Emotions, Needs, and Relational Well-Being in Human Flourishing In-Person
The OFE invites you to join Elenice De Souza Oliveira for a session that considers trust, safety, and connection in educational spaces. This session will reframe emotions as sources of information and connection rather than obstacles to performance. Participants will explore needs, boundaries, compassion, and power dynamics, learning how relational attunement supports psychological safety, trust, and healthier learning environments.
This session is open to all members of the University community. You do not need to be a member of the working group or to have attended a previous session to attend. Feel free to bring your own lunch!
- Date:
- Monday, March 30, 2026
- Time:
- 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Cole Hall 340
- Categories:
- Human Flourishing
Trina Chance O’Gorman is a faculty developer dedicated to supporting faculty and student success at the university. She has been a part of the Montclair State University community since 1998, in a number of roles, from being a graduate student in our Master of Arts in Teaching program, as well as a TA, to working as an adjunct writing instructor in our English and Writing Studies departments and mentoring student teachers during their clinical internship. Her experience as an adjunct instructor has been enhanced by leadership training and co-facilitating workshops based on the research and work of Brené Brown with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), which supports surviving military families. She is dedicated to creating community and spaces in which faculty can reach their full potential.
Elenice DeSouza Oliveira, assistant professor, received a PhD from Rutgers University. She is a Brazilian native with a professional background in international research on crime and policing. Her past experience as a policy analyst for the Human Rights office for the local government in her hometown of Belo Horizonte, Brazil and her experience as an instructor at the police academy in the same city has influenced her research and enthusiasm to teach social justice. She teaches courses on Criminology, Policing, and Ethics & Justice. Prof. Oliveira most recent research activities have encompassed gang-related homicides, street drug markets, public transport crime and various forms of violence in urban settings such as shantytowns and low-income housing. She has published in creditable peer-reviewed academic journals including British Journal of Criminology, Crime Science Journal, and Crime & Delinquency journal. Prof. Oliveira research experience has influenced her teaching capabilities and broadened her view points in terms of exploring crime patterns and solutions as well as re-imagined justice.