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Cultivating Safety Through Relationship
We’ll discuss how different forms of power—title, social, informational, expert, reference, and decision making power—shape the learning space, and how teachers can attune to their influence. Participants will reimagine consent not as a fixed yes or no, but as a fluid, ongoing practice rooted in communication and respect. Together, we’ll examine how safety is not something we can assume or declare, but something cultivated in relationship—particularly for students whose experiences of inequity may make “safe” environments feel conditional. The session blends reflection, discussion, and practical strategies for creating classrooms that honor each child’s voice as both sound and self.
Megan A. Durham (she/her)
My name is Megan Durham, and my pronouns are she/her. I live and work in Louisville, Kentucky.
I serve on the voice faculty at the University of Louisville, and work as singing voice specialist/vocologist, which means that I collaborate with medical professionals to habilitate singers who have experienced vocal injury. Incorporating a trauma-informed approach to voice care, I am a facilitator of Movement for Trauma, YogaVoice®, LifeForce Yoga®, and Transcending Sexual Trauma Through Yoga. It is my intention to be a good steward and student of these practices.
I am a member of the Voice and Trauma Research and Connection Group, and am a frequent clinician for choral and vocal groups throughout the country, including the National Association of Teachers of Singing, VATSA, Pan-American Vocology Association, The Voice Foundation, and the American Choral Directors Association.
I am committed to the long work of learning, decolonizing, and community building. I seek to recognize my own privileges, unlearn prejudices, and stand firmly in support of Black, Latin, Asian, Indigenous, and LGBTQIA+ lives. I am learning how I can better support Neuro-Divergent minds, and bodies with Disabilities. Acknowledging my imperfection in these endeavors, I seek to repair connections when they are broken, and am accountable for my actions. I am dedicated to affirming the dignity, vitality, and innate creativity of all singing bodies.
MM, SVS, RYT, PAVA-RV
