GW Graduate Art Therapy Program

Congratulations to the class of 2026!
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Associate Professor Jordan Potash and students Fiorella Boschetti Tamayo and Rebecca “Becca” Steynberg demonstrated “The Art and Science of Managing Stress” at this year’s GW InnovationFest to showcase “creativity, cutting-edge research, unique collaborations, interdisciplinary exploration, and entrepreneurial problem-solving” ( ). Over the 4 hours, they interacted with over 150 people by sharing a zine designed from art therapy practice-based research - and several people sat down to begin filling the pages at the booth. As a bonus, Fiorella and Becca got to re-share their assessment research from the CCAS Research Showcase with participants including Associate Dean for Research Evie Downie (pictured) and incoming Provost Edward J. Balleisen.
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They were also joined by alumna Nicky Sullivan, art therapist at SPARC, who was at the next booth demonstrating the AI art making research for adults living with disabilities. That project received a mention in the current issue of GW Research Magazine under “AI Bits: A selection of AI research and scholarship highlights around the university” - https://researchmagazine.gwu.edu/patterns-predictions
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GW InnovationFest Website: https://innovationfest.gwu.edu/
Art Therapy Booth Info: https://innovationfest.gwu.edu/program?field_school_or_unit_target_id=All&combine=art+therapy

Well done to all of the students on their strong showing at this year’s Research Showcase. In conversations with students and professors from across the campus - as well as with Dean’s and the interim Provost - our students presented themselves as scholars, advocates, and champions of art therapy

Congratulations to Gwen Short - alumna (class of 1980), supervisor, and adjunct faculty on her retirement. Over her many years of service, she has enriched the lives of countless clients, students, and colleagues. We’re wishing her even more creative endeavors in the years ahead!