Academic Essay

  • SEL in After-School Programs

    2025, written by Alex Bregy. Overview of findings regarding the effectiveness of SEL implementation within after-school programs. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on bringing social and emotional learning (SEL) into classrooms. Though, when educational funding relies on students scoring well on standardized tests, many educators find themselves teaching students to test…

  • Nimona as a Gender-Fluid Icon: Why Trans* People Can’t Win

    Nimona as a Gender-Fluid Icon: Why Trans* People Can’t Win

    2024, written by Alex Bregy. An exploration of gender identity and expression; limiting schemas, and the fear of otherness through the lens of Nimona (2023). Nimona as a Gender-Fluid Icon: Why Trans* People Can’t Win  At first glance, Nimona is the epitome of the female grotesque. In her most common form, she appears as…