Ron's Resume

Professional Position
Founder & Director, Ivy League Clinical Hypnosis Center LLC

Specialty
Weight loss and maintenance and tobacco cessation

Former Visiting Scientist & Guest Lecturer
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
The Center for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Memberships
Harvard University Postgraduate Association
Columbia University Alumni Association
Rutgers University Alumni Association

Education
Undergraduate School - Rutgers University
Graduate School - Columbia University / School of Public Health
Postgraduate Fellowship - Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
Postdoctoral Studies - Harvard University / Mind-Body Institute
Continuing Education - New York University (and others)

Books, CDs, White Papers, Investigations, Case Studies
The Alpha Solution to Permanent Weight Loss (Random House Publishers - 2007)
Sleep Now (a sleep CD - Copyright R. Glassman 2000)
Witness to the Pain: When Dads Hurt Moms, They Hurt Kids, Too (iUniverse - 2000)
The Stress of ICU Nursing
Daughter-Power: How to Identify a Potential Abuser
The Impact of Volunteers on Nursing Home Residents
Case Study: The Fear of Eating After Choking on Food
Case Study: Jane Doe’s Obsession with Self-Mutilation (Cutting)
Case Study: Controlling Fluctuating Glucose in a Type-2 Diabetic
Case Study: Managing Blood Pressure via Daily Self-Hypnosis
MRIs: Mapping Brain Function (world conference keynote speaker / May 2005)
Stress & The Brain (world conference keynote speaker / May 2006)
Neuroplasticity (world conference keynote speaker: May 2008)
How to Read a Functional MRI (world conference keynote speaker: May 2008)

Lectures - Universities, Hospitals, Corporations, Civic Groups
Harvard Medical School and Harvard-affiliated hospitals
Columbia University School of Public Health
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Cornell University Medical School
New York University School of Medicine & Dentistry
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
The New School for Social Research, NYC
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine and Dentistry
Palm Beach Community College
Florida Atlantic University
Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC
Metropolitan Hospital, NYC
St. Vincent’s Medical Center, NYC
Bellevue Hospital, NYC
Overlook Hospital
Union County College
Rutgers University
Drew University
Exxon Corporation
Merck & Co.
Johnson & Johnson
Lockheed-Martin Aerospace
IBM
Lucent Technologies
iUniverse On-Line
New Jersey Hospital Association
United Way
The Science Writing Workshop of New York
Girl Scouts of America
Columbia University Alumni Association
Somerset County Medical Center
Adult Day Center of Somerset County, New Jersey
Hadassah International (numerous chapters)
King’s Point Association of Palm Beach County, Florida
Chamber of Commerce (various cities)
The Exchange Club International
The Women’s Club of Smoke Rise
Optimist Club of Westfield, NJ
Morristown Hospital - Diabetes Support Groups
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Rotary International (various chapters)
National Association of Mental Illness
Beinhaker Family Memorial Association
Jewish Federation of Central NJ
Jewish Federation of Metro West
Church-based civic groups throughout NJ
Synagogue-based civic groups throughout NJ
Arthritis Foundation
Association for Service Quality
Tri-Athletes of New York City
Optimist Club of Westfield, NJ
The Old Guard Organization of NJ
Historical Society of Scotch Plains, NJ
International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association
International Association of Counselors & Therapists

Former Editorial Advisor
Newsletter Editor, Case Studies in Medical Hypnosis

Faculty Appointments in Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy
New York University Management Institute 1987-1991
Bucks County Community College 1991-1992
Woodbridge, NJ Adult Education Program 1993-1996
Thomas Edison State College 1997-1998
Warren County Community College 1998-1999
Mercer County Community College 1999-2000
Raritan Valley Community College 2000-2001
DeVry College of Technology 2002 - 2003
Columbia University / Guest Lecturer 2004 - current

Student Mentor
Rutgers University Leadership Development Program 2001 - 2007

Clinical In-Service Presentations & Hospital Grand Rounds
Numerous locations around the United States. Details upon request.

Volunteer Service
Provide free smoking cessation services to low income pregnant women
Vice-Chairman, Dean’s Advisory Council, Rutgers University 2001- 2007
Vice President & Trustee, National Children’s Leukemia Society 1993-1995
Vice President & Trustee, Family Intervention Services 1987-1990
Trustee, Touro Foundation, Newport, R.I. 1991-1993
Trustee, Oncology Program of Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital 1985-1987

Awards
Palumbo Scholarship for Science
United States Public Health Scholarship
Braunstein Prize for Science
Beth Israel Medical Center Distinguished Service Award
Rutgers University Student Pride Award
International Association of Counselors & Therapists - Researcher of the Year 2005
International Association of Counselors & Therapists - Nominee: 2008 Innovation Award for the development of The Neuro Immersion Method^TM

News Interviews
Radio stations in St. Louis, Chicago, Boston, Miami, LA, Phila., Wash., D.C., NY, NJ
Television stations such as Fox News, WOR-TV, WPIX-TV, NJN, News 12 NJ
Newspapers throughout NJ and NY City