Ethnography

As individuals, we inhabit social worlds.

These worlds can be understood as interconnected 'webs' which are constructed through language, meaning, and communication.

As a situated observer of a constructed human society, the ethnographer understands that people do not function in a vacuum.

Our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviours develop in conjunction with our surroundings: environmental, cultural, metaphysical.

Whatever remains unintegrated may show up in the experience

The enterprise of ethnography is thickly descriptive, immersive, and inherently reflexive. It seeks to 'grasp' the perspective of a specific group or individual through the heavy documentation of actions and social interaction, allowing meaning to emerge organically through observation. With an emphasis on handwritten note-taking, social immersion, and practical improvisation, the ethnographic approach provides a window into the worlds of the people we are studying, situating insights within the contexts from which they arise.

Fieldwork

Note -- due to the nature of this research, which centres deeply sensitive, highly individualised, and at times very recognisable personal histories, most bodies of work are not able to be published here in full.
Certain excerpts may be available on request.

Phenomenological study of extraordinary encounter experiences in alignment with John Mack's clinical approach (2024 - present, multiple sites)

Self-reported transcendent and spiritual experiences in high-demand religious communities of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints (2024 - present, Utah, USA)

Documentation of non-lethal weapons research and psychological torture techniques in post-9/11 counterterrorism age (2024, digital)

Individuals and groups reporting systematic harassment and anomalous technological experiences (2024, Colorado, USA)

Patient-centred institutional practices in psychiatric care environments and acute mental health facilities (2023, NSW, Australia)

Ethnography

Fieldwork

Note -- due to the nature of this research, which centres deeply sensitive, highly individualised, and at times very recognisable personal histories, most bodies of work are not able to be published here in full. Certain excerpts may be available on request.

Note -- due to the nature of this research, which centres deeply sensitive, highly individualised, and at times very recognisable personal histories, most bodies of work are not able to be published here in full.
Certain excerpts may be available on request.