Ph.D. Program Faculty

Ann Filemyr, Ph.D.

President of Southwestern College

Ann Filemyr, Ph.D., serves as President of Southwestern College, Director of the Ecotherapy Certificate of the New Earth Institute at Southwestern College and founding Program Director of the PhD in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership.…
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Robert Waterman, Ed.D.

President Emeritus of Southwestern College

Dr. Waterman, Ed.D., LPCC, is founder and President Emeritus of Southwestern College. He has a doctorate in Education and Counseling, a Masters in Sociology from New Mexico State University and a B.A. in Sociology…
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Jaffa Frank, Ph.D., LMHC

Ph.D. Program faculty

Dr. Frank attained her PhD from Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, in Interdisciplinary Mythological Studies and Depth Psychology in 2017. She holds an MA in Counseling with an emphasis in Grief, Loss, and Trauma…
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Virginia Padilla Vigil, Ph.D.

Dean of Southwestern College

Virginia Padilla Vigil was born and raised in northern New Mexico. She earned a bachelor’s in elementary education and master’s degree in at-risk youth education and counseling, both from the College of Santa Fe,…
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Rose Linda Martinez, Ed.D.

Ph.D. Program Faculty

Dr. Martinez is a professor of practice, consultant, businesswoman, and "visionary of the possible." Using multicultural stories, narratives, dialogue, and creative expressions from more than 30 years of research and experience, Dr. Martinez has taught…
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Marna Hauk, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Program Faculty

Marna Hauk, PhD directs programs and innovates learning and scholarship in regenerative futures, arts-based methods, climate justice, and leadership and imagination. For the past decade, she has directed the programs of the Institute for Earth…
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Gregory Cajete, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Program Faculty

Gregory Cajete, Ph.D., is a Native American educator whose work is dedicated to honoring the foundations of Indigenous knowledge in education. Dr. Cajete is a Tewa Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Dr. Cajete…
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Pramod Parajuli, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Program Faculty

Dr. Parajuli is a trans-disciplinary scholar/educator who is deeply seeking ways to heal and regenerate life, livelihoods, learning and leadership in this turbulent period of what he identifies as the “Combined Climate/Coronavirus Disruptions” (CCCs). …
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