David M. Odorisio, PhD, is Program Chair and Core Faculty in Pacifica’s Mythological Studies and Psychology, Religion, and Consciousness graduate degree programs. David is editor of five books, including: Mysticism and the Margins: From the African Diaspora to the Psychedelic Reformation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025); Thomas Merton in California: The Redwoods Conferences and Letters (Liturgical Press, 2024); A New Gnosis: Comic Books, Comparative Mythology, and Depth Psychology (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022); Merton and Hinduism: The Yoga of the Heart (Fons Vitae, 2021); and co-editor of Depth Psychology and Mysticism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). He has published in The Merton Annual, The Merton Seasonal, Quadrant, Jung Journal, Philosophy East and West, The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, a
Sabine is currently a health services researcher with the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System, and she has participated in numerous qualitative and quantitative research projects at the VA and UCLA. She has a master's background in Public Health Epidemiology, a PhD in Depth Psychology from Pacifica, and a strong interest in depth psychological research methods and writing.
