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  • Steve Curtis Named Fellow by the American Psychological Association

    Steve Curtis, affiliate faculty in Counseling, Psychology, & Therapy at Antioch University Seattle, has been named a Fellow representing Division 55, the Society for Prescribing Psychology, by the American Psychological Association. Curtis brings deep expertise in pediatric psychology and psychopharmacology, enriching Antioch students’ learning and advancing the field over many years. Fellow status recognizes APA…

  • Russell Thornhill Serves as Chairperson for World AIDS Day

    Russell E. Thornhill, EdD ’13, ‘14 (Los Angeles, BA in Liberal Studies; MA in Organizational Management), teaching faculty in Undergraduate Studies at Antioch University and co-director of the Bridge Program, served as chairperson for the World AIDS Day event at the Minority AIDS Project (MAP), where he also serves as Board Secretary. MAP welcomed clients,…

  • Markie Twist Leads Digisexuality Workshop, Wins 2025 AASECT Sexuality Educator Award

    Markie Twist, teaching faculty in the Division of Relational Therapies, School of Counseling, Psychology, and Therapy at Antioch University’s  New England and Seattle campuses, co-led an advanced workshop at the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The session, titled “Human-Technology Relationships: Advanced Sexual Attitude Reassessment on Digisexuality, Digital…

  • Antioch Faculty Member Co-Authors Study on Striped Bass Angler Perceptions and Conservation

    Meaghan L. Guckian, Core Faculty in Environmental Studies at Antioch University’s New England campus, has co-authored an article in Marine and Coastal Fisheries titled “Understanding beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes of anglers in the Striped Bass recreational fishery along the Atlantic coast of the United States,” part of a themed issue on Atlantic Striped Bass population…

  • Antioch University Advances Commitment to Veterans and Military-Connected Learners

    Antioch University’s Veterans and Military-Connected Strategic Vision Committee, composed of faculty and staff from the University’s Management, Leadership, and Change programs, has completed the first phase of a major initiative to strengthen support for veteran and military-connected students. Established to explore and recommend ways to more effectively serve this student population, the committee took a…

  • Environmental Studies Alum’s Picture Book Included on National Best-of-2025 Lists

    Author-illustrator and Antioch alum Kari Percival’s new picture book Safe Crossing, which was published by Chronicle Books this past January, has landed on some high-profile end of the year must-read lists. Safe Crossing was named as one of only eleven chosen as Best Picture Books of the Year by Book Page, one of twenty books…

  • Hang Yin Candy Lo Receives National Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance/Movement Therapy

    Hang Yin Candy Lo, Senior Lecturer at Antioch University, has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA). This national honor is presented annually to an ADTA member who has made a significant and specific contribution to the advancement of dance/movement therapy in their local community. Each year, ADTA recognizes individuals…

  • GSLC Professor Rengin B. Firat Co-Authors Research Paper on Person–Culture Match and Cultural Heterogeneity

    Rengin B. Firat, Professor of Leadership & Change at Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership & Change, and Hye Won Kwon (Dong-A University), have co-authored an article, “Cultural Nuances of Agency–Wellbeing Relationship: Testing the Person–Culture Match and Cultural Heterogeneity Hypotheses,” in The Journal of Happiness Studies. The article examines how cultural environments influence the relationship…

  • Jacob Goodwin to Publish Book on Teaching Like a Community Organizer

    Jacob Goodwin ’21 (New England, Certificate in Educational Leadership) will publish his first book, Teach Like a Community Organizer: Practical Tools for Community-Building, Civic Engagement, and Progressive Change, on April 8, 2026. The book is an invitation for teachers to engage with their students in the “world as it is.” When you teach like a…

  • PsyD Student Shirley Lo Wins APA Dissertation Award

    Shirley Lo, a trilingual fifth-year doctoral student in the PsyD program in Seattle, under the mentorship of Jude Bergkamp, PsyD, has won a $5,000 American Psychological Association Dissertation Award. Her dissertation, The Psychological Process of Decolonizing the Colonized Self: A Grounded Theory Based on Hong Kongers’ Decisions After the 2019 Protest, explores how individuals engage…

  • Jamie Sipps Joins Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank

    Jamie Sipps ‘23 (Online, MBA) has started a new position as a Partner Relations Coordinator at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank was formed in 1982 by a group of community leaders who made a commitment to provide emergency food to neighbors in need. Today, the Foodbank provides food and other essential items…

  • Harriet L. Schwartz Shares Relational Teaching Insights on Wholehearted Voice Pedagogy Podcast

    Harriet L. Schwartz, PhD, was recently a featured guest on the Wholehearted Voice Pedagogy Podcast in the episode titled “Setting Healthy Boundaries with Students.” In this conversation, Schwartz, author of Connected Teaching, discusses the importance of establishing healthy, flexible boundaries with students. Drawing on Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT). In the conversation, she offers valuable insights and…