern masculinities 2008
B.A., THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
1996-2002
English Language and Literature major, minor in Computer Science. Pre-med requirements fulfilled. Degree conferred 2002
WRITING AND VISUAL MEDIA PORTFOLIO
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATE THESIS, GWU
2020
An interdisciplinary critical analysis of the U.S. prison overpopulation crisis and relationship to the failed war on drugs. Examines the history and foundational ideology of the U.S. penitentiary before exploring the broader implications of the Kaiser Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) with respect to U.S. carceral system reform. Goes on to discuss contemporary research on addiction and the neurobiology of trauma to put forward new strategies to reduce rates of inmate recidivism and relapse upon release, with a special focus on trauma-informed and trauma-focused care
COMMERCIAL WRITING SAMPLE
2002-2011
A commercial writing sample that contains:
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A Program Brief written for The Salvation Army of New York's child welfare program
An urgent press release for the SF LGBTQ humanitarian aid organization Rainbow World Fund
An expository review of the independent film "Alamar" written for Richard Pena, director of NYC Lincoln Center's Film Society. Televised on WNYC
An Indie Film Promo written for Big Idea Magazine, a retired advertising industry print publication with 50,000+ corporate subscribers at its peak
EXPERIMENTAL ETHNOGRAPHY ONÂ BROOKLYN'S LATE AUGHTS TECHNO UNDERGROUND
2009
Snapshot of a subcultural microcosm. I'm been involved in various capacities with the electronic music underground since coming of age in late 90s detroit. this is an experimental ethnographic account of Brooklyn's eponymous late aughts minimal techno scene. Rave to the grave.
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Published in the University of Chicago's online MAPH alumni magazine, Colloquium
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and you can never go wrong with a little Wata (courtesy of youtube):
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CREATIVE NON-FICTION SAMPLE
Work in Progress
Excerpt from a longer autobiographical narrative essay entitled "Manhood." Early version was a finalist in The University of Michigan's Hopwood Literary Awards
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It is no secret that I am an adult survivor of severe early life child maltreatment. Despite outward appearances, my inner life in adulthood was for many years devastated by treatment refractory CPTSD extending from years of violence and abuse my caregivers subjected me to at home. This eventually culminated in a terrifying eventual later-life addiction to intravenous meth and cocaine.
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It was only through discovering effective trauma treatment (EMDR+IFS) that I am alive and well today. My aim in going into social work and public health is to help others struggling with trauma and substance use find ways to heal and go on to live happier, healthier, and ultimately more satisfying lives.
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It is possible to live a life without pain.
INDIE FILM REVIEWS TELEVISED ON WNYC. PRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF NYC LINCOLN CENTER'S FILM SOCIETY, RICHARD PENA
Summer 2011
Many years ago while interning at WNYC, I wrote film reviews for Richard Pena, director of NYC Lincoln Center's prestigious Film Society, which he read aloud in a televised program called REEL 13 INDIES. This is the footage prior to the final cut.
M.A. THESIS, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
2008
A distinctly heavy academic exercise but a true labor of love -- I'm very proud of this. To date I feel this is a testament to some of my strongest writing and critical analyses. which I always enjoy adapting to new contexts, of course.
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Chapter accepted for presentation at Northeast Modern Language Association conference, panel on postmodern masculinities 2008
HUMANITIES GRAD SCHOOL JUVENILIA (DISSERTATION PROJECT PROPOSALS AND SOP'S)
2008-2010
What I had planned to study at Brown University's Modern Culture and Media Department during a former life, as well as a slightly different proposal for NYU.
Remember that in the long arc of history, you will be quizzed.
"THE BOX" -- EARLY CREATIVE NON-FICTION / NARRATIVE ESSAY
1999
Semi-finalist in The University of Michigan's Hopwood Literary Awards, spring 2000. About immigration, domestic violence, and the intergenerational transmission of trauma long before I even knew the latter was a concept. 25 years later these are a major part of my doctoral work. You know what they say about turning pain into purpose: it takes awhile to get there
Please feel free to contact me about writing or editing projects or collaborations.
Creative writing portfolio available upon request
PROOF OF LIFE
jpeter exists!
