Our CEIE Fellows

CEIE Fellows include Faculty, Staff, and Community Leaders who provide leadership through a specific portfolio or project. They advance CEIE's leadership in the religious and cultural richness of our time. Meet CEIE's Fellows for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Fellow Engagement

Allison Henrich, Ph.D 

Allison Henrich’s fellowship project centers on Think Like an Artist, Create Like a Mathematician, a book she co-authored with artist and creative coach Esther Loopstra. The project explores how logic and intuition can help people navigate change, drawing on spiritual and religious traditions such as Buddhism, Judaism, and Yoga. During 2026-2027 academic year, Dr. Henrich plans to develop a related workshop whose purpose lies in offering practical wisdom, reflection, and a spiritually grounded way to move toward purpose. 

Claire LeBeau, Ph.D

Dr. Claire LeBeau’s fellowship project centers on the 45th anniversary of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½’s Master of Arts in Existential Phenomenological Psychology (MAP) program. She is curating a year-long series of trainings, public conversations, and conferences that explore forgiveness, vulnerability, and healing through existential phenomenology, ethics, and therapeutic practice. Drawing on her research into maternal guilt, parental vulnerability, and the lived experience of forgiveness, Dr. LeBeau’s work seeks to create conditions for personal and collective healing, bridging individual stories with broader movements toward reconciliation and a shared future. 

James Falzone

James Falzone’s fellowship project is a podcast called A Way of Being, launching in Spring 2027. Rooted in the study of improvisation, the podcast will feature conversations with artists, scholars, theologians, business leaders, social workers, and others to show how improvisation shapes everyday life. The project connects creativity to pluralism and spiritual practice, framing improvisation as a way of being in the world. Its significance is in highlighting human flourishing, cross-cultural understanding, and deeper engagement across traditions. 

We thank our 2025-2026 Fellows

  • Dr. Bonnie Bowie, CEIE Faculty Fellow
  • Trung Pham, SJ, CEIE Faculty Fellow
  • Shannon Britton, CEIE Staff Fellow
  • Joint Learning Initiative, CEIE Community Fellow