CORE faculty

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

Aziza Braithwaite Bey, Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator for Israel Extension, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ph.D., Union Institute; M.A., Fashion Institute of Technology; B.F.A., Pratt Institute of Technology

Jenn Brown, Instructor, Division of Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), M.S., Lesley University; M.S. Environmental Education, AEI/Lesley University; B.S. Environmental Studies, Trinity College

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.

Katrina Carye, Instructor and Coordinator of Art Therapy, Division of Expressive Therapies, M.A., Lesley University; M.R.C.P., Harvard University; B.A., Smith College; A.T.R.-B.C., Licensed Mental Health Counselor

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.

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

Maureen Creegan-Quinquis, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Art Education Program, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ed.D. candidate, Lesley University; M.F.A., Tufts University/Boston Museum School Studio Arts and Theory; M.Ed., Endicott College; Professional Studio Arts Diploma, School of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

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

Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, Associate Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ed.D., Harvard University; Ed.M., Harvard University; M.A., Boston College; Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Brad Davis, Instructor, Division of Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), M.Ed., University of Calgary; B.Ed., University of Ottowa; B.S., University of Guelph

Lisa Donovan, Assistant Professor and Division Director, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ph.D., Lesley University; M.S., Boston University; B.A., State University of New York, Oneonta

Karen Estrella, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Expressive Therapies, Division of Expressive Therapies, Ph.D. candidate and M.A., Fielding Institute; M.A., Lesley University; B.M., University of the Pacific; M.T.-B.C., A.T.R.-B.C., Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Lily Fessenden, Instructor and Division Director, Division of Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), 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

Karen Frostig, Associate Professor, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ph.D., Union Institute and University; M.Ed., Lesley College; B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art; Licensed Mental Health Counselor, A.T.R.

Danielle Georges, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, M.F.A., New York University; B.S.S.P. Communication Studies, Emerson College

Susan Gere, Professor and Division Director, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ph.D. and M,S.W., Simmons College; B.A., Oberlin College; Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

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

Katherine Jenkins

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

Michael Kemeh, Assistant Professor, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ph.D., Kansas State University; M.A., Kansas State University; Teacher’s Certificate, Ghana

Michaela Kirby, Assistant Professor and Coordinator 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, 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 Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), 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 Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), M.S., Antioch University New England Graduate School; B.S., Huxley College

Vivien Marcow-Speiser, Interim Dean and Professor, Division Director of International and Collaborative Programs, Director of the Institute for Body, Mind and Spirituality, 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.

Elaine McMichael, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Art Education Program and Field Placement, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ed.D. and M.Ed., University of Massachusetts, Boston; B.A. Emmanuel College

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

Larkspur Morton, Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), Ph.D. and M.S., University of California, Davis; B.A., Hamline University

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 Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), M.S., Lesley University; B.S., South Dakota State University

Louise Pascale, Associate Professor, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ph.D., Lesley University; M.Ed., Lesley University; B.A., University of California

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

Vivian Poey, Associate Professor, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ed.M., Harvard University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; B.A., University of Southern Florida

Monica Prendergast, Assistant Professor and Co-coordinator of the CAGS Program, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ph.D. and M.A., University of Victoria; B.Ed., Queen's University; B.F.A., University of Regina

Richard Reilly, Assistant Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ph.D. and M.A., Adelphi University, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies; M.A., California State University, Sonoma; B.A., University of California at Berkeley; Massachusetts Licensed Psychologist

Rick Reinkraut, Associate Professor and Supervisor of Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Ed.D., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut; C.A.G.S., Harvard University; M.A., University of Connecticut; B.A., Rutgers College; Licensed Psychologist/Health Service Provider

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

Priscilla Sanville, Associate Professor, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ph.D., Union Institute; M.A., Lesley University; B.A., University of Denver

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

Robert Shreefter, Associate Professor, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, M.F.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., City College of the City University of New York

Sam Smiley, Assistant Professor, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, M.F.A., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art

Young Song, Assistant Professor, Division of Creative Arts in Learning, Ph.D. and M.A., Lesley University

Neal Taylor, Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), Ph.D., University of California, Davis

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

Arin Trook, Instructor, Division of Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), M.A., University of California, Berkeley; B.A., Stanford University

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 Environmental Studies (Audubon Expedition Institute), Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins; M.A. and B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo