Lynne is a psychoanalyst and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology, Part-time, Harvard Medical School. Holding a Ph.D. in psychology as well as comparative literature, she has taught courses on gender, popular culture and on culture and psychoanalysis for Harvard's Committee on Degrees in Women's Studies and Committee on Degrees in Social Studies. Currently, she teaches and supervises at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Keiron is Core Faculty and Chair of the Jungian and Archetypal Studies specialization of the Depth Psychology program at Pacifica. He was educated at the University of Leeds, England (B.A. honors Philosophy and Psychology) and the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco (M.A. and Ph.D. Philosophy and Religion).
Nicholas (Nick) S. Literski, JD, PhD (they/them) served as a juvenile probation officer before earning their Juris Doctor and working as an attorney in private practice. Dissatisfaction with that career, together with the experience of coming out as part of the LGBTQ+ community, led them to rebuild their life and pursue their passion for the intersection of spirituality and psychology. After three years of training as a shamanic practitioner, Nick’s desire to help facilitate the spiritual journey of others led them to earn a master’s degree in Spiritual Guidance at Sofia University. This work, in turn, inspired Nick to pursue their PhD in the DJA program at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Their dissertation work involved a depth psychological analysis of Paleolithic cave art, through Jung’s t
Enrique is a native of Zacatecas, Mexico and openly gay individual, Dr. López attended Occidental from 1985-1989 (Major Psychology and Minor Spanish Literature). He obtained his graduate degrees from Pepperdine University. He holds a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology and completed a post-doctorate fellowship in Neuropsychology with specialties in pediatric, adult, cross-cultural, and health-related issues at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital (1998-2000).
Emily Lord-Kambitsch is a scholar, poet-storyteller, and native of Santa Barbara. Her lifelong exploration of classical mythology is rooted in the study of Greek and Latin language and literature. After completing a BA in Classics at UCSB, Emily received a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford, where her thesis focused on the healing of grief in Roman stoicism, and where she worked as a research assistant for the Oxford Emotions Project, a cross-disciplinary study of definitions of emotions in ancient Greece.
Ashley Lowe, MA, is an academic editor and proofreader who has worked to support students and writers developing and finishing many types of depth psychological writing. She graduated from Pacifica’s MA Counseling Psychology program in 2015. Prior to her work with students and writers, she worked in the art appraisal world. Ashley is an Iowa native who now calls Ojai, California home, where over the last decade she has built a small farm with her husband and two daughters, using regenerative agriculture practices. She loves learning about native ecosystems.
Kevin Lu, Ph.D., is Director of Graduate Studies and Director of the MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for Jungian Studies and a member of Adjunct Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Zonia earned her M.A. in Depth Psychology with emphasis in Creativity at Pacifica Graduate Institute, in addition to a B.A. in Education from Arizona State University. She has over 12 years of experience as a professional educator in the public and private sectors and has worked for various non-profit organizations focused on youth advocacy and the healing of familial wounds.
John Knight Lundwall holds a doctorate in Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He is a published author, an academic editor, and a popular, public presenter. He is the founder of the Utah Cultural Astronomy Project, and leads a team of researchers, including archeologists, rock art specialists, and photographers, in the investigation and filming of ancient Native American rock imagery and sites in the region of present-day Utah. He is also a founder of the Utah Valley Astronomy Club and partners with state and national parks in Utah to help run their science and astronomy programs. He is a photographer, traveler, and has led tours to sacred sites.
