NEW FACULTY Since the fall of 2021, Naropa has welcomed an exciting new group of faculty, all of whom are doing incredible work in their respective fields in the realm of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusivity. With backgrounds ranging from crisis response to disability advocacy to LGBTQIA community support, this dynamic group embodies Naropa’s mission and values. The university is honored to have them here educating the next generation of contemplative activists.
Linda Black, PhD, Dean of the Graduate School of Counseling & Psychology Linda Black, PhD, has been a professor of Counselor Education and Supervision for more than twenty-four years at University of Northern Colorado. She serves as the co-editor of Counselor Education and Supervision journal and is a member of the Colorado Coalition for Children’s Mental Health and the Colorado Crisis Education and Response Network. Black has served as an Associate Provost and Dean, where she supported two hundred graduate faculty, three thousand graduate students, and more than one hundred graduate programs and certificates. Her scholarly work focuses on counselor education, oppression, privilege, and mentoring. In 2020, she published her first book titled, Crisis, Trauma and Disaster Counseling: A Clinician’s Guide.
Jhan Doughty-Berry, EdD, Core Candidate Associate Professor, Mindfulness-based Transpersonal Counseling Jhan Doughty-Berry, EdD, has twenty years of experience as a counselor, faculty member, researcher, university administrator, and a nationally recognized leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is trained in mindfulness-based counseling, breathing exercises, yoga, and meditation, to help those with eating disorders, depression, and anxiety. Doughty-Berry is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with post-doctoral training in Psychiatry and Public Health from Yale University School of Medicine. She has researched and worked with individuals who were coping with long-term physical illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS and clients with great physical pain and is an advocate for those with disabilities.
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