Willow Sipling – About Me
Willow Sipling is an organizational sociologist focusing her research and writing on organizational ethics, religious fundamentalism, and conversion therapy. Willow is a sociology PhD student at Western Michigan University. She also spends time working within the community, serving as a nonprofit leader at OutCenter Southwest Michigan, on a research project with the Kalamazoo Public Defender, as a Board Member with the City of Kalamazoo Civil Rights Commission, and as a General Civil Mediator with Citizens Mediation Service. Willow is a lover of indoor climbing, dystopian and solarpunk literature, K-dramas, local cuisine, and spending time with friends.
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Short, quirky bio: Willow Sipling is a sociologist and professional manic pixie dream girl. Her hyperfixations and hobbies mostly have to do with attempting to avert dystopia through the power of social science and friendship.
More boring bio: Willow Sipling harnesses over fourteen years communications and management to serve organizations and individuals through HR/organizational consulting, one-on-one coaching, and applied sociological research. She works as an organizational sociologist, nonprofit director, and previously served as Senior HR Business Partner at the University of Notre Dame, Director of Workforce Transformation and Chief Brand Storyteller at Hubstaff, and as a consultant in tech, higher education, and nonprofits.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, two master’s degrees in humanities, and has credentials and certifications in ethics, DEI, conflict resolution, mediation, productivity, and workplace investigations, and is also a SHRM Certified Professional, Disciplined Agile Scrum Master, and Six Sigma Green Belt. Further, Willow is a sociology PhD student at Western Michigan University, researching SOGICE (sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, such as conversion therapy), ethics, and organizational development.
Willow’s work on social science and media studies has been featured in international peer-reviewed and popular publications, including Fast Company, HR.com, US News, SHRM, and at conferences at Cambridge, Durham, Notre Dame, and other centers of learning.
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