Douglas Eby - bio

     writer / interviewer, website author

prior film industry experience:

partner in visual effects / motion graphics film company in Seattle

visual efx camera operator: Robert Abel & Associates, Disney, Paramount and other studios:
    motion graphics cinematography for TV commercials and films including "Tron";
    "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"; "Buckaroo Banzai"
 

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  research assistant in biology and psychology:

Marine Biological Lab, Cape Cod: microfauna collection for zoologist

Cal Tech, Pasadena: genetics research

University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center (Langley Porter Institute): brain lateralization studies

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 education background :   BA/Psychology (Boston Univ.)    MA / Psychology  (National Univ.)

   additional studies:

Alcohol and Chemical Dependency: UC Irvine

course in self-esteem development: Nathaniel Branden, PhD

Cognitive Therapy course: Center For Cognitive Therapy, Newport Beach

psychology of creativity and self-actualization classes: UCLA
 

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Counselor / Program Assistant: helped develop Cognitive Therapy Depression Treatment Program at psych hospital (CPC Laguna Hills)

Counselor at several adolescent and adult mental health & rehab facilities
(e.g. Newport Harbor Hospital; Healthcare Medical Center of Tustin)

Telephone mental health hotline counselor (New Hope Center / Crystal Cathedral)

Career Development Counselor (Quest Career Marketing, Irvine):
interviewing clients about career interests; evaluating corporate aptitudes;
assisting clients in job search and interview process

experience as leader of support groups for gifted women:
discussion of issues related to awareness & creative expression

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  acting experience:  community theatre; extra work in feature films: "Waterworld" (1995); "Out There" (1995);
"The Independent" (2000) etc and TV series "American Girl"

6'4"   180   dob: 04.05.43

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   former literary representation by Vivian A. Hall, J.D. at  The Midwest Literary and Entertainment Management Group

   memberships [current & prior]:

Women in Film;   Mensa;   Institute of Noetic Sciences

American Psychological Association [APA] Division Ten - Psychology and the Arts

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