Luann Fortune
Luann
Fortune
Full Professor, Associate Department Chair
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Roles:
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Specialization Coordinator - Mindful Leadership
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Department Faculty
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Associate Department Chair, Mind-Body Medicine
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- Luann Fortune, LMT, PhD
- Department
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Institution
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Saybrook University
- Office Phone
- 626-316-5315
- Biography
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Luann Drolc Fortune, MA, PhD, LMT, NCBTMB is Faculty and Coordinator of the Mind-Body Medicine (MBM) PhD Mindful Leadership specialization in Saybrook's College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences. She has a BA in Interdisciplinary Social Science, an MA and PhD in Human Development. She is a former Fellow at Fielding University's Institute of Social Innovation, and served on the executive committees for the Interdisciplinary Coalition of North American Phenomenologists (ICNAP) and the Society for Phenomenology and Human Sciences (SPHS), and on the Program Plan Committee for IM4US (Integrative Medicine for Underserved). A long time advocate for equity and social justice concerns in integrative healthcare, she is an active member of IM4US and has served on the Conference and Educaiton & Research Committees. She has extensive experience in organizational development in the private sector, and operated a wellness and somatic therapy practice in Washington, DC for over 20 years.
Dr. Fortune's research interests include integrative wellness practices, as well as somatic awareness and embodiment techniques for scholarship, research, and practice. Her interest in human development issues conveys to her work on wellness models, aging, and strategic systems. Her writings and publications span multiple disciplines, invoke systems thinking, and promote translational value in scholarship and practice. She is a peer reviewer for multiple academic journals, and has served as associate editor for the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
Her personal website is at: https://lufortune.org
Many of her conference papers are published on ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luann_DROLC_Fortun
- Areas of Expertise
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Area Expertise Integrative Medicine Complementary Therapies Education Guided Imagery Massage therapy Mindfulness and Meditation Program development and implementation Leadership & Management Leadership Approaches and Practices Research Design/Methodology Case Study Mixed Methods Research Narrative Inquiry Phenomenology - Education History
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Degree Institution Year PhD, Human Development Fielding University, Santa Barbara, CA 2012 - Professional Memberships
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Role Organization Membership Chair Society for Phenomenology & Human Sciences Treasurer Interdisciplinary Coalition of N American Phenomenologists Member, past officer American Massage Therapy Association Conference Planning Committee IM4US Chapter President American Association of University Professors (AAUP) - Licenses
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Massage Therapist, Florida, Virginia, DC - Community Involvement
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Role Organization Group leader Women at the Well, community woman's group, Sanibel Florida volunteer Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Sea Turtle program volunteer & advocate ZONTA Leader LIFE (Lee Interfaith for Empowerment) - Media Exposure
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Appearance - Curriculum Vitae
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- Publications
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Book Fortune, L. D., & Langenegger, J. A. (2011). What would Charlie say? A tribute to the wisdom of Charlie Seashore. College Station, TX: .
Bentz, Shapiro, Marlatt & Fortune (2025). Mindful Inquiry in Social Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chapter Fortune, L. (2010). The View of a Juror. In L. C. Brown & J. A. Langenegger, et al. (Ed.) Practicing Texas Politics: A Brief Survey: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt..
Fortune, L. D. (2016). Retracing the labyrinth: Applying phenomenology for embodied interpretation. In V.M.Bentz & V. Giorgino (Ed.) Contemplative Social ResearchSanta Barbara, CA: Fielding University Press.
Journal Fortune, L. D., & Hymel, G. M. (2014). Creating integrative work: A qualitative study of how massage therapists work with existing clients. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies., 19 (1), 25-34.
Fortune, L. D. (2012). Essences of somatic awareness as captured in a verbally directed body scan: A phenomenological case study. Schutzian Research: A Yearbook of Worldly Phenomenology and Qualitative Social Science, 3 , 105-118.
Fortune, L. D., & Gillespie, E. (2012). The influence of practice standards on massage therapists' work experience: A phenomenological pilot study. International Journal of Massage Therapy and Bodywork, 3 , 5-11.
Fortune, L. (2009). On Being a Juror: A phenomenological self-study.. Indo- Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, 9 , 1-9.
Russo, R. & Fortune, L. D. (2016). Six evidence-based integrative health practices to manage eight common chronic conditions and promote self-care: A review with findings inspired by a workplace wellness case study. SM Journal of Community Medicine, 2 (2), 1018.
Website Fortune, L. D. (editor). (2015). Embodied Research. Retrieved from https://embodiedresearch.com
