B.A., Oberlin College, 1967, Philosophy Major, with High Honors
Undergraduate study, University of London (University College), 1965-66, in Philosophy and English
M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1970
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1971
1967-70 Teaching Fellow, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
1970-71 Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
1971-76 Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Maryland Baltimore County
1976-87 Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Maryland Baltimore County
1987- Professor of Philosophy, University of Maryland Baltimore County
1998- Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of Maryland
Baltimore County
Faculty Research Grant, University of Maryland Baltimore County:
Summer, 1973
Summer, 1974
Summer, 1977
Summer, 1978
National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship, 1979-80
Parapsychology Foundation, Research Grant, Summer, 1981
The Universal Voice, Research Grant, 1985
American Society for Psychical Research, Research Grant, 1985
The Universal Voice, Research Grant, 1987
John Björkhem Memorial Fund Grant, 1992
John Björkhem Memorial Fund Grant, 1993
Parapsychology Foundation, Research/Travel Grant, 1996
Parapsychology Foundation, Research/Travel Grant, Jan. 1997
Parapsychology Foundation, Research/Travel Grant, June. 1997
BIAL Foundation Research Grant, 1998-99
1. New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association, Feb. 9, 1974
2. Franklin and Marshall College, May 13, 1974
3. Mt. Holyoke College, Oct. 14, 1976
4. Franklin and Marshall College, Nov. 11 & 12, 1977
5. Union College, Nov. 18, 1977
6. Temple University, Dec. 12, 1977
7. Washington Philosophy Club, Mar. 11, 1978
8. Trenton State College, Sept. 26, 1978
9. University of Denver Symposium, Oct. 27-29, 1978
10. Union College, March 5 & 6, 1979
11. Convention of the Parapsychological Association, Aug. 17, 1979
12. Smith College, Sept. 25, 1979
13. Mt. Holyoke College, Sept. 26, 1979
14. University of Denver, Oct. 23, 1979
15. University of Colorado at Boulder, Oct. 29, 1979
16. Franklin and Marshall College, Dec. 3, 1979
17. American Society for Psychical Research, Dec. 6, 1979
18. Rollins College, Feb. 14, 1980
19. Cleveland State University, Feb. 27, 1980
20. Oberlin College, Feb. 28, 1980
21. Ohio State University, Feb. 29, 1980
22. University of Edinburgh, Apr. 14 & 16, 1980
23. University of Edinburgh, Apr. 16, 1980
24. University of Surrey, Apr. 25, 1980
25. Parapsychology Foundation, New York City, Dec. 6, 1980
26. Esalen Institute, Jan. 28, 1981
27. Convention of the Parapsychological Association, Aug. 19, 1981
28. Esalen Institute, July 6, 1982
29. John F. Kennedy University, July 9 & 10, 1982
30. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 26, 1982
31. Washington University, St. Louis, Nov. 12, 1982
32. Prince George's Community College, Apr. 4, 1982
33. Conference on Advances in Psychic Research, Denver, Nov. 12-13, 1983
34. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Nov. 15, 1983
35. Convention of the American Philosophical Association, Dec. 28, 1983
36. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Nov. 15, 1984
37. SUNY, Brockport, Feb. 15, 1985
38. University of Edinburgh, Apr. 16 & 18, 1985
39. Society for Psychical Research, London, Apr. 25, 1985
40. Mt. Holyoke College, Sept. 26, 1985
41. Society for Psychical Research, London, Apr. 17, 1986
42. University of Edinburgh, Apr. 24 & 25, 1986
43. Georgia State University, May 9, 1986
44. Convention of the Parapsychological Association, Aug. 7, 1986
45. St. Andrews College, Dec. 3-4, 1986
46. Convention of the American Philosophical Association, Dec. 29, 1986
47. Mt. Holyoke College, Apr. 15, 1987
48. Smith College, Apr. 16, 1987
49. Hampshire College, Apr. 20, 1987
50. JHU/UMCP/UMBC Colloquium, May 9, 1987
51. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 6 & 7, 1987
52. ASPR Seminar on Multiple Personality, New York City, Oct. 10, 1987
53. F.W.H. Myers Memorial Lecture, Society for Psychical Research, London, Apr. 19, 1988
54. University of Edinburgh, Apr. 28, 1988
55. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, June 27 & 28, 1988
56. Trenton State College, Mar. 15, 1989
57. Mind Science Foundation, San Antonio, May 2, 1989
58. JHU/UMCP/UMBC Colloquium, May 13, 1989
59. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 17 & 18, 1989
60. Society for Psychical Research, London, April 17, 1990
61. University of Edinburgh, April 23 & 24, 1990
62. Conference on Philosophy, Religion, & Parapsychology, Santa Barbara, CA, Aug. 26, 1990
63. Trinity University, San Antonio, April 23, 1991
64. Isthmus Institute 1991 Annual Conference, Dallas, April 26-28, 1991
65. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 1 & 2 1991
66. Presidential Address, Convention of the Parapsychological Association, Heidelberg, Germany, August 9, 1991
67. SUNY, Albany, Oct. 7, 1991
68. Skidmore College, Oct. 8, 1991
69. L.E. Rhine Centenary Conference, Durham, NC, Nov. 9, 1991
70. University of Denver, Nov. 19, 1991
71. Oberlin College, Apr. 22, 1992
72. 7th Regional Conference on Trauma, Dissociation & Multiple Personality, Akron, Apr. 24 & 25, 1992
73. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 8 & 9, 1992
74. Convention of American Psychological Assoc., Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 1992
75. Colloquium on Quantum Physics & Consciousness, Towson State University, Oct. 28, 1992
76. University of Maryland College Park Honors Program, Nov. 10, 1992
77. Denver University, Nov. 19, 1992
78. National Capitol Area Skeptics, Jan. 23, 1993
79. 8th Regional Conference on Trauma, Dissociation & Multiple Personality, Akron, Apr. 24 & 25, 1992
80. 5th Anniversary Eastern Regional Conference on Abuse and Multiple Personality, Washington, D.C., June 5, 1993
81. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 6 & 7 1993
82. Convention of the Parapsychological Association, Toronto, Aug. 18, 1993
83. 40th Annual International Conference of the Parapsychology Foundation, Boston, Nov. 6, 1993
84. 9th Regional Conference on Trauma, Dissociation & Multiple Personality, Akron, Mar. 24 & 26, 1994
85. 6th Annual Eastern Regional Conference on Abuse and Multiple Personality, Washington, D.C., June 11, 1994
86. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 6 & 7, 1994
87. Invitational Conference on Consciousness and Survival, Chicago, IL, July 13-14, 1994
88. 2nd Annual Conference on Unity and Multiplicity, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 22, 1994
89. 10th Regional Conference on Trauma, Dissociation and Related Disorders, Akron, OH, Apr. 28, 1995
90. 5th Annual Spring Conference of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation, Amsterdam, May 12, 1995
91. Royal College of Psychiatrists Philosophy Group, Oxford & Warwick, England, May 17, 1995
92. University of Edinburgh, May 19, 1995
93. 7th Annual Regional Conference on Abuse, Trauma, and Dissociation, Alexandria, VA, June 9, 1995
94. 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scientific Exploration, Huntington Beach, CA, June 16, 1995
95. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 5 & 6, 1995
96. 38th Annual Conference of the Parapsychological Association, Durham, NC, Aug. 5, 1995
97. 12th International Fall Conference of the International Society For the Study of Dissociation, Orlando, FL, Sept. 16, 1995
98. 3rd Interdisciplinary Symposium on Explorations in Unity and Multiplicity, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 28, 1995
99. Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Nashville, TN, Apr. 4, 1996
100. 9th Annual Western Clinical Conference on Trauma & Dissociation, Orange, CA, Apr. 19 & 20, 1996
101. 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scientific Exploration, Charlottesville, VA, May 25, 1996
102. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 1 & 2, 1996
103. 4th Annual Conference on Explorations in Unity and Multiplicity, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 11 & 12, 1996
104. Chicago Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Chicago, IL, Oct. 26, 1996
105. Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Menlo Park, CA, Nov. 7, 1996
106. Institute of Noetic Sciences, Sausalito, CA, Nov. 11, 1996
107. American Philosophical Association, Atlanta, GA, Dec. 28, 1996
108. 3rd International Conference of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (UK), Chester, Apr. 11, 1997
109. Westminster College, Oxford, England, Apr. 14, 1997
110. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 7 & 8, 1997
111. 14th International Fall Conference, International Society for the Study of Dissociation, Montreal, Nov. 11, 1997
112. 48th Annual Scientific Program, Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 1997
113. Society for Psychical Research, London, Mar. 23, 1998
114. 4th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (UK), Chester, Apr. 3, 1998
115. Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC, July 15 & 16, 1998
116. Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, Feb. 22, 1999
117. Parapsychology Foundation, New York, NY, Mar. 24 1999
118. Spring Conference of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation and 5th ISSD (UK) Conference, Manchester, May. 9, 1999
119. Rhine Research Center, Durham, NC, July 20, 21 & 22, 1999
120. 16th International Fall Conference, International Society for the Study of Dissociation, Miami, FL, Nov. 13, 1999
121. Society for Psychical Research, London, Apr. 13, 2000
122. Scottish Society for Psychical Research, University of Glasgow, Apr. 20, 2000
123. Conference on Philosophy, Parapsychology and the Mind, University of Edinburgh, Apr. 21, 2000
124. Rhine Research Center, Durham, NC, June 27, 28 & 29, 2000
125. 17th International Fall Conference, International Society for the Study of Dissociation, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 14, 2000
126. Senior Philosophy Colloquium, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, Feb. 22, 2001
127. Davidson College, Davidson NC, Feb. 22, 2001.
Vice President, Parapsychological Association, 1990
President, Parapsychological Association, 1991
Board Member, Parapsychological Association, 1992-96
Advisory Board Member, The Leadership Council for Mental Health, Justice & the Media
Logic Text Referee for McGraw Hill Books
Associate Editor, Journal of Scientific Exploration
Referee for University Press of Kansas
Referee for MIT Press
Referee for Duke University Press
Referee for State University of New York Press
Referee for Noûs
Referee for Philosophical Monographs
Referee for Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
Referee for Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology
Referee for Journal of Mind and Behavior
Referee
for Dissociation
Referee for dialogue
Referee for J. Amer. Society for Psychical Research
Referee for J. Parapsychology
Referee for Parapsychology Review
Referee for European Journal of Parapsychology
Referee for Journal of Scientific Exploration
Referee for J. Society for Psychical Research (London)
Referee for J. of Trauma and Dissociation
Referee for International J. of Parapsychology
1964-71 Private Instructor in Keyboard and Musical Theory
1963- Free-lance photographer
1961- Free-lance musician