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About Kirstin Ellsworth

I have a Ph.D. in the History of Art from Indiana University and am an Associate Professor of Art History at California State University Dominguez Hills

Kirstin L. Ellsworth holds a Ph.D. in the History of Art from Indiana University and is Associate Professor of Art History at California State University Dominguez Hills.

NBN Episodes hosted by Kirstin:

Art January 15, 2021

The Life and Art of Felrath Hines

From Dark to Light

Rachel Berenson Perry

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
Today I talked to Rachel Berenson Perry about her book The Life and Art of Felrath Hines: From Dark to Light (Indiana University Press, 2019). Felrath Hines (1913–1993), the first African American man to …
Art August 13, 2020

Synthesis

Lost and Found in America

Vesna Kittelson

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
The prolific artistic production of Vesna Kittelson always maintains autobiographical connections: her installations of deconstructed books and her luminous drawings of fountains recall her childhood in Split, Croatia; her early …
Art August 11, 2020

Georgia O'Keeffe's Wartime Texas Letters

Amy Von Lintel 

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
In 1912, at age 24, Georgia O’Keeffe boarded a train in Virginia and headed west, to the prairies of the Texas Panhandle, to take a position as art teacher for …
Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness September 14, 2018

Aware

The Science and Practice of Presence

Dan Siegel

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
In this episode, cross-posted from the podcast Psychologists Off The Clock, Dr. Diana Hill interviews Dr. Dan Siegel about his new book, Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence (TarcherPerigree …
Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness September 6, 2018

Attachment-Based Yoga &amp

Deirdre Fay

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
In this this interview, cross-posted from the podcast Psychologists Off The Clock, Deirdre Fay, LICSW discusses how she integrates yoga, meditation and attachment theory into healing trauma. Ms. Fay discusses …
Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness August 10, 2018

The Nest in the Stream

Lessons from Nature on Being with Pain

Michael Kearney

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
In this episode, cross posted from the podcast Psychologists Off the Clock, Dr. Diana Hill interviews Dr. Michael Kearney, a palliative care physician who takes an interpersonal, integrative approach to …
Psychology August 2, 2018

Experiencing Compassion

Focused Therapy from the Inside Out

Russell Kolts

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
In this this interview, cross-posted from the podcast Psychologists Off The Clock, Dr. Diana Hill interviews Dr. Russell Kolts, expert in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) about his new workbook for …
Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness June 11, 2018

Anxiety Happens

52 Ways To Find Peace of Mind

John P. Forsyth

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
Everyone experiences anxiety and worry sometimes. However, when anxiety controls your life, it pulls you away from things that you care about. In this this interview, cross-posted from the podcast …
Art May 22, 2018

Foucault on Painting

Catherine M. Soussloff

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
In Foucault on Painting (University of Minnesota Press, 2017), Catherine Soussloff discusses an area of Foucault’s development that has remained largely overlooked: his engagement with painting. Indeed Foucault, we learn …
Buddhist Studies March 11, 2018

Heartwork

The Path of Self-Compassion

Radhule Weininger

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
Dr. Radhule Weininger is a clinical psychologist and meditation teacher who integrates psychodynamic, Jungian and Gestalt psychotherapies with Buddhist psychology. In her new book Heartwork: The Path of Self-Compassion (Shambhala …
Medicine February 22, 2018

Eating in the Light of the Moon

How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling

Anita Johnston

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
Anita Johnston, author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling (Gurze Books, 2000), is an expert …
Psychology January 6, 2018

The Diet Trap

Feed Your Psychological Needs and End the Weight Loss Struggle Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Jason Lillis, JoAnne Dahl, Sandra M. Weineland

Hosted by Kirstin Ellsworth
Obesity and weight loss are notoriously challenging areas of research and intervention. Traditional behavioral psychology methods for weight loss are known to be ineffective in the long-term for many people …