Dorene Koehler

Dori Koehler, P.h.D. holds degrees in Mythological Studies with emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her main area of research is American popular culture, particularly Disney Studies. She presents periodically at the Popular Culture Association’s National Conference and the Film and History conference through the University of Wisconsin at Osh Kosh. She also presented at the first Discussing Disney conference held in 2014 through the University of Hull. Her most recent article on Walt Disney as a manifestation of the trickster archetype grew out of that presentation and will be published in a forthcoming collection of essays. Dr. Koehler also writes a blog fusing popular culture with archetypal theory.

She teaches humanities at Southern New Hampshire University.

She lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband Bruce and her cocker spaniel dog Sorcha.