Campus: Los Angeles

Rachelle Cruz

Rachelle Cruz is from Hayward, California. She is the author of God's Will for Monsters, which won an American Book Award in 2018 and the 2016 Hillary Gravendyk Regional Poetry Prize. Her middle-grade novel-in-progress, My Summer of Shapeshifting, placed second in the Abrams Amplify Awards. She was appointed the 2018-2020 Inlandia Literary Laureate, during which…
John Cariani

John Cariani is an actor and a playwright. As an actor, he has appeared in plays and musicals on and off-Broadway and at regional theaters across the country. He’s been nominated for a Tony Award (Fiddler on the Roof), two Grammy Awards (Something Rotten! and Caroline, or Change), and appeared in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical The Band’s Visit.…
Rowan Lommel, PhD

I received a Masters in Depth Psychology and a Doctorate with research focused on spiritual and somatic approaches to ecological grief. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Yoga Therapist who specializes in grief & loss, spiritual psychology, somatic psychology, and LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy. Adjunct Faculty MA Clinical Psychology [email protected] Personal Website
Sarah J. Barnard-Moreland, PsyD

Born and raised in the Central Valley of California, Sarah’s first years were lived in a little town called “Shafter” (the population at the time was around 7000). Following her time in Shafter, she and her family moved to the “big city” of Bakersfield, California (hahaha). She met and married the love of her life,…
Joanie Nelson

Dr. Joanie Nelson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice who is passionate about training and developing therapists. Along with being an adjunct professor at Antioch, she is a clinical supervisor in the community with a specialty in school-based therapy programs. Joanie is passionate about utilizing online tools for education, therapeutic growth,…
Raquel Gutierrez

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Raquel Gutiérrez is a critic, essayist, poet, performer, and educator. Raquel's first book, Brown Neon (Coffee House Press), was named as one of the best books of 2022 by The New Yorker and listed in The Best Art Books of 2022 by Hyperallergic. They have a poetry manuscript under contract with Noemi Press and…