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Academic Departments
Administrative Offices
Liz Abrams
Professor, Clinical Co-Chair
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
labrams@ciis.edu
Kerubo Abuya
Adjunct Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
kabuya@ciis.edu
Bruce Alderman
Associate Director of Blue Sky Leaders Program
Blue Sky Leaders
balderman@ciis.edu
Elizabeth Allison
Program Chair and Professor
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
School of Consciousness and Transformation
eallison@ciis.edu
Sarah Almaqousi
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
salmaqousi@ciis.edu
Alzak Amlani
Emeritus
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
aamlani@ciis.edu
415.575.6115
Alka Arora
Professor
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
aarora@ciis.edu
Nancy Arvold
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Penelope Asay
Associate Professor
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
pasay@ciis.edu
Melodee Au
Adjunct Instructor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mau1@ciis.edu
Elizabeth Avetisian
Adjunct Lecturer
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
eavetisian@ciis.edu
Tanya Azari
Logistics Coordinator
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
tazari@ciis.edu
Katharina Azim
Associate Professor
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
kazim@ciis.edu
John (Jack) Bagby
Assistant Professor
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jbagby@ciis.edu
Aashna Banerjee
Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
abanerjee@ciis.edu
Debashish Banerji
Haridas Chaudhuri Professor & East-West Psychology Chair; Doshi Professor of Asian Art; Core Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
dbanerji@ciis.edu
415.575.6262
Timothy (Tim) Beck
Associate Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
tbeck@ciis.edu
Kurt Beil, ND, LAc, MPH
Adjunct
Integrative Health Studies
School of Professional Psychology and Health
kbeil@ciis.edu
Stefanie Bell
Assistant Professor
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
sbell1@ciis.edu
Anna Benassi
Executive Director of CIIS Clinic Services and Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology-Hybrid
Community Counseling Clinics
President’s Cabinet
School of Professional Psychology and Health
abenassi@ciis.edu
Jennifer Berezan, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jberezan@ciis.edu
Doris Bersing
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
drbersing@dorisbersing.com
877.824.5840
Christina Blackmore
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
cblackmore@ciis.edu
Jonalyn Blaha
Director of Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jblaha@ciis.edu
Eric Bottelberghe
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
ebottelberghe1@ciis.edu
Margaret Ann Boucher
Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mboucher@ciis.edu
415.347.5735
Nichol Bradford
Executive Director, Transformative Technology Lab
Blue Sky Leaders
Board of Trustees
Christine Brooks
Professor and Chair
Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
cbrooks@ciis.edu
Phillip Brooks
Emeritus
Integral Counseling Psychology
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
pbrooks@ciis.edu
Leticia Brown
Associate Professor
Integral Counseling Psychology
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
lebrown@ciis.edu
Alex Burger
Adjunct Faculty
Blue Sky Leaders
Interdisciplinary Arts
School of Consciousness and Transformation
aburger@ciis.edu
415.575.6189
Nick Bustos
Associate Professor, Chair ICPH
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology-Hybrid
School of Professional Psychology and Health
nbustos@ciis.edu
Jason Butler
Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jbutler@ciis.edu
Shanna Butler
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
sbutler@ciis.edu
Juan Camarena, Ph.D.
Instructor | Program Lead (Summer)
Sex Therapy Certificate
Celiane Camargo-Borges
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
cborges@ciis.edu
+31 616587748
Ashley Campbell
Adjunct Lecturer
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
ashleycampbell@ciis.edu
Wendy F Campbell
Admissions and Enrollment Specialist
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
wcampbell@ciis.edu
415.575.6261
Jeanine M. Canty, Ph.D.
Professor
Transformative Inquiry
President’s Cabinet
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jcanty@ciis.edu
Chris Carlsson
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Anthropology and Social Change
School of Consciousness and Transformation
ccarlsson@ciis.edu
Naomi Carrillo
Graduate Academic Advisor
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
Academic Administration
School of Professional Psychology and Health
ncarrillo@ciis.edu
415.748.5787
Kini Chang
Chair and Associate Professor
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
kchang@ciis.edu
Michelle Chang
Administrative Adjunct Faculty
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mchang1@ciis.edu
650.867.5952
Jocelyn Chapman
Director
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jchapman@ciis.edu
415.575.6288
Stephanie Zi Hua Chen, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
schen1@ciis.edu
415.580.1779
Aileen Cho
Co-Chair and Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
acho@ciis.edu
323.379.5299
Lani Chow
Associate Professor
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
lchow@ciis.edu
415.575.6134
Shi-Kai Chung
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Robert Clark
Senior Adjunct Lecturer
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
rclark@ciis.edu
Jeremy Cohen
Adjunct
Women's Spirituality
School of Undergraduate Studies
jcohen2@ciis.edu
Mordecai Cohen Ettinger
Senior Adjunct Lecturer
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
mettinger@ciis.edu
Brendan Collins
Faculty Emeritus
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
b2927@gmail.com
Carolyn Cooke
Professor
Blue Sky Leaders
Interdisciplinary Arts
School of Consciousness and Transformation
ccooke@ciis.edu
707.337.9161
Anna I. Corwin
Chair and Associate Professor
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
acorwin@ciis.edu
Samantha Meghan Costa
Adjunct Lecturer
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
scosta1@ciis.edu
Susan Coto McKenna
Adjunct Professor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
smckenna@ciis.edu
Courtenay Richards Crouch
Assistant Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
ccrouch@ciis.edu
Dan Crowe
Academic Advisor
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
dcrowe@ciis.edu
Kristen Crowe
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
kcrowe@ciis.edu
David G. Cushman
Associate Professor
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
dcushman@ciis.edu
Rebecca Damien
Adjunct Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
rdamien1@ciis.edu
Leslie Davenport, MS, MFT
Program Lead
Climate Psychology Certificate
ldavenport@ciis.edu
Kimberly Jacinda Davis
Adjunct Lecturer
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
kdavis1@ciis.edu
Niralli D'Costa
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
ndcosta@ciis.edu
Jordana de Lory
Adjunct Advisor and Administrator
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jdelory1@ciis.edu
Joel Decker
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jdecker@ciis.edu
Phoenix DeLeón
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
pdeleon1@ciis.edu
Drew Dellinger
Senior Adjunct Lecturer
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
ddellinger@ciis.edu
Kyle DeMedio
Certificate Program Director
Climate Psychology Certificate
Sex Therapy Certificate
kdemedio@ciis.edu
Laura DeSantis
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
ldesantis@ciis.edu
Daniel Deslauriers
Professor
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
ddeslauriers@ciis.edu
415.797.2295
Matthew Dillon
Adjunct Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
mdillon@ciis.edu
Michelle Domingo
Admissions Counselor
Integrative Health Studies
Research Psychology
Women's Spirituality
Admissions
mdomingo@ciis.edu
415.851.8950
Gabrielle Donnelly
Adjunct Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
gdonnelly@ciis.edu
Tonya Dowding
Field Placement Specialist and Adjunct Professor
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
tdowding@ciis.edu
Christopher Dryer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
cdryer@ciis.edu
650.814.3032
Marissa Dudek
Admissions Counselor
Anthropology and Social Change
Community Mental Health
Drama Therapy
Interdisciplinary Arts
Admissions
mdudek2@ciis.edu
415.575.6159
Rene Dumetz
Associate Professor
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
rdumetz@ciis.edu
Della Duncan
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
dduncan@ciis.edu
Jean-Paul Eberle
Program Chair, Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jeberle@ciis.edu
415.569.2575
Debra Ehmann
Graduate Academic Advisor
Research Psychology
Transformative Inquiry
Undergraduate Studies
Academic Administration
School of Consciousness and Transformation
School of Undergraduate Studies
dehmann@ciis.edu
May Elawar
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
melawar@ciis.edu
John Elia
Adjunct Faculty
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jelia@ciis.edu
Renee Emunah
Professor, Program Chair
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
remunah@ciis.edu
Jonathan Erickson
Assistant Professor
Blue Sky Leaders
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jerickson@ciis.edu
Collin Eyre
Academic Services Manager
Clinical Psychology
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building
Expressive Arts Therapy
Integral Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology-Hybrid
Integrative Health Studies
Somatic Psychology
Academic Administration
School of Professional Psychology and Health
ceyre@ciis.edu
Gang Fang
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Shiva Fate
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
sfate@ciis.edu
Kesha Fikes
Professor
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
kfikes@ciis.edu
Julia Fogelson
Adjunct Faculty
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jfogelson@ciis.edu
Chantal Noa Forbes
Senior Adjunct Faculty
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Center for Writing and Scholarship
School of Consciousness and Transformation
cnforbes1@ciis.edu
Mark Fromm
Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mfromm@ciis.edu
415.575.3492
Adrián Villaseñor Galarza, Ph.D.
Core Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
avillasenor-galarza@ciis.edu
Kelisha Gardeen
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
kgardeen1@ciis.edu
Alison Gause, MPH, CN-BA
Adjunct
Integrative Health Studies
School of Professional Psychology and Health
agause@ciis.edu
Cosmin Gheorghe
Senior Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
cgheorghe@ciis.edu
Vivien Gibbons
Adjunct Faculty
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
vgibbons1@ciis.edu
Christine Gindi
Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
cgindi@ciis.edu
Terese Gjernes
Professor
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
tgjernes@ciis.edu
Jacob Glazier
Adjunct Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jglazier@ciis.edu
Michelle Glowa
Associate Professor
Anthropology and Social Change
School of Consciousness and Transformation
mglowa@ciis.edu
301.908.0641
Lauren Gogarty
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Carnella Gordon-Brown
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Joanne Gozawa
Emerita
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jgozawa@ciis.edu
Lea Graham
Graduate Academic Advisor
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Human Sexuality
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
Women's Spirituality
Academic Administration
School of Consciousness and Transformation
lgraham1@ciis.edu
Sara Granovetter
Core Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
sgranovetter@ciis.edu
Sebastienne Grant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
sgrant@ciis.edu
Stanislav Grof
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
Amanda Gross
Adjunct Lecturer
Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building
School of Professional Psychology and Health
agross1@ciis.edu
Andrej Grubačić
Professor and Department Chair
Anthropology and Social Change
School of Consciousness and Transformation
agrubacic@ciis.edu
415.575.6257
Martina Grzmot
Adjunct Instructor
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mgrzmot@ciis.edu
Andrea Gonzalez Guemes
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
agonzalezguemes@ciis.edu
Saleena Gupte, DrPH, MPH, CCH, NBC-HWC
Adjunct
Integrative Health Studies
School of Professional Psychology and Health
sgupte@ciis.edu
Heidi Fraser Hageman
Adjunct Faculty; Director of the Center for Writing and Scholarship
East-West Psychology
Center for Writing and Scholarship
School of Consciousness and Transformation
hfraser@ciis.edu
415.967.2976
Skylar Hall
Admissions Counselor, Email Marketing Specialist
Clinical Psychology
Human Sexuality
Transformative Inquiry
Admissions
shall@ciis.edu
415.575.6155
Teri Halliwell
Academic Operations Specialist
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
Academic Administration
School of Professional Psychology and Health
thalliwell@ciis.edu
Andrew Harlem, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
aharlem@ciis.edu
510.435.5273
Penny Harvey
Assistant Professor
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
pharvey@ciis.edu
Zeliaka Hepworth-Clark
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Gilbert "Gil" Herdt
Founding Director
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
gherdt@ciis.edu
Jillian (Jill) Heron
Academic Operations Specialist
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
Integral Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology-Hybrid
Academic Administration
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jheron@ciis.edu
Lianne Hope
Academic Services Manager
Anthropology and Social Change
East-West Psychology
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Human Sexuality
Interdisciplinary Arts
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
Research Psychology
Transformative Inquiry
Undergraduate Studies
Women's Spirituality
Academic Administration
School of Consciousness and Transformation
School of Undergraduate Studies
lhope@ciis.edu
Yi-Chen Clark Hsu
Adjunct Faculty: Capstone Project
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Anne Huffman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Co-Chair
Psychology
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
ahuffman@ciis.edu
Nathalie Huitema
Adjunct Lecturer
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
nhuitema1@ciis.edu
Sundari Johansen Hurwitt
Assistant Professor
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
sjohansen@ciis.edu
Chrysalis Hyon
Adjunct Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
chyon@ciis.edu
Sara Illig
Program Manager
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
sillig@ciis.edu
415.906.1587
Christine Imfeld, M.A., NBC-HWC, CWP
Graduate Academic Advisor
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building
Expressive Arts Therapy
Integrative Health Studies
Academic Administration
School of Professional Psychology and Health
cimfeld@ciis.edu
Sylvia Israel
Adjunct Professor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
sylvia@imaginecenter.net
Amna Jaffer
Adjunct Professor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
ajaffer@ciis.edu
Deanna Jimenez
Assistant Professor
Center for Black & Indigenous Praxis
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
Division of Community Engagement and Belonging
School of Professional Psychology and Health
djimenez@ciis.edu
510.967.4568
Don Hanlon Johnson
Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
djohnson@ciis.edu
Jessica Johnson
Admissions Counselor
Undergraduate Studies
Admissions
School of Undergraduate Studies
jjohnson1@ciis.edu
628.279.0869
Kimmy Johnson
Adjunct Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
kjohnson@ciis.edu
Rae Johnson
Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
raejohnson@ciis.edu
Constance A Jones
Professor
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
cjones@ciis.edu
510.655.6775
Meg Jordan, Ph.D., R.N., NBC-HWC
Professor
Applied Psychology in China
Integrative Health Studies
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mjordan@ciis.edu
415.575.6284
Stephen Julich
Core Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
sjulich@ciis.edu
415.575.6189
Jacob Kaminker
Adjunct Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jkaminker@ciis.edu
Ramsey Kanaan
Adjunct Professor
Anthropology and Social Change
School of Consciousness and Transformation
mramsey@pmpress.org
Nadeeka Karunaratne
Assistant Professor
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
nkarunaratne@ciis.edu
Marcie Katz
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mkatz2@ciis.edu
Jonathan Kay
Program Assistant
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jkay@mymail.ciis.edu
Sean Kelly
Professor
Blue Sky Leaders
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
skelly@ciis.edu
Yu-Kuang Kevin Hsu
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Mohadeseh (Mohi) Khazaee
Graduate Academic Advisor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
Integral Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology-Hybrid
Academic Administration
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mkhazaee@ciis.edu
415.575.6225
George Kich
Emeritus
Integral Counseling Psychology
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
gkich@ciis.edu
Yael Kievsky
Adjunct Instructor
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
ykievsky@ciis.edu
Jayeon Kim
Professor
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jkim2@ciis.edu
Anna King
Adjunct Lecturer
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
aking2@ciis.edu
Deborah Kirby, Ph.D.
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Integrative Health Studies
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
School of Professional Psychology and Health
dkirby@ciis.edu
Kimberly Koljat, LMFT, RPT-S, RDT
Adjunct Instructor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
kkoljat@ciis.edu
216.245.7650
Ishtar Kramer
Co-Chair and Core Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
ikramer@ciis.edu
415.575.6189
Violeta (V) Krasnić
Academic Operations Specialist
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Human Sexuality
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
Women's Spirituality
Academic Administration
School of Consciousness and Transformation
vkrasnic@ciis.edu
Elliott Kronenfeld
Senior Adjunct Lecturer
Applied Psychology in China
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
School of Professional Psychology and Health
ekronenfeld@ciis.edu
617.834.4235
Barbara Lankamp-Kochis
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Jenn Larsh
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jlarsh1@ciis.edu
Elita Laya
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
elaya@ciis.edu
Daniel Lesny
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
dlesny@ciis.edu
Brian Lieske
Academic Operations Specialist
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building
Expressive Arts Therapy
Integrative Health Studies
Academic Administration
School of Professional Psychology and Health
blieske@ciis.edu
Sasha Lilley
Adjunct Lecturer
Anthropology and Social Change
School of Consciousness and Transformation
slilley@ciis.edu
Megan Lipsett, Ph.D., M.A., NBC-HWC, RYT
Chair and Associate Professor
Integrative Health Studies
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mlipsett@ciis.edu
415.632.6674
Jun Liu
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Liang Liu
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Madrone Love
Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mlove@ciis.edu
Huazhang Lu
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Allegra Lucas
Adjunct Instructor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
alucas@ciis.edu
Sean K. MacCracken
Academic Operations Specialist
Anthropology and Social Change
East-West Psychology
Interdisciplinary Arts
Academic Administration
School of Consciousness and Transformation
smaccracken@ciis.edu
415.575.6249
Jessany Maldonado
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jmaldonado@ciis.edu
Samuel Malkemus
Adjunct Professor
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
smalkemus@ciis.edu
Mariavittoria Mangini
Adjunct Professor
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
mmangini@ciis.edu
Mireya A Marcet
Adjunct Professor
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mmarcet@ciis.edu
Emily (Em) Marinelli
Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology-Hybrid
School of Professional Psychology and Health
emarinelli@ciis.edu
Elizabeth Markle
Professor
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
emarkle@ciis.edu
Terry Marks-Tarlow
Senior Adjunct Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
tmarkstarlow@ciis.edu
310.384.0537
David Martinez
Adjunct Instructor
Anthropology and Social Change
School of Consciousness and Transformation
moleverde@gmail.com
Michelle Marzullo
Chair/Professor
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
mmarzullo@ciis.edu
415.575.3406
Evan Mayse
Adjunct Professor
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
School of Consciousness and Transformation
amayse@ciis.edu
Valeria McCarroll
Adjunct Lecturer
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
vmccarroll@ciis.edu
Ishan McCarthy
Admissions Counselor
Integral Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology-Hybrid
Admissions
imccarthy@ciis.edu
415.534.0353
Robert McDermott
President Emeritus, Professor Emeritus
Blue Sky Leaders
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
rmcdermott@ciis.edu
Lazzuly Mello
Assistant Professor
Center for Black & Indigenous Praxis
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
lmello@ciis.edu
Shawn Mendez
Associate Professor
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
smendez@ciis.edu
828.571.0338
Targol Mesbah
Associate Professor
Anthropology and Social Change
School of Consciousness and Transformation
tmesbah@ciis.edu
415.575.3412
Laura Michetti
Adjunct Lecturer
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
lmichetti@ciis.edu
Sam Mickey
Adjunct Professor
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
smickey@ciis.edu
Monica Mody
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
mmody@ciis.edu
Alfonso Montuori
Professor
Blue Sky Leaders
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
amontuori@ciis.edu
415.871.9979
Emma Moonier
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
emoonier@ciis.edu
Justin Moore
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
justinmoore@ciis.edu
Miya Moore-Felton
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mmoore-felton@ciis.edu
405.531.8909
Barbara Morrill
Faculty Emeritus
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Ellen Morrison
Adjunct Professor
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
emorrison@ciis.edu
510.332.7839
Mauricio Najarro
Adjunct Lecturer
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
mnajarro@ciis.edu
Silvia Nakkach
Adjunct Faculty
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
snakkach@ciis.edu
415.608.1535
Karen Nelson Villanueva, Ph.D.
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
kvillanueva@ciis.edu
Aaron Norton
Associate Professor
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
anorton@ciis.edu
Christopher Olsen
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
colsen@ciis.edu
Fernando Ona
Associate Professor
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
fona@ciis.edu
Caroline E. Ortiz, Ph.D., MSN, RN, NC-BC
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Integrative Health Studies
School of Professional Psychology and Health
cortiz@ciis.edu
Helge Osterhold
Core Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
hosterhold@ciis.edu
Kelson Pamarang
Assistant Director of Admissions for Certificate Programs
Blue Sky Leaders
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
Climate Psychology Certificate
Sex Therapy Certificate
Admissions
kpamarang@ciis.edu
628.279.0871
Seth Pardo
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
spardo@ciis.edu
415.326.4127
Nadia Paredes
Adjunct Faculty
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
nparedes@ciis.edu
Bryce Parmelly
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
bparmelly1@ciis.edu
Gieve Patel
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
gpatel@ciis.edu
Willow Pearson Trimbach, Psy.D., LMFT, MT-BC
Director of Clinical Training and Professor
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
wpearson@ciis.edu
Kamela Peart
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Rachel Pepper
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Kavan Peterson
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
kpeterson1@ciis.edu
Janis Phelps
Director
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
jphelps@ciis.edu
415.575.6243
AJ Phipps
Assistant Professor, Academic Co-Chair
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
aphipps@ciis.edu
Laura Pustarfi
Executive Director
Blue Sky Leaders
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
Climate Psychology Certificate
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Sex Therapy Certificate
President’s Cabinet
School of Consciousness and Transformation
lpustarfi@ciis.edu
415.575.1261
Gary Quan
Associate Professor
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
gquan@ciis.edu
Michael A. Raffanti
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
mraffanti@ciis.edu
Sherry Rais
Senior Grants and Logistics Manager
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
srais@ciis.edu
Gary Raucher
Adjunct Senior Lecturer & Professor Emeritus
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
graucher@ciis.edu
Arisika Razak, RN, CNM, MPH
Faculty Emerita
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
arazak@ciis.edu
Dee Reed
Adjunct Lecturer
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
dreed@ciis.edu
Thomas Reid
Academic Operations Specialist
Research Psychology
Transformative Inquiry
Undergraduate Studies
Academic Administration
School of Consciousness and Transformation
School of Undergraduate Studies
treid@ciis.edu
Sophia Reinders
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
areinders@ciis.edu
Rhonda Reliford
Executive Director, Office of the President
Blue Sky Leaders
Office of the President
President’s Cabinet
rreliford1@ciis.edu
415.575.3401
George Reyes
Adjunct Faculty
Interdisciplinary Arts
School of Consciousness and Transformation
greyes@ciis.edu
415.575.6250
Damali Robertson
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Interdisciplinary Arts
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
drobertson@ciis.edu
925.466.5508
Jenna Robinson
Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jrobinson@ciis.edu
Catarina Rodrigues
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Chris Roe
Adjunct Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
croe@ciis.edu
Michal Rokach-Shamay
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
mrokachshamay@ciis.edu
Doug Ronning
Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
dronning@ciis.edu
Ruthann Russo, PhD, MPH, JD, DaC
Core Faculty
Integrative Health Studies
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Charlotte María Sáenz
Associate Professor
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Interdisciplinary Studies
Undergraduate Studies
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
School of Undergraduate Studies
csaenz@ciis.edu
Sara Salazar
Associate Professor and Co-Chair
Interdisciplinary Studies
Undergraduate Studies
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
School of Undergraduate Studies
ssalazar@ciis.edu
415.575.3497
David Salisbury Brown Mitchell
Assistant Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
dmitchell@ciis.edu
678.310.3667
Myriam (Mimi) Savage
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
msavage@ciis.edu
Bill Say
Adjunct
Integral Counseling Psychology
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
bsay@ciis.edu
Ashley Schaaf
Adjunct Instructor
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
aschaaf@ciis.edu
Pella Schafer Weisman
Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
pweisman@ciis.edu
John Scott
Senior Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jscott@ciis.edu
Matthew D. Segall
Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Blue Sky Leaders
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
msegall@ciis.edu
Liz Selzer-Lang
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Sonya Shah
Professor
Interdisciplinary Studies
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
sshah@ciis.edu
Ronda Sharp
Assistant Director of Admissions Recruiting and Events
Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building
Expressive Arts Therapy
Somatic Psychology
Admissions
rsharp@ciis.edu
415.282.0856
Cindy Shearer
Professor and Program Chair
Interdisciplinary Arts
School of Professional Psychology and Health
cshearer@ciis.edu
415.575.6285
Jacob (Jake) Sherman
Program Chair and Professor
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jsherman@ciis.edu
Wei Shi
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Theresa Silow
Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
tsilow@ciis.edu
707.338.2897
Bethany Simmons
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
bsimmons@ciis.edu
Shoshana Simons
Professor
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building
School of Professional Psychology and Health
ssimons@ciis.edu
Zoe Sipe
Instructor | Program Lead (Fall and Spring)
Sex Therapy Certificate
Will Sol
Adjunct
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
willsol@ciis.edu
Dennis Spears
Admissions Counselor
East-West Psychology
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
Admissions
dspears@ciis.edu
415.906.1617
Toby Spiegel
Program Director
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
tspiegel@ciis.edu
Kathy Stanley
Senior Adjunct Lecturer
Interdisciplinary Studies
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
kstanley@ciis.edu
Brandon Steele
Adjunct Instructor
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
bsteele1@ciis.edu
Alicia Stephen
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
astephen@ciis.edu
415.913.0486
Chevon Stewart
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
cstewart@ciis.edu
Nina Strongylou
Senior Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
nstrongylou@ciis.edu
Pireeni Sundaralingam
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Interdisciplinary Arts
School of Consciousness and Transformation
psundaralingam@ciis.edu
Sangeeta Swamy
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
sswamy1@ciis.edu
Brian Thomas Swimme
Professor Emeritus
Blue Sky Leaders
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
bswimme@ciis.edu
Jennifer Tantia
Adjunct Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jtantia@ciis.edu
646.591.4017
Becca Tarnas
Assistant Professor
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
btarnas@ciis.edu
Richard Tarnas
Professor
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
rtarnas@ciis.edu
Sherri Taylor
Adjunct - Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
STaylor@ciis.edu
Jill Therrien
Adjunct Professor
Counseling Psychology
Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
jtherrien@ciis.edu
Brian Tierney
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Steven Tierney
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
stierney@ciis.edu
Alyssa Tran
Program Manager
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
atran@ciis.edu
Rachael Vaughan
Professor (ICP) and Associate Professor (MAAP and ESR)
Applied Psychology in China
Counseling Psychology
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
rvaughan@ciis.edu
415.938.7806
Julie Viellieu
Adjunct
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Aparna Vinod
Adjunct Lecturer
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
avinod@ciis.edu
Helena Vissing
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
hvissing@ciis.edu
Deirdre Visser
Adjunct Lecturer
Interdisciplinary Arts
School of Consciousness and Transformation
dvisser@ciis.edu
415.575.6242
Armand Volkas
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
armandvolkas@gmail.com
Jenny Wade
Adjunct Distinguished Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jwade@ciis.edu
415.377.0703
Anna Wald
Graduate Academic Advisor
Anthropology and Social Change
East-West Psychology
Interdisciplinary Arts
Academic Administration
School of Consciousness and Transformation
awald@ciis.edu
Nick Walker, Ph.D.
Professor
Blue Sky Leaders
Psychedelic Studies
Psychology
Somatic Psychology
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
nwalker@ciis.edu
Chris Walling
Faculty Trustee, Associate Professor, and Program Chair
Research Psychology
Board of Trustees
School of Consciousness and Transformation
cwalling@ciis.edu
Jun Wang
Core Faculty
East-West Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jwang@ciis.edu
Xiaohua Wang
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Wubel Webeshete
Project Specialist
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
wwebeshete@ciis.edu
Phil Weglarz
Associate Professor and Program Chair
Expressive Arts Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
pweglarz@ciis.edu
Hua Wei
Adjunct Instructor
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Kerri Welch
Senior Adjunct Lecturer
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
Undergraduate Studies
School of Consciousness and Transformation
School of Professional Psychology and Health
School of Undergraduate Studies
kwelch@ciis.edu
Jennifer Wells
Professor
Transformative Inquiry
School of Consciousness and Transformation
jwells@ciis.edu
415.575.6150
Raquel Wells
Adjunct Lecturer
Counseling Psychology
Somatic Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
rwells1@ciis.edu
Annie Wetter
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Integrative Health Studies
School of Professional Psychology and Health
awetter@ciis.edu
Mims Wilder
Adjunct Instructor
Human Sexuality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
mwilder@ciis.edu
Tanya Wilkinson
Faculty Emerita
Clinical Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Annette Williams
Faculty Emerita
Women's Spirituality
School of Consciousness and Transformation
awilliams@ciis.edu
415.575.6139
Britton Williams
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Drama Therapy
School of Professional Psychology and Health
bwilliams@ciis.edu
Oliver Williams
Adjunct Professor
Research Psychology
School of Consciousness and Transformation
owilliams@ciis.edu
Emily Willow
Adjunct Lecturer
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
School of Consciousness and Transformation
ewilliams@ciis.edu
Yao Xiao
Adjunct Instructor
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
yxiao@mymail.ciis.edu
Eddie Yuen
Adjunct Professor
Anthropology and Social Change
School of Consciousness and Transformation
eddieyuen@ciis.edu
Yinyin Zang
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Heather Zeng
Adjunct
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Peichao Zhang
China Faculty
Applied Psychology in China
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Weiqi Zhang
Program Manager
Applied Psychology in China
wzhang1@ciis.edu
Zara Maria Zimbardo
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Interdisciplinary Studies
Undergraduate Studies
School of Undergraduate Studies
zzimbardo@ciis.edu