Stephanie deLusé

Lessons in Sharing

Brief flash nonfiction essays on two challenging life moments. If you'd like to re-print this piece, please touch base with me first so I can update a bio, and so we check that you say "previously appeared in The Legendary" when you do. :-)

Selected Works

Nonfiction / History

Legendary Locals of Tempe

A history of Tempe from Territiorial days to present, highlighting citizens from across all the walks of life that make up the texture of the city.

Arizona State University

A pictorial history tracing the social, academic, and community threads of the U.S.'s largest university.

Nonfiction /Academic

A Rigorous Quasi-Experimental Design to Evaluate the Causal Effect of a Mandatory Divorce Education Program

A scholarly article in a law journal about a mandatory divorce education program and the quality of research in the divorce ed field and policy.

There and Back Again: Learning from the History of a Freshman Seminar Sequence

A look at the foundations of Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University and its signature course sequence "The Human Event."

Creative Nonfiction / Memoir-Essay

On Bart's Choice

Reflection on suicide and resilience after loss.

A Mother’s Love / A Father’s Love

Two “flashbulb” memories of double-edged attempts at easing the pain of divorce.

My Sister and Extreme Health

The struggle of hope and pain, approach and avoidance,unfold in the telling of a sister's journey.

Swan Song

Family secrets and tender appreciations surface at the party of a young man departing life too soon.

Creative Nonfiction / Memoir

A Spiritual Death? The One-Eyed Doe Rises

On ostracism from religion and family, and on the seeds of recovery.

Creative Nonfiction / Essay

Coping with Stress…The Superhero Way

A thoughtful, fun guide to living and coping with the SuperStresses we face.

How to Win Friends and Influence Votes: Tips and Tricks for Winning Survivor

Using two powerful psychological theories to observe and guide behavior can make you the winner.

More than Entertainment: Notes on a Spiritual Recovery and What Jossverse Gave Me that Religion and Therapy Didn’t

The healing power of the Whedonverse shows as it helps transform a normal person from a victim to a surviving “superhero.”

Nonfiction / Academic

Effects of the Dads For Life Intervention on Interparental Conflict and Co-parenting in the Two Years After Divorce

A co-authored work on a program in which I played key roles in designing, scripting, testing, evaluating, and disseminating.

Nonfiction / Academic Critique

A Critical Review of Harvard’s Project Zero

An in-depth review of the wealth of Harvard’s Project Zero’s uncovers surprisingly “non-academic” patterns.

Nonfiction / Motivational

Three Keys to Making Better Decisions More Easily

A well-received keynote lecture that makes decision-making less stressful and more successful.

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