Staff

The Integral Research Center is being organized and hosted by the faculty of the Integral Studies Department of John F. Kennedy University in partnership with Integral Institute.

We are pleased to announce that we have recently formed an advisory board that includes Susanne Cook-Greuter of Cook-Greuter & Associates, Theo Dawson of Developmental Testing Service, and Randy Martin of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Bios and pictures forthcoming.

Senior Researcher

Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Integral Studies Department and Program Director of two Master of Arts degrees (Integral Psychology and Integral Theory) at John F. Kennedy University. He is the founder and Executive Editor of The Journal of Integral Theory and Practice (JITP). He is currently the most published author applying the Integral model to a variety of topics and fields. Sean serves as an integral coach and consultant through his business Rhizome Designs (www.rhizomedesigns.org).

Associate Researchers

Jordan Luftig, MA is Adjunct Faculty and an administrative assistant in the Integral Studies Department at John F. Kennedy University. His research study on the transformative power of play appears in the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice. Jordan also serves as Managing Director of Bay Area Integral and offers personal coaching grounded in his training with Integral Coaching Canada.

Gail Hochachka, MA is Adjunct Faculty at John F. Kennedy University. She is Co-Director of the Integral International Development Center, where she works to advance theory and practice of an Integral approach in sustainable development. As the Program Director of the non-profit organization Drishti - Centre for Integral Action based in British Columbia, she is researching, writing, and building capacity on the use of an Integral Approach to address global issues, with current projects in Peru and El Salvador. She leads the Integral Field Courses for JFKU. Her work has been published in Journal of Integral Theory and Practice and in World Futures Journal of General Evolution, and she is the author of Developing Sustainability, Developing the Self: An Integral Approach to International and Community Development.

David Zeitler, MA is an assistant professor in the Integral Studies Department at John F. Kennedy University and Adjunct Faculty for Naropa University. David is currently completing a book on Integral Life Practice for Psychotherapists, and is junior author for the official handbook on Integral Psychotherapy with Elliott Ingersoll, PhD. David’s clinical experience comes from a two year stint as a psychotherapist in two 24-bed, locked psychiatric wards. David is an associate editor of the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice (JITP).

Research Coordinator

John Scheunhage is the Program Coordinator for the John F. Kennedy University Integral Theory program. John holds a professional certificate in the integrative somatic modality of Psycho-Physical Therapy, and is currently completing a Masters of Counseling Psychology with Somatics Specialization at JFK University. Prior to his time at JFK, John spent six-and-a-half years in corporate marketing, program management and business analysis for the global software company Business Objects. John is currently seeing private coaching clients.

Graphic Designer

Moses Silbiger has contributed multiple graphic elements to the conference, including designing the website header, conference logo, ad for What Is Enlightenment magazine, and adjusting the website template. He has a Masters in Integral Psychology at John F. Kennedy University, with a Certification in Life Coaching. Moses is also an architect and has been a graphic designer (web, print, 3D) for more than 17 years, being recently part of the Aliveworld team. He is currently providing graphic design services (www.integrallook.com) and integral life coaching (www.integraleye.com), besides doing an integral research (IMP) on how to design video games to catalize human development.