Unique to Pacifica

A Dedicated Faculty

The members of Pacifica's faculty bring a passion for education and a wealth of real-world experience into the classroom. As leaders in the fields of depth psychology, the humanities, and mythological studies, the members of Pacifica's faculty include authors of international acclaim, renowned lecturers, practicing psychologists, active psychotherapists, registered nurses, theologians, and philosophers. They all share a passion for education and are dedicated to working with adult learners.

Faculty are listed below in alphabetical order, last names first.

A Joan Ellen Abraham M.A., Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Depth Psychology with Emphasis in Psyche Soma Connections; Jungian and Object Relations Psychotherapy; Dreams; Creativity and Personal Mythology Stephen Aizenstat Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Fielding Institute AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Depth Psychotherapy; Dream Research; Archetypal Psychology. For more information on Dr. Aizenstat's dream research teaching, visit www.dreamtending.com PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Dream Tending; Imagination and Medicine (co-editor) Avrom Altman M.A., University of Missouri, Kansas City Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist; Licensed Professional Counselor AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Hakomi Body-Centered Depth Psychotherapy, the Matrixial Borderspace and Psychotherapy, the Process of Psychotherapy, Clinical Practice, Research in Psychology, Seminars in Directed Research, Group Dynamics, Clinical Applications of Group Process, Human Sexuality in the Therapy Context, the Gurdjieff Work and the Gurdjieff Movements. www.pacifica.edu/avrom_altman.aspx B Kathleen Baggarley M.A., Counseling Psychology, Goddard College, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Report on Clergy Sexual Abuse AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Trauma from Child Sexual and Physical Abuse, Couples and Families, Multicultural Issues and Transracial Adoption. Barnaby B. Baratt Ph.D., Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University; Certified Psychoanalyst, Licensed Psychologist PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Psychoanalysis and the Postmodern Impulse: Knowing and Being since Freud's Psychology; The Way of the BodyPrayerPath; Sexual Health and Erotic Freedom AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Human Relations, Spirituality, and Bodymind Functioning; Special emphasis on Cultural Studies, Intellectual History, and Comparative Cross- Cultural Scholarship as it relates to Healing Practices, Spirituality and the 'sexual body' Matthew Bennett Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Georgia School of Professional Psychology AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders; Comparative Personality theory; Psychology in Literature and Art; Psychological assessment and testing; Internet-enabled and telehealth applications in Psychology Allen E. Bishop Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Southern California; Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Center of California; Licensed Psychologist; Certified Psychoanalyst AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychoanalysis; Music & Psychoanalysis; Psychoanalytic Practice www.pacifica.edu/allen_bishop.aspx Katya Bloom Ph.D., Psychosocial Studies: University of E. London / Tavistock Clinic; Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, member American Psychological Assn.; Certified Movement Analyst PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Embodied Self: Movement and Psychoanalysis (Karnac: 2006); Moves: A Sourcebook of Ideas for Body Awareness and Creative Movement (Routledge: 2001) AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Preverbal/Nonverbal Communication; Clinical Practice; Movement Observation and Analysis in Research, Embodied Learning, Depth Movement as Integrative Practice Linda Branch Ph.D., Human Development, Fielding Graduate University AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Cultural Diversity; Social Justice; Art; Writing; Healing James Broderick Ph.D., Clinical Psychology & Community Change, California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego; Licensed Clinical Psychologist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Evidence-Based Practices and Diagnostics; Phenomenology; Critical Theory (of Frankfurt School of Social Research); Sand Tray Therapy; Humanistic-Existential Psychology; Innovative Approaches to Serious Mental Illness; Depth Psychology in Management Linda Buzzell M.A, Social Science, Azusa Pacific University; M.J., Journalism, UCLA; Marriage & Family Therapist PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind; How to Make it in Hollywood AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Ecopsychology; Ecotherapy C George Callan Ph.D., Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Embodied Depth Psychotherapy; Couple and Family Therapy/Depth Perspectives; Depth Psychology in Image, Film, and Literature; Mytho-poetic Approaches to Global Concerns; Dreamwork Felicia Carroll M. Ed. Educational Psychology, University of Oklahoma; M.A. Child Development and Counseling Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara; Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist; Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor; CAMFT Certified Supervisor; Certified Gestalt Therapist, Gestalt Institute of Los Angeles. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and parents. Training in Gestalt therapy with children. Edward Casey Ph.D., Philosophy, Northwestern University PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Imagining: A Phenomenological Study; Getting Back Into Place; Spirit and Soul: Essays in Philosophical Psychology AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Phenomenology; Philosophical Psychology; Environmental Philosophy; Post-Structuralism; Contemporary European Thought Nuria Ciofalo Ph.D. University of Hawaii AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Depth psychology applied to community studies; Jungian approaches to youth development; Ethno-cultural aspects in depth psychology; Indigenous psychologies, Participatory action research; Indigenous approaches to knowledge generation; Depth psychology and psychodrama; Archetypal psychology and cultural issues; Liberation Psychology Joseph Coppin Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Art of Inquiry: A Depth Psychological Perspective, Co-Authored with Elizabeth Nelson, Ph.D. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Depth Psychology; Clinical Practice; Therapeutic Dialogue; Organizational Psychology; Depth Psychological Approaches to Research Lionel Corbett M.D., University of Manchester Certified Jungian Analyst, C.G. Jung Institute, Chicago PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Religious Function of the Psyche AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Religious Function of the Psyche; Interface of Analytical Psychology and Psychoanalytical Theories Erik Craig Ed.D. Counseling Psychology, Boston University; Licensed Psychologist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Existential Depth Psychotherapy; History of Depth Psychology and Psychotherapy; The Life and Works of Sigmund Freud; Hermeneutic Research; Existential Theory of Personality; Analysis of Dreams; East-West Psychotherapy; Tao Psychotherapy D Claudia David Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Human Sexuality, Domestic Violence, Jungian Psychology Jorge De la O M.A., Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Chicano Studies; Process of Psychotherapy; Group Process; Domestic Violence; Jungian Psychology; Sand play Mike Denney M.D., University of Michigan, Ph.D., Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Second Opinion; a Matter of Choice AREAS OF EMPHASIS: The Union of Science and Spirituality - Body and Soul, Soma and Psyche - in Healing; Complexity Theory and Quantum Mechanics at the Frontiers of Depth Psychology; Emergence, Discontinuity, and Self-referential Paradox in the New Sciences of the 21st Century as Related to Depth Psychology and Cultural Issues Christine Downing Ph.D., Religion & Culture, Drew University PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Luxury of Afterwards; Prelude: Essays in Ludic Imagination; Disturbances in the Field: Essays in Honor of David L. Miller (editor); Gleanings. Essays 1982-2006 AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Greek Mythology; Women's Studies; Psychoanalysis www.pacifica.edu/christine_downing.aspx Richard Dunn Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, International College; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Clinical Supervision, Jungian Analysis, Object Relations, and the Application of Attachment Theory to the Practice of Analytic Psychotherapy E Michael Elliot Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, with Emphasis in Marriage And Family Therapy, United States International University; Licensed Clinical Psychologist; MFT Certified Supervisor. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Philosophical Psychology; Archetypal, Existential, and Imaginal Psychotherapy; Soul-Centered and Eros-Focused Couples and Family Therapy; The Narration and Phenomenology of Desire. Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Thomas Elsner J.D., University of San Diego Law School; M.A., Clinical Psychology, Antioch University; Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Certified Jungian Analyst; Certified Psychoanalyst PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Western State; The Night-Sea Voyage of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Jungian Psychology; Alchemy; Dreams; Relation between Literature and Depth Psychology F Diana M. Ferrari M.A., Clinical Psychology, Antioch University; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychoeducation of Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder; Process of Psychotherapy; Clinical Practice; Group Dynamics; Group Process Alexandra Fidyk Ph.D., Philosophy of Education & Interpretive Inquiry, University of Calgary, AB; Certified Jungian Psychotherapist, C. G. Jung Institute, Chicago; Family Constellation Therapy & Body Psychodynamics, Bert Hellinger Institute of Western PA PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Democratizing educational experience: envisioning, embodying, enacting (Ed.); Jung and the classroom: Education for diversity and meaning (Ed., forthcoming); Silence and eros: Beckoning the background forward (forthcoming). AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Education & Depth Psychology; Process Philosophy; Taoist & Buddhist Thought; Curriculum Studies; Poetic Inquiry; Interpretive Research; Arts-informed Methods; Family Systems Constellation Work Sukey Fontelieu M.A., Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Jungian and Archetypal Theory; Mythological Studies; Clinical Issues Jennifer Freed Ph.D., Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Ultimate Personality Guide; Lessons from Stanley the Cat; Nine Lives of Everyday Wisdom; Democratizing educational experience: envisioning, embodying, enacting (Ed.); AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Healing Arts for teens G Paul Gabrinetti Ph.D., University of Southern California; Certified Jungian Analyst AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychology & Alchemy, the Odyssey from an analytical perspective; role of Faust in Jung's Psychology Veronica Goodchild Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Eros and Chaos: The Sacred Mysteries and Dark Shadows of Love AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Jungian Thought and Practice; Imaginal Perspectives in Research; Dreams; Religious Experience; Synchronicity; Anomalous Encounters Mel Gottlieb Ph.D., Mythological Studies, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Licensed Social Worker AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Myth, Literature, & Religious Studies: Theoretical Foundations of Psychotherapy; Depth Psychology and Hebrew Myths; Kabbala, Existentialism, and Spiritualit Laura S. Grillo Ph.D., History of Religions, The University of Chicago, M.Div., Union Theological Seminary AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Theory and Method in History of Religions; Comparative Religions; Cultural Anthropology; African and African Diaspora Religious Traditions; Psychology and Religion; Theology and Biblical Scholarship www.pacifica.edu/laura_grillo.aspx Gary Groth-Marnat Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego; Diplomate American Board of Professional Psychology (Clinical); Diplomate American Board of Assessment Psychology; Licensed Psychologist PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Neuropsychological Assessment in Clinical Practice: A Practical Guide to Test Interpretation and Integration; Handbook of Psychological Assessment; Integrative Assessment of Adult Personality AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychological Assessment; Eating Disorders; Dreams of Terminally Ill Patients; Clinical Hypnosis; Near Death Experience http://www.pacifica.edu/gary_groth_marnat.aspx H Cynthia Anne Hale Ph.D., Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, LCSW AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Imaginal and Archetypal studies of Color and of Music; the Creative Process; the Internet as Psychic Space; Depth Psychotherapy; Embodied Imagination; Dreamwork; Life Transitions; Trauma Maren Tonder Hansen Ph.D., Psychology, Saybrook Graduate School; M. Div., Starr King School for the Ministry; Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist; Ordained Unitarian Universalist Minister PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Mother Mysteries; Teachers of Myth AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychological and Educational Uses of Myth; Women's Spirituality; Human Development C. Doyle Hollister MA English, Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara; MA Counseling, University of Santa Clara; Marriage and Family Therapist; Neurolinguistic Programming Certificate PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Jung Journal, "Letter to Jane Wheelwright" AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Relationship Counseling, Couples and Families, Mens' Issues I J K Robert Kalter M.D., Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Board Certification in Psychiatry and Neurology; Board Certification in Psychosomatic Medicine; Licensed M.D. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Clinical Psychopharmacology; Clinical work in areas of interaction between Psyche and Soma Ian Kaminsky Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Phenomenology of Addictive Behavior; Adolescent Depression; Group Process; Greek Mythology Patricia Katsky Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles; Certified Jungian Analyst, C.G. Jung Institute, Los Angeles; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Dreamwork; Training and Growth of Therapist; Culture and Psyche Richard J. Kelliher Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Licensed Clinical Psychologist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy; Psychological Assessment; Developmental Psychology; Addictions; Transformation Psychology Alan Kilpatrick Ph.D., Anthropology, University of California at Los Angeles PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Night has a Naked Soul AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Shamanism and Folk Healing Cynthia King Ph.D., Mythological Studies, Pacifica Graduate Institute; M.A. Intercultural Communication, California State University at Chico PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Unleashing Collaborative Power in the Workplace AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Organizational Mythology; Conflict Transformation; Co-creating Collaborative Partnerships and Communities; and Power Dynamics Aaron Kipnis Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Clinical Psychologist PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Knights Without Armor; What Women and Men Really Want; Angry Young Men AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Gender Studies; Depth Psychology; Psyche and Culture; Clinical Psychology; Eco-Psychology Research www.pacifica.edu/aaron_kipnis.aspx Jim Kline M.F.A, Creative Writing, Antioch University, Los Angeles PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Complete Films of Buster Keaton AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Depth Psychological Studies; Mythological Studies; Cinema and Myth Allen D. Koehn D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary; Certified Jungian Analyst, C.G. Jung Institute, Los Angeles; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Theological Foundations of Depth Psychology; Myth, Literature, and Religion; The Trickster; The Creative Process www.pacifica.edu/Allen_Koehn.aspx Richard Kradin M.D. Thomas Jefferson University; Certified Jungian Analyst, C.G. Institute, Boston PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Herald Dream: An Initial Approach to the Dream in Psychotherapy; The Placebo Response and the Power of Unconcious Healing AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Neuroscience and Somatic Depth Psychology L Thomas Lane Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Yale University AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Classical Literature and Mythology, 19th and 20th Century Literature, Cultural History, Buddhist Meditation Practice, Hatha Yoga Practice Christine H. Lewis Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of California; Psychoanalysis: Institute of Contemporary Psychoanlaysis; Licensed Psychologist; Certified Psychoanalyst; MA Literature, University of California AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychoanalysis, Attachment Theory, Literature & Psychoanalysis, Buddhism and Psychoanalysis M Michael Madden M.A., Experimental Psychology, Northeastern University; M.A., Clinical Psychology, Antioch University AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Trauma and Recovery; Couples and Family Systems Therapy; Domestic Violence Assessments and Treatment; Spiritual and Buddhist Approaches to Psychotherapy & Transformation Patrick Mahaffey Ph.D., Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Comparative Religions; Psychology and Religion; Hindu Traditions; Buddhist Traditions Jerry Martin M.D., Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia and University of California, Los Angeles AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy; Psych-Neurodynamics and Personality Disorders Elizabeth McAnally M.A., Philosophy with a Concentration in Environmental Ethics, University of North Texas AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Religion and Ecology; Embodied Spirituality; Environmental Philosophy; Comparative Religion Sam Mickey M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, University of North Texas PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: "Contributions to Anthropocosmic Environmental Ethics" (Worldviews); "Cosmological Postmodernism in Whitehead, Deleuze, and Derrida" (Process Studies). AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Philosophy; Environmental Ethics; Religious Studies; Integral Ecology; Postmodernism. Kathee Miller M.A., Antioch University, Santa Barbara; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Process of Psychotherapy; Clinical Practice; Imaginal Psychology; Active Imagination and Sandplay; Authentic Movement—A Pathway to Psyche; The Body as Sacred Text; Symbol & Image in Visual Art Angela Mohan M.A., Marriage and Family Therapy, Phillips Graduate Institute; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Couples, Adolescents, Family Systems; Interpersonal Dynamics; Philosophy and Rituals; Multi-cultural Issues; Legal and Ethical Issues in the Helping Professions; Use of Literature and Film in Therapy Mark Montijo Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Native American Healers; Anima Mundi; Sacred Work of a Psychotherapist Ana Mozol Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Registered Clinical Counselor AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Dreams; Depth Psychology; Archetypal Theory; Human Sexuality; Sacred Feminine; Shamanism N Elizabeth Nelson Ph.D., Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Art of Inquiry: A Depth Psychological Perspective, Co-Authored with Joe Coppin, Ph.D. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Research Methodologies and Dissertation Development O V. Walter Odajnyk Ph.D., Public Law and Government, Columbia University; Certified Jungian Analyst, C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich; NAAP Certified Psychoanalyst; Research Psychoanalyst (Med. Bd. of CA) PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Gathering the Light: A Psychology of Meditation; Jung and Politics: The Political and Social Ideas of C.G. Jung; Marxism and Existentialism AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Jungian Psychology; Egyptian Mythology; Folklore and Fairytales; Post-Jungian Depth Psychology P Jean Palmer-Daley Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; MFT AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Jung Analysis and Psychotherapy; Alchemy; Shamanism; Marital Therapy; Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy; Psyche and Soma; Human Development Avedis Panajian Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, U.S. International University; Certified Psychoanalyst; Training and Supervising Analyst; Licensed Psychologist; Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Clinical Psychoanalysis; Psychopathology; Primitive Mental States Tina Panteleakos Ph.D., Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara; Registered Psychological Assistant AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychopathology; Trauma; Assessment; Psychotherapy www.pacifica.edu/tina_panteleakos.aspx Ginette Paris Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Montreal; Licensed Clinical Psychologist PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Pagan Grace; Pagan Meditations; Mythology: A CD-ROM Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology; The Wisdom of Psyche AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Depth & Archetypal Psychology www.pacifica.edu/ginette_paris.aspx Craig Park M.A., Clinical Psychology, Antioch University, San Francisco; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Chemical Dependency; Family Systems Therapy; Dual Diagnosis and Adolescent Treatment   Elizabeth Perluss Ph.D., Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; LMFT and Credentialed School Counselor AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psyche and Nature; Wilderness Rites of Passage; Jungian Psychotherapy; Use of "Council" as a Means for Facilitating Transformative Dialogue; Expressive Arts Therapy; Child Psychotherapy Chris Peterson Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara; Licensed Psychologist, Diplomate of the American College of Forensic Examiners; Certificate from National Board of Addiction Examiners; Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy; Clinical Supervision; Treatment of Addictive Disorders Wendy Phillips Ph.D. in Psychology, Georgia State University PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Double Personality: The Relationship Between Human and Animal-Tono in Chautengo;"Eleggua in La Costa Chica of Guerrero, Mexico: The Persistence of Indigenous African Spiritual Beliefs in an Afromestizo Community"; "The Black Body in Mexican Visual Art: Evidence of an African Presence, or a Cultural Myth?" AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Art practice as a component of Psychotherapy, Culturally relevant Psychotherapy, Symbols in Visual Art, Archetypes of traditional indigenous African religious systems such as the Yourba and Vodun, Hip Hop Music and Culture, Healing Rituals. Lori Pye Ph.D., Mythological Studies with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: A Depth Psychological Perspective on Environmentalism. Ed. Murali Sivaramakrishnan, Nature and Human Nature: Literature, Ecology, Meaning, New Delhi, India, 2008 AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Ecopsychology, Mythology, Archetypal and Depth Psychology Q R Robert Romanyshyn Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Duquesne University; Affiliate Member of The Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Ways of the Heart: Essays Toward an Imaginal Psychology; Mirror and Metaphor: Images and Stories of Psychological Life; Technology as Symptom and Dream; The Soul in Grief: Love, Death, and Transformation; and Psychological Life: From Science to Metaphor AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Imaginal Psychology as the Outcome of a Dialogue Between Phenomenology and Jungian Psychology and Its Application to Research, Cultural Issues, and Psychotherapy; Exile, Homecoming and the Mythic Roots of Technology; Writing Down the Soul and the Creative Process; Dialogues Among Jungian Psychology, the Poets, and Quantum Physics. www.pacifica.edu/robert_romanyshyn.aspx Susan Rowland Ph.D., Newcastle; MA London; MA Oxon PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: C.G. Jung and Literary Theory; Jung: A Feminist Revision; Jung as a Writer; Psyche and the Arts (editor); From Agatha Christie to Ruth Rendel; C.G. Jung in the Humanities; The Ecocritical Psyche AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Depth Psychology and The Arts, Gender, Literary and Cultural theory, Ecocriticism, and Jung. S Mady Schutzman Ph.D. Performance Studies, New York University PUBLICATIONS: The Real Thing: Performance, Hysteria, and Advertising; Playing Boal: Theatre, Therapy, Activism; A Boal Companion: Dialogues on Theatre and Cultural Politics AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Ritual; Theatre and Social Justice; Trickster Figure in Culture; Humor/Comedy/Parody Jennifer Selig Ph.D., Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute PUBLICATIONS: Thinking Outside the Church:110 Ways to Connect With Your Spiritual Nature; Reach for the Stars; What Now? Words of Wisdom for Life After Graduation; Reimagining Education: Essays on Retrieving the Soul Learning AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Multicultural Studies and Diversity Issues; The Application of Therapeutic Principles to Cultural Settings; Psyche and the Humanities; Depth Psychological Approaches to Writing and Research Jennifer Seyler M.A. Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Marriage & Family Therapist; Clinical Psychologist. AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Symbol in the Visual Arts; Interdisciplinary Research; Portfolio Development Barbara Shore Ph.D., Mythological Studies, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Myth, Literature, Religion; Psychology through a System Lens; Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress; Eating Disorders Michael P. Sipiora Ph.D., Psychology, University of Dallas AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Phenomenological Psychology; Archetypal Psychology Glen Slater Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Senex and Puer (editor) AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Jungian Psychology; Archetypal Psychology; Psychology of Religion; Cinema and Psyche Dennis Patrick Slattery Ph.D., Literature & Phenomenology, University of Dallas PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: The Beauty Between Words: Selected Poetry of Dennis Patrick Slattery and Chris Paris; Day-to-Day Dante: Exploring Persoanl Myth Through Divine Comedy; Reimaging Education: Essays on Religion, Psyche, and Culture (co-edited with Jennifer Leigh Selig); Limbo of Shards: Essays on Memory, Myth and Metaphor; Twisted Sky: Selected Poems; Varities of Mythic Experice: Essays on Religion, Psyche, and Culture (co-edited with Glen Slater); Harvesting Darkness: Essays on Literature, Myth, Film and Culture; Casting the Shadows; Grace in the Desert: Awakening to the Gifts of Monastic Life; Just Below the Water Line; Depth Psychology: Meditations in the Field (editor) AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psyche and Nature; Literary Classics; Genre Theory; Theories of Mytho-poeisis; Pedagogy; Body and Psyche; Epic Narrative; Phenomenology; Joseph Campbell's Theory of Myth www.pacifica.edu/dennis_slattery.aspx Lisa Sloan Ph.D., Clinical Psychology with Emphasis in Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Clinical Psychologist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Jungian Psychotherapy; Imaginal Psychology; Shamanism and Jungian Theory Evans Lansing Smith Ph.D. Comparative Literature, Claremont Graduate School PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Sacred Mysteries: Myths About Couples in Quest; The Descent to the Underworld in Literature, Painting, and Film: The Modernist Nekyia; Figuring Poesis: A Mythical Geometry of Postmodernism AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Myth in Literature from Antiquity to Postmodernism; Arthurian Romances; The Hermetic Tradition Zaman Stanizai Ph.D., Political Science, University of Southern California; M.A. Linguistics, University of Washington AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Islamic Studies; Theosophy, Political Philosophy; Islamic Mysticism; Sufism; Poetic Expression in Mystic Thought Maurice Stevens Ph.D., History of Consciousness, University of California at Santa Cruz PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Trans(per)forming African-American history and identity AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Critical Trauma Studies; Critical Race Studies; Critical Psychoanalysis; Cultural Studies T C.D. Taylor Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Clinical Process; Group Therapy; Depth Psychology; The Creative Process; Chemical Dependency; Dual Diagnosis Priscilla Taylor Ph.D., Mythological Studies, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psychopathology from DSM IV and Archetypal Psychology Perspectives; Psyche and Landscape; Mythodrama: Storytelling Blending Theater, Psychology and Mythology Judatha Temple Kline Ph.D., Mythological Studies, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Tibetan Buddhism Andrew Teton M.A., Clinical Psychology, Antioch University, Santa Barbara; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Theories of Psychotherapy; Marriage, Couples, and Family Systems; Law and Ethics; Clinical Skills; Group Psychotherapy; Trauma Recovery; Body Inclusive Therapeutic Approaches; California Licensing Preparation Paula Thomson Psy.D., Psychology, American Behavioral Studies Institute; Licensed Clinical Psychologist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Developmental Psychology through Adolescence, Strong Focus on Neurobiology and Attachment Theory U V W Lou Anne Wallner M.A., Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Family Systems from a Depth Perspective; Adolescent Psychology; Myth and Narcissism in Western Culture; Eco and Wilderness Psychology Mary Watkins Ph.D., Clinical and Developmental Psychology, Clark University; Licensed Clinical Psychologist PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE:Waking Dreams; Invisible Guests; Talking with Young Children about Adoption; Toward Psychologies of Liberation (co-author with Helene Shulman). AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Imaginal/Archetypal Psychology; Object Relations Theory; Liberation Psychology; Participatory and Phenomenological Research; Dialogue Theory/Praxis http://www.pacifica.edu/mary_watkins.aspx Dana C. White Ph.D., Mythological Studies, Pacifica Graduate Institute AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Psyche and Nature Gary White M.A., Antioch University; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Sexual Violence; Sexuality; Multi- Cultural Issues; Men's & Women's Issues; Multiple Personality Disorder Keikilani M. Williams Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Loma Linda University; M.P.H. Health Promotion, Loma Linda University X Y Oksana Yakushko Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Holistic Professional and Scholarly Development; Work with Recent Immigrants and Refugees; Sacred Approaches to Motherhood and Parenting. Willow Young M.A., Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute; Certified Jungian Analyst, C.G. Jung Study Center of Southern California; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Jungian Psychology; Alchemical and Archetypal Research; the nature of Psyche, Dreams, and Active Imagination; World Arts, Culture, and Mythology. http://www.pacifica.edu/Willow_Young.aspx Q Z Paul Zolbrod Ph.D., English with Emphasis on Medieval and Early Renaissance Literature, University of Pittsburgh PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: Diné bahane': The Navaho Creation Story; Reading the Voice: Native American Oral Poetry on the Written Page; Weaving a World: Textiles and the Navajo Way of Seeing (with Roseann Willink): A Story of the Korean War in Four Movements AREAS OF EMPHASIS: Native American Oral Traditions; Medieval and Renaissance Literature; Early American Literature, Epic Traditions