Research Trajectory
A chronological account of the development of an integrated psychological framework across formal academic publications. The work progresses from foundational investigations of identity and meaning toward formal perceptual models, named constructs, and multilevel system integration. Each phase reflects increasing theoretical formalization and structural coherence.
Phase I
Foundations of Identity, Meaning, and Structural Psychology
(September 2023 – January 2024)
This phase establishes the foundational orientation of the framework. The work examines identity disruption, belief coherence, developmental integration, and trait-level affective structure. Psychology is treated not as isolated behavior, but as an interpretive system organizing meaning under existential pressure. No named perceptual models appear during this period; instead, the structural architecture of the self is clarified.
September 2023 — Beyond the Narrative Mind: A Psychological Model of Perceptual Freedom and Disidentification
Introduces a structural distinction between narrative identity and perceptual stance, articulating disidentification as a condition of psychological flexibility. Establishes groundwork for later awareness-based and perceptual models.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13625.84322
January 2024 — Existential Liminality: A Theoretical Investigation into Identity Disruption and Transitional States
Formalizes liminality as a psychologically distinct threshold state characterized by identity destabilization and suspended meaning structures. Extends existential and developmental theory into a structured framework for transitional identity reconstruction.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25369.89446
January 2024 — From Hierarchy to Integration: Rethinking Maslow in an Age of Meaning Crisis
Revisits hierarchical models of motivation, proposing integrative reinterpretation in light of contemporary identity fragmentation and existential instability.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11948.12163
January 2024 — High Affective Sensitivity: Proposing a Trait-Level Model of Emotional Granularity and Depth
Articulates emotional sensitivity as a structured trait construct, differentiating depth from dysregulation and reframing granularity as adaptive capacity rather than vulnerability.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27047.61603
January 2024 — Contradiction as Coherence: The Psychological Logic of Conflicting Beliefs in Evangelical Consciousness
Analyzes belief contradiction as an internally coherent regulatory system rather than cognitive failure, deepening structural understanding of identity maintenance under ideological tension.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20336.72968
Phase II
Perceptual and Affective Model Formalization
(January 2025 – June 2025)
This phase marks a pivot from foundational inquiry to formal model articulation. Emotion is treated as an organizing force in perception rather than a secondary reaction. Structural distortions become systematized, and awareness is formalized as an interpretive variable.
January 2025 — The Salience Distortion Model: A Psychological Framework for Emotion-Driven Perceptual Bias
Introduces a named model describing how affective intensity reorganizes perceptual weighting, prioritizing emotionally charged stimuli over integrative cognition.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26346.38086
June 2025 — Beyond Thought: A Psychological Model of Nondual Awareness, Disidentification, and Baseline Mental Clarity
Extends awareness theory into a structured model distinguishing perceptual baseline from narrative cognition. Clarifies mechanisms of cognitive disentanglement.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17635.62240
June 2025 — While America Fractured, Others Held the Line: A Global Look at Civility and the Emotional Culture Gap
Applies perceptual and affective frameworks to sociocultural systems, analyzing emotional climate as a regulatory force shaping civic structure.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.10169.43363
Phase III
Construct Introduction and Applied Structural Expansion
(July 2025 – October 2025)
This phase introduces named constructs emerging from earlier perceptual theory. Structural distortions are applied to everyday regulation, cultural dynamics, and interpersonal perception. The framework becomes increasingly architectural and construct-driven.
July 2025 — Self-Induced Dysregulation: Affective Consequences of Auditory Choice in Everyday Environments
Examines voluntary environmental overstimulation as a regulatory failure mechanism, linking perceptual salience to mood destabilization.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28540.81288
July 2025 — Existential Compression: A Framework for Understanding Layered Vulnerabilities in Modern Life
Introduces existential compression as a structural narrowing of interpretive and emotional bandwidth under cumulative stress.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.12924.60804
August 2025 — The Culture of Cruelty: The Psychopathology of Ridicule in Modern Entertainment
Analyzes ridicule as affective reinforcement system, extending regulatory theory into media and performative aggression.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25185.36961
October 2025 — Adversarial Social Posture: A Proposed Construct for Understanding Everyday Irritability and the Perception of Others as Inconvenience
Introduces adversarial social posture as a named construct describing chronic interpretive defensiveness in ordinary interaction.
Phase IV
Multilevel Integration and System Dynamics
(December 2025 – February 2026)
The final phase reflects systemic integration across cognitive, affective, and reinforcement domains. Models become explicitly multilevel and dynamic.
December 2025 — From Dominance to Emotional Competence: A Psychological Reframing of Human Relevance in AI-Integrated Systems
Repositions emotional integration as adaptive necessity within technologically mediated systems.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21614.88646
January 2026 — Emotional Threat Registers: How Emotional Intensity Constrains Cognitive Integration
Formalizes threshold levels of affective intensity and their impact on integrative cognition.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27466.02243
February 2026 — Extinction Bursts: A Multilevel Psychological Model of Reinforcement Collapse
Presents a multilevel model of behavioral and emotional escalation following reinforcement withdrawal, integrating regulatory theory with system destabilization dynamics.