Integrating social empathy and neurobiological insights into systemic advocacy, policy development, and macro-level social change efforts.

Examining interbrain synchrony and its role in group dynamics, collective action, and building resilient community movements.

An exploration of the neural mechanisms of burnout and secondary traumatic stress, providing practitioners with evidence-based compassion interventions for recovery.

Bridging the gap between individual neurobiology and large-scale social systems, focusing on how neural processes inform macro social work interventions.

An introduction to the foundational concepts of social neuroscience, exploring how human brains are biologically wired for social interaction and systemic belonging.

Week 5 of the ethics storyline: The funder unexpectedly withdraws, leaving the organization in a sustainability crisis that forces a final decision on its future and ethical legacy.

Week 4 of the ethics storyline: The funder mandates a shift toward high-metric 'job training' programs, forcing the organization to defund its 'harm reduction' services for the most vulnerable.

Week 3 of the ethics storyline: A local policy change puts the organization's mission at direct odds with the funder's corporate interests, testing the organization's commitment to advocacy.

Week 2 of the ethics storyline: The funder demands real-time data tracking of all program participants, creating a conflict between technical efficiency and participant privacy/dignity.

The opening phase of a 5-week ethics simulation where a struggling nonprofit must decide whether to accept transformative funding from a controversial corporate donor.

A comprehensive lesson covering the technical aspects of grant writing for nonprofits alongside the ethical complexities of macro-level social work, resource allocation, and advocacy.

A comprehensive 50-minute lesson on the Cold War rivalry between the US and USSR, covering ideology, economic dominance, arms development, and international alliances like NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

A focused 15-minute exploration of the United Nations' origins, highlighting the pivotal role of Tennessee's own Cordell Hull, 'Father of the United Nations.'

Totalitarian Tactics, Radio Dispatch, Gatekeepers, War Room Briefings, Warrior Spirit, Justice Homefront, Home Front Heroines, Justice Denied, Home Front Heroes, Atomic Ambitions, and Yalta and Potsdam Conferences.

A comprehensive high school history lesson covering the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences, focusing on the division of Germany, the atomic bomb, and the onset of the Cold War.

A 25-minute intensive lesson on the Manhattan Project, focusing on the key sites (Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, Hanford) and President Truman's decision-making process for using the atomic bomb to end WWII.