Lisa Yvetta Collins

Lisa Collins received her EdD from Lewis & Clark. Her scholarship has focused on racial trauma, and in her dissertation, she conducted an autoethnography of the experiences of a Black female educator in predominantly white districts. Dr. Collins has 30 years of education experience, including building and district-level leadership. Her consultation work and presentations have focused on wellness for equity, trauma awareness and response, and culturally responsive school leadership.

Personal Statement

Lisa is a professional who provides healing frameworks to a world in need. Dr. Collins specializes in racial healing for people of color and non-people of color. She utilizes her life coaching from Conscious Freedom and spirituality to provide acceptance and space for connectedness and oneness in a world that needs it so much.

Areas of Expertise

Equity Practices in Organizations, Racial Healing, Educational Leadership in Organizations, Trauma Healing, School Leadership & Political Climate, Strategies for Trauma Awareness,  Family Engagement,  Resilience in education settings

  

Current Research

Racial Healing: A Consciousness Journey Through Autoethnography (2021)

Publications

Transforming Educator Preparation- EdPrepLab July 2023 Lisa Collins and Muhammad Khalifa MULTIMEDIA 

Case Study: How Racialized Lived Experiences and Culturally Responsive School Leadership Supported School District’s Organizational Development in Equitable Practices

 

Collins, Lisa Y. (2023) “Healing Racial Trauma From Public School Systems,” Journal of Research Initiatives: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol8/iss1/3/

 

Leadership and Policy in Urban Education: 21st Century Issues and Controversies Chapter- Brown v. Board of Education, Cambridge Scholars Publishing

ISBN is: 978-1-5275-9407-4 

Love of Light: A Guide to Peace and Oneness, Archway Publishing 2022

Presentations

Energy Medicine Summit Speaker, “How Energy Medicine Can Open Up Business Success by Clearing Negative Belief Patterns,” December 2023

UCEA Annual Convention Session Presentation, Racial Consciousness in Partnership Work: Three Faculty Members Journeys, (Collins, Galloway, Barrett,  2023). November 2023

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, Wellness As The Foundation of Community, November 2023

Paltown Board Presentation, Care as a framework for diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Practices, November 2023

Multnomah Educator Rising collaboration with Oregon Educator Association Trust, Educator Wellness, August 2023

Keynote Speaker, Oregon Alliance of Black School Educators (ORABSE) Educator Symposium 2023: Building Educational Excellence, April 15, 2023

Lewis & Clark College Alumni Board Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Presentation Expanding Care to Interrupt Barriers, March 5, 2023

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) People of Color Conference, November 2022, Presentation, Expanding Care to Interrupt Barriers, Diversity Inclusion and Wellness Through the Lens of Wellness with Rivera Ridge School, Santa Barbara, CA

University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention (UCEA) November 2022, Presentation, Examination of a University-District Partnership for the Preparation of Equity Leaders (Barrett, Galloway, Collins, 2022)

University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention (UCEA) November 2022, Roundtable, Racial Healing: A Consciousness Journey Through Autoethnography

2022 University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention (UCEA) November 2022, Virtual Poster, Case Study: How Racialized Lived Experiences and Culturally Responsive School Leadership Supported School District’s Organizational Development in Equitable Practices (Collins & Khalifa, 2021)

Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative, Oregon State University, Wellness and Community Health Through the Lens of Trauma Awareness and Resilience, November 2022

Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) Seaside Conference, June 2022 How to Lead with Culturally Responsive Leadership During a Pandemic- Case Study Breakout Session with Salem Keizer School District

Association of Black Researchers Conference, National Black Researchers Week Resources and Research Trauma-Informed Panel, June 2022

Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) Summer and Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) guest lecturer, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience 2, May 2022

BIPOC Night Wellness Talkback Facilitation, Portland Playhouse, Titus Andronicus, March 2022

Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education, Poster Session, Dr. Lisa Collins, and Dr. Muhammad Khalifa with Salem Keizer School District. Case Study: How Racialized Lived Experiences and Culturally Responsive School Leadership Supported School District’s Organizational Development in Equitable Practices, March 2022

TEDx Talk Healing from Racial Trauma, March 2022

Wellness As the Foundation of Community Keynote, Oregon City School District Family Focus Forum, February 2022

Equity Summit 2022 Rising Together, Panelist Virtual Conference, Exploring the Intersection of Race, Equity and Mental Health, February 2022

Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education, Poster Session, “How to Build Communities of Support for BIPOC Educators”, April 2021

Equity Wellness in Challenging Times, Oregon City Equity Conference, January 2021

Wellness for Challenging Times in Post-Secondary, Portland State University, January 2021

Academic Credentials

EdD, Education in Leadership. Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling.