Alexis Aquino
Dr. Aquino has spent over thirty years within the field of education. She is the Educational Director of the Portland Institute of Preventative Medicine. Dr. Aquino is currently working on a second series of educational videos. Throughout her career, Dr. Aquino has created practical curricula that have proven effective for culturally diverse populations of teachers, students, and parents. Family information has always been an integral part of her classrooms. As the founder of the Roots and Wings Foundation, Dr. Aquino spends much of her free time taking photographs and documenting family histories. She envisions the classroom as a respectful and caring partnership among teachers, students, and parents. As a biracial educator, Dr. Aquino's experiences and extensive research in marginalization give her work on cross-cultural theory and practice a well-grounded framework. Dr. Aquino delights in working with educators and other professionals to help them cultivate visions they have for themselves. Dr. Aquino earned her Bachelor's in Theory of Literary Criticism from San Francisco State University, her Master's in Education from Antioch University, and her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Greenwich University. She holds teaching credentials in California and Oregon.
Nick Arrizza, MD
Nick Arrizza, MD is an Energy Psychiatrist, healer and founder of Arrizza Performance Coaching, Inc. He is the developer of the Mind Resonance Process TM (MRP), a tool that facilitates mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual healing, and now offers a graduate course in the Mind Resonance Process. His research MRP has shown how it activates non-local or distance healing effects and how it facilitates rapid and simple release of large amounts of emotional trauma from one’s bio-field. Dr. Arrizza is conducting research with MRP to show how, by permanently releasing negative emotions, beliefs, and memories from the human thought field, any emotional and physical illnesses, and the aging process may be reversed. He is the author of numerous articles on MRP and his e-book titled Esteem for the Self: A Manual of Personal Transformation. Internationally, Dr. Arrizza trains therapists and alternative healers in MRP. He is also a sought after speaker. View Dr. Arrizza’s Website.
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Joann S. Bakula, Ph.D.
Dr. Bakula has a wide range of academic experience, having taught at and designed courses for many universities, colleges and graduate schools across the USA. Her professional career began with four years as South Florida Area Coordinator of the Goddard Graduate Program, a distance-learning program, and continued through twenty years. She specializes in Transpersonal Psychology. She also has experience in business as a bookseller and retail business owner in South Florida and manager of a specialty publishing company in New York. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Saybrook Institute and BS from the University of Wisconsin. She has taught Psychology, English, Interdisciplinary and Philosophy Departments, and has been a program presenter for the Association of Humanistic Psychology. Dr. Bakula is author of Esoteric Psychology: A Model for the Development of Human Consciousness and many academic articles.
Mahfuza Begum, MBBS, DGO, FRCOG
Dr. Begum serves a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist at King Abdul Aziz Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She earned her medical degree at Chittagong Medical College in Bangladesh and her Diploma in Obstetric and Gynecology at University of London and the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia, topping the list of candidates. Dr. Begum is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, London, and later honored to become a Fellow of the College. She is an associate member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a member of the International Menopause Society, Saudi and Bangladesh Obstetrical and Gynecological Societies. Dr. Begum has held posts as Lecturer in Clinical Physiology in Dacca Medical College, teaching postgraduate students in addition to her clinical responsibilities. She has served as an active member of hospital committees and has published several papers in national and international scholarly journals and has attended and presented at numerous national and international symposia, workshops and meetings.
William F. Bellais, Ed.D.
The Very Rev'd Dr. Bellais earned degrees at New Mexico State University including the BA in History (1960); MA in Counseling Psychology (1980); and Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration and Educational Psychology (1988). During his twenty-year military career, Dr. Bellais developed and taught courses at Army and naval Schools. He worked as a counselor at New Mexico State University and taught courses in psychology, sociology, and religion at Kemper Military School and College, Boonville, Missouri. Dr. Bellais is a priest in the Episcopal Church USA and Rector of Grace Church in Chillicothe, Missouri. He earned a certificate in Theological Studies in the Diocese of the Rio Grande and was ordained based upon completion of the General Ordination Examination of the Board of Examining Chaplains of the Episcopal Church. In addition to parish duties, Dr. Bellais also serves as Dean of the Northern Deanery in the Diocese of West Missouri. Dr. Bellais also serves as an adjunct instructor with North Central Missouri College in Trenton, Missouri teaching introduction to the humanities.
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Elliot Benjamin, Ph.D.
Elliot Benjamin is a philosopher, counselor, mathematician, musician, and writer, with over fifty published articles in the areas of spirituality and awareness of cult dangers, art and mental disturbance, pure mathematics, and mathematics education. To date, he has three self-published books" Modern Religions: An Experiential Analysis and Expose, Art and Mental Illness, and Numberama: Recreational Number Theory in the School System. Dr. Benjamin earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Maine in 1996, and his Master's degree in Counseling from Boston State College in 1977. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. in psychology with a concentration in Consciousness and Spirituality at Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center. Dr. Benjamin was a mathematics professor for 21 years, and has had a variety of experience within the mental health field. He rounds out his diversity of professional interests by playing the piano at nursing homes and retirement homes.
Seema Bhat, BHMS, MD (Hom)
Dr. Seema secured BHMS [Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery] and M.D [hom] from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health sciences, Bangalore, India. She has been trained by Prof George Vithoulkas. She has been involved in treating a variety of diseases especially challenging cases such as autism, gangrene, global retardation, vitiligo, diabetes mellitus, cancer, female complaints and so on, at rural as well as urban set ups. She has written over 100 articles for various news papers and websites on homeopathy and has been involved with documentation of over a 5000 cases. She is well known for her teaching methods. She has appeared as the expert on homeopathy in various radio and television programs. Presently she has a well established practice at Bangalore, where homeopaths come to be trained clinically and is also helping to co-ordinate the Vithoulkas video course at Centre for Classical Homeopathy, Bangalore.
Carolyn Earle Billingsley, Ph.D., M.A.
Carolyn Earle Billingsley has an M.A (1999) and a Ph.D. (2001) from Rice University of Houston, Texas, with fields in Southern History, Colonial American History and Anthropological Kinship Theory. At Rice, she was also an editorial intern with both the Journal of Southern History and the Jefferson Davis Papers project. Her B.A. was awarded at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1994), where as part of the honors program, she majored in history, with minors in German and Arkansas Studies. After graduating summa cum laude and as outstanding history major, she was awarded both a Phi Kappa Phi scholarship and a Fulbright Scholarship. After accepting the latter, she spent two years studying the German language, translation, and history at the Universität Graz in Austria (1994-1996). She is the author of Communities of Kinship: Antebellum Families and the Settlement of the Cotton Frontier (Booker Worthen Literary Prize Winner 2005; published University of Georgia Press, 2004),and other books and articles, both genealogical and historical in nature; teaches upper-level history at UALR; is Coordinator of Course 3: Research in the South, for Samford University's IGHR; co-editor of the Arkansas Genealogical Society Ezine; Arkansas Genealogical Society Board Member, and past president; founder of the Saline County [Arkansas] History and Heritage Society and editor of their quarterly The Saline (1986-1991); a frequent lecturer on genealogical and historical topics, and the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Fellow for 2007. Dr. Billingsley was elected to the Association of Professional Genealogists Board of Directors in 2007. See Dr. Billingsley’s Website for more information, including a complete curriculum vita.
Penny S. Billman, Ph.D.
Dr. Billman earned her Ph.D. in Educational Studies from Purdue University with an emphasis in Educational Psychology. She has over twenty years experience in research, planning and grants. Dr. Billman's most research major research effort has focus upon the evaluation of the effectivenes of a statewide implementation of the Comprehensive School Reform Act. Her dissertation was a meta-analysis of research on the effectiveness of instructional computer simulations. She has completed additional research on the effectiveness of distance learning in educational programs. She served as Associate Vice President of Strategic Effectiveness, and Executive Assistant to the President at Rock Valley College, and Dean of Academic Development and Research at Elgin Comunity College. Dr. Billman taught undergraduate and graduate courses in computer science, statistics, and research for institutions including Northern Illinois University, Purdue University, and Ancilla College. In addition to her academic career, Dr. Billman has volunteered as the manager of a food cooperative, and early childhood center, and a senior citizens center.
Merton Bland, Ed.D.
Dr. Bland is an Advisor to the National Teachers' College in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa. He holds a BFA in Art History from University of Illinois at Urban, Master s degrees in French from Middlebury College (Vermont) and Linguistics from George Mason University (Virginia), a Graduate Certificate in TESOL from George Mason, and a Doctor of Education degree with emphasis in foreign language testing from UCLA (1966). His professional career has included elementary and secondary school teaching (California), foreign service, USIA (Ghana, Zaire, Madagascar, Guinea, Pakistan, Australia, and Washington, DC), and ESL/EFL teaching and teacher training (Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, China, former East Germany, Malaysia, Korea, Vietnam, and Morocco. Dr. Bland has been active in numerous professional (WATESOL, KOTESOL, Phi Delta Kappa, NEA, NAFSA), service (Rotary, Rotaract), and religious organizations, and has especially focused on international exchange of persons programs. Dr. Bland is a dedicated author with several books and articles to his credit. He is married with four children and nine grandchildren.
LaWanna L. Blount, Ph.D.
Dr. Blount has had a long career in education, and sociology. She was the founder and chair of the Master’s and Ph.D.Programs in Educational Administration and the Master’s Degree Program in Sociology at Greenwich University, a distance learning university ,of Norfolk Island , Australia. Previously she taught sociology at Connors State College, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and taught in the graduate program of Human Resource Management at Chapman University, Carlsbad, California. She taught at the Western Australian College of Advanced Education (Edith Cowan University), in Perth, Western Australia where she was also the founder and chair of the Master’s Degree Program in Educational Administration. She was a Research Officer and an Education Officer with the Technical Education Division in Perth, Western Australia, and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. Her early career was spent teaching in Venezuela and Libya for Exxon Corporation. Dr. Blount is currently interested in genealogical research. She has compiled and published two family history/genealogy books, is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and served as editor of the Muskogee County Genealogical Society Quarterly. She has presented papers and written many articles in education, educational administration, and genealogy. In 2006 she compiled Notable Women of Polk County, Texas, a book sponsored by the Polk County American Association of University Women,(AAUW). Dr. Blount’s BS in Education is from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. Her M.S. in Educational Administration and her Ph.D. in Higher Educational Administration and Sociology are from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Teresa Borja, Ph.D.
Dr. Borja earned her BA, MA and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. In 1989, she helped establish the first liberal University in Ecuador: Universidad San Francisco de Quito, now with nearly 4000 students. During the expansion of USFQ, Dr. Borja developed the first course in sexual education ever taught in a university setting in Ecuador. She presently serves as Coordinator of the Psychology Department with USFQ. Her professional achievements include a number of successful mass media sexual educational productions, including radio and television programs, conferences in school settings, and a series of articles in the local newspapers. Dr. Borja is recognized by Ecuadorian society as the single most influential professional in sexual education. Her current scholarly interests emphasize HIV research in Ecuador.
Kenneth Brownson, EdD, RNC, AHI
Dr. Brownson has been in the healthcare field for over 40 years starting as a Naval Hospital Corpsman in 1965. As a registered nurse he has worked in hospitals, community agencies, and the mental health field. He earned an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing from Delaware Technical, BSPS (Education) from St. Joseph’s College, MSM in Management from The American College, MS in Psychology from California Coast University, a Graduate Certificate in Community Health Education from California College of Health Sciences, and an EdD in Adult and Non-traditional Education from Newport University and additional graduate study in Public Health at American Public university. Dr. Brownson has been involved in distance education for 20 years with the last 8 years focusing on online courses. He has taught online courses and/or developed courses for online presentation at Southern New Hampshire University, Lakeland College, Park University, Baker College, and Grand Canyon University. He served as the Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Greenwich University for 10 years. He is on the editorial Board of The Health Care Manager. He served as Vice President of the Board of Directors at Brandywine Counseling for 5 years and on the advisory board of Inservice Training Institute for 6 years. Dr. Brownson has written a book, College at Home for Nurses and All Healthcare Professionals. He has had over 40 articles published in professional healthcare journals. He received a first place in the feature writing contest in 2003, 2004, 2007 and second place in 2005 sponsored by American Medical Technologists. He is a Registered Nurse and certified as a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse by American Nurses Credentialing Center. He is also certified as an Allied Health Instructor by American Medical Technologists.
Mary Jo Bulbrook, EdD, RN, C CSEM, SEM, CHTP/I
Dr. Mary Jo Bulbrook is a medical intuitive and founder of Transform Your Life through Energy Medicine (TYLEM)™. It is based on her distinguished 20-year career as a university professor and clinical specialist in psychiatric mental health nursing. From 1974-84, she was a key figure in the development of world-renowned family therapist Virginia Satir’s teaching organization, Avanta Network. Drawing on their 12 years together, elements from Virginia’s teachings and philosophy were integrated with Dr. Bulbrook’s holistic nursing theory “Healing From Within and Without”. Over the next decade, Dr. Bulbrook’s therapy training evolved into the “Energetic Healing” program. In 2004, the title of the program was changed to its’ current name, representing the growth and expansion from the original model. The work continues to advance today. Over the last three decades, Dr. Bulbrook has been a pioneer in the energy medicine field. She began teaching and practicing Therapeutic Touch and Touch for Health in the seventies, and moved to teaching her own energy material in the eighties. From 1990-2004, Dr. Bulbrook was active in the leadership of Healing Touch. She developed both HT and her own program in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Peru, Ireland and Chile, as well as throughout the US and Canada. Mary Jo has collaborated with international healers such as Rosalyn Bruyere, Credo Mutwa (South African Sangoma), Bob Randall (Aborigine elder), and Rose Pere (Maori Tohuna). In 1989, Dr. Bulbrook was honored with the Canadian Holistic Nurse of the Year award. From this rich background, she was able to create a highly effective and easy to implement model of advanced psycho-spiritual treatment.
Somchet Bunditjaroenpun, Ph.D.
Dr. Bunditjaroenpun received the Bachelor of Science (1984) from Chulalongkorn University at Bangkok, Thailand; Masters in Business administration (MBA) with a major in Information and Computer Science (1988) from Greenwich University, Australia; and a Ph.D. in International Business Administration (2000) from Kennedy-Western University, USA. Since 1984 he has been associated with several international firms. Dr. Bunditjaroenpun is currently working with Cosmo Group of Companies, Thailand (international firms) in the areas of information systems and all computer functions (computer networks, mid-range computers, open-systems, PC, database administration, computer technical, Internet, and e-commerce). He is also a member of Forward Group of Companies, Thailand, which runs several business sectors in more than sixty countries around the world. He is involved in the functioning of top-level management in general business; and he handles policy making and management functions in the information systems of headquarters and all subsidiaries. He current manages two large-scale projects in Thailand in the areas of hospitality and chemical products. Dr. Bunditjaroenpun served on the organizing committee of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, for the International Forum cum Conference, August 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand. AIT is a university in good standing in Asia, which supports international and Thai students in their endeavors to obtain Masters and Doctoral degrees in Science and Engineering. Dr. Bunditjaroenpun has been listed in Who's Who in the World (Marquis) and recently listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering (Marquis)
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Douglass Capogrossi, Ph.D.
Dr. Capogrossi earned his Ph.D. in Adult and Continuing Education from Cornell University, where he completed an extensive dissertation investigating the effectiveness of the American education system. He also holds a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction, and Bachelor's in Business Management from Cornell University. Dr. Capogrossi has directed a variety of successful formal and non-formal education programs including trade apprenticeships, work experience projects and on-the-job training within industry and the human services, and adult job training through center-based programs. He has served as President at other distance learning institutions and has provided leadership in achieving recognized institutional accreditation. Dr. Capogrossi facilitated development of the New York State Rural Literacy Initiative, a state-wide community-based project initiating adult literacy and community development ventures in the poorest counties, funded by the Community and Rural Development Institute at Cornell University. He holds permanent teaching credentials in commerce and social studies with special certification to teach the emotionally disturbed. Dr. Capogrossi has held leadership roles with two major federal pilot studies identifying effective models for educating at risk youth outside the traditional school environment. He has coordinated innovative community-based education projects for troubled youths through the Board of Cooperative Educational Services in New York State. He also served as Instructor with the Office of Continuing Education at Cornell University, where he developed and instructed distance-learning courses in basic and corporate accounting for career track employees. Dr. Capogrossi is an experienced human service administrator, having worked as Executive Director of South Valley Collective, The League, and the United Minority Coalition, Assistant Director of Tompkins County Economic Opportunity Corporation and Director of Planning with the Community Service Organization in San Jose, California. Dr. Capogrossi has held top management positions in industry, serving as General Manager of Micrographic Systems, a medical camera-manufacturing firm in Santa Clara, California. For a number of years, he operated America Builders, a successful licensed general contracting firm in California. Dr. Capogrossi has extensive community volunteer experience emphasizing implementation and development of nonprofit organizations, preparing founding documents and serving as an officer of the Board of Directors. He was instrumental in developing an international professional membership organization dedicated to the amelioration of major world problems, a community legal center serving moderate-income communities, a human service coalition, an emergency service corporation, and an athletic league.
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Carmen Carsello, Ph.D.
Dr. Carsello is Associate professor Emeritus of Education and Counseling Psychology at University of Illinois at Chicago. He has served as faculty mentor at the University of Sarasota, National-Louis University, Greenwich University, Walden University, and Columbia pacific University. He has also been a teacher and reading specialist for the Chicago Board of Education primary and secondary schools. He contributed talks and chaired psychological and reading conferences in the United States and abroad. Dr. Carsello has lectured at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, DePaul University and Chicago State University. He earned a Bachelor of Physical Education degree from DePaul University; a Bachelor of Arts degree from Roosevelt University; a Master's from DePaul University, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology from University of Sarasota. Dr. Carsello was awarded a Certificate of gerontology from University of Illinois and completed a number of graduate courses at University of Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology. He is listed in several Who's Who publications including Dictionary of International Biography, Who's who in the Midwest, Who's who in American Education, and Who's Who in the World. Sr. Carsello has published nineteen articles in professional journals.
Antonio Cardona, MPA, MA, CPM, CWDP, GCF
Mr. Cardona holds the Executive Master's in Public Administration from Rutgers University and Master of Arts in Community Counseling from The College of New Jersey. He has been actively involved in diversity and race relations, and the development of anti-discrimination programming for over 10 years. Mr. Cardona is a native speaking Spanish language communicator and has served as an EEO Investigator for the State of New Jersey, including placement within the Office of the Attorney General for assurance of compliance and diversity administration. He is a human resource professional with the New Jersey Department of Human Services and a Workforce Development Coordinator and Career Counselor. Mr. Cardona coordinates mediation scheduling and training for Union County and serves as a professional mediator with the court systems in Union and Somerset Counties. He is an Associate Professor of Psychology with Mercer County College, and an adjunct faculty member with the Human Resource Development Institute, Union County College. Mr. Cardona serves the State of New Jersey as a diversity expert, holds government certifications in EEO/AA, Diversity Programming and Training, Mediation and Employment Dispute Issues, and holds workforce development credentials including Certified Job Counselor, Training-the-Trainer, and Managing Workplace Diversity. He is an active radio and television presenter, trainer and speaker and serves on a number of state boards and community advisor boards.
Michael Cohen, Ed.D.
Michael J. Cohen is an ecopsychologist who founded and coordinates Project NatureConnect, a distance learning degree program and extended education workshop and course offerings from The Institute of Global Education, a United Nations Non-Governmental Organization. He chairs the Department of Integrated Ecology on San Juan Island, Washington and networks his Natural Systems Thinking Process. For 36 years, Dr. Cohen has lived outdoors year round while researching, teaching and enjoying multi-sensory nature activities. He established and directed degree granting environmental outdoor education programs for the Trailside Country School, Lesley College, and the National Audubon Society. Dr. Cohen's many books and articles include Reconnecting With Nature: Finding Wellness through Restoring your Bond with the Earth, the 1990 award winning Connecting With Nature: Creating Moments that Let Earth Teach, and the self-guiding applied ecopsychology training manual, Well Mind, Well Earth. His most recent title, Einstein's World is now an integral part of an accredited graduate course. Dr. Cohen may be contacted at PO Box 1605, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (360) 378-6313, Michael Cohen Email,
or Michael Cohen Website.
Kay Cook, Th.D.
Dr. Cook is an independent minister with experience in hospital chaplaincy, mission fundraising, and geriatric social service consulting. Dr. Cook has over fifteen years teaching experience and is dedicated to helping others achieve their career goals. She holds a BA in Religion, and MA in Theology and a Doctor of Theology degree. Dr. Cook has also completed additional studies in ministerial theology, law and psychology. She has recently published a series of articles on the prophet Daniel, his life and his prophecies.
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Steven Cox, B.A., M.P.A., M.B.A., M.P.M., Ed.D., Ph.D
Dr. Cox holds degrees in Psychology (B.A.), Public Administration (M.P.A.), Business Administration (M.B.A.), Project Management (M.P.M.), Education (Ed.D.), and is completing a Ph.D. in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology through Saybrook University. He earned a Ph.D. in Psychology (Transformational Linguistics) through Greenwich University. He is also a holds certifications as a Registered Counselor, Hypnotherapy Instructor and Trainer’s Trainer, Medical/Dental Hypnotherapist, Forensic Hypnotist, Registered Hypnotist, Reiki Master and Trainer, Neuro-linguistic Instructor and Trainer’s Trainer, Meta-Master Neuro-linguistic Practitioner, Holistic Healing Practitioner, Spiritual Healing Practitioner, Therapeutic Kinesiology, Pastoral Counselor, Metaphysical Practitioner, and Kabalah Practitioner and Teacher Certification. He holds ordinations as a Holistic Minister and Metaphysical Minister. His main emphasis continues to be Transformational Linguistics. His practice is based on the transformational aspects of language, belief systems, metaphors, motivational systems, and altered states of being – with an eye toward expanding consciousness and perception.
Tricia W. Devin, Ed.D.
Dr. Devin holds an EdD, MA, PA and BA from Pepperdine University, a Post-Doctorate Ph.D. from Polytechnic University, Berlin, and an RN in Critical Care from the University of Alberta, Canada. She completed her Fellowship Program in England. Dr. Devin served as Provost of Academic Affairs, Dean of Business and Management at the Graduate and Undergraduate levels, and Critical care and Trauma Specialist in California for fifteen years. She has taught online, on-ground, Flexnet and distance education for the past ten years. In 1981, she developed and implemented a specialized consulting business based in Los Angeles, California, with businesses in re-engineering and restructuring transitions. She has worked for corporations in United State, Canada, Europe and Southeast Asia.
Donn Devine, J.D., AICP, CG, CGL
Starting with an undergraduate degree in chemistry (University of Delaware, B.S., 1949), Mr. Devine soon left the laboratory to become a writer and editor. Later during parallel careers as a planner and as a lawyer (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, diploma 1967; Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1975, American Institute of Certified Planners, 1985), he focused on the use of data from a broad array of physical and social sciences to understand complex relationships among interacting physical and social forces, in order to achieve planned objectives. Building on this foundation, as a professional genealogist (certified since 1987, Board for Certification of Genealogists) he employs a broad interdisciplinary approach to address genealogy’s dual challenges--unambiguous identification of evidence with specific individuals, and credible determination of their family relationships. His genealogical research reflects sound traditional methodology combined with cutting-edge advances in the physical and life sciences and the most recent understandings from the social sciences. His work has appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals, and he writes regularly on research methods for popular genealogical magazines. *CG and CGL are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® and are used by its certificants under license.
Jennifer E. Eaton, M.Th.
Jennifer Eaton holds both a BA in Religion from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and a Master of Theological Studies from Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tennessee. During her time at Samford, Ms. Eaton aided in the sociological religious research of Penny L. Marler and H. Kirk Hadaway in London, England and Wexford, Ireland with a grant from the Lilly Foundation. The conclusions from the research are yet to be published. At Vanderbilt, Ms. Eaton emphasized research and study in psychology of religion. He broader academic interests include linguistic studies, consciousness studies and comparative religion. Currently, Ms. Eaton is an Editor of Reference Publishing at Thomas Nelson Publishing Company in Nashville. Substantively, she is working on research investigating the interface of religion and attachment theory.
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Daniel Eckstein, Ph.D.
Dr. Eckstein is currently Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at Ottawa University, Scottsdale, Arizona. He is also an adjunct professor of Psychology for Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the Adler School of Professional Psychology, Ontario. He also teaches Business Management and Organizational Development in the international programs for Ottawa University. Dr. Eckstein received his Ph.D. in Counselor Education in 1973 from the University of South Carolina. Since then, he has completed three post-doctoral internships in organizational development, Psychoneroimmunology (PNI), and cross-cultural communications. He currently works as a management consultant, having international clients in such countries as Saudi Arabia, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia. He has also taught for the Thunderbird International Graduate School of Business. Dr. Eckstein has co-authored sixty journal articles and written seven books, including such titles as Leadership by Encouragement and Theory & Practice of Life-Style Assessment. He also writes a quarterly column on experiential activities for couples for the Family Journal.
Amr Elchouemi, Ph.D.
Dr. Amr Elchouemi received his doctoral degree in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Master of Science in Computer Science from Ferris Alexandria University, Egypt and from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dr. Elchouemi currently serves as Senior Validation Engineer at Intel Corporation. He has also served as a Senior Software Engineer, Senior Consulting Engineer, and Senior CAD Engineer at Intel, as well as a database consultant for various organizations. Dr. Elchouemi has online teaching experience with Touro University International, Sacramento City College, National University in Sacramento, DeVry University, and the University of Phoenix. He has published six papers in refereed journals involving such topics as neural architecture and mapping algorithms.
Wesly Feuquay, M.Ed
Wesly has many roles; at once he is a teacher, motivator, educator, instructor, and mentor in a variety of fields. His drive to help others understand and transcend themselves is a constant internal intention. Wesly holds a Master of Education in Psychology and is a Professor of Psychology at several Arizona colleges. He is also a competitive Ballroom and Latin dancer and has been instructing dance for the last 15 years. His love for knowledge and meaning, rhythmic body expression, connectivity to others, and an ever-present union with the Divine lead him to finding a way to embody all of them. His current interest is in the integrative practices of Mind, Body, and Spirit, through cognitive strengthening, somatic education, contemplative studies, and connection to Source. These practices are based on learning to be present with the reality of our inner experience in an open, authentic and curious way.
Andrew Flaxman, MBA, BA
Prof. Flaxman is the Director of Educate Yourself for Tomorrow, a Liberal Arts self-study program. Leaving a successful Wall Street career in 1980, he organized the faculty to create the curriculum and guides to promote self-knowledge through literature, art and music. Mr. Flaxman wrote introductory material on history, politics and economics and offered the program through home study and seminars. In 2000 he set up a website, www.onlinehumanities.com to make the courses available through the Internet. This guided approach to Liberal Arts is unified by the ancient advice to "Know Thyself." The word "Liberal" has the same root as "Liberate." Liberal Arts should be the study of what leads to freedom, as in "The truth shall set you free." The self-knowledge theme of this course of study enables students to think deeper and more clearly. This inspirational approach, beyond the purely intellectual, is used to bring deeper purpose and meaning to the Humanities. Flaxman conducts seminars in the courses through Berkshire Community College and Berkshire Institute for Lifetime Learning in Great Barrington, MA. He has had a varied career as a social studies teacher for emotionally disturbed adolescents, as a publisher of philosophical and educational materials, and as an investment broker. His publications include Learning from History, (Gifted Education Press of Virginia), 1990; The Open "I"; Humanities Education (University of Minnesota), 1991; The Extra Senses in Our Perception, Thresholds Quarterly, May, 1999; The Bhagavad Gita and Self Education, Thresholds Quarterly, Winter, 2000; and The Open "I" (revised), Chrysalis Reader, 2001. Flaxman earned his MBA from Rutgers University and graduated from Princeton University, cum laude in history.
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Catherine C. Gawlik, M.S.
Ms. Gawlik completed her undergraduate studies at Marquette University; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a double major in French and Education, and her Master's in Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Ms. Gawlik taught one year in a parochial school and over twenty-three years for the Milwaukee Public School System, including supervision and mentorship of student teachers. Her experience as an educator includes curriculum writing and implementation of programs focused on improving basic skills of lower socio-economic minority students. Her experience includes development and implementation of a program of instruction and behavioral management for academically and behaviorally at risk students; designed and implemented a computer curriculum for a Preschool through Fifth Grade Computer Lab. One of the first at the time, the emphasis was on developing word processing and writing skills. Ms. Gawlik's second career is as a psychotherapist, having developed and evolved a successful private practice over eighteen years. She has been on the faculty of the School of Spiritual Psychology and has developed and implemented skills appropriate to group dynamics as well as life skills. Ms. Gawlik is a trainer with the Transformational Breathwork Training Program and has mentored the Transformations Incorporation Facilitator Training Program. She has been a significant resource and mentor in the School of Spiritual Psychology’s academic program, providing guidance and feedback to students and has implemented other educational and therapy groups. A primary focus of Ms. Gawlik's professional career as a psychotherapist, teacher, and mentor has been healing work around trauma, initially related incest and sexual abuse and then expanding to all experiences of trauma. Her approach, holistic healing of body, mind, heart and soul, has been one of on-going research in the most current approaches in dealing with trauma and designing groups devoted to this healing. She has been the founder and co-editor of a publication, WomenWriting, a quarterly publication devoted to the celebration and validation of women and the unique expression of women’s life experience. Ms. Gawlik co-founded Way of the Willow, LLC, dedicated to providing unique and effective ways to find balance both personally and professionally. Her belief holds that everyone is whole and healed and on the journey of discovering this. Her mission and purpose is to facilitate this discovery for each person with whom she is present.
Deryl Gulliford, Ph.D.
Dr. Gulliford is CEO of Seiling Hospital, located near Oklahoma City. He holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the Ohio State University College of Medicine and is National Chairman of the Small and Rural Healthcare Section, American Academy of Medical Administrators. He has authored or co-authored over 30 journal publications and four medical textbooks. His article, Surviving the Financial Restructuring of Health Care, won the 1986 Travenol Literary Award as best health care management paper in a national journal. Dr. Gulliford earned his BS in Allied Medicine at Ohio State University, his MS in Health Administration and Health Planning from the University of Cincinnati, a Ph.D. in Health Services Administration from Clayton University and a Ph.D. from Greenwich University in Health Services Administration. Deryl is currently pursuing an online Juris Doctorate for
California Bar-eligibility.
Vijay P Gupta, Ph.D., MD
Dr. Gupta earned his M.B.B.S. from Agra University in India, his D.F.M. in Forensic Medicine from Bangalore University, India and his Ph.D. in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology from Greenwich University. He presently works for the Ministry of Health in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as Legal Specialist and Clinical Toxicologist. Dr. Gupta is a member of ten international medical, forensic and toxicological societies; has written more than 17 published papers on forensic science and toxicology and received awards for his work in both India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Corina Güthlin
Ms. Güthlin earned her psychology degree in 1995 and concluded her studies at the University of Eichstatt with a Diploma, a degree equivalent with the M.Sc. Since her graduation, she has worked in the field of evaluating complementary medicine. She completed a randomly controlled trial of massage therapy in pain patients. Over the course of the past eight years she has managed a study on the effectiveness of acupuncture and homeopathy in general practice. This study included 1000 practitioners and 5000 patients. She is currently in the very last phase of her Ph.D. thesis on methodological problems in quality of life measurement. Measurement issues and evaluative research have always been of great importance to Ms. Güthlin, complementing her increasing interest in CAM medicine as a patient centered approach. Ms. Güthlin served as a research assistant and research fellow with the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Freiburg, Germany. She completed her internship with the Center for Research and Dissemination at York University, UK and is currently studying treatment of cancer patients with homeopathy through a controlled, multicentered, epidemiological cohort study with matched pairs. She is widely published in the fields of evaluation methodology and Complementary Medicine, completing more than twenty projects since 1997. Ms. Güthlin has also gained expertise in guiding students during the proposal and writing phases of her Diploma thesis and doctoral dissertation papers.
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Gordon S. Harmon, BS, MPH
Gordon Stewart Harmon has been a practicing family historian and genealogist since 1977 when he began to ask his paternal grandmother about his Italian heritage. After some early information from these discussions, he began the journey. Growing up in Arkansas and Oklahoma, he completed his undergraduate degree from Northeastern State University and obtained his graduate degree at the University of Oklahoma. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army Special Forces/Special Operations in 1996 after serving for 29 years on active duty and the Army Reserve. He was assigned to various positions and in joint command assignments. A graduate of the Command and General Staff College, he did tours in Viet Nam and later, Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Bosnia) where he served with the Special Operations Command, Europe - this completed his military service. He taught as an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky, Colleges of Medicine (Department of Community Medicine) and Allied Health (Department of Community Health). He served on the faculty with the Academy of Health Sciences, Department of the Army. He has published several copyrighted books and articles on his family history and other family surnames including client’s genealogical research reports. Gordon currently serves as President of the Endecott-Endicott Family Association, Inc., an international family association. He completed (December, 2006) the requirements for the Certificate Program with the Heritage Genealogy College based in Salt Lake City and is now on the faculty. Currently, he is near completion of submitting his formal portfolio for his credentials as a Certified Genealogist SM with the Board for Certification of Genealogist based in Washington, DC. He is an active member of several national, state and local genealogical and historical societies and currently is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Gordon is a regular contributor to several family surname newsletters and genealogical forums. He resides in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
Daniel L. Huber, Ph.D.
Dan Huber grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Heavily influenced by the beauty of nature around him and the communal interest in helping others, inspired by his parents, Dan developed and pursued a career in helping people. His career started as a childcare counselor at the Child Guidance Clinic in Boston, where exposure to the brightest minds in psychiatry and psychology in helping children, inspired him to enter further graduate study in psychology. His studies began at Boston University and culminated in degrees in counseling and school psychology and a doctorate in developmental psychology from University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Along with his strong academic interest in learning ways to help others, Dan developed spiritually through meditation and Shamanism. He found this to be a much broader view for understanding and helping to improve the human condition. Dan’s current work is focused on using ancient techniques of meditation and Shamanism to improve the lives of others and strengthen communities. This interest is presently being expanded into teaching, researching and infusing scientific psychology with practical spirituality.
Ruth Huffman Hine, Ph.D.
Dr. Hine has a wide range of experience, with twenty-four years in Adult Education designing and implementing programs for adult students in the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township, Indianapolis. During her tenure at MSD Wayne Township, she served as director, manager, curriculum author and consultant, instructor, tutor trainer, and advisor for new program implementation. She possesses extensive experience in Human Resources, Organizational Development and Adult Education. Dr. Hine has initiated services for local business and industry including Allison Engine, Chevrolet Truck & Bus, National Starch, Chrysler Foundry, and the Midwest U.S. Army Recruiting Center. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at Akamai University, graduate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Hine has designed and taught courses in English as a Second Language. She has developed programs of instruction for College Preparation, Secondary High School Completion, and Literacy. She completed research on Needs of Volunteer Tutors in Adult Education. She has written articles and presented papers, and authored award winning curriculum in Adult Education. Recognized as a professional in Adult Education, Dr. Hine was a guest of the Deutscher Volkshochschul in Germany. She has maintained interest in genealogy and has written a family history book. Dr. Hine has been active in professional organizations, Kappa Gamma International, Phi Delta Kappa, the International Reading Association and Association for Adult and Continuing Education. She was a member of the Governor Speaker Forums in Indiana and was recognized in the 2008 publication of Adult Education Administrators in Indiana. Dr. Hine holds a Doctorate in Education, San Juan de la Cruz University; a Doctorate in Educational Administration, Greenwich University; M.A. in Adult Education, Indiana University; a B.S. in Education, Butler University, Indianapolis, with permanent teaching certification.
Claudine Jeanrenaud, Ph.D.
Dr. Jeanrenaud earned her Ph.D. (1971) in Leisure Behavior and Educational Psychology and M.Sc. (1969) in Play Therapy and Educational Psychology, at the University of Illinois, Champaign. She received her BA (1962) in Art Education, at the Ecole Cantonale des Beaux Arts et des Arts Appliques, Lausanne, Switzerland. Dr. Jeanrenaud completed postdoctoral training and completed advanced courses in Jungian Psychology under the mentorship of Jean Carlson, Jeff Raff, and Gary Toub. Dr. Jeanrenaud was certified as a Jungian Psychotherapist by the Jung Association of Therapists and Teachers, Denver, Colorado. She was ordained Jungian Minister (1989) by the Basalidean Order of the Hermetica Philosophorum, Denver,and Asclepian Minister (1995) by the Asclepium of Colorado. Dr. Jeanrenaud has been a teacher since 1962 and has held faculty positions with University of Illinois (1971-1973), University of Ottawa, Canada (1973-1984), Colorado State University, (1979-1984). She has served as lecturer on Jungian psychology, theory and application of dreams, mythology, and fairy tales, to personal relationship, and mental health, work relationships, at Archetypos, Jungian Art and Dream Study Center, since 1984. Dr. Jeanrenaud has also participated as core faculty and individual course consultant at Regis University, The Union Institute, Vermont College and Greenwich University, since 1991. She has practiced as an Art Therapist at the Woods Schools, Langhorn, Pennsylvania serving mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed and schizophrenic children through art, dance and nature exploration and the Northwestern Mental Health Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania serving neurotic, personality disorder, psychotic, and geriatric patients through expressive movement, art and writing. 1966-1967. Dr. Jeanrenaud served as Jungian psychotherapist for non-clinical adult population at Archetypos, Denver, Colorado, 1984-1995. She has published numerous journal articles, chapters of books and laboratory reports and has made a great many scholarly presentations before the Jungian community.
Peter Jones, Ph.D.
Dr. Jones is a researcher at the Bauu Institute, where he works with indigenous peoples on ethnomedicine, cultural and natural resource management, and social justice projects. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Saybrook Graduate School in San Francisco and a BA in Anthropology, Spanish, and religious Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder. His dissertation topic was "Unifying the Concept of Consciousness across the Disciplines: A Cross-Cultural Concept-Based Approach." Dr. Jones has worked across the United states, Mexico and Dominican Republic where he has helped indigenous peoples develop, document, and maintain traditional cultural lifeways. He has published articles on a wide range of topics including complementary and alternative medicine, peyote, psychology and cultural survival. His academic and research interests include complementary and alternative medicine mind-body issues, spirituality, anomalous experiences, and physical, mental and spiritual regeneration.
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Christopher K. Johannes, BA, MA, M.Ed. Ph.D. (Psychology), D.Sc. DHM, HD (R.Hom), D.Hom., NCC, LMHC, LPC, RPP, MARH, TFT Dx.
Dr. Johannes holds degrees in Liberal Arts (AGS), Psychology (AA, BA), Health Psychology (MA), Community College Education (MEd), and has earned a Doctorate in Transpersonal Psychology (Ph.D.). Dr. Johannes also holds a doctorate in Homeopathic Medicine (DHM), professional registration as a homeopathic doctor [H.D.(R.Hom.)], and an honorary doctorate in Complementary Medicine (D.Sc.). He also received post-graduate professional training in Counselling Psychology and is a National Board Certified Counselor (NCC), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Registered Psychotherapist (MNCP), Registered Polarity Practitioner (RPP), Registered Homeopath (R.Hom., MARH), Certified Holistic Health Counselor (CHHC), Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Psychology (MNLP), Registered Complementary Healthcare Practitioner (MGCP), Internationally Certified Aromatherapist (ICA), Hypnotherapist (RHt), Thought Field Therapy Practitioner (TFT Dx), Certified EMDR Therapist (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and holds Arizona State Board Community College Teaching Certification in Psychology and Counseling. Dr. Johannes is a fellow of the British Institute of Homeopathy, a graduate of the Hahnemann Academy of North America (D.Hom.) and is a full member of other professional associations in the UK and USA. He served as a lecturer at Niigata Sangyo University, Nagaoka University of Technology, and Kansai Gaidai University in Japan, and was Visiting Lecturer in Psychology at the University of North London and adjunct faculty of the College of Homeopathy in London, England. He also developed and Chaired the distance education programs at Greenwich University in Complementary Medicine and Psychology. Dr. Johannes' journal articles in Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology, Homeopathic Medicine have been published in UK, Japan and the United States. His private group practice in England and Japan have offered multimodal treatment services integrating homeopathic and behavioral medicine, polarity therapy, counseling and psychotherapy. His recent book Homeopathy and Mental Health Care has received excellent reviews. Chris also enjoys acting and has appeared in a number of TV shows and movies.
Mohammad MU Kabiraj, Ph.D.
Dr. Kabiraj is a Consultant Neurophysiologist Neuroscience Department Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital. He was an Assistant Professor of Neurophysiology for more than 20 years. He did his Medical graduation in Rajshahi Medical College in 1970 with honors in Pathology. He got admitted in the Institute of Post-Graduate and Research Center, Dhaka and passed Master of Philosophy with honors in Physiology in 1974. In 1976, he went to Japan with a scholarship and presented a paper on the behalf of Ministry of Health and Family Planning, Bangladesh. In 1977, he went to Sweden with scholarship given by the Swedish National Association against Heart and Lung Diseases and he got an appointment in Lund University Sweden as a Research Fellow. In 1980, he left Sweden and joined King Saud University as an Assistant Professor of Neurophysiology and Consultant of Neurophysiologist. As a teacher, he was responsible to teach both undergraduate and post-graduate students and organized several national and international seminars. He was awarded as a Best Teacher prize for the year 1997-1998 by KSU. He had established Clinical Neurophysiology Labs for King Khalid University Hospital and King Abdulaziz University Hospital. He was responsible to training Technicians, writing reports on EEG, EPs of all modalities. He had to runs three/four EMG clinic for both the hospitals. He attended and presented several papers in some international symposia and seminars arranged by American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Cleveland Clinic (USA). In 1998, he got admitted for Ph.D. degree course on Clinical Neurophysiology, in the Greenwich University Hawaii, USA. Recently, he has completed the course and got his Ph.D. Degree. At present, he is responsible to take care of the Neurophysiology Lab and has established new techniques in the field of electrodiagnosis and intra-operative monitoring in the Military Hospital for the first time. He has published 41 research papers in the international and internal journals. Recently, he has been honored as a best reviewer of one of international journal named "Saudi Medical Journal". Regarding his recent teaching program, he is actively involved in teaching a diploma course for technologist in the field of clinical neurophysiology, arranged by the Ministry of Health and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center.
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Stefan J. Kasian, Ph.D.
Dr. Kasian is as a real estate entrepreneur, writer, teacher, and international public speaker. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Saybrook Graduate School in San Francisco, CA, and a B.A. in Computer Science from Duke University. His dissertation topic was “Dream homes: When dreams seem to predict real estate sales.” After working on Wall Street, he currently manages real estate investments and speaks at real estate seminars nationally teaching individuals how to invest in real estate. He has published articles on topics ranging from real estate to psychology, and also speaks on topics related to consciousness studies. His academic and research interests include mind-body medicine, sexology and tantric sexuality, spirituality in business, anomalous experiences, and physical and spiritual regeneration through nutrition.
Sean Keenan, Ph.D.
Dr. Keenan has taught in Peru, Northern Ireland, the Basque Region of Spain and in his native Ireland. His research interests include the effects of colonialism, politics, linguistic hegemony, and religious dogma on literature written in English. Dr. Keenan has researched and taught at Queen's University of Belfast, The University of Ulster and the Universidade de Beizama. His teaching experience includes Irish Literature, The Novel, Literary Theory, Anglo-Irish Literature and Society and the Life and Works of James Joyce. He has also compiled a comprehensive course on Irish Literature and has taught English as a Second Language. Dr. Keenan holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature and received his doctorate in 1999 from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. He has held research positions in both the industrial and academic arena. Dr. Keenan uses a good deal of his free time in creative writing, climbing and surfing.
Prasanna Kerur BAMS, MD (Ayurveda)
Dr. Kerur earned his graduate degree from SDM College of Ayurveda, Udupi and postgraduate degree from AMV, Hubli. He has more than 9 years experience in Ayurveda, both as teacher and clinician. He is specialized in Ayurvedic therapeutics known as Panchakarma (Five Detox Therapies) and has treated over 3000 patients through Ayurveda. Since 1996, Dr. Kerur has served many Ayurvedic institutions in Southern India. He extended his expertise as Consultant to Sanjivini Ayurvedic Health Centre, Dharwad, and presently serves as visiting consultant at the Ayurvedic Centre in Bangalore. Dr. Kerur has presented several scientific papers in various national and international conferences in India, and abroad and was invited to speak at the 3rd International Conference on Ayurveda held at Tapovan Ayurvedic Centre, Paris, France.
Dr. Kerur serves as Assistant Professor at SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital in Hassan, India. He is visiting faculty for Thames Valley University, London, UK, teaching the graduate course in Ayurveda. He is also Ayurvedic Consultant at Ayurvedic Company of Great Britain and Ayurvedic Consultant on the panel of doctors comprising of General Physicians, Rheumatologists and Yoga specialists at Yoga Biomedical Trust, in London. Dr. Kerur has developed a number of rural health camps in India, and is actively involved in public health education and community health promotion. He is actively involved in several research activities and continued professional development (CPD) activities. Dr. Kerur presents talks about Ayurveda on All India Radio and has been interviewed twice by BBC Radio, London.
H. Alan Kesten, Ph.D.
Dr. Kesten is an experienced educator and counselor having worked with a wide variety of college-level students and working adult. He has an exceptionally strong array of successful experiences guiding adults in shaping and changing their behavior and optimizing their performance at school and work, and to lead enriched personal lives. Dr. Kesten is President and Founder of Apollo Consulting, a career counseling and online personality and aptitude assessment firm providing a wide array of services to individuals and organizations. Dr. Kesten brings a rare combination of training and experience from both corporate and clinical settings. He spent years in the corporate setting employed as an engineer and gained effective perspectives of the needs of mature adults. He earned his BS in Architectural Engineering and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.
Lezlie A. Kinyon, Ph.D.
Dr. Kinyon grew up in the rural Pacific Northwest, gaining her first interest in the arts from relatives on the Quinalt Reservation, who taught her traditional embroidery, dying and weaving. As her focus turned to the analytic world of academia, she sought a way to reconcile these two very different ways of thinking. She followed the emerging field of arts-informed inquiry, and this eventually lead to her dissertation, The Elegant Solution: Toward a Theory of Aesthetic Inquiry for the Human Sciences. At the root of her approach to education is the idea that creativity can be not only a fun learning tool, but can give students a deeper and richer understanding of their studies. Dr. Kinyon continues to pursue her first love of art through music, theater, and poetry. As a part of both the academic and art communities, she also sees how arts-informed inquiry can benefit naturally creative people, by helping them understand academic inquiry through their own way of thinking. For her students, the use of arts in the classroom and in projects creates an unparalleled environment of creativity, expression, and deep learning. Dr. Kinyon currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she has worked with underprivileged youth as an academic coordinator, developed a service learning program for the Oakland School District, and co-designed the "If Not Now Fellowship" for college and graduate students in the sciences. She holds a Doctorate in Human Science from Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center in San Francisco. She studied art formally at Johnston College, University of Redlands.
Niko Kohls, Ph.D.
Dr. Niko Kohls studied psychology at the University of Jena and Freiburg, Germany. Investigating the relationship between spirituality, exceptional human experiences and mental health, he obtained his diploma (Dipl. Psych) in 1998 and his PhD in 2004, which was funded by a scholarship from the Institute of Frontier Areas of Psychology (IGPP). He developed a questionnaire for the measurement of exceptional and spiritual experiences as a part of his published PhD thesis and found an impressively high effect size for spiritual experiences as preventive for mental health problems. Niko is also interested in the philosophy of mind, history of science, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), psychology of religion and cultural psychology. At present he is working at the University of Northampton as a postdoc research fellow in Prof. Harald Walach`s work group. Currently he is amongst other working on an extended replication study of his Ph.D. thesis scrutinizing the relationship between exceptional experiences and mental health.
Marena Koukis, Ph.D.
Dr. Koukis’ main areas of interest are the neuropsychology of dreams, consciousness studies, and family therapy. Her current research focuses on dream content during pregnancy. Dr. Koukis is skilled in the use of the Hall and Van de Castle Scale of dream content analysis, and has contributed to numerous dream research projects. Her training as a marriage and family therapist has enabled her to work in a wide range of settings, from play therapy with preschoolers to group and individual therapy with adults suffering from severe mental illness and substance abuse. Dr. Koukis is the first person to be awarded Saybrook’s Dream Studies Certificate. She was also recipient of the 2005-06 Saybrook President’s Scholarship Rudy Melone Award for her academic accomplishments and personal research.
Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.
Dr. Krippner is Professor of Psychology at the Saybrook Graduate School and distinguished member of Council of Sages, California Institute of Integral Studies, both in San Francisco. For many years he was Director of the Dream Laboratory at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, following Directorship of the Child Study Center at Kent State University. He has served as Visiting Professor or Lecturer at universities worldwide, including the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences in Moscow and the Academy of Science in Beijing. He serves on the editorial board of twelve journals, including the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology and the Journal of Indian Psychology. His many books include Human Possibilities, Healing States, The Realms of Healing and Song of the Siren. He is author or co-author of more than 500 articles in professional journals. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He is a former President of the Association for Humanistic Psychology and the Parapsychological Association. Dr. Krippner earned his BS at the University of Wisconsin and his MA and Ph.D. at Northwestern University.
Ashok Kumar, LLM (Syd,Aust) GCDR(UTS,Aust) CA(Aust) CA(NZ) ACIS FTIA AAMINZ
Mr. Kumar is a barrister (counsel) in the Trust Chambers in Sydney Australia. He has worked as a manager and accountant for a number of companies in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Mr. Kumar is a qualified chartered accountant and has worked as senior accountant for a major international accountancy firm in the business advisory services role. He has specialized in tax, commercial law, insolvency and other areas of law, and has consulted for major organizations, delivering high impact consulting advice and training programs aimed at enhancing profitability and efficiency in business organizations. His experience extends from commercial roles in private companies, consulting to being a barrister in prestigious chambers in Sydney. Mr. Kumar has postgraduate alternative dispute resolution qualifications and has mediated many business and property disputes. He has consulted extensively with private industry such as, EMC, GE, Linge AG and large Australian companies. Mr. Kumar has been involved in some major tax and commercial litigation in Australia. His diverse background includes serving the telecommunications, transportation, consulting, gaming, fashion, law, heavy machinery and healthcare industries, as well as government and social service agencies. Mr. Kumar holds Master of Laws degree from the prestigious Sydney Law School, Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the University of Technology, Sydney. He holds the Graduate Certificate from from the University of Technology, Sydney. Mr. Kumar is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in New Zealand and in Australia. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries, an Associate of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators of New Zealand and a fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia. Mr. Kumar has prepared papers and articles for professional journals and serves on the Business Forum Planning Committee with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and with a number of business and community organizations. Mr. Kumar has tutored students in undergraduate Commerce and Law programs in Australia and New Zealand. He is a well-known professional sports person in Fiji and Australia.
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Stephen Lentz, Ph.D.
Dr. Lentz has spent over 25 years in the field of education, scientific research, enginerering and atmospheric forecasting. He earned Bachelor of Science degrees in astronomy from the University of Arizona, meteorology from Pensylvania State University, and nuclear engineering from the University of Maryland. Dr. Lentz earned his Master of Science degree in meteorology from Old Dominion University and Doctor of Philosophy from Greenwich University. He holds professional certifications in computer database and administrative applications. Dr. Lentz served as United States Air Force Weather Officer in command of a team of solar and ionospheric forecasters. He has educational experience in both academic and professional arenas and earned two of his degrees via distance programs. Dr. Lentz is currently a senior engineer and emergency plan meteorologist at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station located near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Currently, he also serves on the adjunct faculty at Pensylvania State University and spends free time as a emergency medical technician. His current research interests include severe weather and environmental health issues. Dr. Lentz has been a member of the American Meteorologist Association for nearly thirty years.
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Donald F. Logsdon, Jr., Ph.D.
Dr. Logsdon received his Bachelor's degree in Biology from Northwestern University in 1961 and in 1963 received a commission in the USAF where he was on active duty until 1978. He completed the MS degree in Biology from Trinity University in 1970 and the Ph.D. in Zoology from Colorado State University in 1975. During his tenure with the USAF Dr. Logsdon served as a research scientist, manager and instructor, including five years at the USAF Academy as a Professor of Life Sciences. After leaving active duty in 1978, he became an administrator and instructor with Chapman University, while continuing as a reserve officer until 1988, when he retired as a Colonel. Since 1990, Dr. Logsdon has served as an educational consultant in private practice. He has also completed graduate degree studies in education, developmental psychology, school psychology, and human resource management and development, instructional leadership, management, public administration and business administration.
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Anthony R. Maranto, Ph.D.
Dr. Maranto currently serves as an environmental consultant and program manager for the U.S. Army Environmental Center at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD. He is also the Director of the Institute for Scientific Advisement, a scientific and educational consulting firm in Westminster, MD. Dr. Maranto received his BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; his MA in Environmental Science from Goddard College and his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the Union Institute. As a researcher and educator, Dr. Maranto has a wide range of experiences and interests. He was formerly the Director of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Radioecology Laboratory. Additionally, he has held posts in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and in the Department of Biology at Essex Community College in Baltimore. He has published and presented on numerous topics including carcinogenic risk assessment, environmental management, radioecology, health physics, data quality control and neurological receptor modeling.
Austin Albert Mardon, MSc., MEd. BA
Prof. Mardon holds the Master of Science degree from South Dakota State University and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Lethbridge in Geography and the Master of Education from Texas A&M University. He completed postgraduate studies in Geography at Kharkiv National University. Prof. Mardon has authored, co-authored, edited and translated over 36 books and authored over 100 scholarly communications including a letter published in Science. Professor Mardon was awarded the Antarctic Service Medal from the United States Navy in 1987 for has work as a member of an Antarctic field party that recovered over 700 meteorites. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal from the Governor General of Canada for his extensive social service activates across Canada. Prof. Mardon was one of the youngest members of the International Academy of Astronautics. He is recipient of the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Lethbridge. He received nine additional awards for his activism in human rights and his work in the area of mental health. In 1986 he was appointed a member of the Explorer's Club and currently is an International Fellow in that club. In early 2005 he received an honorary professorship from Penza State Pedagogical University that was presented by the Russian Ambassador in Ottawa. Prof. Mardon’s philosophy relating to geography is that it can bridge the gap between the sciences and the humanities and engage the scholar in a way that is essentially interdisciplinary in nature. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Dusan Markovic, MSc
Mr. Markovic is an experienced instructor with Belgrade Business School and Vinca School of Computers with specialization in the fields of operational systems, database development and MS Project. His students include employed adults from many government agencies in Serbia, including the Ministry of Science. He has also been involved with projects in Yugoslav Prestige Institute for Nuclear Researching in Vinca for over 17 years. Mr. Markovic holds the Master of Technical Science degree from University of Belgrade. He is co-author of Management and the MS Project.
Rev. Dr. David McDonald, CG
The Rev. Dr. David McDonald, CG, has held credentials as a Certified Genealogist under the auspices of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, Washington DC, since 2004. He is a director of the National Genealogical Society, former trustee of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and is currently a trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History. His research interests include colonial New England, the states of the Old Northwest Territory, the Great Plains, and Great Britian. Dr. McDonald lectures widely on church records and migration patterns in the United States. Dr. McDonald also teaches on matters of genealogical research, methods and reasoning, and has published articles in a number of regional and national publications, including the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. He is an ordained minister serving in the United Church of Christ.
Marie M. L. McLean, Ph.D., M.A.
Dr. McLean is a systems thinker and keen apprentice as to how theory translates into reality. Studying the social and cultural implications of how theological thought informs religious traditions earned her a B.A. in Comparative Religion and an M.A. in the History and Philosophy of Religion from Montreal’s Concordia University. Decades of interest in para-psychological and spiritual phenomena led to a Ph.D. that combined study through Carolyn Myss’ Energy Medicine and through Dr. Michael Cohen’s Project NatureConnect Applied Ecopsychology Program. Through the latter program, she is currently faculty on Ph.D. committees guiding students toward program completion. Dr. McLean offers programs locally in Toronto through NexusWithin, with wilderness intensives offered in Hawaii. Over decades, she has been employed within public education in Canada. Years of assisting multicultural children and their families to integrate into North American life has provided a unique, intimate opportunity to identify both the damage unquestioned culture can inflict and the hopeful possibilities for the unbinding of life’s felicity. Her conviction is that reconnecting the human mind back into the natural matrix from which it evolved will liberate it from the mentality that enslaves both itself and the planet.
Harvey Menden, Ph.D.
Dr. Menden is Director, Training and Organizational Development for a multi-billion dollar business. He previously held the position as a Senior Consultant for the Human Resources Organizational Capability Group at Amoco Corporation. He has provided services as either an employee or an external consultant to Fortune 500 companies such as The General Electric Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Black and Decker, Canada Life, and Little Tikes. He possesses extensive experience within Human Resources, Organizational Development, Organizational Behavior, International Business, and Adult Education. Dr. Menden is a member of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) and has previously served on the Atlanta chapter's board. He serves as adjunct faculty at Newport University. Dr. Menden received his Ph.D. in Business Education from International Institute for Advanced Studies, D.Min. from CBCS, an MBA from Newport University, and a BS in Political Science from the State University of New York.
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Margaret Morabito, Ph.D.
Dr. Morabito is the founder and director of the Computer Assisted Learning Center (CALC), an international online learning center. CALC opened in 1986 and now provides secondary and postsecondary through the Internet at CalCampus.Com. Dr. Morabito received a BA in English from University of Miami, an M.Ed. in Secondary English and English as a Second Language from Keene State College, and a Ph.D. in Distance Education nd Technology from American Coastline University. Dr. Morabito is a certified and experienced English educator in New Hampshire and has taught off-line and online for many years, including for the Naval Academy Preparatory School, Fitchburg State College, The Army, and CALCampus. She is the author of numerous articles dealing with the use of computers in education and online learning and is working on a book about the history of online education. Dr. Morabito has helped to train dozens of classroom teachers to become effective online teachers.
Jim Morningstar, Ph.D.
Dr. Morningstar is the founder and director of the School of Spiritual Psychology, and has been a recognized leader in the breathwork movement. After completing his doctorate in clinical psychology at Fordham University in 1972, he served as a staff psychologist and the administrator of a community mental health center. After traveling in Africa in the 1970s, he began a deep search for his own spiritual path, doing extensive personal growth work in Gestalt, bioenergetics and tai chi, living in a spiritual community, engaging in enlightenment intensives, and conducting research on levels of consciousness. Jim's books have been translated into other languages, and he presents workshops and seminars in the United States and abroad. Dr. Morningstar has authored three books and one audiotape in the fields of spiritual psychology and breathwork.
Melanie I. Mulhall, MA, BA, CCP, SPHR
Prof. Mulhall has twenty years of professional experience in the corporate field of human resources. More recently, based upon her earlier experiences and apprenticeship with a shaman, she has operated Dragonheart and Dragonheart Publishing, LLC., assisting others in transforming their lives. Prof. Mulhall is known as author, coach, shaman, corporate consultant, and change facilitator, but she views herself as a midwife of the human spirit and activator of the possible. Her holistic approach honors the needs and life path of each individual. Grounded in both traditional business methodologies and those oriented to Universal Principles, Prof. Mulhall practices her belief that life is a "participation sport" requiring both left brain and right brain thinking, and best enacted through the human four-fold nature: mind, body, spirit and emotions. Prof. Mulhall holds a BA in Psychology and Sociology and an MA in Human development Counseling. She is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Additionally, Prof. Mulhall is certified to administer and interpret The Birkman Method, has completed advanced training in Psych-K/Per-K, is a Reiki Master and ARCH practitioner, and completed her apprenticeship in shamanism with a respected Colorado shaman, and is a minister of the Universal Life Church. She is a member of the Denver Coach Federation and the Chamber serving the Broomfield area. Prof. Mulhall's book, Living the Dream--A guidebook for Job Seekers and Career Explorers, won a First Place EVVY Award in the Spiritual and Inspirational category.
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Timothy Nam, MBA, Ph.D.
Dr. Timothy Nam has more than twelve years of professional experience in the information technology industry. He has wide exposure in IT architectural design, planning and solutioning, which facilitates the transformation and convergence of IT alignment with business processes. Dr. Nam has experienced a great deal of success at moving plans and ideas into reality in many aspects of IT entrepreneurship and he is presently the IBM Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. country Sales Manager. Dr. Nam specializes in creating new business models for new solutions and turning ineffective business units into profitable organizations. Prof Nam earned his MBA and PhD at Commonwealth Open University. He also holds the BBA and Diploma in Computer Science, UK. Dr. Nam is a member of the International Association of Facilitators, a group of over 1300
members in 20 countries, formed by a group of professionals desiring an avenue for interchange, professional development, trend analysis and peer networking.
David G. Nittler, Ed.D.
Dr. Nittler is presently a public classroom teacher in a rural south Texas school district. He has taught at the elementary and secondary levels (grades 3 through 10) and in a wide range of vital academic areas including English as a Second Language, Special Education, and English. Dr. Nittler has served on Curriculum Committees focusing upon Aligning Mathematics and Science, the New Texas Curriculum and State examination, Gifted and talented Education. Dr. Nittler holds a Doctor of Education degree with emphasis in Educational Administration from Kensington University (1995) Glendale, California and a Master of Science in Elementary Education from Nazareth College, Rochester, New York. He also holds a Master of Arts from the State University of New York at Brockport and a Bachelor of Arts from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Nittler is licensed as a public school administrator in Texas, New Mexico, Montana and South Dakota and has teaching certification from Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, Montana, New York, Nebraska, Maine and West Virginia. He served on the faculty of Eastern University from 1997 through 2000 and Greenwich University, Norfolk Island, Australia from 1998 to 2001. His educational research interests include educational administration and history of education.
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Pete Ooi, ACIS, CFP
Pete Ooi is a Corporate Consultant as well as a Lecturer and Trainer with more than 15 years of experience. He has managed transactions on Acquisitions and Mergers and have also conducted lecturing and training extensively for more than 3000 people, including entrepreneurs, senior managers, managers and executives from various industries in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam including multi national companies, public listed companies, small medium enterprises and other organizations. He has also lectured extensively in the areas of strategic management, leadership, human resource management, organization behavior, finance and economics for various foreign Universities in their Master's and Bachelor's degree programs. He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK and a Certified Financial Planner of the Institute of Financial Planning of Malaysia. He has, among others, developed and successfully conducted training courses in Financial Analysis for Non Finance Managers, Contemporary Financial Skills for Executives, Customer Service Excellence Workshop, Effective Teams Contribute to a Successful Organization, Effective Supervision Towards Higher Productivity, Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills for Personal & Organizational Success, Effective Negotiation Skills, Employee Motivation in the New Millennium, The Art of Managing People in the New Millennium, and Leadership in Challenging Times. He is the Principal Consultant of PT Ooi Management Services and an Associate Trainer.
James L. Oschman, Ph.D.
Jim Oschman is the award-winning author of Energy Medicine: the scientific basis, published in the Spring of 2000 by Churchill Livingston/Harcourt, Edinburgh. The book is giving the most ardent skeptics a logical and scientifically sound basis for a variety of complementary and alternative therapies. Recently, Elsevier Health Sciences published Jim's second book, Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance. The research provides new insights into the ways the body can function in peak athletic and artistic performances and in profound therapeutic encounters. Jim lectures widely on the science behind a variety of complementary and alternative therapies. His research has led the useful insights that can help all therapists better understand and advance their work and explain it to others. Jim has both the academic credentials and the background in alternative therapies to carry out his explorations. He has degrees in Biophysics and Biology from the University of Pittsburg and has worked in major research labs around the world. His scientific papers have been published in the world's leading journals. To learn about the theories and practices underlying complementary methods, Jim has both taught and attended various classes around the world and experienced a wide range of bodywork techniques. He has also become involved in the development of cutting edge medical devices and other applications of the emerging concepts of energy medicine. Jim is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine, and is the recipient of the Foundation's Founders Award. He has also received a Distinguished Service Award from the Rolf Institute.
Daniel Joseph O'Shea, JD
Dr. O'Shea received his BA degree in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969. Upon graduation, he immediately entered military service as a combat infantry officer in Vietnam, ultimately attaining the rank of Captain. He continued his studies at the graduate level, first at George Washington University, where he received the Master of Science in Administration in Business Financial Management in 1973, and then at Fordham University where he received the Juris Doctorate degree in 1977. He has been an Arbitrator in private practice since 1995, focused upon corporate contract and real estate disputes. Dr. O'Shea has also served as Professor of Business management at various institutions, and has served as a faculty textbook consultant for several publishers. His experience includes an extensive background in adult education, management, leadership studies, ethics and human resources. Dr. O'Shea also consults in the areas of management, continuing professional education, and leadership training.
Anthony Payne, N.M.D., M.D. (hon.)
Dr. Payne holds a doctorate in nutritional medicine (NMD) from the Aksem Holistic Oriental Medical School (Metro Manila, Philippines). He served as editor-publisher of Biological Medicine Newsletter and co-hosted two radio talk shows during the 1980s. Dr. Payne was medical nutritionist on staff at Steenblock Medical Center, one of the largest integrative medical diagnostic and treatment clinics on the west coast. During the 1990s he wrote, Layperson’s Guide to Naturopathic Medicine (SFCOM Press) and Naturopathic Remedies (Westar), plus numerous popular and technical articles. Dr. Payne also served as an AOL Community Leader and was Texas State Chancellor of the International Association of Educators for World Peace (United Nations NGO), 1995-8. He carried out laboratory bench top research projects for Inter-Cal, Inc. and BioProducts, Inc., pursued product development work for the PCT Company, Inc. and Pacific BioLogic, and served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Earthrise Corporation. Dr. Payne also served on the Board of Directors of Barotech, Inc. and spent 5 years as Superintendent of Academic Affairs of the Orthodox Catholic Education System. Dr. Payne made pioneering inroads in the metabolic pathway treatment and eradication of solid tumors, a body of work (Metabolic Oncolytic Regimen) published in the Townsend Letter for Doctors (1995) and the British Naturopathic Journal (2000). These endeavors culminated in the award of an honorary MD degree and two international medals in science and medicine by the Faculty Senate of Open International University during the mid-1990s. In addition, Dr. Payne has done commercially subsidized product development research aimed at producing a viable skin rejuvenation treatment system. He has published many scholarly papers, some which appeared in the peer-reviewed journals Medical Hypotheses and Medical Hypotheses & Research. In 1997, the National Institutes of Health brought Dr. Payne to Washington to participate in a major conference covering parameters for testing of nonstandard, novel, but promising cancer treatment regimens and therapeutic agents (POMES). This invitation resulted in part from NIH recognition of novel metabolic approaches to eradicating cancer, including Dr. Payne’s Metabolic Oncolytic Regimen (NIH's Center for Alternative & Complementary Medicine). During 1999, Dr. Payne was recruited to teach in Japan at Teiko University of Science & Technology (Uenohara) and Asia University (Tokyo), He later taught courses at numerous major Tokyo-area corporations, as well as the Toshiba College Institute of Education and Culture (Shin-Yokohama). During March 2003, Dr. Payne and his Japanese wife, Sachi, relocated to the USA where he became resident biological theoretician and senior science writer with the nonprofit Steenblock Research Institute (SRI) located in San Clemente, California USA. Recently, Dr. Payne co-authored Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Therapy and Health Benefits of Vitamin K2, released by Basic Health Publications. During 2007, Dr. Payne assumed the role of Director of Invention & Development for the nonprofit Weller Health Institute. He is a member of the international high IQ society, MENSA, and is a Bureau of Indian Affairs certified American Indian and a tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Dr. Payne pursued additional study with Cornell University (New York), Werner Hoeferlin Institut (Germany), Columbia Pacific University (State of California approved), and earned an additional doctorate (Ph.D.) in pastoral psychology through St. Mark-Romano Byzantine College (1995). He is a member of numerous professional societies.
Davorin Peterlin, Ph.D.
Dr. Peterlin was born in Zagreb, Croatia, where he completed his early schooling and graduated from the University of Zagreb (1983) with a BA in English and Polish Language and Literature. After a year in the military, Dr. Peterlin was married and worked as a free-lance writer before completing his Master's in Biblical Studies at Regents College, Vancouver, Canada (1988) and Ph.D. in New Testament at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland (1992). Following his degree studies, Dr. Peterlin pastored a church in Croatia for one year before accepting positions as Academic Dean with Evangelical Theological Seminary, Osijek, Croatia (three years) and later with International Baptist Theological Seminary, Prague, Czech Republic (three years). He now teaches at the Jesuit Seminary in Zagreb. Dr. Peterlin has participated in international ecumenical circles in various capacities. He has three children.
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Seamus Phan, Ph.D.
Dr. Phan has been an Asian pioneer in several fields, including computer-based training (CBT), service quality, digital prepress, and knowledge management. He was the first in-house developer of network-based learning with multimedia in 1987 for a major computer parts manufacturer,
where at that time, all such programs were typically out-sourced to external development houses. In that capacity, Dr. Phan developed a total of 8 training programs, all with multimedia and interactivity, and online testing
across an intranet, a first in Singapore in that era that predated the Internet. Dr. Phan has also been an external corporate educator and facilitator to many multinational corporations and govern ment agencies, teaching about the adoption of vendor-neutral e-business, Internet
connectivity, Internet security, wireless networks, business transformation and leadership. He is also a knowledge management pioneer, and his intranet solutions have been adopted by leading companies in law, manufacturing and retail. Dr. Phan has been credited as a credible and incisive journalist and editor, and has served as contributing editor for Network Computing Asia (CMP), Asia correspondent for ETHIX, correspondent for TechTV, and has been a frequent on-air analyst for leading broadcast channels such as CNBC, Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia and NewsRadio 93.8 and Capital Radio 95.8. He has consulted and helped many technology startups from USA, Israel and Europe achieve media presence in Asia Pacific. Dr. Phan received his doctoral degree in Business from Greenwich University, where he conducted a major dissertation concerning the use of the Internet as a self-analysis tool to improve small businesses in Singapore.
Mansoor Quli Khan, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., Ph.D., MD
Dr. Khan received his B.Sc. from Vikram University (MP, India), his M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) from Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Indore University (India), and his MD (Doctor of Medicine in Pathology and Microbiology) from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal University (India). He also holds a Ph.D. in Haematology from Greenwich University. Dr. Khan served as a Haematologist Consultant, Director of Medical Laboratory, and Department Head with Haematology Department, at Central Hospital, Riyadh Medical Complex, Saudi Arabia, for more than 25 years. Dr. Khan has also served as Department Head of Microbiology and Haematology at the MP Shah Medical College and Irwin Hospital, Jamnagar (Gujrat), India. Dr. Khan presently serves as visiting consultant Clinical Haematologist and Oncologist with HOSMAT Hospital and others, in Bangalore, India. He has received numerous awards for his work in Saudi Arabia and India and has published several professional papers with international medical journals in the fields of haematology, pathology, microbiology and parasitology.
Mirjana Radovic, Ph.D.
Dr. Radovic has spent over twenty years as a scientist. She has been a professor, a researcher and an author of eight books devoted to business management and entrepreneurship. Dr. Radovic has written numerous articles, reviews and essays in a number of professional journals and popular magazines. A native of Belgrade, she holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Belgrade University, Faculty of Economics. In 1982, she earned her Master's Degree in Theoretical Economy and eventually a Ph.D. in Economics from Belgrade University. She has served as guest lecturer at a number of universities, foundations and institutes in Moscow, The Hague, New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, St. Paul, Atlanta, Portland, and New Orleans. She was awarded two scholarships from the United Nations to study at Lomonosow University in Russia and Kerala University in India. Dr. Radovic is the owner and director of the first business magazine in her country, Small Business News. Beside many duties and hobbies, she has written two novels.
Premkumar Rajagopal, BBA, MBA, Dip.Mgnt, Ph.D.
Dr. Premkumar received his MBA from Northern University of Malaysia and his Ph.D.in Supply Chain Management from University of Science Malaysia. He served as Manufacturing Superintendent at Seagate Technology; Logistics Superintendent, Logistics Manager, and Head of Supply Network Planning, and Logistics Integrator at Intel Technology. Dr. Premkumar served as lecturer at Jabatan Veterinar Kluang, Institute Veterinar, EDS Advance Academy, Malaysia and MBA lecturer at University of Southern Queensland; University of Sunshine Coast; University of Nottingham Trend, UNITAR, USM and University of Midwest Missouri. Dr. Premkumar presented papers at the International Conference ICORD on operations research for development and International College on developing trends in logistics for Sedaya. Most recently, Dr. Premkumar's papers were accepted by the Asia Pacific Logistics Federation Conference; British Academy of Management; and Operation Research Society UK. Dr. Premkumar's teaching and consulting interests include corporate strategic management, organizational behavior and development, people management, and logistics and supply chain management. His current research interests include supply chain initiatives and trends in logistics (reverse logistics). Dr. Premkumar is a member of the Graduate Society at University of Science Malaysia.
Rayapudi M. Rao, B.Pharm., M.Pharm., D.B.A., Ph.D.
Dr. Rao received his B. Pharm and M. Pharm from Kakatiya University, Warangal, India, his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Pharmaceutics, Greenwich University, USA. His specialization is in drug stability, Chromatography, Pharmaceutics, Toxicity, Bioavailability / Bioequivalence of drug products and development of new HPLC methods. He is presently serving as In-charge Analytical Research Division, Jazeera Pharmaceutical Industries, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has served as Researcher, In-Charge Bio-Assay Unit, Food and Drug Analysis Labs., Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. He is life member of Pharmaceutical Society of India, Executive In-charge of Alumni Association, Kakatiya University, Warangal, India since 1988. He has published number of Research Papers in Scientific Journals. Presently Dr. Rao is closely associated with a research project titled "Stability of Drug Products and Herbal Medicines in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". The project is funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.
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Niranjan Ray, B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., Ph.D. (Engineering)
Dr. Ray received his B.S.E.E., M.S. E.E. and Ph.D. (Engineering) from Jadavpur University in India. He has taught at several universities including Jadavpur University, India, Engineering University, Bangladesh and International Institute of Management Science, India. He served as a Faculty Head of Computer Division of the Indian Institute of Material Management, Kolkata, India. He was an adjunct faculty of University of Redlands, California and Greenwich University, Norfolk Island. He served as a Principal Adviser, Software Design and Development of EDSA Micro Corporation., USA. As a corporate trainer he taught Managers, Engineers of Parsons Corporation, USA in Relational Database Management System (DBMS). He also provided training on courses of Computer and DBMS to Managers, Engineers of State Electricity Board, Kolkata, India, and Indian Administrative officers at Administrative training Institute, Kolkata, India. He is a Competent Toast Master (CTM) of Toast Master of International, USA. Dr. Ray was a senior member of IEEE, USA. He has a number of published papers to his credit. His primary interests are in teaching and research in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, Management Information Systems, Computer Applications in Business Administration including Project Management, and Systems Analysis and Design.
Juanita J. Rinas, MA, LPC
Prof. Rinas is currently finishing a Ph.D. at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She has worked in the mental health and substance abuse fields for several years, and continues to be a licensed counselor in private practice. Ms. Rinas has considerable experience in qualitative methods of research. Her doctoral research uses blended methods of qualitative inquiry to better understand complex relationships between people involved in selected activities, focusing on the psychological and ecological implications of different forms of communication. Ms. Rinas has research interests in consciousness, social change, human-nature interconnections and psychological/ social interdependencies within diverse cultures and societies. Her interests have been fueled by work experiences in job coaching, human resource administration, case management, emergency mental health and crisis-management services and Juanita’s personal journey from homelessness to higher education in Western society. She has worked with diverse client populations and belief systems. Ms. Rinas is an active advocate for cultural preservation, multicultural communication, environmental preservation, ecological sustainability, social justice and reform. She is proactive regarding the creation of positive, creative, and sustainable work and living environments, applied education, training, and research. She values indigenous rights, spiritual freedom, women’s rights, and integral, life-long learning. Ms. Rinas has a published poem: Seamless Flowing. She writes for a local, independent newspaper and has a column, Beyond the Heard Mentality, which promotes self-care, connections with community, environment, mental health, social issues, and community services.
Joseph Saaty, Ph.D.
Dr. Saaty founded a new field in theoretical physics in 1996, which has been entitled "Differential Geometrical Gauge Field Theory." He has pioneered an alternative to the Topical Instanton Solution for solving the magnetic monopole problem in Quantum Field Theory and was the first to extend this problem to Curved Spacetime (the presence of gravity). Dr. Saaty is a published author with strong creative problem-solving abilities including such projects as his application of spin quantum number to particles in the presence of both gravitational and electromagnetic fields. Dr. Saaty instructed upper level mathematics program in a Christian Institute and developed systems for standardized text preparation, and orientation of new faculty members in both academic and practical elements. He is a member of the physics honor society, Sigma Pi Sigma. Dr. Saaty earned his doctoral degree in Theoretical Physics from the Union Institute in 1997.
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Stephen Schackne, MS
Mr. Schackne has been involved in international education for more than 20 years. He received his Master of Science degree in Applied Linguistics (TESOL) from the State University of New York and has taught content and skills courses at the tertiary and secondary level, both in the United States and abroad. Mr. Schackne has directed two ESL programs, one for a university and another for an educational foundation. He has published and presented worldwide and is best known for his website Schackne Online.
Keith Seddon, Ph.D.
Dr. Seddon is a freelance academic and author, having retired as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, England, and was until 1996 the Director of Studies and Editor of The Philosopher for the Philosophical Society of England. He has taught philosophy and ethics at university and a wide range of liberal arts topics in continuing education colleges, and now mentors students via distance learning. His primary concern is in finding ways of using philosophical knowledge and techniques to promote the betterment of the individual and thereby of the wider community. His main areas of interest are in business ethics, applied philosophy as well as stoic philosophy and philosophy as therapy. Dr. Seddon holds a BA in Humanities from the University of Hertfordshire and a Ph.D. from the University of London. He is a fellow of the Philosophical Society of England and is a member of the Society for Business Ethics, the Institute for Global Ethics, the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, and the International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics.
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Arif Hussain Shah, Ph.D.
Dr. Shah, Director of KSA Health and Wellness Programs, is currently working as "Consultant" and "Head" of the Central Instrumental, Drug Stability and Research Departments in the Central Laboratory of Drug and Food Analysis, Ministry of health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He worked in various reputed academic institutions including Gomal University (Pakistan), Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bonn University (Germany), King Saud University (Saudi Arabia), Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia), The Open University (Sri Lanka), Greenwich University (USA) as lecturer, assistance professor, researcher, coordinator, drug analyst specialist, consultant and professor. Dr. Shah has authored and co-authored over 125 research articles in various international journals on topics of structural determination of new natural compounds, toxicity evaluation and assay methods for drug products. Based on his research work in 1998 he was awarded the D.Sc. degree. Dr. Shah received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Peshawar in Peshawar, Pakistan and his MS and Ph.D. from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bonn University, in Bonn, Germany.
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George W. Shippey
Dr. Shippey is a true proponent of distance learning, receiving his diploma in psychology, diploma in management studies and degrees entirely by external study. He earned his BBA and MBA in management and marketing from Fairfax University in Louisiana, USA. Dr. Shippey was awarded the Ph.D. with honors in Human Resources and Organizational behavior from Greenwich University. His dissertation was Knowledge Management: Its Contribution to Economic Growth and Forms of Organizing. Dr. Shippey?s areas of expertise are knowledge management, organizational economics, human resources and organizational change. He has undertaken a number of consulting projects for major corporations in the United Kingdom and has devised a number of in house management training programs. Dr. Shippey worked for a while as the Personnel Manager for one of the largest "blue chip" plastics manufacturers in the United Kingdom.
Traian D. Stănciulescu, Ph.D.
Dr. Stănciulescu, born in 1951 (Potlogi, Romania), has an interdisciplinary academic formation: architecture & philosophy and history faculty (psychology and sociology included). He has worked as an architect, as a lyceum professor, and finally as a university professor at the University of Iaşi. As a scientific researcher at National Inventics Institute (1993-2008), he auto-didactically studied biophotonics and its emergent implications in the field of human health optimization, having many original contributions, theoretical and practical (inventions) also. He has didactic abilities in the field of teaching “know how” disciplines, such as semiotics, hermeneutics, creatology, persuasion strategies, etc. which he synergetically applied in teaching and research activity. He is involved in many social-cultural events, being an efficient leader, permanently involved in public relationships by conferences, courses, etc. He has abilities in creative fields such as: poetry, music and painting, directly used for a personal "connection energy" preservation.
Theresa Sweeney, BS, MS, Ph.D., Ed.D
Theresa Sweeney has a lifelong connection with nature and its healing possibilities. She has pursued maturing experiences, which have nurtured her artistic talent and love for nature, foreshadowing her life’s work, using art to help people reconnect with Nature. Dr. Sweeney earned her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. She has more than twelve years of corporate experience. Dr. Sweeney earned her MS and Ph.D. in Applied Ecopsychology from Akamai University, in Hilo, Hawaii, and the Doctor of Education from San Juan de la Cruz in Costa Rica. Dr. Sweeney is a renowned Ecopsychology Consultant, giving workshops using art activities to help people and businesses regain identity and bonding with the Web of Life, and its healing capabilities. She authored and illustrated a book, Owl Winks and Forest Songs: Finding wellness through Nature’s wisdom, writes a reconnecting with Nature newspaper column, and is a contributor to Gatherings, an online Ecopsychology field journal. Her wildlife artwork is owned around the USA and has won numerous awards. She donated 30 original paintings to the Jack Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Jupiter, Fla. Dr. Sweeney is a volunteer speaker for local radio and various organizations and is currently serving as Dean of the Applied Ecopsychology Institute at Akamai.
Hemant D. Toshikhane, BAMS, MS (Ayu)
Prof. Toshikhane is an Assistant Professor in S.D.M. College of Ayurveda Hassan, Karnataka, India, and is a private practitioner of Ayurvedic health care and proctology. He has secured his Degree in Ayurveda from Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya Hubli, one of the renowned and oldest colleges in Ayurveda. He has done his Post Graduation in Shalyatantra from S.D.M. College of Ayurveda, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Karnataka. He is experienced in both Ayurveda and western system of medicine practices. His working experience is very vast and it includes hands on working experience in Causality unit of Shivakrupa Nursing Home, Hubli. Prof. Toshikhane has worked as an assistant to Dr. Suresh Duggani M.Ch (Neuro).of Shivakrupa Nursing Home, Hubli. He has also worked with renowned physician of this part of country Dr G.B. Sattur, MD, MRCP during his internship. During his postgraduate studies Prof. B.G. Gopinath a famous Ayurvedic physician in India guided him. Prof. Toshikhane’s practice in Ayurveda, includes Bheshja (Medicine) Chikitsa, Pancahakaram (Five therapeutic procedures) Ksharakarma (Corrosive Therapy), Agni karama (Cauterization Therapy), Rakta Mokashana (Blood Letting) and other related modalities. He has extensive knowledge in the management of Anorectal Disorders like Piles Fistula Fissure. Prof. Toshikhane has treated more than 2000 patients of such disorders. One more important branch of Ayurveda where he has worked is, that of Bhagan Chikitsa (Orthopedics) during his post graduate study he has treated more than 100 patients of fractures with traditional methods. Currently, he is guiding 5 postgraduate students in this subject. Prof. Toshikhane is also specialized in the management of joint disorders; his doctorate research is in the same topic. He has treated many patients of different joint disorders such as SandhigataVata (Osteo arthritis) and Amvata (Rheumatoid Arthritis). He has served as an active member of hospital committees and worked as Medical Superintendent. Prof. Toshikhane has published several papers in national and international scholarly journals and has attended and presented scientific papers at numerous national and international symposia, workshops and meetings.
Sachi Tsujii-Payne, BA, MS
Sachi Tsujii-Payne received a BA in Education from Japan Women’s University in Tokyo. She is a licensed calligrapher and flower arrangement instructor, and was trained in traditional Japanese dance and Japan's famous tea ceremony. At mid-life, she relocated to California. She earned her MS in Counseling from California State University, Fullerton, while teaching Japanese. She is currently serving as a counseling intern at MiraCosta College, where she is working with adult students to help them find their own voice while leading a support group for ESL students. Her research interests include the acculturation process of Asians in the U.S. and the exploration of viable counseling methods.
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Pam Twee, Ph.D.
Dr. Twee was born in Sydney, Australia and undertook her schooling through the New South Wales public education system. She studied at Armidale College of Advanced Education where she earned an undergraduate degree in Primary (Elementary) Teaching. With further local training, Dr. Twee gained entry into secondary schools to teach all core subjects in Years 7-10. Her experiences in teaching adolescents lead to a particular interest in teaching of students with learning disabilities. Dr. Twee completed a Graduate Diploma in Resource Teaching, which was her first formal qualification in Special Education. Her Master's degree soon followed, with specializations in Literacy and Special Education. Dr. Twee resides with her husband, two children and a variety of animals in a rural area outside Sydney. She has recently earned her Ph.D. in Education from the University of Western Sydney with a focus on the literacy development of intellectually disabled adolescents. Her qualifications and experience span a range of educational settings with students ranging from young children to adults, across both mainstream and special education setting. Dr. Twee taught at elementary schools in South Australia, comprehensive public secondary schools in South-Western Sydney, a special school for students with emotional disturbances and behavioral disorders, and a private secondary school for girls. She particularly enjoys working with teachers in an advisory role on teaching students with learning disabilities and intellectual disabilities in classroom settings. Dr. Twee's research interests include assessment of language skills.
Richard K. Tweneboah, Ph.D.
Dr. Tweneboah earned his doctorate in Health Services from Walden University, his Master s in Health Services Management from the New School for Social Research in New York City, and his Bachelor s from the Graduate School of Management in London. Dr. Tweneboah started his professional career as a health care consultant in Ghana and participated in many complex projects for various health care organizations in Africa and Europe. As an Accountant and Financial Analyst, he served with major corporations including American Express, Medtronic Incorporated, Coopers and Lybrand, LLP, Northwest Bank, US Bank and others. Dr. Tweneboah is presently authoring two books in managed health care for the developing world.
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Kathleen Van Kirk, DHS
Dr. Van Kirk earned her doctorate from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality ,where she serves as an Assistant Professor. Her professional affiliations include the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, and the American Board of Sexologists. Dr. Van Kirk received a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology and completed a postgraduate degree in Marriage, Family and Addictions Recovery Therapy in 1997. She holds additional certifications in Sex Education and Erotology and runs a private practice and retreat/seminar business on the island of Kaua'i. She serves as Vice President for two popular sex education oriented websites and writes for other various websites and print publications. Dr. Van Kirk sits on the board of Malama Pono: Kaua'i AIDS Project and has worked in public health for the last fifteen years. Her interests include working in the field of sustainability and green building.
Janice Walton, Ph.D.
Dr. Walton, a licensed marriage and family therapist, has worked in the field of Psychology for nearly two decades. Early in her career, she received a BE in Educational Media from the University of Toledo and worked for a number of years as a Resource Specialist and School Librarian in the Ohio elementary school system prior to relocating to the West Coast. She received her Master s degree in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University. After MFT licensing, she was employed by the local Police Department where she designed and developed her first community counseling program. Initially, Dr. Walton counseled elementary and intermediate students and later trained and supervised graduate level college interns in providing these counseling services. In addition, she taught drug education to K-12 students and was appointed civil juvenile officer with the Police Department. Later, Dr. Walton initiated a similar school-based counseling program within a alternative private middle school, where she supervised and trained graduate level interns who counseled families of high-risk students. Dr. Walton received her Doctorate in Psychology at Northcentral University, Prescott, Arizona, with a doctoral research emphasis in assessment and evaluation of attention-deficit, hyperactivity disorder, and learning disability children. Dr. Walton s doctoral research has empowered her to assess subtle differences between individual and environmental attributes of the disorders.
James O. Wear, Ph.D., CCE, CHSP, FASHE
James O. Wear holds a B.S. (l959), M.S. (l960), and Ph.D. (l961) from the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR). He was Managing Director, Little Rock Employee Education Resource Center (LREERC), Department of Veterans Affairs. With the Department of Veterans Affairs, he is responsible for training of engineering and safety personnel in their 172 hospitals, which includes about 10,000 employees. Dr. Wear was Professor, Biomedical Instrumentation Technology, College of Health Related Professions, and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock, AR) from 1972-2000. He is active in the American College of Clinical Engineering, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation and the American Society of Healthcare Engineering. Dr. Wear is a Certified Clinical Engineer and a Certified Health Care Safety Professional. He is a Fellow in the American Society of Healthcare Engineering. He has served on the Certification Board of Examiners for Biomedical Engineering Technician, Clinical Engineers, and Health Care Safety Professionals. Dr. Wear is a founder and co-chairman of the Commission for the Advancement of Healthcare technology Management in Asia (CAHTMA). This organization will develop certification programs and workshops in healthcare technology management for countries in Asia. Dr. Wear has written over 150 publications in national journals in Chemistry, Clinical and Biomedical Engineering, and Hospital Safety, twenty chapters in books and co-authored Clinical Engineering Manual, Introduction to Clinical Engineering, Hospital Safety Manual, BMET Handbook, Hospital Safety Handbook, Hospital Equipment Preventive Maintenance Manual, Nursing Home Equipment Preventive Maintenance Manual, and Hospital Engineering Manual. Dr. Wear has made over 200 presentations at regional, national and international meetings in Chemistry, Clinical and Biomedical Engineering, and Hospital Safety. He has lectured in workshops and courses in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia, Australia, Thailand, Brazil, Nepal, South Africa, Singapore and Malaysia. Many of these presentations have been for the World Health Organization with the American College of Clinical Engineering. Dr. Wear has taught a graduate course in Clinical Engineering Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Wellington Williams, Jr., Ph.D.
Dr. Williams earned his Ph.D. in Management at Breyer State University, his M.A. in Management and his B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from National University. He has more than 10 years professional experience advising and consulting owners and senior management in business and management issues. He currently serves as a Business and Management Advisor to many Fortune 1000 companies in the United States, and organizations globally. Dr. Williams has held roles as a Senior Business Analyst, Business Consultant, and Project Director for major Management Consulting firms in the United States. His expertise covers the fields of Strategic Management, Change Management, Human Resource Management, Restructuring, and Organizational Management. He is active in many Business and Management Consulting professional organizations and has written several articles in his areas of expertise.
John Williamson, MA
Mr. Williamson earned his BA from Empire State Baptist Seminary in Syracuse, New York (1976) and an another BA from the same college a year later. He completed his Master of Arts in Biblical Studies in Trinity Theological Seminary (1993) and is presently completing his doctoral dissertation from the same institution. As a young adult, Mr. Williamson served as Sergeant-in-Charge of the Communication Center with the US Army s Tenth Air Defense Group and also taught fixed station radio transmitter repair for the Army Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. As a civilian, he worked for a radio station in Syracuse, New York before enrolling in college. He taught for a number of year in the Practical Theology Department at Empire State Baptist Seminary (1980-88) before becoming Pastor of the New Boston Baptist Church in New Boston, New Hampshire. Mr. Williamson was elected a member of the Council of Seven of the Northeast Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches. In 1997, he relocated to South Carolina to continue his education and is presently serving as Minister of Education at the Southern Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Henry Zeidan, Ph.D.
Dr. Zeidan received his Ph.D in Biomedical Sciences “Biochemistry” at The University
of Hawaii, School of Medicine in 1979. He did his postdoctoral training in Medicinal
chemistry and Pharmacognosy at the Medical Center of The University of Illinois, School
of Pharmacy. Dr. Zeidan then joined the University of Michigan, the clinical chemistry division at Cleveland State University, as an assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry. He then joined the biomedical faculty at Atlanta University Graduate School. He served as a major Professor for five graduate students. Two received a Ph.D in Biochemistry under his mentorship. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1988. In 1991, he moved to Life University, Basic Sciences Division and was promoted to Professor in 1996. He was known among his students as a talented professor with a chess game approach and was awarded a “Ph.T” (putting him or her through) degree by numerous Professional students. Dr. Zeidan held positions as Visiting Professor in St. Matthew School of Medicine,
University of Texas, Kuwait University, and Professor of Biomedical Sciences at St. Christopher’s School of Medicine, Greenwich University, and Graduate School of Health Sciences. He served as a major Professor of two graduate students who obtained their Ph.D in Preventive Medicine and Human Physiology. He served as an Educational Mentor at Creighton University, School of Pharmacy, and Pharm D Program. He received recognitions as outstanding teacher, Smith Kline & French Laboratories faculty award for outstanding faculty and Fulbright Scholar. He acted as a consultant to Cairo University, National Research Center, Cairo and Kuwait University. Dr. Zeidan also acted as a clinical Laboratory Director to several Reference Laboratories. Henry is a Fellow of National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, Diplomat of American Board of Bioanalysis, and a Fellow of the Association of Clinical Scientists. Dr. Zeidan has numerous publications. His major research focused on the application of Spin Labels in Biomedicine and Pharmacology, the molecular mechanisms of biogenic amines degradation and Sickle hemoglobin. Dr. Zeidan accepted a Position as Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Nevada College of Pharmacy in 2003. Henry enjoys spending his leisure time with his dedicated wife and lovely five children. He enjoys playing tennis, swimming, traveling, chess and hunting two birds with one stone.
Raymond A. Zepp, Ph.D.
Dr. Zepp received his B.A. from Oberlin College, graduating magna cum laude with high honors in mathematics as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received a Master of Science in pure mathematics from the University of Cincinnati, and his Ph.D. in mathematics education from Ohio State University. He has spent over 25 years in developing countries, designing new universities and academic programs, and conducting research in education in developing countries. He was Fulbright Professor of Mathematics at the University of Abidjan (Ivory Coast). More recently, he was the Director of the Institute of Research and Advanced Studies at the University of Cambodia, and as UNDP Statistician, helped set up the Directorate of Statistics in Mozambique. He has taught in such disparate countries as Papua New Guinea, the Federated States of Micronesia, Lesotho, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Haiti, and Macau. Dr. Zepp has wide experience in research and publications related to developing countries, including over 40 books and 90 journal articles and conference papers. A primary research interest is in psycholinguistics, especially the relationship between logic and learning in various languages. At present, Dr. Zepp is based in Uganda as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Central Buganda University.
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