Research. Given my eclectic background and inquisitive nature, my research interests are broad and transdisciplinary. That said, I am particularly curious about giftedness, mental health, depth psychology, ecopsychology, sustainability, spirituality, nature, and place, and where these topics overlap and intersect.
Presentations | Interviews | Conversations
Windhorst, E. and Stevens, C. (2023, February 15). Positive Disintegration, Ecotherapy, and the Nature of Self [Audio and video podcast episode]. In The Ecosomatics Podcast. Listen here. Watch here.
Windhorst, E. (2023, February 3). Deep roots and wide wings: Cultivating authentic development in the gifted. Paper presented at Gift-a-Palooza 2023: Virtual Summit on Giftedness and Neurodiversity. Here’s a PDF of my presentation.
Windhorst, E. (in partnership with Vent Over Tea). (2023, January 17). Introduction to ecotherapy. Workshop given online. Here’s a PDF of my presentation.
Windhorst, E. and Allen, D. (2022, November 29). Trauma, Gifted and Anxiety (No. 272) [Audio and video podcast episode]. In Someone gets me. Listen here. Watch here.
Vandecaetsbeek, I. and Windhorst, E. (2022, July 23). Gifted adults and trauma: Holistic approaches for healing and growth. Paper presented at SENG Online: 2022 Conference.
Windhorst, E. (in partnership with The Townshippers’ Association) (2022, March 17). Exploring ecotherapy. Workshop given online.
Nicholson, E., Wells, C. and Windhorst, E. (2022, March 20). Nature, spirit, and disintegration (No. 10) [Audio podcast episode]. In Positive disintegration podcast. Listen here.
Aaland, R., Cereghetti, N., Harvey Sallin, J., Keeley, E., Prober, P., Sedillo, P., Skolnick, J., Smolowitz, M., Windhorst, E. (2021, October 27). DEEP WORK: Gifted adults, empowerment, and resiliency. Panel conducted as part of Gifted. Talented. Neurodiverse. (G/T/N) Awareness week. Watch the replay here.
Windhorst, E. and Allen, D. (2021, October 22). Connecting with your authentic nature (No. 215) [Audio and video podcast episode]. In Someone gets me. Listen here. Watch here.
Windhorst, E. and Harvey Sallin, J. (2021, October 22). Our inner and outer nature (No. 9) [Audio podcast episode]. In Conversations on gifted trauma. InterGifted. Listen here.
Windhorst, E. (in partnership with Vent Over Tea and Greenhound Canada). (2021, April 18). Introduction to ecotherapy. Workshop given online.
Windhorst, E. (2020, September 18). Interview by A. Shaeffer (about my private practice). [Radio broadcast]. New York, NY: Business Talk Radio. Listen here.
Windhorst, E. (2020, August 7). Cultivating wholeness: Nurturing mental well-being in gifted adults. Paper presented at SENG Online: 2020 Conference.
Rust, M-J. & Windhorst, E. (2020, June 3). Personal interview with Mary-Jayne Rust about her new book Towards an Ecopsychotherapy. Watch here.
Windhorst, E. (2019, November 19). Coping with the climate crisis: Insights & tools for the gifted. Talk given for SENG [Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted].
Windhorst, E. (2019, November 2). Hands-on ecotherapy: Connecting with nature for well being. Seminar presented at the 2019 Autism Job Club Conference, Burlington, ON.
Windhorst, E. (2019, July). Growing with nature in mind: Gifted adult development and ecotherapy. APA accredited workshop given at SENG [Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted] Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
Windhorst, E. (2019, July 7). Personal interview with M. van der Valk [on the topic of nature and somatic philosophy]. Listen here.
Windhorst, E. (2018, July). United inner nature and outer nature: Gifted adult development and ecotherapy. Paper presented at the 13th Annual International Dabrowski Congress, Chicago, IL.
Windhorst, E. & Williams, A. (2018, March). Bleeding at the roots: Post-secondary student mental health and nature affiliation. Poster session presented at the 16th Annual Depression on College Campuses Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Windhorst, E. (2017, December 4). Interview by B. Murray. to know the land [Radio broadcast]. Guelph, ON: CFRU 93.3 FM. Listen here.
Windhorst, E. (2017, May). Cultivating ecological self: Inspiring educators to integrate teaching into nature. Workshop presented at the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication Conference, Wolfville, NS.
Windhorst, E. (2016, November). Re-membering ecological self: A personal narrative autoethnography. Paper presented to the Canadian Ecopsychology Network, Hamilton, ON.
Windhorst, E. (2016, October). Cultivating ecological self: Inspiring educators to integrate teaching into nature. Poster session presented at the 45th Annual North American Association for Environmental Education Conference, Madison, WI.
Windhorst, E. (2016, June). Exploring the ecological self: A phenomenological inquiry into gifted adults. Paper presented at the Environmental Studies Association of Canada Conference, Calgary, AB.
Windhorst, E. (2016, April). Post-secondary student mental health and nature affiliation. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Mapping New Knowledges Graduate Student Research Conference, St. Catharines, ON.
Windhorst, E. (2016, March). Therapeutic landscapes, mental health, and nature. Lecture, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.
Windhorst, E. (2016, February 3). Growing-up, naturally: The mental health legacy of early nature affiliation. Paper presented at the 4th annual MIREx, Hamilton, ON.
Windhorst, E., & Williams, A. (2015, July 5-10). A natural rhythm: On post-secondary students, stress, and nature affiliation. Poster session presented at 16th International Medical Geography Symposium, Vancouver, BC.
Windhorst, E., & Williams, A. (2015, June 3). Growing-up, naturally: The mental health legacy of early nature affiliation. Paper presented at the Environmental Studies Association of Canada Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Windhorst, E., & Williams, A. (2015, March 11). A natural rhythm: On post-secondary students, stress, and nature affiliation. Poster session presented at the 13th Annual Depression on College Campuses Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Windhorst, E. (2014, May 28). Confronting the crisis organically: Student mental health and nature affiliation. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Geographers Conference, St. Catharines, ON.
Windhorst, E., & Williams, A. (2014, May 27). Natural places and mental health. Poster session presented at the Environmental Studies Association of Canada Conference, St. Catharines, ON.
Windhorst, E. (2014, April 8). Confronting the crisis organically: Student mental health and nature affiliation. In L. Peake (Chair), Critical Reflections on Mental Health and Wellness in the Academy. Panel conducted at the Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, Tampa, Fl.
Windhorst, E. (2012, May 4). What meanings do individuals with depression make of their experiences of nature? Poster session presented at the Society for Pastoral Counselling Research Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Windhorst, E. (2007, March). The effect of sulfate levels on selenate uptake and toxicity in wheat grown in soil. Presentation given to Redeemer University College Community, Ancaster, ON.
Renkema, H., L. Arthur, E. Windhorst, B. Hale and E. Berkelaar. (2007, January 23-24). Soils & plants project S3: The role of speciation in the accumulation of Tl, As, and Se. Poster session presented at the MITHE-SN Annual Research Symposium. Aylmer, QC.
Publications
[My work re: ecopsychology + ecotherapy is featured] Ricci, Danielle. (2021, April 29). Into the woods: Just get outside. Dis/connect, 16-17. Magazine available for free digital download here.
Windhorst, E. (2020). A more beautiful world. In J. Provoost, K. Eglinton, & J. Harvey Sallin (Eds.), Gifts for an emerging world. (p. 93). InterGifted. Buy e-book here: https://intergifted.com/bookshop/. Read my contribution here.
[My work re: climate change + mental health is featured] Lobana, N. (2020). Climate change and the promotion of mental health. Emerge Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.emergemagazine.ca/climate-change/
Windhorst, E. (2019). Opening. In M. Moats, D. Sebree Jr., G. S. Belton, & L. Hoffman (Eds.), A walk with nature: poetic encounters that nourish the soul (p. 36). Colorado Springs, CO: University Professors Press.
Windhorst, E. (2019). Exploring the ecological self: An interpretive phenomenological analysis with gifted adults (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Brock University, St. Catharines, ON.
Windhorst, E. (2017). Uniting inner nature and outer nature: Gifted adult development and ecotherapy. Advanced Development, 16, 54-69. Read it here.
Windhorst, E. (2017, January 10). Gifted men (and self-acceptance) [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://intergifted.com/gifted-men-self-acceptance/
Windhorst, E. (2016). Re-membering ecolological self: A personal narrative autoethnography. Ecopsychology, 8(4). ): 264-270. doi:10.1089/eco.2016.0014. Download a pre-publication version here.
Windhorst, E., & Williams, A. (2016). Bleeding at the roots: Post-secondary students and nature affiliation. The Canadian Geographer, 60(2): 232-238. doi:10.1111/cag.12273
Windhorst, E., & Williams, A. (2015). Growing-up, naturally: The mental health legacy of early nature affiliation. Ecopsychology, 7(3): 115-125. doi:10.1089/eco.2015.0040.
Windhorst, E., & Williams, A. (2015). “It’s like a different world”: Natural places, post-secondary students, and mental health. Health & Place, 34, 241–250. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.06.002
Windhorst, E. (2014). Restoring the bay, healing the Mind [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://www.hamiltonharbour.ca/?page=blog&id=40
Windhorst, E. (2014, July 21). A natural approach to health care: Cootes to escarpment EcoPark will benefit our overall well-being. The Hamilton Spectator, p. A15.
Windhorst, E. (2010). On-site composting for commercial properties and businesses: Two onsite technologies for processing IC&I source-separated organics. Solid Waste & Recycling, 8-11.