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SBGI Research Faculty In addition to many of the aforementioned faculty, the following faculty members are available to serve on doctoral research committees. Henry Ahlstrom, Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Maharishi International University, 1991, Clinical Doctoral Respecialization in Clinical Psychology, Alliant International University, 1994 Dr. Ahlstrom also serves as adjunct faculty at Antioch University and has been a private practice psychologist for the past 8 years. He is a certified Focusing Trainer with the Focusing Institute in New York. Areas of Expertise: Research, Clinical Skills, Supervision Eleanor Criswell, Ed.D., Educational Psychology, University of Florida, 1968 A psychologist in private practice, Dr. Criswell is Professor of Psychology, Sonoma State University, Director of the Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training and serves on doctoral committees of Fielding Institute, California Institute of Integral Studies and Saybrook Graduate School. She is President of the Somatics Society and author of numerous articles, books and videos. She is also Editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Area of Expertise: Research in Somatic Psychology Robbie Davis-Floyd Ph.D., Anthropology/Folklore, University of Texas at Austin, 1986. Dr. Davis-Floyd, a Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology, University of Texas Austin, is an internationally known cultural anthropologist specializing in medical, ritual, and gender studies and the anthropology of reproduction. She is author of numerous articles and of Birth as an American Rite of Passage (1992); coauthor of From Doctor to Healer: The Transformative Journey, and The Power of Ritual (forthcoming), and coeditor of eight collections, including Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (1997); Cyborg Babies: From Techno-Sex to Techno-Tots (1998); Reconceiving Midwifery: The New Canadian Model of Care (2002); and Midwives in Mexico: Continuity, Controversy, and Change (2002). Funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, she has recently completed a major research project on the development of direct-entry midwifery in the U.S., the results of which will appear in Mainstreaming Midwives: The Politics of Change. Her research on midwives in Mexico and on global trends and transformations in midwifery is ongoing. James DeMeo, Ph.D., Geography, University of Kansas, 1986. Dr. DeMeo formally studied the Earth, atmospheric, and environmental/social sciences at Florida International University and the University of Kansas. He openly undertook graduate-level natural scientific research specifically focused upon Wilhelm Reich's controversial discoveries, subjecting those ideas to rigorous testing with positive verification of the original findings. DeMeo has undertaken field research in the arid American Southwest, Egypt, Israel, sub-Saharan Eritrea, and Namibia, Africa. His published works include dozens of articles and compendiums, and several books, including Saharasia, The Orgone Accumulator Handbook, On Wilhelm Reich and Orgonomy and Heretic's Notebook. He is also co-editor for the German-language compendium Nach Reich, and editor of the journal Pulse of the Planet. DeMeo served on the Faculty of Geography at Illinois State University and the University of Miami, is a former Research Associate of the American College of Orgonomy, and is on the Advisory Board for the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC), and the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA). He founded the Orgone Biophysical Research Lab and Greenspring Center in rural Ashland, Oregon, holding the post of Director since 1978. Area of Expertise: Orgone and Biophysics Jo Anne Geron, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2000; MA, Clinical Psychology, Antioch University, 1990 Adjunct Faculty, Antioch University, Santa Barbara; Oxnard City College; Former Adjunct Faculty, World University, Psychotherapist in private practice; Former Director of Counseling, Sheltered Services for Women Areas of Expertise: Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Women’s Issues, Youth Services, Psychopathology Don Hanlon Johnson, Ph.D., Philosophy, Yale University, 1971 Dr. Johnson founded the first graduate degree program in the field of Somatics, which was housed at Antioch University before it moved to CIIS. He is the author of three books and several journal articles on the central role of bodily experience in providing a unique understanding of critical social, spiritual, and psychological issues. He is also the editor of a series of foundational texts in the field of Somatics which are being published conjointly by CIIS and North Atlantic Books, the third and most recent of which is The Body in Psychotherapy: Inquiries in Somatic Psychology. Since 1988, he has been the director of a study group in Somatics whose members include founders or heirs of late founders of nine major schools of Somatics work. The aim of the group has been to improve educational quality and further research projects in the field. Carolyn Kenny, Ph.D., Human Development, Fielding Institute, 1981 Dr. Kenny is the former Director of Research for Santa Barbara Graduate Institute and also a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research at the University of California Santa Barbara. She is also a professor of Human Development and Indigenous Studies in the Antioch Ph.D. Program in Leadership and Change in the Professions. She continues to conduct a small private practice in music therapy. Recently, she returned to Santa Barbara, after resigning from her position as a tenured professor in Indigenous Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. Previously, she served as a Core Faculty member in the Master of Arts in Psychology program at Antioch University in Santa Barbara. Dr. Kenny has published several books and many articles in music and the creative arts therapies and indigenous studies. She has taught short courses at several universities in Canada, the United States and Europe and she often presents at International conferences. Dr. Kenny is a certified music therapist and research psychologist. She expresses her Native American ancestry in her work by combining Western psychology with Indigenous healing. Areas of Expertise: Research, Expressive Arts Therapies, Group Psychotherapy, Indigenous Studies Making Sense Out of Culture www.voices.no/columnist/column1.html Linda Poverny, Ph.D. Social Work, University of Southern California, 1984 Dr. Poverny, a psychologist, has been in private practice psychotherapy for eighteen years. She was on the faculty at the University of Southern California School of Social Work for over 15 years. She also served as Director of the Staff/Faculty Counseling and Consultation Center, the University’s Employee Assistance Program. In this capacity she provided mental health services, substance abuse interventions, HIV/AIDS counseling, and crisis services to employees and their families. Dr. Poverny was also Director of Program Operations for a social services agency focused on women with chemical dependency and mental health problems. She is currently a consultant to non-profit organizations in the area of organizational development, human resource management and training. She has published numerous articles on sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace, downsizing, EAP utilization issues, and curriculum development in Industrial Social Work. Dr. Poverny continues to present at national and international conferences, as well as conducting continuing education workshops. Areas of Expertise: Chemical Dependency, HIV/AIDS I. Lynn Rinehart, Ph.D., Human Behavior, United States International Universiy, 1977 M.A. in Human Relations/Student Personnel Administration, Ohio University, 1962; M.A. in Counselor Education/Community Counseling, Ohio University, 1993 Since 1978 Dr. Rinehart has directed Rinehart & Associates, San Diego, California, and Columbus, Ohio, a human behavior education/consulting and coaching/counseling firm, providing individual, group and business consultation and workshops. Coaching/Counseling emphases are collaborative life coaching, general counseling, couple counseling, early trauma counseling, and prenatal and perinatal counseling. Recent reports/articles: "An Assessment of Counseling and Mental Health Services in the Central San Diego Community Offered by Private Nonprofit Hospitals and Human Services, and Local Government Agencies"; "Collaboration--An Experience in an Urban Community in Ohio"; "Some Mind/Body Thoughts on Mental/Physical Health and "Needs Assessment Definition Project Report: Background Information and Recommendations"; and "The Basic Need Approach to Planning and Needs Assessment". Area of Expertise: Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology, Assessment, Research http://breakthroughexperience.com Frederick Wirth, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1967 Dr. Wirth has focused his career on the specialty of Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. He has held several academic positions in medical schools, including Tufts University School of Medicine, and has served on Gubernatorial and Presidential task forces on reducing our nation's high infant mortality rate. He was a recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics Young Investigator award for clinical research and was the physician to Elizabeth Carr, America's first “test-tube” baby. He is the author of Prenatal Parenting and Director of the Institute for Perinatal Education. Area of Expertise: Neonatology, Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology http://www.prenatalparenting.com
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