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Education

 

Teachers College, Columbia University
Ed.D. Candidate, Adult Learning & Leadership

M.A. Social-Organizational Psychology

ClemsonUniversity
B.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology (1998)

 

Certifications

 

ColumbiaUniversityMedicalCenter, Program in Narrative Medicine; General Electric ® Workout & Change Acceleration, Master Change Facilitator

 

Research

 

Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity

• Dissertation Research (2007 – 2008)

Through the lens of Transformative Learning Theory, this study investigates how narratives shared between patients and nurses, enable individuals to tackle problematic assumptions about dying, which often lead to maladaptive behaviors such as drug abuse and suicidal ideation. For more, please visit: www.transformativemedicine.net

 

MemorialSloanKetteringCancerCenter

• Existential Therapy Research Team (2008 – 2009)

Through the lens of Existential Psychotherapy, this study investigates how Meaning Centered Psychotherapy impacts adults in all stages of psychological development.

 

Publications

 

Transformative Medicine: A Dialogue between Transformative Learning & Narrative Medicine (Brendel & DasGupta, 2007) Seventh Annual Transformative Learning Conference

 

Pedagogy of the Terminally Ill: Exploring Meaning Making Among Hospice Patients through Transformative Learning Theory (Brendel, 2007) Seventh Annual Transformative Learning Conference

 

On Transformative Learning & End of Life Discussions (Brendel, 2006) Sixth Annual Transformative Learning Conference

 

Critically Reflective Narrative for the Dying (Brendel, 2006) Narrative Matters Conference

 

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First Name

William

Last name

Brendel

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www.transformativemedicine.net

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USA

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