Workshops & Events

Gatherings that transform.

From academic intensive to spiritual retreat — E brings scholarship, somatic practice, and community into every room.

Upcoming

What's coming up

Return to the River: The Sweetgrass Path Registration open
August 27–29, 2026

Return to the River: The Sweetgrass Path

A gathering for educators, organizers, and leaders ready to return to themselves.

Cedarbrook Lodge — Issaquah, WA
3-day immersive retreat
Limited capacity · Early registration encouraged

E's presentation

Healing in Neoliberal Spaces? From Anti-Racism to Liberation

Featured speaker

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Pulitzer Prize–winning creator of The 1619 Project

Spots are limited. Reserve yours early.

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Summer Workshops for Academics 2026 flyer
May – August 2026 · 6-part series

Summer Workshops for Academics: Seeking Fuller, Freer, & More Creative Lives

A virtual workshop series for academics ready to dream, create, and reclaim joy in their work and lives.

Facilitated by Dr. Robin Phelps-Ward & Dr. E. Phelps

Tuesdays at noon EST

  • May 19 Attune & Manifest: Crafting Summer Plans for Black Feminist Radical Self-care
  • Jun 2 Engaging Reflexivity to Craft the Academic Life of Your Dreams
  • Jun 16 Worldmaking in the Academy: Nurturing the Spaces We Need
  • Jul 14 Engaging Creative Expression to Transform Your Research
  • Jul 21 Getting Started with Introspection: Reflection & Goal-Setting for Joy
  • Aug 4 Holding Onto Joy: Strategies for Responding to Critique, Rejection & Negativity in the Academy
$20 per session · $10 for students Register →

Past work

Previous workshops

Faculty of Color Mentoring Program series

E presenting at FOC Mentoring Program April 2026

April 2026 · Session III

Identifying Spirit Protectors and Spirit Restorers for Wellness and Liberation

A spiritually grounded framework for faculty of color to identify the people, practices, and presences that protect and restore the spirit — centering liberation as a wellness outcome.

Spiritual wellness
E presenting at FOC Mentoring Program April 2025

April 2025 · Session II

Multiple Minority Stress: Resources for FOC to Thrive

An academic and somatic deep-dive into the stress process model — examining how compounding minority stressors affect faculty of color, and building a personal toolkit for resilience and thriving.

Academic intensive

Conference scholarship

Earlier academic work

E presenting on hair wrapping at the NWSA Conference Conference attendees engaging during E's NWSA workshop

2019 · National Women's Studies Association

Help Me Wrap My Weave Up: A Theoretical Look at Hair Wrapping

Phelps, E. K., Arki, S., Ngana, C., & Burton, H. (2019). Help me wrap my weave up: A theoretical look at hair wrapping. National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Conference presentation

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