Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM
PhD Program Faculty
Ann Filemyr, PhD
PhD Program Director
Ann Filemyr, PhD, serves as President of Southwestern College, Director of the Ecotherapy Certificate and founding Program Director of the Ph.D. in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership. As a poet, teacher and educational activist interested…
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Marna Hauk, PhD
PhD Program Associate Director
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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Robert Waterman, EdD
President Emeritus of Southwestern College
Dr. Waterman, EdD, LPCC is founder and President Emeritus of Southwestern College. He has a doctorate in Education and Counseling, a Master's in Sociology from New Mexico State University and a B.A. in Sociology from…
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Virginia Padilla Vigil, PhD
Dean and Chief Academic Officer of SWC
Virginia Padilla-Vigil joined SWC in 2020 after retiring from a 30-year career in education that spanned K-12, higher education, and state government. She spent her career as a transformational teacher and leader, advocating for…
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Rose Linda Martinez, EdD
PhD 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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Gregory Cajete, PhD
PhD Program Faculty
Gregory Cajete, PhD, 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.
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Pramod Parajuli, PhD
PhD 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). Such…
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Claudia Ford, PhD
PhD Program Faculty
Dr. Claudia J. Ford has had a career in international development and women’s health spanning four decades and all continents. Dr. Ford is professor of environmental studies at State University of New York, Potsdam. She…
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Monica Mody, PhD
PhD Program Faculty
Monica Mody, PhD, MFA, is a transdisciplinary educator, poet, writer, and theorist at the intersections of earth-based wisdom, whole person philosophy, and embodied regenerative consciousness. She comes to her teaching and writing as a border-crossing…
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Enid LaGesse, PhD
First Year Faculty Mentor
Dr. Enid J. LaGesse, PhD, brings more than 30 years of diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership experience to her current role as the co-chair of the Race and Social Justice Committee for the Episcopal Diocese…
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Janet Roseman-Halsband, PhD
First Year Faculty Mentor
Dr. Janet Roseman-Halsband, PhD, is Associate Professor in Integrative Medicine at the Dr. Kiran Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale. She is also a registered dance therapist and expressive arts therapist. She is…
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Carol Parker, PhD
First Year Faculty Mentor
During the last 35 years, Carol has worked as a Licensed Psychologist and psychotherapist for various agencies as well as in private practice. She has taught graduate level Counseling Psychology at several colleges and universities and…
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Rahima Schmall, PhD, RN
First Year Faculty Mentor
Rahima Susan Schmall, Ph.D., RN, is a clinical psychologist, registered nurse and a master teacher and healer in the Sufi tradition. For over 30 years, she has successfully blended psychology, spirituality and medical knowledge to…
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Kimberly Allen, PhD, FNP-BC
First Year Faculty Mentor
Dr. Allen is an emergency medicine Family Nurse Practitioner. Her academic and professional background bridges the gap from acute care to preventative health, focusing on Nature-Based Healthcare. Her foundational experience is grounded in varied settings,…
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Mollie Bigknife Antonio, PhD
First Year Faculty Mentor
Molly Bigknife Antonio, PhD, is of Shawnee, Delaware, Cherokee, Irish, and English heritage. She is Executive Director of the nonprofit Pollen Circles, located in Window Rock, Arizona, and she serves as a Doctoral Program First…
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Porter Swentzell, PhD
First Year Faculty Mentor
Porter Swentzell, PhD, is from Santa Clara Pueblo, where he grew up participating in traditional life in his community and currently serves as a tribal official. He is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Liberal Studies…
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Barbara Reider, PhD
First Year Faculty Mentor
Barbara Reider earned her PhD from Bryn Mawr College in Human Development and Psychology and was the departmental graduation speaker. She also earned a BS and ED.M. from Temple University in Educational Psychology. Barbara is…
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Marianela Medrano, PhD
First Year Faculty Mentor
Marianela Medrano, PhD, was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and has lived in Connecticut since 1990. A poet and a writer of nonfiction and fiction, she holds a PhD in Psychology. Her literary…
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Katie Brammer, PhD, LPC
First Year Faculty Mentor
Katie Brammer PhD, LPC (She, Her, Hers) holds an M.S. in Counselor Education from Missouri State University and PhD in Counselor Education from the University of New Mexico. She has a background as both a…
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