“Welcome to the home of SoulNinja™ Mastery. Trained in both traditional and complementary therapies, with decades of experience as an integrative healer and educator/trainer, I view myself, not as your therapist, but as your teacher. You are not my client, but a student in this co-creative master class of unfolding and discovering self. You remain the only true expert about self. I meet you where you are, following your path in order to provide healthy guidance. I merely nurture your self-exploration, providing necessary skills and an objective, third-person viewpoint to enhance your personal or leadership mastery.”

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The Marquis Who’s Who 2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement honoree

Dr. Croft is a trained complementary and individual/relationship therapist, registered healer, spiritual guide, teacher, author, and speaker who brings over three decades of experience as a coach, professor, senior executive, and behavioral researcher to her SoulNinja™ practice. Founder of SoulNinja™ Personal | Leadership Mastery and Unity Psychology™, she shares her knowledge and skills to assist students achieve greater success on their personal and professional journeys.

In addition to her independent practice, Dr. Croft has worked in healthcare as a therapist for an urban medical clinic, director of an urban wellness center, research director for two national healthcare organizations (The American Academy of Pediatrics and The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons), director of a national research initiative (Pediatric Research in Office-Based Settings (PROS) in collaboration with the Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Network (ASPN), principal /co-principal investigator on grants ranging from $2,000 to 1.6 million, and leadership director for a long-term care facility. She has worked in the field of higher education as faculty, psychology department chair, associate professor, dean, and vice-president for academic affairs. 

Dr. Croft has authored books, manuals, newsletters, research/business reports, and articles in popular magazines, the Elsevier newsletter, and peer-reviewed journals inclusive of

• Family Relations
• Health Values
• Journal of Adolescent Health
• Journal of Genetic Psychology
• Pediatrics
• Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

She has served as a reviewer for the journal, Pediatrics, and has created psychology test items for test preparation and publishing companies.

Dr. Croft’s keynotes and workshops are enthusiastically received. Past audiences include

• The Ambulatory Pediatric Association
• American Psychological Society
• Association for Continuing Higher Education
• The Chair Academy
• Future of Online Learning Conference (Simon Fraser University)
• Hugh O’Brien Youth Foundation
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau
• National Council on Family Relations
• National Institutes of Health
• Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
• University of Massachusetts Medical Center
• University of Wisconsin Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning
• Women’s Leadership Conference (Clarke University)
• various organizations and community groups.

Her company, Impact Editing, was created in 2018 to offer a full house of editing and presentation design services. 

Education
PhD, Penn State (Health & Human Development/Clinical Psychology)
MS, University of Arizona (Human Development & Family Studies)
BA, Saint Olaf College  (Psychology)(cum laude)

Complementary Therapy Education
• Certified NLP practitioner/ life coach
• Reiki Master/Teacher
• EFT – Advanced practitioner
• Guided therapeutic imagery facilitator
• Certified hypnotist
• Mindfulness meditation facilitator
• Yoga Nidra meditation facilitator
• Relaxation | Stress reduction facilitator
• Spiritual guide
• Certified family life educator (retired)
• Certified clinical aromatherapist
• Bach flower remedy practitioner
• Feng shui practitioner
• Ordained minister (nondenominational)
• Crucial conversations facilitator
• Appreciative Inquiry facilitator
• Leadership training 
• Competency-based education designer 

Professional Associations
• International Natural Healers Association
• American Hypnosis Association
• International Institute of Complementary Therapists

Awards and Honors
• Phi Kappa Phi honor society
• Kappa Omicron Nu honor society
• Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement, Marquis Who’s Who, 2019
• Showcased in Women of Distinction magazine (January, 2016)
• VIP Women of the Year Circle, National Association of Professional Women, 2015
• Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year, Spirituality & Health, 2007
• Sterling Who’s Who Congressional Edition (2012)
• Meneve Dunham Award for Excellence in Teaching, Clarke University (2000)
• Who’s Who of American Women (multiple recipient)
• Who’s Who in America (multiple recipient)
• Who’s Who Worldwide (multiple recipient)
• Who’s Who in American Education (multiple recipient)
• Who’s Who in the Midwest (multiple recipient)
• The World Who’s Who of Women (multiple recipient)
• 2,000 Notable American Women
• Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (multiple recipient)
• Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives & Professionals in Education (multiple recipient)
• Cambridge Who’s Who of Women in Education
• Judge, training films, U.S. Film Festival in Chicago (1992)
• Who’s Who of Rising Young Americans in American Society & Business
• Executive Producer and Creative Consultant, AIDS and Sexuality Communication Training. Silver Award Winner, training category, WORLDFEST, Houston International Film Festival, Houston, Texas (1991)
• Executive Producer and Creative Consultant, Heart of the Matter. Bronze Award Winner, education category, WORLDFEST, Houston International Film Festival, Houston, Texas (1991) Finalist, New York International Film Festival, New York, New York (1991)