Nina Esaki

• Doctor of Philosophy, University at Albany School of Social Welfare, Albany, N.Y., 2008
• Master of Social Work, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, New York, N.Y., 2003
• Master of Business Administration, Columbia University Graduate School of Business, New York, N.Y., 1985
• Bachelor of Arts, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD., 1982

Prior to joining Springfield College, Nina Esaki was the director of research at the Andrus Sanctuary Institute, the training and consulting home of the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-supported, trauma-responsive organizational change intervention. Esaki has published a number of peer-reviewed journal articles on organizational change and leadership, as well as presented at numerous conferences. More recently, she was the recipient of a 2020 Sam and Bonnie Rechter Family Trust Project on Positive Leadership Fellowship from the University of Louisville College of Business. Prior to her career as a social worker, Esaki spent more than 15 years in the corporate human resources field.