I serve individuals who believe that creativity and art are essential for wellbeing and for a balanced, full human life.
I serve people who want authenticity, empowerment, personal freedom, and the joy of creative exploration and discovery.
The products I create and the classes I lead are intended to give you inspiration, enjoyment, increased freedom, development and discovery of new possibilities.
It is easier to visit the dark and difficult places with a light attitude.
Lorena Fernandez, Ph.D.
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EDUCATION
2013 Ph.D. Arts, Health and Society - summa cum laude - European Graduate School EGS in Saas-Fee, Switzerland - Dissertation: The Effects of Expressive Arts on Decision-Making: Sensemaking in Situations of Complexity and Ambiguity.
2005-2007 Certificate in Person-Centered Expressive Arts for Healing and Social Change - Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, San Francisco, California, USA. 400 hours.
2001 Master of Arts in the Humanities
California State University Dominguez Hills Carson, California, USA - Thesis: "Sociological Content of the Paintings of Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo: The Plight of the Disabled, Feminism and her political ideology.
1994 Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering -Texas A&M University College Station, Texas, USA - Academic Achievement Award, fall 1993 - European Tour for Engineering Student sponsored by Texas A&M and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany, 1991