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PUBLICATIONS
Books
Tengu: The Mountain Goblin 2008, YMAA Publishing
Deshi. 2005. St. Martin's Press
The Overlook Martial Arts Reader, 2nd Edition. 2004. Overlook Press.
Sensei. 2003. New York: St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books
Complete Kendo . 1999. Boston: Charles E Tuttle Co., Inc.
Herding the Ox: The Martial Arts as Moral Metaphor . 1998. Wethersfield, CT:
Turtle Press.
Warrior Dreams: The Martial Arts and the American Imagination. 1994. Westport
and London: Bergin and Garvey.
The Human Condition in the Modern Age , 2nd edition. (Ed. with P. Katopes and D.
Rosenberg). 1994. Kendall/Hunt Publishing.
The Forge of the Spirit: Structure, Motion, and Meaning in the Japanese Martial
Tradition . 1991. New York: Garland Publishing.
Articles
2006. “Kaho: Cultural Meaning and Educational Method in Kata Training.”
Journal of Asian Martial Arts, vol. 15, no.3: 8-19
2003. "Mirror, Jewel, and Sword: Some Thoughts on the Purpose of the Modern
Japanese Martial Arts." Journal of Asian Martial Arts , vol.12, no.1:35-39
2002. "Virtual Enlightenment: The Martial Arts, Cyberspace,and American Culture."
Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Vol.11, No. 2:8-27.
2000. "Sound and Fury: Auditory Elements in Martial Ritual." Journal of Asian Martial
Arts, Vol.9,
No. 4:8-21.
1998. "What is Healthy Martial Arts Hierarchy" In Corcoran, John and John Graden
(eds.) ACMA Instructor Certification Manual. St. Petersburg, FLA: Graden Media
Communications Group, pp. 127-136.
1997a. "The Shape of Water: Martial Arts Styles as Technical Continuum." Journal of
Asian Martial Arts, Vol.6, No. 4: 90-101.
1997b. "Ideological Elasticity: Enduring Form and Changing Function in the Japanese
Martial Tradition." Journal of Asian Martial Arts. Vol.6, No.2: 10-25
1994a. "The Classification of the Fighting Arts." With Kimberley Taylor. Journal of
Asian Martial Arts, Vol.3, no.4: 10-37.
1994b. "Wave People: The Martial Arts and the American Imagination." Journal of
Asian Martial Arts, Vol.3, no.1: 10-25
1993a. "Ritual Dimensions of Karate-Do." Journal of Ritual Studies, Vol. 7, no.1: 105-
124.
1993b. "Social Organization and Martial Systems: A Cross-Cultural Typology." Journal
of Asian Martial Arts, Vol. 2, no. 1:40-51.
1992. "Dancing in the Danger Zone: The Martial Arts in America." Journal of Asian
Martial Arts 1992,
Vol. 1, no. 1: 86-99.
1991. "The Dimensions of Discipleship: Organizational Paradigm, Mystical
Transmission, and Vested Interest in the Japanese Martial Tradition." Ethnos Vol. 55:1-
2.
1990. "Training Halls of the Japanese Martial Tradition: A Symbolic Analysis of Budo
Dojo in New York." Anthropos Vol. 85:55-63.
1988. "Sword Magic: Belief, Form, and Function in the Japanese Martial Tradition."
Human Affairs Vol. 14:9-35.
1984. "Ideology and Economy in Upland Southeast Asia: A Reappraisal of Political
Systems of Highland Burma". Ethnos, Vol. 1-2:62-79.
ACTIVITIES
Member, American Anthropological Association
Member, Central States Anthropological Association
Member, All Eastern United States Kendo Federation
Fellow, Society of Martial Arts
Board Member, American Council on Martial Arts
Associate Editor, Journal of Asian Martial Arts.
"Get Your Kicks on Route 66: Martial Arts in America"
Presenter and host, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., May 5, 2007
"Cutting and Binding: Motion and Meaning in Transplanted Martial Systems." Paper
presented at the Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association, San
Jose California, November 15-19, 2006.
“Writing Sword: The Martial Arts Detective Thriller and American Culture.” Paper
presented at the Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association Annual
Conference, Buffalo, NY, Nov. 5-7 2004.
"The Anthropology of Martial Systems: The State of Current Research" Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society,
Milwaukee, WI, 14-17 April, 2004.
"Pen and Sword: Leading Change in Academic Programs." Paper presented at the
Kansas State University's Annual Department Chair Conference, Orlando Florida,
February 4-7, 2001.
"Pedagogical Structure of Martial Arts Training." Paper presented at the First
International Conference of the Society of Martial Arts, University of Salford,
Manchester, 26 June 1999.
"Sound and Fury: Auditory Elements in Martial Ritual." Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society, Chicago, IL, 15-18 April, 1999,
"Mirror, Jewel, Sword: The Martial Arts in Sociological Perspective." Paper presented at
the Guelph School of Japanese Swordsmanship, University of Guelph, Ont., Canada,
17 July 1998.
Discussant: The Martial Arts in Cultural Context. Annual meeting of the Central States
Anthropological; Association, St. Louis, MO., 4-8 April, 1998
"Ideological Elasticity: Enduring Form, Changing Function in the Japanese Martial
Arts." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Conference of the
Association for Asian Studies, Weber State University, Ogden Utah, 25-26 October
1996.
Participant, "America's Role in Our Interdependent World." A Seminar organized by the
Smithsonian Associates for the State University of New York, 6-8 April 1994.
"Adelphi University's General Studies Program for Underprepared College Freshmen."
With Peter J. Katopes. Paper presented at the national conference on the Freshman
Experience, Charleston, South Carolina, February 1993.
"Curriculum Reform, Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Adult Student." Paper presented
at the 1992 National Conference on the Adult Learner, University of South Carolina,
Columbia, SC, May, 1992.
"Dancing in the Danger Zone: The Martial Arts in America." Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Association for Consumer Research, Chicago, IL, October, 1991.
Participant, "The Modern Condition: Revolutions in Knowledge, Values, and Culture."
Core Curriculum Seminar funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities,
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, June, 1990.
"Herding the Ox, Wielding the Sword: Paradigms for Training in Zen and the Martial
Arts." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Anthropological Association for
the Study of Consciousness, Pacific Palisades, CA, March, 1990.
"Toward an Anthropology of the Martial Arts." Invited discussant at the annual meeting
of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, November, 1990
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
Ph.D. Anthropology, 1987, SUNY at Stony Brook
M.A. Anthropology, 1982, SUNY at Stony Brook
B.A. Anthropology, 1978, SUNY at Stony Brook
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
08/06 - Present
Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT
08/05 -08/06
Executive Director of Doctoral Programs in Education,
D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY
08/02 -08/05
Vice President for Academic Affairs,
D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY
02/01-7/02
Acting President
Medaille College, Buffalo, NY
10/00 -2/01
Acting Executive Vice President
Medaille College, Buffalo, NY
07/97-10/00
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean
Medaille College, Buffalo, NY
08/95-06/97
Academic Dean
Medaille College, Buffalo, New York
08/93 -08/95
Dean School of Liberal Arts
SUNY College at Morrisville, NY
09/92 -07/93
Associate Dean University College
Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y..
09/91 - 09/92
Assistant Dean University College
Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y..
01/90 - 09/91
Director of Academic Affairs University College
Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y..
02/88 - 01/90
Coordinator of Student Affairs University College
Adelphi University, Garden City, New York
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
08/06-Present
Professor of Social Science
Albertus Magnus College, New Haven CT
08/02 -08/06
Professor of Higher Education and Social Science,
D'Youville College Buffalo, NY
08/95 - 08/02
Professor of Social Science Department of Social Sciences
Medaille College, Buffalo, N.Y..
09/93 - 08/95
Instructor Social Science Department
SUNY College at Morrisville, Morrisville, N.Y..
09/87 - 06/93
Instructor University College,
Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y.. .
09/79 - 05/82
Graduate Instructor/Research Assistant Department of Anthropology,
SUNY at Stony Brook
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