B.A., Philosophy and English, Hunter College, New York, NY
M.A. and Ph.D, in Philosophy from University at Buffalo (formerly State U. of NY at Buffalo)

(My doctoral dissertation was entitled: Martin Buber's Philosophy of Dialogue).

PHILOSOPHY

I taught about 30 undergraduate philosophy courses over a nine year period. This includes undergraduate courses in Theories of Knowledge, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Human Nature, History of Philosophy , and East-West Philosophy. I taught at University at Buffalo (Amherst, NY) Daemen College (Amherst, NY), Consortium of the Niagara Frontier (Amherst, NY) Niagara County Community College, (Sanborn, NY) Gannon College (Erie, PA), Brooklyn College (NYC), New School for Social Research (NYC).  

SUBSTANCE ABUSE FIELD

• I completed a 150 hour training course on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse , at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY. Received certificate. Also took another 120 hours of courses on alcoholism and substance abuse offered by the New York Federation of Alcoholism Counselors (NYFAC).
  
  
• I have done counseling with the homeless at the Crisis Center of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY.
  
  
• I was an Intern at the Smithers Alcoholism Treatment Center of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, in the In-patient De-tox division, New York, NY.
  
  
• I interned at Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY at the Out-patient clinic.
  
  
• I completed a training on HIV/AIDS sponsored by the AIDS Institute of the NYS Dept of Health.
  
  
• I did family counseling at SCAN, Bronx, NY. with special need families.
  
  
• I was Counselor in the Social Services Department, specializing in substance abuse and bereavement care, at the Special Care Center of Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Bronx, NY.

RECENT WRITINGS

• I've written several essays on Buddhist approaches to experience, which includes several essays on 9/11, from the perspectives of Buddhist and Western philosophy. The essays are available on www.buddhistpoems.com , and on www.thegoldenlantern.com  which I respectively publish and edit. The stats tell me that buddhistpoems.com has received traffic from all over the world, particularly for the 9/11 pieces.
  
• I wrote and published History of Philosophy Guide - In Verse, With Commentary  (1999). It is intended to help students of philosophy, whether they are taking classes, or studying on their own. Selections of the original poems and text appear on my www.historyofphilosophy.org   site.
  
  
• I publish www.searingsunpress.com  which includes sample poems from my History of Philosophy Guide,  and from my other booklets of original poetry, which are sold through the site.
  
  
• I wrote and published three volums of poetry with a Buddhist theme. I collected the poems, wrote an Introduction to Buddhism,  and have them for sale at my web sites.
  
  
• I am the Editor of  www.thegoldenlantern.com . The The Golden Lantern    is an on-line poetry submission site for poems which deal with some aspect of Hindu, Buddhist, or Taoist thought. Dave McInerney, publisher.
  

PRESENTATIONS

• I delivered a paper, Recovery and Practical Philosophy ,  at the New York Federation of Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Counselors (NYFAC), held at Hofstra University, Long Island, NY.
  
  
• I delivered a paper, Chemical Dependency and Philosophy of Daily Living ,  at the Urban Ethics Conference, sponsored by the Philosophy Dept of Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
  
• I made a presentation on Martin Buber and Asian Philosophy ,  at the NYS Conference on Asian Studies.