CORE faculty

Yousef Al-Ajarma

Nancy Beardall, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Dance Therapy Program, Division of Expressive Therapies, Ph.D., Lesley University; M.Ed., Lesley College; B.A. Montclair University; A.D.T.R., C.M.A., Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Julia Byers, Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, Ed.D., University of Toronto; M.A., I.H.C. Los Angeles; B.A., McGill University; Licensed Mental Health Counselor, A.T.R.-B.C.

Norma Canner, Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, ADTR

Mariagnese Cattaneo, Professor and Director of Field Training, Division of Expressive Therapies, Ph.D., Union Institute; M.A. and B.A., Conservatory Winterthur, Switzerland; Licensed Mental Health Counselor A.T.R.

Olivia Cheever

Meenakshi Chhabra, Assistant Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ph.D., Lesley University; M.A., Intercultural Relations, Lesley University; B.A., University of Delhi

Sharlene Voogd Cochrane, Professor and Dean of Faculty, Ph.D., Boston College; M.A., New York University; B.A., Hastings College

Hank Colletto, Instructor, Division of Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), M.S., Lesley University; B.S., Environmental Studies, University of Maine, Fort Kent; A.A., Environmental Science, Berkshire Community College

Sylvia Cowan, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Intercultural Relations Program, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ed.D., Boston University; M.A., University of Hawaii; B.A., LaGrange College

Steven Cramer, Associate Professor and Director of the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, M.F.A., University of Iowa; B.A., Antioch College

Robyn Flaum Cruz, Associate Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, Ph.D., University of Arizona; M.A., New York University; B.S., Vanderbilt University; A.D.T.R., N.C.C., L.P.C. (Pennsylvania)

Arlene Dallalfar, Associate Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ph.D. and M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., Tufts University

Lily Fessenden, Assistant Professor and Program Director of Environmental Studies, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ph.D., California Institute for Integral Studies; M.S., Goddard College; A.B., Bowdoin College

Michele Forinash, Associate Professor, Coordinator of Music Therapy Program and Coordinator of Expressive Therapies Ph.D. Program, Division of Expressive Therapies, D.A., M.A., New York University; B.A., Columbus State University; M.T.-B.C., Licensed Mental Health Counselor

George Hein, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

Lisa Hoshmand, Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ph.D., University of Hawaii; M.A., University of Hawaii; B.A., University of Hong Kong; Licensed Psychologist

Jay Jones, Associate Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ph.D., Boston College; B.S., University of Maryland (College Park)

Jared Kass, Professor and Coordinator of Holistic Studies Specialization, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ph.D., Union Institute; B.A., Amherst College; Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Michaela Kirby, Assistant Professor and Director of Field Training, Division of Expressive Therapies, Psy.D., Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology; M.A., Lesley University

Mitchell Kossak, Assistant Professor and Division Director, Division of Expressive Therapies, Co-Director of the Institute for Body, Mind and Spirituality, Ph.D., Union University and Institute; M.A., Lesley University; B.A., Alfred University, New York; Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Nancy Langstaff, M.Ed., Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

Bruce Lindwall, Assistant Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquirry, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; M.N.S., Worchester Polytechnic Institute; B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Dalia Llera, Associate Professor and Coordinator of School Counseling and Community Specialization, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ed.D., Harvard University; M.Ed., Boston University; B.A., University of Florida

Abigail Lynam, Instructor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, M.S., Antioch University New England Graduate School; B.S., Huxley College

Denise Malis

Vivien Marcow-Speiser, Dean and Professor, Division Director of International and Collaborative Programs, Ph.D., Union Institute; M.A., Lesley University; B.A., University of Witwatersand, Johannesburg, South Africa; A.D.T.R.; Licensed Mental Health Counselor, N.C.C.

Martha B. McKenna, Professor and Provost, Ed.D., M.Ed., M.A., Columbia University; B.A., Emmanuel College

Sue Motulsky, Assistant Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ed.D., Harvard University

Marion Nesbit, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Independent Study Degree Program, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin; B.A., Gettysburg College

Coleen O’Connell, Instructor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, M.S., Lesley University; B.S., South Dakota State University

Janet Pocorobba, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program and M.F.A. in Creative Writing Program, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, M.F.A., Lesley University; M.A., Northeastern Illinois University; A.B., Smith College

Branca Telles Ribeiro, Associate Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ph. D. and M.S., Georgetown University; M.A. and B.A., Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro

Eleanor Roffman, Professor and Director of Field Training, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ed.D., Boston University; M.Ed., Northeastern University; B.A., Oakland University; Licensed Psychologist/Health Service Provider, Certified Guidance Counselor

Rakhshanda Saleem, Assistant Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ph.D., Colorado University

Deb Spragg

Debora Sherman, Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

Caryl Beth Thomas

Sidney Trantham

Frank Trocco, Associate Professor and Division Director, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ph.D., Union Institute; M.A., Clayton University; B.A., State University of New York, New Paltz

Nancy Waring, Associate Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ph.D. and M.A., Cornell University; B.A., Tufts University

Karin Wittman, Assistant Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins; M.A. and B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo