Browsing by Author "Neubaum, Brooke"

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    Effect of Transracial Adoption on Racial Identity Development : A Phenomenological Arts-Based Self-Study
    (2024) O’Rear, Hannah; Misluk, Eileen; Neubaum, Brooke
    Current conceptualizations of the impacts of transracial adoption on racial identity development lack a centering of adoptees' perspectives and, furthermore, have yet to be explored through an arts-based approach. In this study, a phenomenological self-study approach was employed, utilizing art-based processes to explore the impacts of transracial adoption on racial development. The methodological structure included six weeks of self-study exploring relevant themes pulled from the literature review, including identity, adoption, cultural identity, and emerging adulthood. Weeks 1 to 4 explored each theme individually, while the last two weeks explored the intersection of all themes combined. Art making utilized 2D and 3D materials occurred twice a week for at least an hour and was analyzed to record sub-themes post-art making. This exploration found that this structure provided a place to artistically express complicated emotions surrounding the intersecting themes related to transracial adoption and facilitated the emergence of sub-themes to consider in further research. This designed self-study structure empowers the transracial adoptee's voice, providing an outlined method that other adoptees may utilize to deepen self-identity understanding. Moreover, this research informs the greater understanding of the impacts that transracial adoption has on adoptees.
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    Identifying Curative Factors of Art Therapy Gallery Exhibition with Veterans: A Feminist Approach
    (2023) Neubaum, Brooke; Misluk, Eileen; Daugherty, Lauren
    Art therapy gallery exhibitions can address the mental health needs of veterans by empowering clients to share their experiences in art therapy settings on a public scale. This article uses qualitative methods to assess the benefits of an art therapy gallery exhibition with a group of female veteran participants. Post-exhibition interviews revealed themes of vulnerability, empowerment, connectedness, and validation. Publicly exhibiting artwork created in an art therapy setting proved to target clinical treatment needs often seen in veteran populations, including avoidance, disempowerment, self-stigmatizing beliefs, and isolation. The art therapy gallery exhibition also served as a social justice advocacy measure among a marginalized population.