A Brief Background of IHTI's Chief Scientist

  1. Enlisted in 1954 as an "Aviation Cadet," a precursor to the Air Force Academy where he received a commission and navigator wings and graduated in the top 5% of his class.
  2. Accumulated over 7,200 flying hours as an instructor, flight examiner, and master navigator on global flights during his 20 years of active duty service.
  3. Was assigned to Military Air Transport Command, Air Force Air Rescue Services, and the Presidential Flight as a navigator on Air Force 2.
  4. Developed and executed drug abuse and prevention programs in Thailand and in Vietnam reporting to The President's Commission on Drug Abuse Committees and the Air Force's Chief of Staff during his two-year Vietnam War tour of duty.
  5. Largely on off-duty time, earned:
    1. a bachelor’s degree with high honors in psychology from the University of Maryland
    2. a master’s degree in psychology from George Washington University
    3. a PhD in Social Psychology & Behavioral/Research from the University of Colorado
  6. Served five years as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Leadership at the Air Force Academy and implemented an active cadet research program that included cadet presentations of research papers at professional research meetings.
  7. Completed the research requirement for his doctorate dissertation by measuring the impact of the Academy's education on changes in psychological variables of open-mindedness, dogmatism, authoritarianism, and concrete-abstract thinking. Contrary to the hypothesis, cadets became less dogmatic, close-minded, and authoritarian, and more abstract in their thinking as they moved through academic class.
  8. Completed his Air Force career as a staff officer at Headquarters Air Training & Education Command. Was responsible for developing and implementing the Air Force's programs for substance abuse, race relations and equal opportunity and treatment.
  9. Since retirement, has served as CEO of Integrative Health Technologies.