FELICIA FAHEY PH.D.
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Felicia graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Comparative Literature and completed a Ph.D. in Latin American Cultural Studies at UC Santa Cruz. She is the author of The Will to Heal: Narrative Recovery in the Novels of Latina Authors and of numerous academic articles. Her passion for learning, teaching and advising spans the Small Ivy Leagues, faith affiliated colleges, and both public and private educational institutions worldwide. She currently serves as a Director of Independent Studies at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts.
Felicia has a unique gift for connecting with students and their families to facilitate their desired academic trajectories. With a solid understanding of the complex, competitive and stressful academic environment for this generation of young people, Felicia creates a safe, structured process and elicits the essential qualities that bring student applications to life. As a college instructor of creative writing, autobiographical narrative, and expository composition, Felicia's work is grounded in multiple teaching methodologies and current practices in academia shaping the admissions process, classroom learning, career development and graduation trends. Felicia is fluent in Spanish and has lived in Vienna, Madrid, Buenos Aires, and Portland (Maine). In her free time, Felicia does what she has been doing since college; she writes in cafes and follows the art and music scenes of San Francisco. She occasionally organizes public art walks in the Mission. Each application season, Felicia offers her advising and workshops to underserved students and communities throughout the Bay Area. Additionally, she provides comprehensive consulting to four selected students. |
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