Interview with Morénike Giwa Onaiwu - Advocate, Public Speaker, & Writer

a part of the Lived Expertise > Degrees podcast series hosted by Kayla Concannon

Recording Date: February 28, 2023

Transcript: Download transcript HERE

Keywords:  Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, neurodiverse, autism, Lived Expertise is Greater Than Degrees, Kayla Concannon, CRASH Consulting LLC, activist, author, public speaker

Summary: Kayla interviews Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, PhD, a global activist-scholar, author, and community leader who is passionate about human rights, justice, and inclusion. Morénike shares their experiences both personally and professionally.

Topical Index:

• Introductions {00:00}
• What I learned in school [02:50]
• We are all teachers [05:00]
• engaged pedagogy - Bell Hooks [05:45]
• things are not always what they seem [07:12]
• Entitlement [17:19]
• Harm reduction [20:14]
• My neurodivergent family [09:57]
• violence in language [10:58]
• textbooks and research can leave people out [13:14]
• standards can be ableist [15:13]
• Good Intentions [18:00]
• Lived expertise is needed [20:49]
• Closing [23:54]

Resources:

• Morenike’s dissertation: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2760578622
• Twitter: @MorenikeGO
• LinkedIn: Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
• ORCID: Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
• YouTube: Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
• Email (via assistant): Staff@AdvocacyWithoutBorders.org 

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