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Antioch Spotlight: MS in Environmental Studies Alum Victoria Threadgill
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 connect adults in her community with the element of local water. Incorporating conservation psychology and exploring the human-nature connection, she now combines her passion for…
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One Good Point…with Dr. Jon Wergin
The way in which people process information these days, through social media, in particular, it leads to what I call “Drive-by Learning.” Where the temptation is to only take in small snippets of information at a time; process that in such a way that people immediately either attach to what they already think is true…
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Jazmine Casey, MA in Teaching
I was a preschool teacher for seven years and then I decided to take myself to the next level and get into elementary school. I chose Antioch because I really love their flexible schedule for working students. Being able to work during the day and then attend classes at night was a great way for…
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Envisioning Justice in Ecotourism
In the 1980s, a new kind of travel was marketed to people in the global North—ecotourism. In the following decades, it’s grown into a $270 billion industry. Instead of staying in hotels and urban meccas, affluent travelers are now beckoned to the last places in nature still stewarded by indigenous people. One of the supposed…
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Environmental Studies Alumni Career Spotlight: Shameika Hanson
(This is part of a series spotlighting and exploring the career paths of graduates of Antioch University’s School of Environmental Studies.) Name: Shameika Hanson Job title: Community Protection Specialist at The Nature Conservancy Pronouns: she/her Program: Professional Science Masters in Environmental Studies, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change, Professional Certification in Climate Resilience Graduation year: 2020…
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Exploring the Impacts of an Exotic Pathogen on Forest Composition and Succession | Dissertation Watch
Janine Marr, a 2021 graduate of the PhD in Environmental Studies at Antioch University’s New England Campus, has written and published her dissertation titled, White Pine Blister Rust Distribution in New Hampshire 1900-2018: Exploring the Impacts of an Exotic Pathogen on Forest Composition and Succession. White pine blister rust has affected New Hampshire’s white pines…
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PsyD Faculty and Doctoral Candidate Publish Article on The Power of Humor in Therapy
Dr. Martha Straus, Professor in the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program in New England, and Kevin McKenzie, a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology program, co-authored the article “You’ve Got to Be Kidding The Power of Humor in Therapy” for the Psychotherapy Networker Magazine. Using de-identified case material, they wrote about the many advantages (and some of the challenges)…
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Cool Courses: “The Rise of Black Power Movement & the Black Panther Party”
Five years ago I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Dr. Elaine Parker-Gills in person for an article about the variety of African American studies courses she teaches at Antioch Los Angeles. The other day, I had the chance to interview her again, now specifically about a course she is offering this summer: “The Rise…
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Promoting Literacy Education as a Key for Social Justice
“Students come to Antioch to be justice educators,” says Heather Cheney, a core faculty member and chair of the MA in Teaching program at Antioch Seattle. “I mean, it’s part of the identity of the whole university.” This reputation is exactly what drew Cheney—who believes education can improve lives and make society more just—to work…
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