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  • Lynn M. Horan Publishes on the Shadow Side of Servant Leadership

    Lynn M. Horan ‘20 (GSLC, PhD) recently published the article “Exploiting Empathetic Women Leaders and the Shadow Side of Servant-Leadership” in the Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion special issue, “The Spiritual Dimensions of Love in Leadership: Critical Perspectives, Shadow Aspects, and Integral Approaches.” Horan’s work highlights the need for more liberative and decolonizing ways…

  • Jessica Tomich Sorci: Advancing Maternal Mental Health

    Jessica Tomich Sorci ’09 (Los Angeles, CA) graduated from Antioch in 2009 while six months pregnant with her daughter and experienced firsthand the challenges of early motherhood and postpartum adjustment. That lived experience became the foundation of her work. She went on to establish a group practice specializing in maternal mental health and has since…

  • Ken Williams Publishes New Research on School Climate and Gender

    Ken Williams, Professor of Leadership, Organizational Change and Learning, Antioch University’s PhD in Leadership and Change program, has published a new peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Research in Comparative and International Education titled “School Climate Inside St. Vincent and the Grenadines Schools: Examining gendered patterns.”  Drawing on a national school climate survey in St.…

  • Jeff Fouche-Camargo Co-Authors Peer-Reviewed Study On Antiracist Nursing Education

    Jeff Fouche-Camargo, core faculty and Director of Antioch University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, co-authored a peer-reviewed article in Nursing Education Perspectives titled “Empowering Students as Advocates for Health Equity: A Multisite Multimethod Study.” The study examines how integrating antiracist pedagogies in perinatal nursing courses can strengthen students’ understanding of systemic racism’s impact on…

  • New Research Tracks Long-Term Genetic Diversity Declines in Four Warbler Species

    Michael Akresh, Core Faculty in Environmental Studies at Antioch University’s New England campus, co-authored an article published in BMC Biology titled, “Signals of corresponding genetic diversity loss in four warbler species exhibiting regional or range-wide declines.“  The study tracked genetic diversity across four warbler species over roughly the last two centuries. Using DNA from museum…

  • Karen Neri Publishes New Article on Supporting Inter-Ethnoracial Couples in Therapy

    Karen A. Neri, a PhD candidate in the Couple and Family Therapy program at the New England campus, recently published an article titled “Racially Conscious Sociocultural Attuned Emotionally Focused Therapy with Inter-Ethnoracial Couples.” This article examines the marginalization of inter-ethnoracial relationships using critical race theory and intersectionality. It also offers a conceptual frame to address the relational effects…

  • Yolanda Davis-Overstreet Featured in the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum’s “L.A. on Wheels” Series

    Yolanda Davis-Overstreet ’18 (Los Angeles, MA) was featured in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s L.A. on Wheels, an online series celebrating the diversity of Los Angeles and its people through the lens of creative modes of transportation. Davis-Overstreet was spotlighted in “Justice and Joy on Bikes“, which highlights her movement and 2021…

  • Professor Rengin B. Firat Co-Edits New Edition of The Handbook of Neurosociology

    Rengin B. Firat, Professor of Leadership and Change for Antioch’s PhD in Leadership and Change, co-edited the new edition of The Handbook of Neurosociology (Springer-Verlag). Building on the landmark 2013 volume, this updated handbook documents major theoretical, empirical, and methodological advances in neurosociology, adds nearly two dozen new chapters, and showcases emerging interdisciplinary work connecting…

  • Mohammed Raei Interviews Ileya Grosman on his Podcast

    Mohammed Raei ’18 (GSLC, PhD) recently interviewed Ileya Grosman ’25 (GSLC, PhD) on his podcast, Epistemic Alchemy. In the episode “The Space Between: Relational Cultural Theory and the Art of Connection,” Grosman—an artist, scholar, and practitioner whose work bridges leadership, education, and the arts through the lens of relational cultural theory (RCT)—shares her journey from…

  • Susie Erenrich Publishes New Book

    Susie Erenrich ’10 (GSLC, PhD) has published a new book, Wasn’t That a Time: A Cultural Activist Love Letter for the Next Generation. The book offers an inspiring roadmap for grassroots leadership and social change through the arts. Drawing on decades of movement work, Erenrich weaves together personal stories and practical wisdom shaped by experiences…

  • Peter Thurrell Publishes Badji’s Tales

    Peter Thurrell ’94 (New England, MS in Environmental Studies) has written a memoir of true-life stories spanning nearly 60 years of exploring psychedelic spirituality and trauma healing. Badji’s Tales is a transmission, encoded in story, that reminds us what is truly important about being human and why we are here. It is a collection of…

  • Roselind Amaker Featured in UConn HDFS Alumni Spotlight

    Roselind Amaker, a PhD student in the Couples and Family Therapy program, was featured as the October 2025 HDFS Alumni Spotlight by the University of Connecticut’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. The article highlights her journey as a first-generation academic and her commitment to advancing mental health support for individuals, families, and communities.…