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What’s happening with Antioch’s Alumni, Faculty, and Staff

  • Building Community Through Art

    In February and March, Environmental Studies student and Antioch Student Affairs Coordinator Daniel Andrews partnered with two local organizations to share his collaborative art practice, fostering creativity and reflection within the community. Andrews led a Paint Collaborative at the Keene Senior Center, where seven to 10 participants painted on three shared canvases. Guided by the…

  • Jimmy Karlan Brings Collaborative Bird Study to Elementary Schools

    Jimmy Karlan, Emeritus Professor in Environmental Studies at Antioch University’s New England campus, designed and hosted The Bird’s-Eye View Challenge in Vermont, a hands-on, collaborative program that immersed pre-K–6 classrooms across all seven elementary schools in “the fascinating world of birds.” As the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union described it, the challenge invited students to explore…

  • Katie Eastman to Publish New Book on Cultivating Peace and Resilience

    Katie Eastman ’97 (New England, PsyD) will release her latest book, The Peace Guidebook: How to Cultivate Hope, Healing, and Harmony for the Good of Humankind (Health Communications, Inc., an imprint of Simon & Schuster), on April 21, 2026. Continuing her work as a nationally recognized expert in grief, change, and personal transformation, Eastman co-authored…

  • Giselle Ruzany Presents Internationally on Embodied Storytelling and Therapy

    Giselle Ruzany, PhD, BC-DMT, LPC, faculty in Counseling, Psychology, & Therapy at Antioch University New England, has recently presented her work internationally across conferences, workshops, and creative forums. She presented her dissertation research at the Research Gestalt Conference in England and shared three embodied digital storytelling films at the Nuvens Nômades international forum in a…

  • Brita Reed Lucey Publishes New Book on Grandmothering, Expands Work on Fertility and Pregnancy

    Brita Reed Lucey, MD ‘13 (New England, PsyD), a former OB-GYN and current fertility therapist, has authored three books focused on helping individuals and families find resilience and meaning during reproductive transitions. Her Ladies in Waiting series—including Ladies in Waiting: Finding the Joy in IVF and Ladies in Waiting: Finding the Joy in Pregnancy—explores the…

  • Onita Morgan-Edwards Featured in Forthcoming Anthology on Estrangement

    Onita Morgan-Edwards ’17 (Midwest, BA) has published her essay, “Grips and Pulls,” in the forthcoming anthology No Contact: Writers on Estrangement (edited by Jenny Bartoy), to be released April 28, 2026 by Catapult. The collection explores the often-overlooked experience of estrangement, with early praise calling it “a landmark work around a theme so prominent—and yet…

  • Thomas Doherty Featured in APA Monitor on Walking Therapy

    Thomas Doherty ’02 (New England, PsyD) was featured in the APA Monitor on Psychology article “How to integrate walking therapy into your practice,” exploring the benefits of walking therapy and its growing role in mental healthcare. A leader in ecotherapy, Doherty highlights how walk-and-talk sessions can deepen reflection and create meaningful therapeutic experiences, with some…

  • Jude Bergkamp Helps Shape Dialogue on Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education 

    Jude Bergkamp, Chair of the Clinical Psychology program at Antioch University’s Seattle campus, joined a group of higher education leaders to discuss equitable and inclusive conversations in higher education. Contributors to the book Cultivating Equitable and Inclusive Conversations in Higher Education examine why inclusion is central to the success of students, institutions, higher education, and…

  • Amy Lesen, PhD Named Featured Researcher at Neubauer Collegium for Culture And Society

    Amy Lesen, Professor of Environmental Leadership and Participatory Change, in Antioch University’s PhD Program in Leadership and Change, has been named a featured researcher with the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago. This year’s theme, Autonomy Is Not Freedom, supports interdisciplinary collaboration that challenges autonomy-centered frameworks by bringing scholars, artists,…

  • New Study Compares Environmental Education Policies Across South America

    Jason Rhoades, core faculty in Environmental & Sustainability Studies, and alumni Ximena Gallegos Gutierrez (MS Environmental Studies), published a new article in Environmental Education Research titled, “Comparative assessment of the environmental education policies of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.” The study tackles a practical problem: national environmental education (EE) policies shape what countries can implement…

  • Environmental Studies Faculty Member Dawn Murray Joins National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Committee

    Dawn Murray, PhD, Core Faculty in Environmental Studies at Antioch University’s  New England campus, was appointed to the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary’s Advisory Committee, helping guide stewardship and community engagement for this newly protected coastal region.  Designated in 2024, Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is America’s 17th national marine sanctuary, the sixth off the…

  • Tirmizi and Staub Publish Climate Leadership Case Study in SSIR

    Aqeel Tirmizi, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior in the PhD in Leadership and Change program, and Timothy Staub ’25 (GSLC, PhD) co-authored a new case study in the winter issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review examining ecoAmerica’s innovative approach to climate action. In “Building an Adaptive Metanetwork to Fight Climate Change,” they explore how…