Personal Information
Department Address:
Psychology Dept.
221 Melson Hall.
State University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118
Department Phone: (770) 836-4575
Date of Birth: July 7, 1960
Birthplace: Schenectady, New York
Hobbies: Chess, Physical fitness (weight-training, long-distance running, etc.), Ancient languages & etymology, Music (playing guitar, bass, piano), Computer programming, Poetry, Shakespeare
Languages: Spanish, Latin,
Greek (classical)
Education
1996 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
-- Duquesne University
Major emphasis: Phenomenological psychology
Minor emphasis: Psychology of education
& teaching
Collateral area: Existential philosophy
Dissertation: Being Inspired by
a Teacher: An Empirical Phenomenological Study.
1989 M.A., Clinical Psychology
-- Duquesne University
Major emphasis: Phenomenological psychology
1988 M.S., Computer Science --
University of Delaware
Major emphasis: Artificial Intelligence
Minor emphasis: Data communications
1983 B.S., Computer Science --
Pennsylvania State University
Minor: Mathematics
Professional Development
A. Professional Development:
Writing & Publication
In Progress Humanistic Psychology
for the 21st Century (Book accepted for publication by AHP Publishing)
In Progress Toward a Psychology
of Decadence (Article accepted for publication in AHP Perspective
--
summer 2003)
2002 Depth, Timelessness, Circularity
and Levity (In press: Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social
Justice)
2002 A Legacy Intact at the
Carl R. Rogers Symposium 2002 (Conference review published in AHP Perspective
-- Aug./Sept. 2002)
2001 Reinventing Humanistic Psychology:
The Postmodern Intersection (In Press: The Journal of Humanistic
Psychology).
2001 Technology, Humanity &
Humanistic Psychology (Article published in AHP Perspective
-- Dec./Jan. 2001)
2000 Why I Care about AHP
(Brief tract published in AHP Perspective Jun./July 2000)
1999 AHP's Vision and Aims Statement
(Mission statement published in AHP Perspective -- Oct./Nov. 1999)
1999 Reflections on Courage &
Change (Article published in AHP Perspective -- June/July 1999)
1995 Dr. Charles Maes: In Memoriam.
(with J. Freedman & G. Garza) (in press), In W. Fischer & E. Murray
(Eds.), Duquesne Studies in Phenomenological Psychology: Vol V.
1992 Knowledge, Communication,
Inspiration: Three Spheres of Effective Teaching. In D. Frayer (Ed.).
(Fall 1992). Teaching at Duquesne. (Available from D. Frayer,
Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282).
B. Professional Development: Involvement
in professional organizations
2001-Present Serving on Board of Directors
-- Association for Humanistic Psychology (position: Director of Center
for Technology & the Human Spirit).
1999-2001 Served on Board of Directors
-- Association for Humanistic Psychology (position: Member-at-large).
2001-Present Serving on Website Development
Committee -- Association for Humanistic Psychology
1999-Present Serving on Resource Development
Committee -- Association for Humanistic Psychology.
2000-Present Serving on Membership
Committee -- Association for Humanistic Psychology.
2000-Present Serving on Business Ventures
Committee -- Association for Humanistic Psychology.
C. Professional Development: Activity
in conferences
2002 Conducted Workshop (with T. Greening
& S. Friedman) -- Poetry, Transformation, Peace -- Carl R. Rogers
Symposium (July 2002)
2002 Delivered 2 Presentations --
Poetry
and existence -- AHP Midwest Conference (March 2002)
2002 Attended annual Jim Klee Forum
(no presentation) (April 2002)
2001 Attended conference (no presentation)
-- The Gathering of the Clan -- AHP, Seattle, WA (Aug. 2001).
2001 Attended annual Jim Klee Forum
(no presentation) (April 2001)
1998-2000 Chairman, on-site committee,
Old Saybrook II Conference (held 5/2000 at West Georgia -- Approx. $20,000
profit for the university)
2000 Attended conference (no presentation)
-- The Gathering of the Clan -- AHP, Seattle, WA (Aug. 2000).
2000 Delivered Keynote Address (with
D. Elkins) -- The Poetic Courage to Question Life Deeply -- AHP
Midwest Conference.
2000 Conducted all-day Post-conference
Institute (with D. Elkins ) -- Sharing from the Heart: An All-Day
Group Experience (Part of the OSII Project) -- AHP Midwest Conference.
2000 Conducted Conference workshop
(with M. O-Hara & D. Elkins) -- Passing the Torch: A Generational
Dialogue -- AHP Midwest Conference.
2000 Delivered Conference presentation
and demonstration (with M. Arons & D. Elkins) -- Philo-cafe: A Group
Experience and Way of Knowing (Part of the OSII Project) -- AHP Midwest
Conference.
1999 Served as Panelist & Respondent
to Paper by Wallachs -- Jim Klee Forum, State Univ. of West Georgia
1999 Attended conference (no presentation)
-- The Gathering of the Clan: Living with an Open Heart -- AHP,
Seattle, WA.
1999 Delivered Conference presentation
(with M. Arons, A. Warmoth, D. Elkins) - Old Saybrook I: The Beginnings
of AHP -- AHP Midwest Conference.
1999 Delivered Conference presentation
(with M. Arons, S. Doherty, A. Warmoth) -- From Old Saybrook I to Old
Saybrook II: The Spirit of Humanistic Psychology through Changing Times
-- AHP Midwest Conference.
1999 Delivered Keynote address (with
M. Arons, T. Greening, A. Warmoth, D. Elkins) -- Self, Multiple Selves,
or Illusion of Separate Selfhood? -- AHP Midwest Conference.
Service
A. Service: To the psychology department
1996-Present
Technology Liaison, Psychology Dept.,
-- designed & implemented department's web-site
-- supervised revisions to dept. web-site
-- installed department's main computer
1999-Present
Supervisor of editors of The Crucible departmental newsletter
(editors in succession: C. Henry, J. Kerr, A. Bland)
1998-Present
Scholarship Award Committee Chair for The Humanistic Psychology Award
-- Collected application of candidates
-- Coordinated appraisal of candidates
-- Presented awards to C. Bohnet, J. Kerr, C. Ruth
1997-Present
Graduate Interview Committee
-- Conducted numerous interviews with candidates for psychology department's
Masters program
1999-Present
Supervisor of Graduate Assistants
(in succession: Y. Alemu, C. Henry, J. Kerr, A. Bland)
1997-Present
Faculty Advisor
- provided registration advisement for many undergraduates
- wrote numerous letters of recommendation for both undergraduate and
graduate students.
1998-2000 Conference chair -- Old
Saybrook II Conference
-- Conducting numerous planning meetings as conference chair
-- Planning conference structure and thematics
-- Planning conference budget
-- Interfacing with central planning committee
-- Coordinating with Continuing Ed. dept.
-- Writing text for brochures, advertisements, etc.
-- Many other responsibilities, too numerous to list
1997-2000 Founder and Organizer --
Dionysian Readings Group
-- organized and conducted approx. separate 12 meetings
2000 Participant in Psychology Department
Faculty-search Committee
1996-1999 Founder and Editor, The
Crucible newsletter, Psychology Dept.,
-- edited and produced approx. 15 separate issues
1999 Chair of Masters Thesis Committee
-- for Y. Alemu -- Defended in Fall 1999.
1999 Faculty Representative for Derrida
Readings Group
-- hosted approx. 6 meetings
1998-1999 Supervisor of Graduate Assistant
(Y. Alemu)
1997-1998 Faculty Representative --
Heidegger Readings Group
-- participated in approximately 30 separate meetings
1997 Participant in Psychology Department
Faculty-search Committee
1997 Presenter at psychology department
retreat (with K. Puhakka)
-- Topic: Existentialism & Buddhism
1997 Participant in Psych. Dept. Semester
Conversion Committee
-- helped organize & describe graduate curriculum for semester conversion
1997 M.A. Oral Defense Committee for
J. Trabue
1997 Colloquium Presentation for Psychology
Dept.
-- Topic: Humanistic Psychology and Learning
1996 Presenter at psychology department's
retreat
-- Topic: The heart of Existential Psychology
Other Presentations within the
department:
1999 Carl Rogers and Humanistic
Psychology -- lecture delivered to Chris Aanstoos' graduate class
in
Foundations of Humanistic Psychology, Spring
1999.
1998 Heidegger's 'The Question
Concerning Technology,' -- lecture delivered to Chris Aanstoos'
graduate class in Human Growth & Potential, Fall 1998.
1998 Humanistic Psychology and
Postmodernity, -- lecture delivered to Mike Arons' graduate Seminar
on the Self, Fall 1998.
B. Service: To the university generally
1999-Present
Faculty Advisor -- West Georgia Chess Club (Student Organization)
-- Inaugurated club with first president A. Aronson -- Fall 1999
-- Intercollegiate team placed 2nd in Georgia -- Spring 2000
2002-Present
Co-founder: Spanish Language Exchange Group
1999-2000
University Matters Committee
-- Participated in review of new traffic & flag policies
1999-2000
Faculty Representative -- Judicial Committee
-- Participated in weekly meetings to adjudicate parking appeals
1998-1999
Faculty Advisor -- West Georgia Philosophical Society (Student Organization)
-- Participated in weekly meetings
1998-1999
Faculty Advisor -- West Georgia Jugglers (Student Organization)
-- Participated in occasional meetings
1998
Contributor to The Eclectic -- West Georgia's yearly literary booklet
-- contributed one poem
1996-1997
Student Advisor -- Freshman Center, State University of West Georgia
C. Service: To the local community
1997-Present
Co-leader (with M. Arons) -- Carrollton Philo-Cafe Public Discussion Group
-- led or co-led over 200 separate weekly public discussion groups (2-hours
each)
-- Co-writer (with M. Arons) -- Article for Times Georgian
2002-Present
Copywriter & discussant (under direction of M. Kunkel) -- Un Momento
de Reflexión entre Usted y Yo (Georgia Public Radio Spanish
language program -- health)
2000
Worker in local and national elections -- Carroll County, GA
1998-2000
Host or Participant -- Carrollton Ekstaticon Poetry Readings
-- presented original poetry in approx. 6 public readings
-- served as host in 2 public readings
1998
Participant in local "Radio Poetry" Radio Program
1998
Participant in local TV Cable Access Program. -- Topic: Poetry
1998
Participant in local TV Cable Access Program. -- Topic: The Nature
of Love
1998
Television Program Interviewee -- Coweta Viewpoint. -- Topic: Education:
its nature and difficulties.
Teaching
1997-2002 Assistant Professor, State Univ.
West Georgia
Undergraduate
classes taught
General Psychology (7 classes -- 6
large enrollment)
Human Growth & Development (4
classes)
Humanistic Psychology (7 classes)
Survey of Philosophy (1 class -- by
invitation of the Dean)
Existential Psychology (3 classes)
Technology & the Human Spirit
(2 classes) (Horizon Seminar)
+ numerous independent studies
Graduate
classes taught
Phenomenology (1 class)
Advanced Existentialism (3 classes)
Human Growth & Potential (2 classes)
Technology & the Human Spirit
(2 classes) (Grad. Horizon Seminar)
Independent
Studies and Tutorials taught
Summer 2002
Kevin Malone -- Graduate -- Org./Dev.
Psychology
Melody Pogue -- Graduate -- Nietzsche
& Psychology
Fall 2001
Dennis Cash -- Undergrad. -- Adv.
Existential Psych.
Wesley Ables -- Undergrad.-- Adv.
Existential Psych.
Nur Banu Ibaoglu -- Grad. -- Phenomenology
of Attention
Sara Anderson -- Grad. -- Existentialism
& Musicology
Fall 2000
Victoria Malone -- Grad. -- Psychology
of Technology
Amy Steiglitz -- Undergrad. -- Psychology
of Technology
J. Micah Davis -- Undergrad. -- Psychology
of Technology
Grant Brim -- Grad. -- Psychology
of Technology
Spring 2000
Christopher David Henry -- Grad. --
Postmodernism Psych.
Spring 1999
Jennifer Flynn -- Undergrad. -- Adv.
Humanistic Psych.
Amy Monger -- Undergrad. -- Adv. Existential
Psych.
Fall 1998
Rae Dotson -- Undergrad. -- Existential
Psychology
Mary Kohan -- Undergrad. -- Children
& Cults
1996-1997 Temporary Assistant Professor,
State Univ. West Georgia
Undergraduate classes taught
General Psychology (4 classes -- 1
large enrollment)
Existential Psychology (2 classes)
Graduate classes taught
Phenomenology (1 class)
Advanced Existentialism (1 class)
1991-1995 Predoctoral Teaching Fellow,
Duquesne University.
Recipient of 4 successive full-time
teaching fellowships. Taught 26 total classes (78 credits total) -- all
at the undergraduate level.
1989-1991 Teaching Assistant, Duquesne
University
(taught 16 credits total)
M.A. Group Therapy (2 three-credit graduate
classes)
M.A. Individual Therapy (1 three-credit graduate
class)
Introductory Psychology (2 three-credit classes)
New Students' Seminar (1 one-credit freshman
class)
1985 Instructor, General Electric
Co., Rockville, Md., (1 course)
Asynchronous Data Communication Techniques
Honors and Awards
2002 Who's Who Among America's Teachers
(named by Margret Chang)
1999 Letter of commendation (Office
of Public Relations and Alumni Services) for "Educational Excellence in
a Personal Environment"
1998 SGA's Teacher of the Year for
Arts & Sciences -- 1997-1998
1998 (Fall) Letter of commendation
(Office of Public Relations and Alumni Services) for "Educational Excellence
in a Personal Environment"
1998 (Spring) Letter of commendation
(Office of Public Relations and Alumni Services) for "Educational Excellence
in a Personal Environment"
1994-1995 Fellowship -- Teaching (full
time), Duquesne University.
1994 Book Grant Award -- psychology
dept. nominee, Duquesne University
1994 Teacher of the Year -- Nominee
-- Omicron Delta Kappa Society
1993-1994 Fellowship -- Teaching (full
time), Duquesne University.
1993 Teaching Assistant Mentor
-- Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University
1992-1993 Fellowship -- Teaching (full
time), Duquesne University.
1991-1992 Fellowship -- Teaching (full
time), Duquesne University.
1993 Teaching Assistant Mentor
-- Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University