Lonny Meinecke : Curriculum Vitae
Lonny Meinecke
2638 E Vicki Ave, Fort Mohave, AZ 86426
928-704-4557
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)