creek & river fishing/hiking, blues guitar, downhill
triple diamond mogul skiing, racquetball,
jogging, writing, internet surfing, collecting quotations and
antiquarian books on story, myth, mind, science, reference, health and classics
Listed in Who's Who in America 2000, 2001, 2002
Listed in Who's who in Health care 1999
Professional Activities
2005 Feb
Organized, Chaired 4th StoryCon Summit
Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story
2005 Feb
Organized, Chaired presented at the 8th
Meeting on Optimal Functioning
2005 Feb
Organized/ Chaired 13th
Futurehealth Winter Brain Meeting
2004 Feb
Organized, Chaired 3rd StoryCon Summit
Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story
2004 Feb
Organized, Chaired presented at the 7th
Meeting on Optimal Functioning
2004 Feb
Organized/ Chaired 12th
Futurehealth Winter Brain Meeting
2003 Oct.
Organized, Chaired 2nd StoryCon Summit
Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story
2003 Feb
Organized, Chaired presented at the 6th
Meeting on Optimal Functioning
2003 Feb
Organized/ Chaired 11th
Futurehealth Winter Brain Meeting
2002Sept.
Organized/ Chaired First StoryCon Summit
Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story
2002 Feb Organized, Chaired presented at the
5th Meeting on Optimal Functioning
2002 Feb Organized/ Chaired 10th
Futurehealth Winter Brain Meeting
2001March Public Information officer for Association for Applied
Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
2001Feb Organized, Chaired presented at the
4th Meeting on Optimal Functioning
2001
Feb
Organized/ Chaired
9th Winter Conference on Brain Function,
Modification & Training: 66 speakers, 52 workshops
2000Feb Organized, Chaired presented at the
3nd Meeting on Optimal Functioning
2000 Feb Organized/ Chaired 8th Winter Conference on Brain Function,
Modification & Training: 65 speakers, 55 workshops
1999Feb Organized, Chaired presented at the
2nd Meeting on Optimal Functioning
1999 Feb Organized/ Chaired 7th Winter Conference on Brain Function,
Modification & Training:75 speakers, 50 workshops
1998 Feb Organized, Chaired presented at the World’s First
Meeting on Optimal Functioning, with 26 speakers
1998 Feb Organized/ Chaired 6th Winter Conference on Brain Function,
Modification & Training: 75 speakers, 42 workshops
1997 -elected to Board of Directors of Association for Applied Psychophysiology and
Biofeedback (first independently
nominated and elected board member in the organization's 28 year history) for three year
term.
world's largest neurofeedback meeting, 2nd largest biofeedback meeting
1996-March 2000. PR/Public Information Committee Chair Association for Applied
Psychophysiology & Biofeedback
1996 -Organizer World's First Clinical Surface EMG Meeting
1995 -Co-founder and Sysop of Mind Body Sciences Forum on Compuserve
1995 -Originator and co-author of Signalysis Muli-media data acquistion Software
1993 -founder AAPB Non-licensed member section
1993 -co-director AAPB Technology, Development & Support Section
1993 -member of program committee 1994 AAPB 25th annual meeting
1993 -Insurance Chair; PA Soc. Behavioral Medicine & Biofeedback
1992 -Program Co-Chair Spring Meeting Surface EMG Society of North America
1989-pres. Practice Management Consultant
1989-1996. Surface EMG seminar organizer and presenter
1989 Co-author, with Jeff Cram, of C.A.M. (Computer Analyzed Muscle) Scan software
1989 Human subjects review research advisory board member-- Livengrin Foundation
1988 Instructor- Temple University on Stress Management and Biofeedback.
1977-1991 Director/ therapist- Pain & Stress Management Program of Gloria Dei Growth
Opportunity Center, Huntingdon Valley, PA
1978-pres. President/founder- FUTUREHEALTH INC. manufacturer of biofeedback related
materials, publisher (and author) of multi-media biofeedback and behavioral medicine
materials, publisher (and co-author) of biofeedback software. Sponsor and presenter of
seminars.
1985-pres. Executive Producer- MU-PSYCH MUSIC recording label of relaxation positive
uplift music, a subsidiary of FUTUREHEALTH
1984-1986 Executive Director- Behavioral Medicine Inc. a group of pain and stress
treatment clinics in Philadelphia.
1975-1980 Emergency Psychiatric Therapist at Northeast CCMH/MR
1978-79 Biofeedback Research at Temple University
1971-72 Biofeedback research at Pennsylvania State University
PUBLICATIONS, PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS & RESEARCH
April 3, 2005
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Austin TX Story
Theory, Myth, Cognitive Science and Positive Psychology as tools for Enhancing
Neurofeedback, Biofeedback. And Personal Growth
March 10,11
Storytelling Conference, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
Using the Powers of Myth and Story
and the Anatomy of Positive Experience to Face the Worst, and Make the Best
happen in your life, work, health, family and community-, and The World of Story: all
the ways that story touches our lives, our community, our world
Feb 4, 2005
Storycon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story:
Story Consciousness; how
consciousness and understanding change as story media and understanding change
and Rob Kall Big Pharma and Non-Drug
Health Interventions
Feb 2004
Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology Meeting: Mythic aspects of
healing and growth processes.
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