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Article Type: Spotlight

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  • Posted in
    • Counseling, Psychology, & Therapy

Antioch Spotlight: PsyD Alum Naydine Johney on Bringing Mental Healthcare to School Settings

  • Posted byby Antioch University
  • December 11, 2025
  • 6 minute read

Naydine Johney, a 2019 graduate of Antioch‘s PsyD in Clinical Psychology on the New England campus, is currently the program director for a school health program in New York, where…

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  • Posted in
    • Leadership

Antioch Spotlight: PhDLC Alum Lynne Washington on Researching Black Women’s Leadership in Yoruba Culture

  • Posted byby Dani LaPointe
  • October 23, 2025
  • 8 minute read

Lynne Washington has been studying leadership and authority among Black women within the Yoruba tradition for many years. This comes partly out of her experiences as a lay minister in…

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  • Posted in
    • Leadership

Antioch Spotlight: PhDLC Alum Alicia Wargo on Researching White Racial Equity Workshop

  • Posted byby Dani LaPointe
  • September 18, 2025
  • 7 minute read

In the ongoing fight for racial equity, the role of white facilitators is a complex and under-explored terrain. Alicia Wargo, a 2025 graduate of Antioch’s PhD in Leadership and Change,…

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  • Posted in
    • Creative Writing

Antioch Spotlight: MFA Alum Kirby Chen Mages on Hosting the First Season of Hybridia

  • Posted byby Lauren Arienzale
  • August 27, 2025
  • 7 minute read

Kirby Chen Mages is a writer, performer, visual artist, and podcast host based in Los Angeles. Their work largely takes up questions of intersectionality, nuance, and how culture and identity…

  • Posted in
    • Leadership

Antioch Spotlight: PhDLC Alum Kader Gümüş on Thrivership and Trauma-Informed Research

  • Posted byby Dani LaPointe
  • August 25, 2025
  • 7 minute read

When Kader Gümüş came to the part of her doctoral studies in Antioch’s PhD in Leadership and Change, where she needed to choose a topic for her dissertation, she decided…

Kirsty Kenny
  • Posted in
    • Counseling, Psychology, & Therapy

“I’ve Always Wanted to Work Closely With Incarcerated Folks” – A Forensic Psychotherapist Finds Her Path

  • Posted byby Antioch University
  • March 27, 2025
  • 2 minute read

When Kirsty Kenny first stepped onto Antioch University’s Santa Barbara campus, she wasn’t sure exactly where her career would lead, but after graduating from the MA in Clinical Psychology in…

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  • Posted in
    • Creative Writing

Antioch Spotlight: MFA in Creative Writing Alum Leslie Lehr

  • Posted byby Stefanie Paredes
  • May 24, 2023
  • 8 minute read

Many writers dream of having their book developed into a TV show. For Leslie Lehr, a 2005 alum of the Antioch MFA in Creative Writing, this dream is coming true. Her 2021 memoir A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me… and You was optioned by HBO Max Comedy.

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    • Education

Antioch Spotlight: MEd Alum Danny Cords

  • Posted byby Jasper Nighthawk
  • March 6, 2023
  • 4 minute read

Over the last decade, Danny Cords has leveraged his education and enthusiasm to impact his world and make positive change. 

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  • Posted in
    • Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies Alumni Career Spotlight: Claire Bosch Zuazo 

  • Posted byby Antioch University
  • December 13, 2022
  • 2 minute read

(This is part of a series spotlighting and exploring the career paths of graduates of Antioch University’s School of Environmental Studies.) Name: Claire Bosch ZuazoPronoun: she/herProgram: MS in Resource Management and Administration;…

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  • Posted in
    • Environmental Studies

Antioch Spotlight: MS in Environmental Studies Alum Victoria Threadgill

  • Posted byby Georgina Marie Guardado
  • August 25, 2022
  • 3 minute read

We recently caught up with Victoria Threadgill, an alum of Antioch New England’s Master of Science in Environmental Studies. During her studies, Threadgill engaged in a unique, community-based program to…

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  • Posted in
    • Counseling, Psychology, & Therapy

Antioch Spotlight: MA in Clinical Psychology Alum Rashonda Bartney

  • Posted byby Georgina Marie Guardado
  • August 3, 2022
  • 4 minute read

We recently caught up with Rashonda Bartney, an alum of Antioch Los Angeles. After graduating with her MA in Clinical Psychology in 2003, Bartney has pursued a unique career, blending…

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  • Posted in
    • Education

Antioch Spotlight: MA in Teaching Alum Jeff Imboden

  • Posted byby Georgina Marie Guardado
  • July 27, 2022
  • 4 minute read

We recently caught up with Jeff Imboden, an alum of Antioch New England. He graduated with his MA in Teaching in 1975 and applied it to his career as a…

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