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PUBLICATIONS

Books

Tengu: The Mountain Goblin
Forthcoming 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