Published Writing
I am the arts, culture and lifestyle HyLife columnist for the Hyattsville Life & Times. I enjoy telling the untold stories that inspire and bring about a more just and peaceful world.
Feature Articles
Arends, J. (April, 2023). As You Are - D.C.'s 'Cheers' for Queers. Washington Blade. America's LGBTQ News Source.
Arends, J. (Feb., 2024) Listening in the workplace: Vigilante’s first Deaf-identifying employee. Hyattsville Life & Times, Vol. 21 No. 2.
Arends, J. (Nov., 2022). Driskell Dedication: Collective colors weave a more just future for all. Hyattsville Life & Times, Vol. No. 11. PDF
Arends, J. (Oct., 2022). Fitness, friends and nature's beauty at the Washington Rowing School. Hyattsville Life & Times, Vol. 19 No. 10. PDF
Arends, J. (Sept., 2022). Girls Rock! Camp builds music skills, confidence for local youth. Hyattsville Life & Times, Vol. 19, No. 9, p. 20.
Arends, J. (August, 2022). Archie Edwards blues: A true downtown gem. Hyattsville Life & Times, Vol. 19, No. 8, p.1.
Arends, J. (June, 2022). Real estate agent Taylor Johnson advocates for the gay community. Hyattsville Life & Times, Vol. 19, No. 6, p. 10.
Arends, J. (Summer, 2016). Building a rose arbor: A radical act of carpentry. From Scratch Magazine, 65-77.
Arends, J. (March/April, 2004). My first Harley ride. Biker ally motorcycle magazine geared for women. 24-28.
Social Justice Blog Post
Arends, J. (January, 2014). “Just collecting data for the white guys”: Community impacts of service-learning in Africa. Campus Compact blog post.
Academic Writing
Arends, J. (2014). Faculty Conceptualizations of Global Service Learning: Envisioning Change, Doing Damage and the Role of Identity [dissertation]. Department of Education, Pennsylvania State University.
Arends, J. (2015). In right relationship: A case study of international service learning in eastern Africa. In M. A. Larson (Ed.), International Service Learning: Engaging Host Communities. Routledge.
Smolcic, E. & Arends, J. (Fall, 2016). Building Teacher Interculturality. Teacher Education Quarterly, 51-73.
Webster, N. & Arends, J. (May, 2012). Perspective transformation and international service-learning: An insider's look through Stephanie's story. Journal of College and Character, 13(2).
Editing
Igarashi, T., Tenazas, N. and Acosta, P. (October, 2019). Unlocking the Potential of the Bangsamoro People through the Alternative Learning System. The World Bank Group. (editing acknowledgement on p. 6)