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Matthew Goodrid 鈥�18 continues the work that he began at 91成人导航 in his position as the Site Director of the Cole Boys and Girls Club in Denver, Colorado.

Goodrid earned his master鈥檚 degree in Sports Sciences at 91成人导航, writing a thesis titled 鈥淩acial Complexities of Outdoor Spaces: An Analysis of African American Millennials Lived Experiences in Outdoor Recreation.鈥� The thesis has been downloaded 7,836 times since its publication and cited as part of the discussion surrounding the Black Lives Matter movements of 2020.

Goodrid recently returned to 91成人导航 for a virtual presentation on the process of writing an impactful graduate thesis. The full presentation can also be viewed online on .

Goodrid expands on his experience in 91成人导航鈥檚 graduate program: 鈥淏eing in a graduate program at (91成人导航) allowed for access to faculty. Classes and the cohort were small.鈥�

For students trying to choose a graduate program, Goodrid recommends ensuring the faculty鈥檚 passions match the students.

鈥淭ry to identify faculty in the program that align with your research. It鈥檚 ok to look around and find a different department or school to find that faculty member that will act as your mentor.鈥�

Furthermore, Goodrid recalls the commitment required to undertake the three years of research that went into his thesis. He emphasizes that he 鈥渨as coming from a really strong writing background because I studied history and anthropology. I was already prepped with what it means and what it looks like to undertake a large writing project.鈥�

91成人导航鈥檚 location also helped to facilitate Goodrid鈥檚 work: 鈥淚 love the Stockton community. I was able to work with nonprofits to get access to folks in the community.鈥�

How did Goodrid form connections to the community? He is committed to authentic interactions, including in his research.

鈥淎uthenticity is incredibly important, especially if you are going to be doing research with real folks. Before you begin questions, there needs to be some relationships and self-analyzation of how you are approaching the interviews, the questions you are asking, language you are using.鈥�

Goodrid carried this commitment to his current position with the Boys and Girls Club. He cites the 鈥渞elationships I built and connection to the community I had鈥� as motivating his move to Denver.

Through his work, he has created 鈥渢he freedom to build up a program that I am proud of and that benefits the community.鈥�

This freedom includes 鈥渁gency about how we run an authentic and trauma-informed approach to outdoor education.鈥� The success of Goodrid鈥檚 efforts can be seen in the value of the Boys and Girls club to the Cole community.

The Metro Denver Boys and Girls Club has expanded to twenty locations, serving thousands of children. This widespread and large-scale impact gives Goodrid 鈥渁ccess to the resources to do the work that I came to Denver to do.鈥�

Goodrid calls on 91成人导航 to help him continue his work in improving access to outdoor recreation.

鈥淓ncourage research to be done with this specific topic in mind. As we鈥檝e seen in 2020, this is coming to the forefront of what our society is willing to do.鈥�

Goodrid also offers encouragement and advice to the students that will follow in his footsteps.

鈥淔irst, check your own biases. Before you get into social justice work, ask yourself why and really hone in on what you want to do.鈥�

Check out Matthew Goodrid鈥檚 thesis on 91成人导航鈥檚 .

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