H. Saron Anglon-Coleman

• Dedicated and dependable domestic violence and community advocate for social justice and equitable change with a strong commitment to serving marginalized individuals and communities with two (2) years of residential advocate service.
• Documented success in meeting challenges of limited resources to implement high-quality and comprehensive service offerings.
• Skilled in building coalitions with diverse populations, engaging in culturally appropriate outreach, and in legal advocacy.
• Dedicated to training in domestic violence and trauma-informed services.

TIP "SisterSong" Panel - "Prisons as Agents of Reproductive Oppression"

Featured in the online blog called "Feminista!", the writer stated I "discussed some of the abused incarcerated trans and gender variant people suffer and drove home that reproductive justice is about the capacity of all people to make families - a right that is abridged by incarceration (and in many ways) set the tone for the panel that covered a lot of ground explaining how imprisonment destroy(s) families."




SFWAR "Artists Against RAPE" In These Spaces of Lover and Violence. The creative nonfiction featured ways violence both witnessed and experienced in my childhood, and childhood neighborhood, influenced my own decision to get involved in defending/intercepting an assault on a young woman stranger. The piece was published in the Artists Against Rape chapbook.

• Organizing Intern Completion; SOUL, Oakland, California, USA - Summer 2002
• Productive Grassroots Global Justice Delegate; JustACT/Grassroots Global Justice Delegation, World Social Forum, Porte Alegre, Brazil - Winter 2003
• Development Intern Completion; GIFT, Denver, Colorado, USA - Winter 2003
• Training for Trainers Completion; SOUL, Teaching Collective (currently called Educational Alternatives Program), Oakland, California, USA - Summer 2003
• Victim Assistance Training; Office for Victims of Crime Training & Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC), La Casa, Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA Summer 2020
• 40-Hour Core Advocacy Training; New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NMCADV), La Casa, Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA Summer 2020

Community/Macro Social Work Theory and Practice, Social Work 4007

Provided with a foundational level understanding of macro social work practice and roles, built upon knowledge of human behavior in the social environment, and added theories of change to understand diverse communities and social service networks and the relationship of local, national, and global interventions. Reintroduced to empirically supported models and emerging interventions that address macro-level social issues. Completed community/organizational assessments and also participated in work groups to learn how to engage, assess, and intervene in communities and organizations through a community asset mapping assignment.

Clinical Social Work Theory & Practice, Social Work 4003

Developed a multi-dimensional assessment and intervention framework for clinical social work practice by building upon the knowledge of human behavior in the social environment and adding a focus on theories of change - at the individual and family level. Grounded in empirical information about the importance of relationship skills, across a variety of classic and modern approaches to intervention, used a social work lens to emphasize the importance of context in client lives, including their socioeconomic status, cultural history, and experiences of oppression in two exams. Integrated a variety of intervention techniques from multiple human behavior theories and ground them in a social work framework for ethical and effective clinical practice.

Evidence for Practice, Social Work 4201

Used research evidence in social work practice to develop an early appreciation for the place of scientific inquiry in the resolution of social problems and the specific problems encountered by their clients. Focused on developing student skills in identifying, analyzing, and applying empirical evidence in order to inform the social work practice. Introduced to studies designed to examine the effectiveness of interventions. Developed familiarity with basic research concepts such as research design, internal validity, and external validity by way of an article critique, systematic search, and practice implications to critique the utility of evidence for practice. Engaged in critically examining available evidence for biases and relevance for the diverse array of clients, populations, and contexts with which work.

Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Social Work 4006

Provided with an overview of the developmental stages across the life cycle in terms of psychological, cognitive, moral, spiritual, identity, and social development theoretical frameworks for understanding human behavior from a social work perspective. Applied a biopsychological assessment across the life span, emphasizing a social work perspective and key frameworks such as person-in-the-environment and systems theory for social work. Described diverse individual behavior in relation to social class, race and ethnicity, age, gender orientation, sexual orientation, and other multicultural backgrounds in a case presentation. Developed a foundational understanding of how theories are used to promote relationship development with diverse individuals and to guide interventions across all system levels.

Power, Privilege, & Oppression, Social Work 4132

Examined the phenomenon of the oppression of diverse populations with multidimensional aspects of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status and its effect on multicultural social work practice in three papers and one SWAY presentation.

Clinical Social Work Skills, Social Work 4001

Focused on basic skills for micro social work practice with individuals and small groups, using intentional interviewing that enabled critical thinking. Applied the learned skills for engagement, assessment, and intervention with clients from multiple social identities (e.g. ethnic, racial, sexual orientation, gender affiliation), illustrated by a few assignments. Engaged in active learning that included paying heed to potential micro-aggressions in role-play exercises that were digitally recorded for the instructor's viewing.

Integrated Social Work Practice for Social Justice, Social Work 4020

Focused on professional development and identity for social work practice, emphasizing social work values, ethics, and ethical decision-making in the context of the history of the profession. Studied person-in-environment, critical theory, and empowerment perspectives and applied these concepts to the current field of practice and social work roles by way of an Ethical Consultation. Through the integration of work experiences, as a Domestic Violence Residential Advocate, I analyzed and applied social work frameworks and generalist practice theories to current social justice challenges and diverse contexts in a case study.

Art for Social Justice, Thesis 1150

Contributed to social change art by taking an introductory community-based course in mural making, witnessing other mural makers' methods of creation, researching women activists, and painting a mobile mural. The mural featured women activists of varying ethnicities and cultures, including that of the disability culture, as bringing about another future. They stood with shovels lifting out rocks, dirt and ground to expose a new mother earth - pregnant with possibility.

Fundraising for Social Change, Independent Study 1422

Using the resources of the history of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), the investigated results concerning the history of grant-making from its etiology until that time period, and skills learned in a grassroots fundraising internship, wrote a persuasive research paper regarding the aforementioned internship.

Social and Cultural Perspectives, Humanities 316

Exclusively focusing on Latin American nations, gained theories and qualitative evidence of Latina expression regarding the ways human beings are perceived as interacting in the world. Wrote strong exploratory papers that probed the theme of disability in the films and texts of the course, from an Afro-Indigenous cultural perspective using both lived experiences and qualitative research of disabled scholars and activists of Latin America.

Thesis II: The Development of Pittsburg and West Pittsburg/Bay Point, California, Thesis 302

Provided ample evidence, which incorporated researching my hometowns of Pittsburg and West Pittsburg/Bay Point, California, and used the theories gained from prior cohort classes to explain the positive and negative influences of the creation and then-state of those two cities.

Just Act: Youth Action for Global Justice, Independent Study 1148

With the research styles and analytical methods further built upon by cohort study, wrote a clear research paper that elucidated the necessity of such community-based organizations for youth being present in the Bay Area of California.

Humanities Seminar II, Humanities Seminar 302

This cohort focused on the approaches of writing prose and poetry and investigated both historical and contemporary examples specifically by female-assigned self-identified women and genderqueer people. With the theories gathered and revisions, wrote a compelling piece titled, In These Spaces of Love and Violence I would later use for a performance event.

Research Methods, Thesis 5001

Used exploration methodologies to bring about the thesis paper documenting the creation of my hometown into a city. These tactics included using libraries, online resources, governmental and county online sources, and creating a timeline for industrial activities.

Humanities Seminar I, Humanities Seminar 104

The social construction of cities primarily in the U.S. was taught with ideas surrounding for-profit and not-for-profit motivations. With the guest lecturers, a sturdy foundation was established that allowed for both clarifying response papers and the beginning of my undergraduate thesis on the development of my hometown as a city.

Women and Social Change in the U.S., Social Science 120

Used both research methodologies and the understanding of migration due to economy to provide strong investigative papers on female leadership in such events as Japanese American resistance to being interned during World War II, Anti-Lynching African American resistance in the southern states of the U.S. during the late 1800s until 1950s, and the everyday resistance of farm laborers in Central Valley, California during the 1980s of Mexican and South Asian Americans. The course gave light to many of the ways political, economic, and cultural change in the U.S. has been impacted by women regardless and due to varying ethnicities. This class was taken during the registrations of many (West/Southwest Asian) Middle Eastern and South Asian Americans after the trauma of 9/11 and the allowed passage of many homeland security acts. It was one of my favorite courses.

The United States: Civil War to Present, History 7B

Examined and used landmark incidents to illuminate the themes of how shifting patterns, of where and how people lived and worked, determined their status as being Americans in research papers and on short-answer quizzes. Wrote an investigative research paper on the conviction of Leonard Peltier, and the incident at the Oglala Indian Reservation, using the theme of shifting patterns due to commercial realities of the time periods.

Psychology of African American People, African American Studies 132

Used historical and contemporary American psychological research and theory to study as well as critic or explain African American people's affairs in one research paper that used my own personal family, and short-answer quizzes about psychological techniques.

Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology 3

Reviewed and wrote analytical responses to the configuration and dynamics of cultures and social institutions of different human populations illustrated by both novels and research in an effort to understand how people interact in specific communities.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology, Anthropology 1

Studied theories of physical and behavioral adaptations in the human species and all relatives and gave personal examinations of evolutionary theory, molecular evolution, primate behavior, and interpretations of fossils through discussion papers, multiple-choice answers, and brief descriptions.

Origins of Western Civilization, History 4B

Studied medieval Europe as a foundation of western civilization, in particular to the spiritual methods incorporate into empire-building.