Lonny Meinecke

2638 E Vicki Ave, Fort Mohave, AZ 86426

928-704-4557

lonnymeinecke@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

PhD in Psychology (Cognition & Instruction, in progress)               July 2016

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

Master of Science in General Psychology                                          February 2013

Thesis - Fostering Anticipation: Looking Forward to Looking Glass Therapy

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (honor grad)         June 2011

West Valley College, Saratoga, CA

Associate of Arts in English (French study)                                        June 1976

AWARDS

Governor's Scholar Award (State of California)                                           June 1974

Austin Warburton Citizenship Award (City of Santa Clara)                          June 1974

Four year university scholarship (California Scholarship Federation)         June 1974

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

UC Berkeley's "Science of Happiness"

“Sennsei”/Teaching Assistant                                                             2014 (3 months)

Leading conversations, increasing course depth for the Wellness Dojo inside the SOH community

RELATED EXPERIENCE

New Sunrise, Inc.

Technical and Document Translation (volunteer)                               July 2007 – Present

Document translation and domain research, technical support, Java translation tools, and Web assistance/translation for a charity to help impoverished areas of Central America.

Odd by Nature, Inc., Greenville, NC

Instructional Designer (volunteer)                                                         2014 (1 year)

Designed/constructed practicum/internship video for graduate biology students, and instructional video about companion animals for autism spectrum at a wildlife refuge/animal rescue/education-practicum site. Upcoming: video/interview concerning therapeutic animals for persons with PTSD (Pets for Vets).

The 3DO Company, Hotz Corp., Lion Entertainment

Programmer and user interfaces                                                           1995 – 2003

Software engineer, utility programming in C/C++ (PS2, PC). Subjects included art converters, sound systems, geometry exporters, and entertainment software level design tools

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS

“Silence: Because What's Missing is Too Absent to Ignore”

(Paper co-author with Dr. Mary Ann O’Grady, in review)                                                                                                                  2014

Nonhuman Audience & Autism Spectrum Disorder

Instructional video for Eastern Run/Walk for Autism event and Odd by Nature, Inc.                                                                                                                  2014

How to Choose an Internship/Practicum Site

Instructional video for Odd by Nature, Inc.                                                                                                                  2014

LANGUAGES

English – native language

French – moderate reading proficiency

Spanish – moderate reading/translation proficiency

MEMBERSHIPS

American Psychological Association

Psi Chi International Honor Society

Association of Humanistic Psychology

CERTIFICATION

Blackboard Essential Training (License FB7591)