Greetings
Online Colleagues: So that you can get to know me and what I do, I
have provided you with a brief background sketch. If you have any questions
about me (within reason :-) )... feel free to ask. I currently reside in the
back slopes of Camino, California on some acres of mountain and river land. It
is my sanctuary. Camino is located in the Sierra Mother Lode; one hour from
Sacramento and one hour from Lake Tahoe. I am the principal for The Cameron
Group, a consultation firm in organizational development and research design and
evaluation. This firm does change initiatives, training and research design and
evaluation for organizations. Besides teaching for online, I hold faculty
appointments with several other universities as well. I was a member of the
Board of Advisors for Cambridge University School of Medicine's International
Medical Education Program for several years in its formulation. I am currently a
member of an Institutional Review Board that provides evaluation of research
protocols on human subjects for medical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies. I am on the Board of Directors of Divine Spark, a non profit
organization that serves the Native American communities. I teach a variety of
courses in organizational behavior, management, psychology and research and
statistics. Over the last twenty-five years I have taught at a number of
universities and held administrative positions at several of them throughout the
years. I was raised in the Santa Ynez Valley above Santa Barbara on a small
ranch and started my education with a career of veterinary medicine in mind. I
played music at night and received several fellowships to finance my education.
I received my BA (Honors) and MA at California State University, Sacramento and
the Ph.D. from Texas Christian University in Psychology (Neuroscience
Specialty). I was rethreaded as a clinician with a postdoctoral fellowship at
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where I also taught. I then
returned to Texas for another postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Again, I also held faculty rank there.
After completing the fellowships I returned to California and became Faculty
Chair and Director of the Child/Family Clinical Program for California School of
Professional Psychology. I have been in private practice and consulting to
organizations since that time, always keeping my hand in teaching at the
university level. My interests include surfing, skiing (both water and snow),
horse riding; as well as music and reading. I am an active parent and thoroughly
enjoy my children. My 19 year old son, Dusty and I compete in martial arts as
members of the Kodan Kan Kosho Ryu Association. My daughter, Samantha (23) shows
horses throughout the western states. Samantha is in college in Durango,
Colorado (Fort Lewis College). Dusty is at the University of the Pacific. I
enjoy teaching online where my experience with mature, motivated students has
been rewarding and stimulating. It is great to find a learning environment where
shared ideas are nurtured and encouraged