Susan Tyburczy, Ph.D.

Résumé

SUSAN TYBURCZY, Ph.D.

SusanTPhD@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

SAYBROOK GRADUATE SCHOOL AND RESEARCH CENTER – San Francisco, CA

Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Psychology, Clinical Psychology Specialization

Dissertation: Spatial Experiences in Dreams as Recalled and Reported by Dreamers

DREAM GROUP LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN THE ULLMAN METHOD – Ardsley, NY

Certification

CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TRAINING IN CLINICAL HYPNOSIS – New York, NY

Completed Certificate Program

C.U.N.Y., BERNARD BARUCH COLLEGE – New York, NY

Industrial Psychology MBA Program; completed 12 credits

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – New York, NY

Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY – Teaneck, NJ

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology; Spanish Minor

TRAINING/ INTERNSHIPS

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Center for Life Planning – New York, NY

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ALCOHOLISM – New York, NY

PLANNED PARENTHOOD – Bergen County, NJ

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STATEN ISLAND COUNSELING AND CAREER PLANNING – Staten Island, NY
Director

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – New York, NY

Counselor – Center for Career and Life Planning

Adjunct Instructor – School of Continuing Education

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER – New York, NY

Research Assistant – Department of Environmental Medicine

CONSULTING WORK

• Assist government agencies and private organizations screen and select staff. Engage in in-depth interviewing as well as vocational assessment and reporting.

• Provided therapy to a high volume of community residents suffering from PTSD and offshoots of PTSD beginning in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Certain patients continue to be involved in subsequent projects and programs associated with the 9/11 tragedy. Provide counseling and therapy in this regard.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

SOUTH SHORE ROTARY CLUB – Staten Island, NY

• Provided psychological referral and career services to adults affected by the September 11^thdisaster.

MEDIA

TIME WARNER CABLE – Staten Island, NY

Spiritual Explorations

Guest of Christine Schiavone and Pat Brady

• Topic: Dreams from a historical and cultural perspective and dream interpretation

Writing For Everyday Living

Guest of Anna Tomasino

Trauma and the WTC Disaster

Discussed the experience of treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder specific to September 11^th victims and their families as well as life counseling issues addressed with this population.

C.U.N.Y., THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND RADIO STATION, Staten Island, NY
Topic: Self Employment and Professional Practice

DREAMS AND DREAMING BACKGROUND

Presentations

LIFWYNN CONFERENCE, C.G. JUNG FOUNDATION – New York, NY

Montegue Ullman’s Experiential Dream Group Method

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF DREAMS

New York Chapter

Spatial Experiences in Dreams: Theory and Interpretation

ROTATING LEADER AND MEMBER OF AN EXPERIENTIAL DREAM GROUP APPLYING THE ULLMAN METHOD

DREAM GROUP MEMBER UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MONTEGUE ULLMAN, M.D.

Ardsley, NY

Publications

Tyburczy, S. M. (2008). Recall of space in dream reports and exploring dreaming from a spatial perspective. Dissertation Abstracts International, 70(11B), 363. (UMI No. 3379048) Retrieved December 7, 2010, from Dissertations and Theses database.

Tyburczy, S. (2012). Space in Dreams in D. Barrett & P. McNamara (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreams. California: ABC/CLIO Press/Praeger Press.

AFFILIATIONS

• American Psychological Association

• Association for the Study of Paranormal Research

• International Association for the Study of Dreams