Assistant University
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TOBIN R. HART, Ph.D.
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Department of Psychology
State University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118
phone: 770-***-****
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Carrollton, GA 30117
phone: 770-***-****
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EDUCATION
1993 Ph.D. (Counseling Psychology),
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (A.P.A. approved program)
1982 M.Ed. (Counseling and Human Development),
St. Lawrence University.
1981 B.A. (Psychology), University
of Florida.
CURRENT POSITION
Associate Professor: Psychology Department,
State University of West Georgia.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Children's Spiritual Experience.
Exploring the spiritual life of children and the impact of early experiences
and capacities in later life. Development of a spiritual assessment and
treatment protocol for psychotherapy patients that is being field-tested
at Tanner Medical Center. With support from Fetzer Institute and the ChildSpirit
Institute.
Paradox and Process of Transformation.
Examining the nature of paradox and transformation in literature and through
in-depth interviews. In collaboration with the Center for Contemplative
Mind in Society.
Mindscience: Contemplative Practices
for Learning and Pedagogy. Conducting a meta-analysis of contemplative
practices on physiological and learning and designing classroom relevant
classroom practices. In collaboration with Passageways Institute and UWG
College of Education.
TEACHING, CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPERIENCE
2000-present
Chairman, Board of Directors and co-founder, ChildSpirit Institute
A nonprofit organization exploring and nurturing
the spiritual life of children. Sponsored the 1st US Conference on Children s
Spirituality, Oct. 2002 www.childspirit.net
Serve as research and program consultant
to a wide variety of institutions and individuals.
2000-present Associate Professor-Psychology
State University of West Georgia
1994-2000 Assistant Professor:
Psychology Department, State University of West Georgia. Carrollton.
94-present. Teaching undergraduate,
graduate, and honors courses including: Transpersonal Psychology; Psychotherapy;
Music and the mind; Psychopathology; Developmental Psychology; Consciousness
studies; Art, Mind, and Spirit; Literature and Psychology; Postmodernism
and Psychotherapy; Pedagogy and Psychology; Family Therapy; Qualitative
Research.
1993-95 Associate Faculty, Graduate
Psychology. Goddard College
Teaching, research and thesis supervision.
1992-94 Clinical Supervisor/ Outpatient
Therapist. Human Resource Center for Rural Areas
Provided clinical leadership, supervision,
and psychotherapy.
1989-91 Professor of Psychology
(Visiting). Marlboro College.
1988-89 Psychological Counselor.
Marlboro College.
1988-93 Instructor. University of
Massachusetts, Amherst.
Foundations of Human Services; Laboratory
in Counseling.
1987-91 Director / Academic Dean.
Focus at Tufts University.
Taught Adolescent Psychology and a
Psychological Writing
1986-88 Counselor / Faculty. Northfield
Mt. Hermon School
1982-86 Associate Head; Director
of Counseling and Administration. The Clarkson School, Clarkson University.
1983-1998 Private Practice, Counseling
and Psychotherapy
1994-99 Consultant for Education,
Research and Organizational Leadership
Consulting to: the Sage Institute; Goddard
College Graduate program in Psychology; Marlboro College Child Development
Center, Inner Harbor Psychiatric Hospital; New England Upward Bound; etc.
1995-1999 Outside Reader / Contributing
Faculty (Doctoral Dissertations and Theses)
Saybrook Institute, University of Missouri,
Emory University, Goddard College, Marlboro College.
Editorial Boards
The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology
The Humanistic Psychologist
Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social
Justice
Selected Publications
Books:
Hart, T. R. (2002 manuscript accepted for
publication). Haley s Angel: Recognizing and nurturing the spiritual
life of children. Red Weil/ Weiser: Boston.
Hart, T. R. (2001). From information to
transformation: Education for the evolution of consciousness. New York:
Peter Lang.
Hart, T. R., Nelson, P. L., Puhakka,
K. Eds. (2000). Transpersonal Knowing: Exploring the horizon of consciousness.
State University of New York Press.
Hart, T. R., Nelson, P. L., Puhakka,
K. L. Eds. (1997). Spiritual knowing: Alternative epistemic perspectives.
State University of West Georgia Studies in the Social Sciences. Carrollton:
State University of West Georgia.
Refereed Articles/ Chapters:
Hart, T. R. (2002). Truth, values, and decompressing
data: Seeing information as living words. Encounter: education for meaning
and social justice. 15(1) 4-10.
Hart, T. R. (2002). Little stories of large
teachers. Paths to Learning. 4(13).
Hart, T. R. (2002). The trinity of educational
practice. Kappa Delta Pi Record 38(4). 174-179.
Hart, T. R. (2002). From mediocrity
to mastery: Finding the patterns of knowledge. Educational Horizons.
80 (2), 77-82.
Hart, T. R. (2001). The paradox and process
of transformation. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology. 32(2),
157-164.
Hart, T. R. (2001). Spiritual art: Evocation
and expression of transpersonal Knowing. Journal of the Association
for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Arts 6(1-2).
Hart, T. R. (2001). Teaching for wisdom. Encounter:
Education for Meaning and Social Justice. 24(2),3-16.
Hart, T. R. (2001). The sensitiveness of the
soul. Educational Horizons. 79(2).
Hart, T. R. (2000). From information to transformation:
What the mystics and sages tell us education can be. Encounter: Education
for meaning and Social Justice. 13(3), 14-29.
Hart, T. R. (2000). Deep empathy. in
T. Hart, K. Puhakka, P. Nelson, Eds. Transpersonal Knowing: Exploring
the horizon of consciousness. State University of New York Press.
Hart, T. R. (2000). Inspiration as knowing.
in T. Hart, K. Puhakka, P. Nelson, Eds. Transpersonal Knowing: Exploring
the horizon of consciousness. State University of New York Press.
Hart, T. R. (1999). Carl Rogers as mystic?
The Person-Centered Journal, 6 (1), 81-87.
Hart, T. R. (1999). The refinement of
empathy. The Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 39(4), 111-125.
Hart, T. R. (1999). Inspiration and
well-being. Invitations to Dialogue: The Legacy of Sidney Jourard.
A. Richards & T. Schumrum, Eds. Dubuque, IO: Kendall/Hunt. 265-276.
Hart, T. R. (1999). The soul of teaching.
The Humanistic Psychologist 29(2)
Hart, T. R. (1998). A dialectic of knowing:
Integrating the intuitive and the analytic. Encounter: Education for
Meaning and Social Justice, 11 (3), 5-16.
Hart, T. R. (1998). Inspiration: An
exploration of the experience and its meaning. Journal of Humanistic
Psychology, 38 (1), 7-35.
Hart, T. R. (1997). Transcendental empathy
in the therapeutic relationship. The Humanistic Psychologist. 25 (3)
245-270.
Hart, T. R. (1997). From category to
contact: Epistemology and the enlivening and deadening of spirit in education.
Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 36 (1), 23-34.
Peterson, T. & Hart, T. (1997).
Pedagogy for the soul: Re-visioning of spirit in education. Educational
Horizons, 75 (4), 187-191.
Hart, T. R. (1997). Recovering Meaning
at the Edge of Suicide. A review of: The Choice of a Lifetime: Returning
From the Brink of Suicide. A film by Nila Bogue). The Humanistic Psychologist,
25 (1), 108-110.
Hart, T. R. (1997). Inspiration. In
Hart, T. R. Nelson. P. L. Puhakka, K. L. (Eds.) Spiritual knowing: Alternative
Epistemic Perspectives. Carrollton: State University of West Georgia.
49-71.
Hart, T. R. (1996). The self as research
instrument. The Humanistic Psychologist, 24 (1), 140-144.
Hart, T. R. (1995). Cultivating ethical
choices in a postmodern world: cognition, consciousness and contact. in
Postmodern ethics, Marc LaFountain, ed. Carrollton, GA: West Georgia
College Studies in the Social sciences, 131-158.
Hart, T. R.. (1994). In service of a
spiritual path. (A review of: Contemplative Psychology by Han de Wit.)
The Humanistic Psychologist, 22 (3), (actual publication and acceptance
Fall '95), 379-382.
RECENT PAPERS PRESENTED
Hart, T. R. 2002. The Varieties
of Children s Spiritual Experiences. 1st US Conference on Children s
Spirituality. Atlanta, October.
Hart, T. R. 2002. Children s Spiritual
Life. American Psychological Association. Annual Convention. Chicago,
August.
Hart, T. R. 2001. The Psychospiritual Dimensions
of Wisdom. American Psychological Association. Annual Convention. San
Francisco, August.
Hart, T. R. 2001 The Paradox of Transformation.
American Psychological Association. Annual Convention. San Francisco, August.
Hart, T. R. The Nature of Human Transformation.
Keynote, The Vedanta Center of Atlanta.
Hart, T. R. (2000). From
information to transformation. American Educational Studies.
Annual Convention. Vancouver, BC November.
Hart, T. R. (2000). The
paradox and process of transformation. Keynote speech. Counseling and
Spirituality: Annual Convention. Gannon University, Erie, PA September.
Hart, T. R. (2000).
Spiritual Knowing in Children. American Psychological Association.
Annual Convention. Washington, DC August.
Hart, T. R. (1999). Education
as transformation. American Psychological Association. Annual Convention.
Boston. August
Hart, T. R. (1999). What
humanistic and transpersonal psychology has to offer public education.
American Psychological Association. Annual Convention. Boston. August.
Hart, T. (1998). Ecstasy
and transcendence in art. 13th Annual International Conference in Literature,
and the Visual arts. Atlanta. November.
Hart, T. & Peterson,
T. (1998). The enlivening of spirit in education. International
Alliance for Invitational Education. Lexington, KT October.
Hart, T. R. (1998). Revisioning
the activity of knowing as a path to educational transformation. Education
and Transformation: Religious Pluralism, Spirituality and Higher education.
(Wellesley College) September.
Hart, T. R. (1998). A
dialectic of knowing. Eastern Educational Research Association Annual
Conference. (Tampa) April.
Hart, T. R. (1997). Transcendental
Empathy in the Therapeutic Encounter. American Psychological Association,
Annual Convention. (Chicago) August.
Hart, T. R., Peterson,
T. (1997). Knowing and transformation: A phenomenological inquiry onto
issues in teaching. Eastern Educational Research Association.
(Hilton Head, SC) April.
Hart, T. R.. (1996).
Understanding
the experience of inspiration. American Psychological Association,
Annual Convention. (Toronto) August
Hart, T. R., Peterson,
T. (1996). Enlivening Spirit in Secular Education. American Educational
Studies Association Annual Convention. Montreal. December.
GRANTS RECEIVED
Fetzer Institute research and planning grant
ChildSpirit conference and research 02 $5000.
Student Research Assistant Grant Videography
on children s spirituality 02 $900.
Learning Resource Center Grant Neurofeedback
equipment 02 $1000.
Student Research Assistant Grant SUWG volunteer
program coordinator 01 $1800.
Student Research Assistant Grant Empirical
Investigation of Child Spirituality 01 $1800.
Step/ title II Grants pedagogy and psychology:
Mind, method, and meaning 01 $1000.
Learning Resource Center Grant heart rhythm
entrainment biofeedback 00 $650.
College of Education research partnership
grant Research on Teacher renewal 00 $2000.
Student Research Assistant Grant SUWG volunteer
program coordinator 00 $1800.
College of education research partnership
grant student-teacher relationship 99 $2000.
Learning Resource Center Grant Study of
Spiritual Art 98 $1900.
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