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Expressive Therapies Faculty

Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

The following faculty teach in the Division of Expressive Therapies:

Mitchell Kossak, Division Director 

Nancy Beardall

Laura Beer

Julia Byers

Robyn Cruz

Karen Estrella

Michele Forinash

Michaela Kirby 

Vivien Marcow-Speiser

Shaun McNiff, University Professor

Deborah Nathan

Nisha Sajnani

Deborah Spragg

Spotlight
Expressive Therapies Faculty Member Publishes New Book

Faculty Robyn CruzExpressive Therapies doctoral faculty member Robyn Cruz recently published her latest book, The Art and Science of Evaluation in the Arts Therapies: How Do You Know What's Working?  An introductory text on evaluation and assessment, the book is written specifically for the creative arts therapies and is meant to help readers identify, relate, and design useful evaluation processes.  Read more.

Spotlight
Dramatherapy Coordinator profiled on education website

Faculty Nisha SajnaniDr. Nisha Sajnani was recently profiled on the higher education website 'Diverse Issues in Education.'  In the article, Dr. Sajnani explains the ways in which the field of dramatherapy has allowed her to combine her passions for both psychology and theater, and the importance of exploring therapeutic applications in education:  “Improvisation is a life skill,” she said. “Drama therapy gave me a way to share this skill with others in ways that help them respond to life’s situations with spontaneity, flexibility and authenticity.”  Read the full article here.