Demeter in the 21st Century

DATE: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 TIME: 1:00 p.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Marlene Fiedler DISSERTATION TITLE: Demeter in the 21st Century PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-J; 2005 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Jennifer Selig ADVISOR: Dr. Aaron Kipnis EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Dennis Harness Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Depth Psychology

Exploring the Psychic Roots of Hikikomori in Japan

DATE: Sunday, October 12, 2008 TIME: 12:00 p.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Noriko Ohashi DISSERTATION TITLE: Exploring the Psychic Roots of Hikikomori in Japan PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-A; 2001 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Walter Odajnyk ADVISOR: Dr. Lionel Corbett EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Richard Castillo Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

Homeopathy and Depth Psychotherapy: A Vital Partnership

DATE: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 TIME: 11:15 a.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Jane Ann Ferris DISSERTATION TITLE: Homeopathy and Depth Psychotherapy: A Vital Partnership PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-B; 2005 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Veronica Goodchild ADVISOR: Dr. Anita Barzman EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Pamela Pappas Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

MYTH IN THE MAKING: CREATIVE PROCESS AND SELF-CONSTRUCTION

DATE: Monday, September 29, 2008 TIME: 10:30 a.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Amy Elizabeth Gardner DISSERTATION TITLE: MYTH IN THE MAKING: CREATIVE PROCESS AND SELF-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: MA/PhD-G; 2006 CHAIR: Dr. Walter Odajnyk READER: Dr. Linney Wix EXTERNAL READER: Francis Dorff, O Praem, STD Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Mythological Studies

BODY, PSYCHE, AND LOGOS IN THEATRICAL DANCE: AN ALCHEMCIAL, TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE

DATE: Friday, September 26, 2008 TIME: 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Renee Boblette DISSERTATION TITLE: BODY, PSYCHE, AND LOGOS IN THEATRICAL DANCE: AN ALCHEMCIAL, TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-J; 2001 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Elizabeth Perluss ADVISOR: Dr. Joseph Coppin EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Christina Campbell Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

Working With the Imaginal: Art-Making and Dialogue With Figures of Soul

DATE: Saturday, September 20, 2008 TIME: 12:30 p.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Kay L. Tomlinson DISSERTATION TITLE: "Working With the Imaginal: Art-Making and Dialogue With Figures of Soul" PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-K; 2003 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Veronica Goodchild ADVISOR: Dr. Robert Romanyshyn EXTERNAL READER: Patricia Reis, MA Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Depth Psychology

Blinded by Whiteness: Racism as a Complex of European American Cultural Psyche

DATE: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 TIME: 2:00 p.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Nancy Natalia Rogene DISSERTATION TITLE: Blinded by Whiteness: Racism as a Complex of European American Cultural Psyche PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-B; 2002 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Pat Katsky ADVISOR: Dr. Mary Watkins EXTERNAL READER: Dr. John L. Johnson Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

Human Nature: The Place of J. B. Jackson

DATE: Thursday, September 18, 2008 TIME: 2:00 p.m. PLACE: Lecture Hall CANDIDATE: Georgia Bouton Smith DISSERTATION TITLE: Human Nature: The Place of J. B. Jackson PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: MA/PhD-E; 2003 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Elizabeth Terzian ADVISOR: Dr. Dawn George EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Sharyn Udall Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Mythological Studies

Individuation and the Orphan Archetype: A Phenomenological Study

DATE: Thursday, September 18, 2008 TIME: 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Judy Isaac Conley DISSERTATION TITLE: Individuation and the Orphan Archetype: A Phenomenological Study PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-B; 2004 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Allen Koehn ADVISOR: Dr. Lionel Corbett EXTERNAL READER: Greg Mogenson, MA Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

THE MORAL DEVELOPMENT–TRAUMA LINK AMONG COMBAT VETERANS

DATE: Saturday, September 13 , 2008 TIME: 12:15 p.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: John P. Kempton DISSERTATION TITLE: "EXTENUATA GERENS VETERIS VESTIGIA POENAE (Bearing the faded scars of the ancient penalty) THE MORAL DEVELOPMENT–TRAUMA LINK AMONG COMBAT VETERANS" PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-A; 2007 CHAIR: Dr. Paula Thomson READER: Dr. Lisa Sloan EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Albert Erdynast Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

SINGING OVER THE BONES: THE PRACTICE OF BOUNDARY CROSSING IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

DATE: Thursday, September 11, 2008 TIME: 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Diana Lee Downing DISSERTATION TITLE: SINGING OVER THE BONES: THE PRACTICE OF BOUNDARY CROSSING IN CLINICAL PRACTICE PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-B; 2005 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Allen Koehn ADVISOR: Dr. Chris Peterson EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Char Schultz Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

THE SHADOW WITHIN: INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA IN GAY MEN AND SAME-SEX DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

DATE: Saturday, August 23, 2008 TIME: 10:00 a.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Michael Nava DISSERTATION TITLE: "THE SHADOW WITHIN: INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA IN GAY MEN AND SAME-SEX DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-A; 2002 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Allen Koehn ADVISOR: Dr. Valerie Mantecon EXTERNAL READER: Dr. William Tanner Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

Surrender to the Creative Process: A Phenomenological Study of Seven Artists

DATE: Sunday, August 10, 2008 TIME: 12:30 p.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Cheryl Kalter DISSERTATION TITLE: Surrender to the Creative Process: A Phenomenological Study of Seven Artists PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-A; 2005 CHAIR: Dr. Avedis Panajian ADVISOR: Dr. Christine Lewis EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Thomas Stone Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

The Father of All: Friction, Splitting, and The Philosophical Assumptions of Depth Psychology

DATE: Saturday, August 9, 2008 TIME: 12:30 p.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Richard F. Ryan DISSERTATION TITLE: The Father of All: Friction, Splitting, and The Philosophical Assumptions of Depth Psychology PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-A; 2004 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Allen Koehn ADVISOR: Dr. Connie Zweig EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Lyn Cowan Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology

How an Adolescent Female Experiences Aggression: A Phenomenological Study

DATE: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 TIME: 2:00 p.m. PLACE: Studio CANDIDATE: Laurel Wiig DISSERTATION TITLE: "How an Adolescent Female Experiences Aggression: A Phenomenological Study " PROGRAM-TRACK/YEAR: PhD-A; 2003 DISSERTATION COORDINATOR: Dr. Allen Koehn ADVISOR: Dr. Barbara Lipinski EXTERNAL READER: Dr. Donna Sexsmith Please note: All oral defense attendees must shuttle from the Best Western Hotel in Carpinteria. Program: Clinical Psychology