ABSTRACT

Runner: Our last presenter for this series of presentations is a doctoral candidate in the Educational Leadership and Change doctoral program at Fielding Graduate University. Christina left home when she turned sixteen to pursue an education in filmmaking. Christina obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Science degree in Film at New York University and she is planning on representing her doctoral dissertation work as a video documentary. (Applause)

Christina: Thank you. I am so happy to be here, both as a filmmaker and a doctoral student, to share my motivation and process for creating a film as a doctoral dissertation.