Mental Health and Well-Being Core Faculty

Wendy Allen, Associate Professor of Dance/Movement Therapy, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Lesley University; MA, Naropa University; BA, Connecticut College; LPC, BC-DMT

Joshua Baldwin, Department Chair, Social Work & Human Services; Director, MSW Program; Associate Professor, Social Work and Human Services; BS, University of Alabama - Birmingham; MSW, PhD, University of Alabama 

Geoff Barnes, Assistant Professor, Expressive Arts Therapy; BA, Amherst College; MA, Antioch University; PhD, Lesley University, LMHC, MT-BC

Katherine Barone, Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology; BS, St. Lawrence University; PhD, SUNY-Buffalo

Elizabeth Barragato, Instructor and Coordinator of the Holistic Studies Specialization, Department of Counseling and Psychology; M.A., Lesley University; B.A. Framingham State College; LMHC

Keren Barzilay-Shechter, Temporary Core Faculty, Expressive Therapies; PhD, Lesley University; MA Lesley University Ext. Israel; BA, Academic College of Tel Aviv Jaffa; Registered Psychodramatist and Group Facilitator in Israel

Brian Becker, Department Chair and Associate Provost, Psychology and Applied Therapies; Professor, Neuropsychology; BA, Salve Regina University; MA, Fuller Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology

Stefanie Belnavis, Temporary Core Faculty of Dance/Movement Therapy, Department of Expressive Therapies, MA, Lesley University, BA, Manchester Metropolitan University, BC-DMT, LMHC

Jason D. Butler, Professor, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Concordia University; MA, University of Phoenix; MA, New York University, BA, Brigham Young University 

Nancy Jo Cardillo, Assistant Professor, Expressive Arts Therapy; BA, SUNY-Brockport; MEd, Lesley University; PhD, Lesley University, BC-DMT, KMP, LMHC

Jina Chang, Associate Professor, Social Work; BS, George Washington University; MSW, Columbia University; PhD, Boston University

Meg Chang, Temporary Core Faculty, Instructor of Dance/Movement Therapy, Department of Expressive Therapies, EdD, Columbia University Teachers College; MS, City University of New York Hunter College; BA, Temple University; BC-DMT, LCAT, NCC

Meenakshi Chhabra, Vice Provost for Mental Health and Well-Being; Professor, PhD and MA, Lesley University; BA, University of Delhi

Jean Clarke-Mitchell, Assistant Professor, Social Work; BS, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; BA, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; MSW, Smith College; PhD, Smith College

Angelle Cook, Temporary Core Faculty, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Lesley University, MA, Emerson College, BA, Prescott College, RDT-BC

Megan Crowe-Rothstein, Assistant Professor and BSW Field Director; BA, Wesleyan University; MSW, Columbia University

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

Diana Direiter, Associate Professor, Psychology; BA, Steven F. Austin State University; PhD, University of North Texas

Karen Estrella, Professor, Department 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, Professor, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Union Institute and University, MEd, Lesley University, BFA, Massachusetts College of Art

Jason Frydman, Associate Professor, Department of Expressive Therapies and Drama Therapy, Department of Expressive Therapies, Phd, Fordham University; MA, New York University; BA, Syracuse University; RDT-BCT, NCSP

Elaine Gatewood. Instructor of Social Work and MSW Field Director; BSW, St. Joseph University; MSW, Fordham University

Margaret “Maggie” Giles, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Counseling and Psychology; Ph.D. and M.A. Brandeis University, M.A. Lesley University, M.T.S. Western School of Theology, B.A. Fairfield University

Yasemin Isler, Instructor, Mindfulness Studies Program, MA, Lesley University; BS, Northeastern University

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

Lisa Jennings, Temporary Core Faculty, Instructor, Social Work; BBA, Faulkner University; MSW, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; PhD, University of Alabama

Elizabeth Kellogg, Temporary Core Faculty, Expressive Arts Therapy; B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology,  M.A., Lesley University, PhD, Saybrook University

John Kim, Assistant Professor, Psychology; BA, Dartmouth College; PhD, University of Minnesota

Neal Klein, Associate Professor, Psychology; BA, Dickinson College; EdM, EdD, Boston University

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

Jennie Kristel, Temporary Core Faculty, Expressive Therapies; BA Emerson College; MA, Lesley University.

Jena Leake, Associate Professor, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, European Graduate School; MA, Appalachian State University; BA, Meredith College; REAT

Joseph Mageary, Associate Professor and Associate Provost, Department of Counseling and Psychology, PhD, California Institute of Integral Studies; MA, Lesley University, BS Fitchburg State University, LMHC, CCMHC 

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

C. Catherine Mellor, Temporary Core Faculty, Assistant Professor Psychology; BS, Lesley University; MEd, Lesley University; MA, Pacifica Graduate Institute; PhD, Pacifica Graduate Institute

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

Michelle Napoli, Assistant Professor, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Mount Mary University; MA, Marylhurst University; BS, University of California, Davis; DAT, ATR-BC, REAT, LMHC 

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

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

Julianne Parolisi, Temporary Core Faculty, Department of Expressive Therapies; MA, Lesley University, BA, Yale University, MT-BC

Michele Pate, Associate Professor, Art Therapy; BA, Marygrove College; MA, Wayne State University; DAT, Mount Mary College, ATR-BC, LPC, LCMHC

Leticia Prieto Álvarez, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Therapy, Department of Expressive Therapies; PhD, Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid, Spain); MA, Lesley University, MM, New England Conservatory; BS, Royal Conservatory of Music (Madrid, Spain) LMHC, MT-BC/NMT

Jean-Baptiste Quillien, Temporary Core Faculty, Assistant Professor, Psychology, BA, University of Minnesota Duluth; BAS, University of Minnesota Duluth; MA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Kelvin Ramirez, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Art Therapy Specialization, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Lesley University, MS., College of New Rochelle, BA, Stonehill College, ATR-BC, LCAT

Jane Ferris Richardson, Professor, Art Therapy; BA, Bennington College; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education; MEd, Lesley College; EdD, Boston University, ATR-BC, RPT-S, LMHC

Myisha Rodrigues, Instructor, Department of Counseling and Psychology; Ph.D. Lesley University, M.A. Boston College, B.A. Emory University;LMHC

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

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

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

Flavia Stanley, Director, BSW Program; Assistant Professor of Social Work and Human Services; BA, Barnard College; MSW, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Raquel Stephenson, Professor, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, New York University; MA, New York University; BFA, University of Michigan; LCAT, ATR-BC

Laura Wood, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Drama Therapy Specialization, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, University of Missouri; MA, New York University, BA; Marymount Manhattan College, RDT-BCT, LMHC, LCAT, LPC

Catalina Tang Yan, 趙嘉蓮, Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling Psychology, PhD Boston University Department of Social Work; MS, Northeastern University; BA, Boston College

Emeriti Faculty

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

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

Paul Crowley, Professor Emeritus, Department of Counseling and Psychology

Danielle Legros Georges, Professor Emerita, MFA New York University, BS, Emerson College, Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Emerson College 

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

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

Jared Kass, Professor Emeritus, Department of Counseling and Psychology, PhD Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities; B.A. Amherst College, LMHC

Michaela Kirby, Professor Emerita, Department of Expressive Therapies, PsyD, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology; MA, Lesley University

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

Janel L. Lucas, Professor Emerita, Social Work & Human Services; BA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MSW, PhD, Simmons College

Vivien Marcow-Speiser, Professor Emerita, Department 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, Department of Expressive Therapies, PhD, Union Institute; MA, Harvard University; AB, Fordham College 

Rick Reinkraut, Professor Emeritus, Department 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, Department of Counseling and Psychology, EdD, Boston University; MEd, Northeastern University; BA, Oakland University

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

Carol Streit, Professor Emerita, BS, Ohio State University; MEd and PhD, Boston College, Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology

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