Awards & Honors
Emmy Award
1972 – Zoom, WGBH, Boston.
A regular weekly member of this innovative PBS educational television show for children
Emmy Award
1973 – Zoom, WGBH, Boston.
A regular weekly member of this innovative PBS educational television show for children
Armstrong Award
1977 – Radio Excellence in Children’s programming for the “Wind in the Willows”, a production of WGBH, Boston children’s radio show, The Spider’s Web.
Senator (Elected Position)
1980 – President’s Select Committee.
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
Stanley Kaplan Grant
7/87-6/90 – University of Cincinnati for original psychiatric research into the “Aha Phenomenon using video techniques”
Sol Ginsberg Fellow
7/91- 6/93 – The Group for Advancement of Psychiatry: Committee on Family. (Nominated Position)
Zeller Award
1991 – The Institute of Living, Hartford, CT. for best Academic Presentation, “The “Aha” Phenomenon”
The Sherlock Holmes Bowl
1993 – Best academic paper on a Sherlock Homes subject. “The Blue Carbuncle: Home Sweet Holmes?” The Speckled Band Branch of the Baker Street Irregulars. Boston, Mass.
Socialize Much?
Manage Your Stress (from Psychology Today)
- Addiction Is Not a Crime But Can Lead to Them January 4, 2013
- The Influence Of, And On, Epigenetics July 28, 2012
- Four-Way Stop Sign July 8, 2012
- A Ticket to Success June 28, 2012
- Squirrels and Stress June 24, 2012
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