Fielding University Press Celebrates 10th Anniversary: Join Authors’ Discussion On January 10

Fielding University Press Celebrates 10th Anniversary: Join Authors’ Discussion On Jan. 10

A decade ago, Fielding President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D., supported the vision of Faculty Emeritus Jean-Pierre Isbouts, D.Litt., to establish Fielding University Press. Today, the Press stands as a testament to the power of ideas. Since its inception, the Press has championed works that illuminate critical issues, spark transformative conversations, and deepen our collective understanding of the human experience. Equally important, its publications showcase the cutting-edge research of Fielding scholar-practitioners.

Join us in celebration of this significant milestone for an inspiring conversation on the journey of book publishing and the pivotal role a university press plays in academic and intellectual life.   

January 10, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
San Rafael Room
633 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

We will celebrate this milestone with a program that will feature reflections from Fielding authors, remarks on the Press’s founding by Faculty Emeritus Jean-Pierre Isbouts, D.Litt., and insights from President Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D., one of the institution’s most visionary leaders. Open to both the Fielding community and the public.

Featured Speakers

Katrina S. Rogers, Ph.D.

Katrina S. Rogers, PhD, President, Fielding Graduate University

Katrina S. Rogers, PhD, is the 7th president of Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA, a distinguished graduate school known for adult learners in the fields of clinical psychology, human talent and development, organizational leadership, and education. In the course of her career, she has served the international non-governmental and educational sectors in many roles, including executive, board member, and teacher. She led the European campus for Thunderbird School of Global Management in Geneva, Switzerland for a decade, working with international organizations such as the Red Cross, World Trade Organization, United Nations Development Program, and the European Union. She also developed externships for students at several companies, including Renault, Nestle, and EuroDisney (now Disneyland Paris). She has doctorates in political science and history. In addition to many articles and books focused on organizational leadership in sustainability, Rogers serves on the Boards of the Toda Institute for Global Policy & Peace Research and the Public Dialogue Consortium. She received a Presidential postdoctoral fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation and was a Fulbright scholar to Germany where she taught environmental politics and history.

She is currently studying environmental values among leaders that have responsibility for improving sustainability practices in their organizations. These are leaders from the corporate, governmental, and nonprofit sectors. The purpose is to understand how people’s worldviews are brought to bear on the actualization of sustainability work.

Jean-Pierre Isbouts, D.Litt.

Jean-Pierre Isbouts, D. Litt., Professor Emeritus & Managing Editor of Fielding University Press
National Geographic Historian and Bestselling Author
Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts is an art historian and humanities scholar with a specialization in biblical archaeology and Renaissance Italy. A professor emeritus at Fielding Graduate University, and Managing Editor of Fielding University Press, he is the author of a number of bestselling National Geographic books including The Biblical World, In the Footsteps of Jesus, The Story of Christianity, and The Archaeology of the Bible, which have sold over 2 million copies. His latest National Geographic book is the Ultimate Visual History of the World, encompassing all of his research to date. As a Renaissance expert, he has authored several books on Leonardo da Vinci, including Mona Lisa and the Elusive Art of Leonardo da Vinci’s Paintings published by Polistampa. He has been featured in numerous radio and television shows, including a BBC TV special on the Mona Lisa and NBC’s Today morning show.  He has also directed a number of TV specials, including Van Gogh Revisited with Leonard Nimoy, Walt: The Man Behind the Myth with Dick van Dyke, Inside the Cold War with Sir David Frost, and The Mona Lisa Myth with Morgan Freeman. He also hosts several lecture series on the global streaming platform by The Great Courses. As a musicologist, Dr. Isbouts has produced a number of recordings by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and other ensembles and soloists.

Pauline J. Albert, PhD Photo by Laurence Severance

Pauline J. Albert, PhD, Fielding Alum, Human & Organizational Systems, 2009
Pauline J. Albert, PhD, is a writer/researcher focused on leadership, ethics, and spiritual development. A 2009 graduate of Fielding’s Human and Organizational Systems program, she taught at St. Edward’s University after a long career in business. She has spent recent years teaching and consulting with Franciscan organizations based on the leadership of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi, the topic of her doctoral dissertation.

Pauline believes in supporting scholarship at Fielding and has provided seed funding for three Fielding Endowments. The first is the CMM (Coordinated Management of Meaning) Scholarship honoring former Fielding faculty member W. Barnett Pearce. The second is the Valerie Bentz Endowment for Mindful Inquiry and Transformative Phenomenology. And finally, most recently, Pauline initiated the Jean-Pierre Isbouts Endowment Fund for Lifelong Learning supporting Fielding Press and Travel.

Pauline wrote a chapter entitled “A Co-Created Moral Relationship” for the Fielding Press 50^th Anniversary Monograph The Transformative Power of Learning. She also has published editorials and blogs for Franciscan Media and its magazine St. Anthony Messenger. She served as Franciscan Media’s Board Chair in 2022-2023.

Featured Authors

Keith Melville, PhD
A Passion for Adult Learning: How the Fielding Model is Transforming Doctoral Education

Rich Appelbaum, PhD
Leadership in Sustainability: The Key Role That Leaders Must Play in Sustainable Practices

Valerie Bentz, PhD
Handbook of Transformative Phenomenology: Investigating the Study of Human Consciousness

Kjell Rudestam, PhD
Handbook of Online Learning in Higher Education: Examining Online Learning in the Wake of the Pandemic

Judith Stevens-Long, PhD
Living Well, Dying Well: A New Approach to Living and Dying in America

Terry Hildebrandt, PhD
Innovation in Leadership Coaching: The Research and Practice of Modern Executive Coaching

Laura McGuire, PhD
The Sexual Misconduct Prevention Guidebook: Conduct and Consent for Higher Education Campuses