Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences - Core Faculty

Nancy Beardall, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Dance Therapy Program, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Lesley University; MEd, Lesley College; BA, Montclair University; BC-DMT, CMA, LMHC

Valerie Blanc, Assistant Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, MA, Lesley University, BA, University of New Hampshire, BC-DMT, LMHC, CMA

Julia Byers, Professor Emerita, Division of Expressive Therapies, EdD, University of Toronto; MA, IHC Los Angeles; BA, McGill University; LMHC, ATR-BC

Jason Butler, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Drama Therapy Program, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Concordia University; MA, University of Phoenix; MA, New York University, BA, Brigham Young University

Mariagnese Cattaneo, Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

Meenakshi Chhabra, Interim Associate Dean, Professor and Director of International Higher Education, PhD and MA, Lesley University; BA, University of Delhi

Sharlene Voogd Cochrane, Professor Emeritus, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, PhD, Boston College; MA, New York University; BA, Hastings College

Sylvia Cowan, Distinguished Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, EdD, Boston University; MA, University of Hawaii; BA, LaGrange College

Steven Cramer, Professor, MFA in Creative Writing, MFA, University of Iowa; BA, Antioch College

Paul Crowley, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

Robyn Flaum Cruz, Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, University of Arizona; MA, New York University; BS, Vanderbilt University; BC-DMT, NCC, LPC (Pennsylvania)

Arlene Dallalfar, Professor Emerita, International Higher Education and Intercultural Relations, PhD and MA, University of California, Los Angeles; BA, Tufts University

Karen Estrella, Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD and MA, Fielding Institute; MA, Lesley University; BM, University of the Pacific; MT-BC, ATR-BC, LMHC

Michele Forinash, Professor and Director, PhD in Expressive Therapies, DA and MA, New York University; BA, Columbus State University; MT-BC, LMHC

Karen Frostig, Associate Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Union Institute and University, MEd, Lesley University, BFA, Massachusetts College of Art

Danielle Legros Georges, Professor and Director of the MFA in Creative Writing, MFA New York University, BS, Emerson College, Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Emerson College

Susan Gere, Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, PhD and MSW, Simmons College; BA, Oberlin College; LICSW

Jo-Anne Hart, Professor, Global Interdisciplinary Studies, PhD, New York University, MA, New York University, BA, University of California at Los Angeles

George Hein, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

Melissa Jean, Assistant Professor, Mindfulness Studies Program, PhD, Utah State University; MFA, Lesley University

Jay Jones, Professor Emeritus, International Higher Education and Intercultural Relations, PhD, Boston College; BS, University of Maryland (College Park) 

Michaela Kirby, Associate Professor and Director, Division of Expressive Therapies, PsyD, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology; MA, Lesley University

Mitchell Kossak, Professor and Coordinator of the Expressive Therapies Specialization, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Union University and Institute; MA, Lesley University; BA, Alfred University, LMHC

PeiWei Li, Associate Professor and Director of the PhD in Counseling Psychology, Division of Counseling Psychology, PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, MS, Indiana University, Bloomington, BS, Xiamen University, Fujian, China

Dalia Llera, Professor Emerita, Division of Counseling and Psychology, EdD, Harvard University; MEd, Boston University; BA, University of Florida, LMHC

Joseph Mageary, Assistant Professor and Director, Division of Counseling and Psychology, PhD, California Institute of Integral Studies; MA, Lesley University, BS Fitchburg State University, LMHC, CCMHC

Dominique Malebranche, Assistant Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, PhD, University of Missouri, MA, University of Missouri, BA, University of Illinois

Vivien Marcow-Speiser, Professor Emerita, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Union Institute; MA, Lesley University; BA, University of Witwatersand, Johannesburg, South Africa; BC-DMT, LMHC, NCC

Shaun A. McNiff, Professor Emeritus, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Union Institute; MA, Harvard University; AB, Fordham College

Adam Meiselman, Assistant Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, Licensed Psychologist 

Sue Motulsky, Associate Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, EdD, Harvard University, Licensed Psychologist 

Michelle Napoli, Instructor and Interim Supervisor of Academic Affairs, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Mount Mary University; MA, Marylhurst University; BS, University of California, Davis; DAT, ATR-BC, REAT, LMHC

Marion Nesbit, Professor Emerita, Global Interdisciplinary Studies, PhD, University of Texas, Austin; BA, Gettysburg College

Andrew Olendzki, Professor & Director of Mindfulness Studies, D.Phil., Lancaster University (UK), MA, Lancaster University (UK), B.A., University of Colorado

Donna C. Owens, Assistant Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Lesley University; MA, Lesley University; BA Trinity College

Ara Parker, Assistant Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, DMin, St. Stephen's College; MA, Lesley University; BJ, Carleton University; BFA, York University; CCC, RCAT, RP

Janet Pocorobba, Associate Professor and Associate Director of MFA in Creative Writing, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, MFA, Lesley University; MA, Northeastern Illinois University; AB, Smith College

Kelvin Ramirez, Associate Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Lesley University, MS., College of New Rochelle, BA, Stonehill College, ATR-BC, LCAT

Rick Reinkraut, Professor Emeritus, Division of Counseling and Psychology, EdD, Harvard University; PhD, University of Connecticut; CAGS, Harvard University; MA, University of Connecticut; BA, Rutgers College, Licensed Psychologist/Health Service Provider

Eleanor Roffman, Professor Emerita, Division of Counseling and Psychology, EdD, Boston University; MEd, Northeastern University; BA, Oakland University

Rakhshanda Saleem, Associate Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, PhD, Colorado University, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist

Donna San Antonio, Associate Professor, Division of Counseling and Psychology, EdD, Harvard University; MEd and BA, University of New Hampshire, LMHC

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

Deborah Spragg, Associate Professor and Director of Field Training, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Harvard University; MA, Lesley University; MM, New England Conservatory; BA, Antioch College; LMHC

Raquel Stephenson, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Art Therapy Specialization, Division of Expressive Therapies, LCAT, ATR-BC

Caryl-Beth Thomas, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Music Therapy Specialization, Division of Expressive Therapies, MA, New York University; BA, University of North Carolina; LMHC

Michelle Vital, Assistant Professor, International Higher Education, PhD, Michigan State University, MA, Michigan State University, BA, Simmons College

Nancy Waring, Associate Professor, Mindfulness Studies Program, PhD and MA, Cornell University; BA, Tufts University

Laura Wood, Associate Professor, Division of Expressive Therapies, PhD, University of Missouri; MA, University of Pheonix; MA, New York University, BA, Marymount Manhattan College, RDT-BC, LMHC, LCAT, LPC