Tomoyo Kawano, PhD, BC-DMT, NCC, LCAT 40 Avon Street, Keene, NH 03431

tkawano@antioch.edu • (603) 283-2144

EDUCATION AND AWARDS

PhD, Expressive Therapies (2016), Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.

Research Fellowship (2015); Dissertation: “Developing an Embodied Form of Data Analysis for

Qualitative Interviews” (Committee: Robyn Flaum Cruz, PhD (Chair), Nisha Sajnani, PhD (Internal), Ben

Spatz, PhD, (External, University of Huddersfield, England)

Post Graduate/Professional Certificate, Social Therapy: Development and Social Activism (2009), East

Side Institute, New York, NY.

MA, Somatic Counseling Psychology (2004), Naropa University, Boulder, CO.

Honors Scholarship (2002); Naropa Grant (2002, 2003); Thesis: “Relational Differences between

Japanese and American Women: Implications for Dance/Movement Therapy” (Advisor: Amber Gray,

MPH, BC-DMT)

BA, International Relations (1996), International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan.

Thesis: “Reality in Communication” (Advisor: Lester Edwin J Ruiz, PhD)

LICENSE AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Certified Counselor (NCC #294343)

Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT#1054)

Licensed Creative Arts Therapist in New York State (LCAT#000263-1)

TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Antioch University New England, Applied Psychology Department, Keene, NH (2017-present)

Assistant Professor, Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling Program

• Courses: Clinical Appraisal and Treatment Planning; Professional Orientation and Ethics; Psychopathology; Research and Evaluation; Social and Cultural Diversity; Advanced DMT Seminar: Professional Identity

• Advisor for the tripartite Justice Leadership Council (with the Sustainability and Social Justice Committee)

• Dissertation Committees, external member at Lesley University, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, Expressive Therapies PhD Program.

Lesley University, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, Cambridge, MA (2015-2017)

Assistant Professor, Dance/Movement Therapy Specialization

• Provided mentorship to international students and students of color

• Sat on doctoral committees and served as advisor for master’s thesis students

• Mentor for Psychopathology course

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• Courses taught: Orientation to Expressive Therapies; Dance/Movement Therapy: Clinical Skills and Applications; Supervision 1; Dance/Movement Therapy Theory and Practice I & II; Examining Power, Privilege and Oppression in Clinical Practice; Psychopathology; Research & Evaluation; Thesis Seminar; Integrative Seminar

Johnson State College, Johnson, VT (2015)

Adjunct Instructor, External Degree Program

• Developed and taught an elective for psychology majors: Creative Therapies

Lesley University, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, Cambridge, MA (2014)

Adjunct Instructor

• Course: Examining Power, Privilege and Oppression in Clinical Practice

Community College of Vermont, St. Johnsbury & Morrisville, VT (2013-2015)

Instructor

• Courses: Introduction to Psychology; Human Growth and Development; Introduction to Health Psychology; Introduction to Substance Abuse

Arts for Peace, Poughkeepsie, NY; Cambridge, MA; Washington DC (2013-present)

Project Manager/ Fundraiser

• Correspond with members and board addressing fundraising efforts, grants and project proposals

East Side Institute for Social Activism, New York, NY (2013)

Teaching Assistant

• Created a virtual learning environment in which an international community of doctoral and post-doctoral learners (American, Brazilian, Canadian, Japanese, Taiwanese) created dialogues on educational, psychological and social issues

• On-line course: Social Therapeutics: Breaking through Alienation and Re-initiating Development

The Music School at Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY (2010-2013)

Adjunct Faculty

• Developed and implemented courses for the Music and Dance Institutes

• Courses: Musicianship through Movement; Ensembles; Improvisation and Composition; Movement and Expression; Communication through Movement

PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, NY (2005-2010)

Dance Movement Therapist

• Individual and group psychotherapy for adult psychiatric patients

• Assessed, documented, and updated goal oriented interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team

• Supervised graduate students from Pratt Institute, Hofstra University, and C.W. Post

• Provided in-service training to staff and local organizations

Life is Precious at Comunilife, Brooklyn/Bronx, NY (2009-2010)

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Creative Arts Therapist

• Provided individual and group therapies to suicidal teenage Latinas

• Supervised prospective licensed creative arts therapists with limited permits

Exempla West Pines at Lutheran Medical Center, Denver, CO (2004-2005)

Experiential Therapist

• Facilitated groups (Dialectical Behavior Therapy; Wellness Education; Relaxation Skills; Dance/ movement Therapy; Life Skills) for adult psychiatric patients

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary treatment team

Residential Treatment Center of Boulder County Mental Health, Boulder, CO (2004)

Milieu Therapist

• Supervised chores and facilitated groups for youth who were in transition

CLINICAL INTERNSHIPS/TRAINEESHIPS

East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy, Brooklyn, NY (2008-2009)

Psychotherapist and Dance/Movement Therapist

• Facilitated individual and group therapy for adolescent and adult patients

• Provided dance/movement therapy workshops as part of community health initiatives

Lost and Found Family Counseling Center, Denver, CO (2003-2004)

Mental Health Counselor Intern

• Assessed, evaluated and counseled individuals and families affected by sexual and domestic abuse

• Facilitated groups for teenage male sex-offenders

New Song School, Denver, CO (2003-2004)

Dance/Movement Therapy Intern

• Facilitated dance/ movement therapy groups for children of Vietnamese refugees ages 3-6 to assist in their emotional, physical and cognitive development

Friendship House of Boulder County Mental Health, Boulder, CO (2002-2003)

Dance/Movement Therapy Intern

• Assisted adult clients with chronic mental illness utilizing basic attendance and dance/movement therapy; Supervised client chores and activities

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & INVITED TALKS

Kawano, T., Tan, X., & Thomas, T. (2017, November). Examining Power, Privilege, and Oppression in Dance/Movement Therapy Practice. Upcoming at the American Dance Therapy Association Annual [Conference], San Antonio, TX.

Tantia, J. F., Cruz, R.F., & Kawano, T. (2017, November). Embodied Research Methods for

Dance/Movement Therapists. Upcoming at the American Dance Therapy Association Annual [Conference], San Antonio, TX.

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Tan, X., Kawano, T., Whitehead-Pleaux, A., & Vu, K. (2017, February). Beyond Power, Privilege, and Oppression: Courage for Social Justice in Clinical Settings. New England Region of the American Music Therapy Association Continuing Education Seminar, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.

Kawano, T. (2016, October). Dance/Movement Therapy as an Embodied-Artistic Approach to

Qualitatively Analyzing Interviews. American Dance Therapy Association Annual [Conference], Washington, DC.

Kawano, T. (2016, September). American Academic Norms: A Primer. International Student Orientation,

Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. Kawano, T. (2016, May). Cross Discipline Classroom Activities that Foster Inclusion. Faculty Development

Day: Fostering Cultural Responsiveness and Inclusivity in Our Classrooms, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.

Kawano, T. (2016, April). Dance/Movement Therapy as an Embodied-Artistic Approach to Analyzing

Qualitative Interview Data. New England American Dance Therapy Association [Conference], Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.

Kawano, T. (2015, November). Addressing Non-verbal Biases in Clinical Practice and Supervision. Clinical

Instructors Continuing Education Seminar, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. Kawano, T. (2013, November). Embodied Arts Therapies and Ritual as Transcultural Practices. Expressive

Therapies Summit [Conference], New York, NY. Kawano, T. (2013, October). Building Connections through a Hiroshima Memorial. American Dance

Therapy Association Annual [Conference], Brooklyn, NY. Kawano, T. (2012, November). Improvised Dance-Music as Emotional Reflections of the Participants’

Experiences of a Hiroshima Memorial. Arts in Healthcare [Conference], Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.

Kawano, T. (2011, October). Dance/Movement Therapy as Radical Approach to Community Building.

American Dance Therapy Association Annual [Conference], Minneapolis, MN.

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed journals: Kawano, T. (2017). Transmission of the professional identity through an embodied artistic ritual: An

investigation of a dance/movement therapy welcoming ceremony. The Arts in Psychotherapy. Manuscript re-submitted.

Kawano, T. (2017). Developing a dance/movement therapy approach to qualitatively analyzing interview

data. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 56, 61-73.

Invited: Tantia, J.F., & Kawano, T. (2017). Embodied research methods. In R.F. Cruz, & C.F. Berrol, (Eds.), Dance

movement therapists in action: A working guide to research options. (3rd ed.) Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. Book chapter in preparation.

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Kawano, T. 川野知世 (2017). 帰属意識：アイデンティティの創造 [Current trends in

dance/movement therapy graduate education in the US]. Japanese Journal of Dance Therapy, 10(1), 5-10.

Manuscripts in preparation: Cruz, R. F., Kawano, T., & Tan, X. (2017). Dance/movement therapists’ understanding and attitudes

regarding LGBTQI and gender nonconforming communities. Manuscript in preparation. Kawano, T. (2017). [Review of the book Cultural intersections in music therapy: Music, health, and the

person, Eds. by A. Whitehead-Pleaux & X. Tan]. American Journal of Dance Therapy. Book review in preparation.

Kawano, T. Exploring the embodied experience of teaching multiculturalism as a gender and ethnic

minority. Manuscript in preparation. Tan, X., & Kawano, T. The clinification of expressive and creative arts therapies professionals.

Manuscript in preparation.

Conference proceedings:

Kawano, T., & Thomas, T. (2017). Examining Power, Privilege, and Oppression in Dance/Movement Therapy Practice. 52nd Annual Conference Proceedings. Columbia, MD: American Dance Therapy Association.

Tantia, J. F., Kawano, T. & Cruz, R.F. (2017). Embodied Research Methods for Dance/Movement

Therapists. 52nd Annual Conference Proceedings. Columbia, MD: American Dance Therapy Association.

Kawano, T. (2016). Dance/Movement Therapy as an Embodied-Artistic Approach to Analyzing

Qualitative Interview Data. 51st Annual Conference Proceedings. Columbia, MD: American Dance Therapy Association.

Kawano, T. (2013). Building Connections through a Hiroshima Memorial. 48th Annual Conference

Proceedings. Columbia, MD: American Dance Therapy Association. Kawano, T. (2011). Dance/Movement Therapy as Radical Approach to Community Building. 46th Annual

Conference Proceedings. Columbia, MD: American Dance Therapy Association.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board Member, Arts for Peace (1998-2001; 2013-Present)

Newsletter Editor/Board Member, American Dance Therapy Association, NY State Chapter (2007-2010)

ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE & DANCE PERFORMANCE

Central Vermont Dance Studio Recitals, Randolph, VT, May 10, 2014; December 16, 2014; May 17, 2015

(Instruction and Choreography: Tomoyo Kawano)

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International Women’s Day Performance, Kingston, NY, March 8, 2014 (Choreography: Tomoyo Kawano

w/pianist Valentina Shatalova)

Dance; Arts for Peace Hiroshima Memorial, August 6, 2013 (Improvisation w/ flutist David Levy)

Lera Auerbach selected pieces; Musiclink Fund Raising Recital, August 3, 2013 (Choreography: Tomoyo

Kawano w/pianist Valentina Shatalova)

Dance; Expressive Therapies Ph.D. Student Concert; Lesley University, July 11, 2013 (Improvisation with

Brian Harris and pianist Kotoe Suzuki)

Lera Auerbach selected pieces; Faculty Concert; Dutchess Community College (Choreography: Tomoyo

Kawano w/pianist Valentina Shatalova)

Dance; Arts for Peace Hiroshima Memorial, August 6, 2012 (Improvisation w/ flutist David Levy)

Fur Alina; Faculty Concert, Dutchess Community College July 2012 (Improvisation w/pianist Valentina

Shatalova)

Dance; Arts for Peace Hiroshima Memorial, August 6, 2011 (Improvisation w/ flutist David Levy)

Dance; Arts for Peace Hiroshima Memorial, August 6, 2010 (Improvisation w/ flutist David Levy)

Dance; Arts for Peace Hiroshima Memorial, August 6, 2009 (Improvisation w/ flutist David Levy)

Dance; Arts for Peace Hiroshima Memorial, August 6, 2008 (Improvisation w/ flutist David Levy)

Dance; Arts for Peace Hiroshima Memorial, August 6, 2007 (Improvisation)

Komoriuta; Arts for Peace Hiroshima Memorial, August 6, 2006 (Choreography: Tomoyo Kawano)

Nomi Nomi; Arts for Peace Hiroshima Memorial, August 6, 2005 (Choreography: Tomoyo Kawano,

Masami Murakami).

Somatic Arts Dance Concert 2002; Naropa University (Choreography: Alison Dozier, Tomoyo Kawano,

Chanda Magallanes, Beate Stigler)

Lunar Opera; Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, August 2000 (Composer: Pauline Oliveros; Dance direction:

Julie Rose)

In Forward Motion Production (featuring Skadja); SUNY New Paltz, 1999 (Choreography: Alan

Danielson).

In Forward Motion Production; Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck, NY, 1998 (Choreography:

Deborah Noble)

In Forward Motion Production; Dance Theatre Workshop, New York, 1998 (Choreograpy: Peggy Florin,

Jean Churchill)

Nishino Ballet Company Production; Tokyo, Japan, August 1995 (Choreography: Akiko Nishino, Daisuke

Takaya)