Northcentral University has over 370 active Faculty Mentors. Our faculty are academically qualified, professionally engaged in their careers, and trained to support online learning by guiding and stimulating the learning process in one-on-one interaction.

A majority of NCU Faculty Mentors have careers in business, education, mental health, or government and teach for NCU on a part time “adjunct” basis. Space limitations prevent us from listing all their names here or presenting their photos and biographies. Among the full time faculty of NCU’s School of Psychology, are the following individuals.

Barnaby B. Barratt, Ph.D., DHS.

Barnaby B. Barratt is Professor and Director of Clinical/Counseling Psychology at Northcentral University. He graduated with 1st-class Honors in Social Psychology with a minor in Asian and African Studies from the University of Sussex (UK), earned his first doctorate in Psychology and Social Relations from Harvard University, and his second doctorate from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. Dr. Barratt trained clinically at the Harvard Medical School, the University of Michigan’s Neuropsychiatric Institute, and the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. He is clinically licensed in the States of Arizona, California, and Michigan, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, as well as Fellow both of the American Psychological Association and of the American Academy for Psychoanalysis in Psychology.

Dr. Barratt is a certified psychoanalyst, sexuality educator, sex therapist, and somatic psychotherapist; and is past President of the “American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.” He has held professorial appointments both in psychology and in the humanities (cultural studies and philosophy) at the University of Michigan, University of Detroit, Oakland University, and elsewhere. For much of his career, he was Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University (Detroit). In addition to his current appointment at Northcentral University, he is Adjunct Graduate Faculty at the Pacifica Graduate Institute and at Prescott College. Dr. Barratt is the author of seven books and about seventy scientific and professional articles.

Branden Henline, Ph.D.

Dr. Henline has been the Director of Marriage and Family Therapy Programs at NCU since June of 2005. As Director, he directly oversees the day to day functioning of the MFT programs, including responding to Learner concerns, evaluating applications for admission, developing and teaching courses, supervising practicum, supervising the hiring process for new Faculty Mentors, establish program policies and procedures, and conducting program evaluation research. Dr. Henline also serves on several University committees. He earned his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Tech University, an M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Auburn University, and a B.S. in Family Studies from Brigham Young University.

Henline's ongoing research interests include intimacy development, the impact of technology on interpersonal relationships, MFT program development and evaluation in non-US cultures, and the efficacy of marriage and family therapy. He has presented his research at conferences including the Southeastern Symposium on Child and Family Development and the annual conferences of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).

Dr. Henline is a member of NCFR and AAMFT and is a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. He maintains a small private practice in the Prescott, Arizona, area where he resides with his wife and three young children. He reads, writes and speaks the Thai language, enjoys camping and other outdoor activities as well as playing golf, basketball, racquetball, tennis, and chess, cooking both American and Thai foods, reading, and engaging in thought provoking games. He is also working on a novel.

Rosaleen Runnalls, MSW, LCSW

Rosaleen Runnalls is Assistant to the Chair of the School of Psychology.

Runnalls worked for many years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker before relocating to Prescott from Southern California two years ago. She continues to hold Licenses in both California and Arizona. During her career she provided direct practice to clients and patients and in addition was the Director of Social Services for two organizations as well as Manager of an Outpatient Psychiatric Program.

Runnalls was an adjunct professor for graduate and undergraduate students in the field of Social Work as well as a consultant and Mentor to Clinical Psychologists in the field of Aging and Long Term Care. Rosaleen also worked as a consultant to Social Workers and Administrators in Skilled Nursing Facilities and Hospice. Rosaleen was instrumental in the formation of an Alzheimer’s Unit for those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and provided training and education to staff, professionals and family members on Alzheimer’s Disease. Much of Rosaleen’s volunteer work was dedicated to the teaching and promotion of the positive aspects of aging.