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Alumni Notes: East-West Psychology

Tina Fields (PhD, ‘01) independently-designed focus at CIIS was on Eco psychology, and she has worked in that emerging field since before graduation. She currently teaches UCSB Wildlands Studies Field Program in Hawaii and also works as core MA faculty in Culture , Ecology, & Sustainable Community at New College’s North Bay Campus. Tina was listed in Who’s Who Among American Women, 2006-07.

Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. '87, EWP, who has written numerous books, was recently featured on a KQED radio talk show on work and careers. Tom was also on a panel on "Prenatal Communication and Intrauterine Learning," at the Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health.

Fariba Bogzaran, Ph.D., 1994; M.A., 1989, teaches arts and consciousness studies at John F. Kennedy University. She has conducted research in lucid dreaming with Stephen LaBerge at the Stanford Sleep Laboratory. Fariba is also the author of Through the Light: An Exploration into Consciousness, and is the co-author of Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with Them.

Frank De Luca, Ph.D., 2001, has a private practice in San Francisco and Carmel that offers psychotherapy, coaching, and organizational development consulting. He is currently writing an article based on his doctoral research regarding the psychology of integrating spiritual and material values.

Thomas T. Smith, Ph.D. '96, is a consultant and speaker on the subject of diversity, specializing in advocating for minorities and women in business settings. His recent projects include healing and reconciliation work between Detroit Edison Energy and its returning employees, who were wrongfully dismissed for ethnic and racial discrimination. Tom also facilitates school board retreats to build a board vision based on shared values and appreciation of diversities. Tom says, "The perspective of East-West psychology gave me the tools to help groups learn how to increase communication, foster dialogue, and create effective working relationships."

Susan Swift, Ph.D., 1999, is a consultant for the San Francisco International Film Festival, CNN, and Pixar Animation Studios. She writes book reviews for Film Quarterly and is working on a book about gender and mythology in film.

Mary B. Trouba, Ph.D., 2002, is a managing consultant and regional coordinator for The Gallup Organization in San Francisco. Her dissertation was entitled "A Jungian Examination of Images of the Divine and the Demonic in Contemporary Science Fiction Television Series."

Roxana Wales, Ph.D., 1994, brings an ethnographic perspective to research and software development as a team member of the Human-Centered Computing group at the NASA Ames Research Center.

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