Amy Tucker is a Doctor of Social Sciences candidate at Royal Roads University and an instructor and researcher at Thompson Rivers University. Her scholarship sits at the intersection of organizational sociology, educational studies, and the embodied experience of precarity.

DOCTORAL RESEARCH — Royal Roads University, DSocSci Candidate

Dissertation: Employment Precarity in Higher Education — Theorizing Asymmetrical Precarity, Malperformative Inclusion, and Ghost Data through Participatory Research with International Students and Contract Faculty

MASTER’S RESEARCH — Thompson Rivers University, MA Human Rights and Social Justice

Thesis: 30 Days by the Sea — A Research Inquiry into Alonetude

This creative thesis introduces the original theoretical construct of alonetude — contemplative solitude that becomes generative when four conditions converge: intentional choice, felt safety, present-moment awareness, and meaning integration. Grounded in self-determination theory, polyvagal theory, flow theory, and meaning-making frameworks, the research advances testable propositions linking alonetude to workplace creativity, ethical decision-making, leadership development, and burnout prevention. Conducted through 30 days of Scholarly Personal Narrative, contemplative photography, and arts-based inquiry at the Sea of Cortez, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Read the creative thesis blog: https://thirdshore.trubox.ca