Braveheart Gillani is a fourth year PhD Student in social work at the Mandel School of Applied Social Science, Case Western Reserve University. He is an engineer in professional experience and practice. Braveheart’s research and advocacy are focused on sexual and gender minorities, the state of mentorship within underrepresented doctoral students, and the development and transition of oilfield masculinities. Braveheart is interested in using system science and system dynamics to understand destructive social problems and implement meaningful solutions.