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

  • Shawna Garritson ’14

    Shawna Garritson ‘14 (New England, MED) is the new director of Valley Oak Charter School in Mira Monte, CA. She is an educator with a background in charter schools, having been part of the founding group of Big Sur Charter School. Garritson is using her education’s focus on place to provide children with a connection…

  • Kyoko Robertson Appointed Graduate Student Representative for the Association of Counseling, Sexology, and Sexual Wellness

    Clinical Mental Health Counseling in New England student Kyoko Robertson has been appointed as the graduate student representative for the Association of Counseling, Sexology, and Sexual Wellness (ACSSW). ACSSW’s core mission is recognizing the significance of acknowledging sexuality as a universal human experience and striving to establish a unified perspective within the counseling field. Robertson is also a…

  • Christine Mania ’22

    Christine Mania ’22 (New England, MEd in Humane Education), while in pursuit of an MA in Humane Education, authored a series of personal essays, each aligned with a corresponding course’s theme. The work organically evolved into the creation of a self-published book, Vegan Minded: Becoming a Steward for Animals, People, and the Planet. Vegan Minded recounts a narrative…

  • Cathy Lounsbury Featured in Counseling Today Article

    Professor and Chair of New England’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program Cathy Lounsbury EdD, LCPC was featured in the cover story of Counseling Today: “Growing Awareness for Trauma-informed Care.” In Lounsbury’s view, a significant number of clients seeking mental health services have encountered traumatic events in their lives that continue to influence their current well-being. She emphasizes the significance of counselors comprehending…

  • Mike Akresh

    Mike Akresh, PhD, Core Faculty in the MS in Environmental Studies and Co-Director, Antioch Spatial Analysis Lab Environmental Studies (ASAL), co-authored the paper “Habitat associations of Golden-winged Warblers and Blue-winged Warblers during the non-breeding season,” which was published in the Avian Conservation and Ecology. The paper details the study of the overlap of their habitat use and the effect…

  • Leah Hanes ’08, ’13, ’15

    Leah Hanes ’08, ’13, ’15 (Los Angeles BA, MA, PhD Leadership & Change) co-authored the new book, Shaping the Future of Education: The ExoDexa Manifesto (Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2023). Hanes, is CEO of the Two Bit Circus Foundation (2BCF). During her tenure, first as executive director and then CEO, 2BCF has developed a strong…

  • Shonda Buchanan ’10

    Shonda Buchanan ’10 (Los Angeles, MFA) was awarded a California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship.  Buchanan is the author of five books, including the award-winning memoir, Black Indian. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Oxfam Ambassador, USC Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities Fellow and City of Los Angeles (COLA) Department of Cultural Affairs Master Artist Fellow, Buchanan is also…

  • Aqeel Tirmizi

    Graduate School of Leadership and Change Professor of Leadership, Management, and Service Professor Aqeel Tirmizi, PhD, published the article, “Globally Responsible Leadership: The Courageous Case of Angela Merkel” in the Sage Journal. You can read the abstract here.

  • Consuelo Flores Has Play Featured in One-Act Festival

    Consuelo Flores ’06, ‘08 (Los Angeles, BA, MFA) is a writer member of the Fierce Backbone Theatre Company. Her play, “Imperfect Lives,” is featured in their one-act festival, Think & Imagine. The play explores how labels can adversely affect family relationships. Think & Imagine contains 18 one-act plays and runs the first three weekends in…

  • Anthony Pennant ’22

    Anthony Pennant, LMFT, PhD ’22 (New England, PhD in Couple and Family Therapy), Associate Chair of the Couple and Family Therapy program in Seattle, was featured in the episode Socially Just Family Therapy on an award-winning podcast Coping 101. Presented by C89.5 in partnership with Seattle Children’s, Coping 101 is an ongoing series led by…

  • Atim Eneida George ’18

    Atim Eneida George ’18 (GSLC, PhD) has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. George will complete a project at Lead City University in Nigeria that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within American (U.S.) Studies. George…

  • Education Alums Connect with Other Educators at Skywalker Ranch

    Antioch alums Laura Thomas, Alex Venet, and John Thomas spent a week at Skywalker Ranch connecting with other fantastic educators. The George Lucas Educational Foundation – Edutopia – reaches over 8 million educators, with a focus on sharing what works as defined by teachers and research in classrooms. Connection is a vital part of education,…