about me
Dr. Trisha Swed is a leadership development practitioner and consultant with experience teaching and researching communication and education. Working with many different groups of people, Dr. Trish has a soft spot for youth leadership development. Her recent work explores ways youth leaders can implement community change through tools like dialogue, conflict process, philanthropy, participatory research and informal education.
In one of her joint projects, Resolution Partners Program, Dr. Trish supports building programs and community experiences which foster intergenerational learning and repairing relationships between Philadelphia Police and systems-involved youth. Dr. Trish has been in communal education for eleven years and has a record for helping communities start new programs and reimagine existing ones. She has experience working with communities globally.
Dr. Trish has several articles and presentations on community, youth development, and leadership development. Her recent publications include “Toward an Ecosystem of Youth Leadership Development” and she has presented her work at various conferences including the American Education Research Association, The National Communication Association, and the
New England Association of Conflict Resolution. In addition to her consulting work, Dr. Trish teaches at Temple University in the Klein College of Media and Communication and West Chester University in the Department of Communication. Dr. Trish has been teaching for eight years and, in 2022, was acknowledged as an Instructor Extraordinaire at Temple University. In her time at these institutions, Dr. Trish has the pleasure of teaching core communication classes, public speaking, and conflict classes and supporting creative, independent student projects for students. She has also helped consult on university rubric practices and certifying course materials.
Ph. D. | Leadership and Change Management
M. A. | Leadership and Change Management
ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Leadership and Change
M.Ed. | Adult and Organizational Development
Graduate Certificate in Training and Organizational Development
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, College of Education
B.A. | Communication and Leadership Development
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Klein College of Media and Communication
Certified Conflict Coach | Conflict Coaching Matters
Youth Mental Health First Aid | Jewish Education & Engagement Funder Collaborative
Technology of Participation Facilitation | The Institute of Cultural Affairs USA
Education
Publications & Conferences:
“Critical Youth Development: An Ecosystem.” American Research Association 2024
Annual Meeting, April 11-14 2024, Author & Presenter
“Making Their PLACE – Youth Dialogue Institute in Philadelphia High Schools.” National Communication Association 108th Annual Convention, November 17-20, 2022, Co- Author & Co-Presenter.
“Youth Conflict Specialists – Empowering Homeless Youth Through Conflict Education- The First Year.” Association for Conflict Resolution’s 2022 Hybrid Conference, September 14-16, 2022, Co-Author & Co-Presenter.
“Youth Dialogue Institute: Media-based and Media- infused Dialogue in Philadelphia High Schools.” International Communication Association Annual Meeting, May 26-30, 2022, Co-Author
“Youth Dialogue Institute: Report on a pilot Program of Media-based and Media- infused Dialogue in Philadelphia High Schools.” American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, April 21-26, 2022, Co-Author & Co-Presenter.
DOI 10.3102/IP.22.1891648
“Youth Dialogue Institute: Empowering Students in Media-Based Dialogue.” New York State Dispute Resolution Association Annual Conference, November 2021, Co- Presenter.
“Youth Dialogue Institute: Empowering Students in Media-Based Dialogue” Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference, October 2021, Co-Presenter.