Elizabeth Nelson
Degrees
- Ph.D., Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute
- M.A., English Literature, San Francisco State University
- B.A., Economics and Political Science, UC Davis
Dr. Elizabeth Éowyn Nelson, a member of Pacifica’s faculty since 2003, offers courses in research design, process, methodology, and dissertation development as well as archetypal psychology and technology. Her own research interests include personal and cultural expressions of the shadow, gender, and power, with a particular devotion to fierce women in cinema, text, and life. Her books include The Art of Inquiry (coauthored with Joseph Coppin), Psyche’s Knife, and The Art of Jungian Couple Therapy (coauthored with Anthony Delmedico). For several years, she served as General Editor for the open-access peer-reviewed Journal of Jungian Scholarly Studies and is now general editor of its Somatics volume. Dr. Nelson teaches and speaks internationally and has published numerous scholarly papers and book chapters on subjects including animals, dreams, feminism, film, mythology, research, somatics, and technology. She has been a professional writer and editor for 40 years, coaching aspiring authors across many genres and styles.
