The Silvan S. Tomkins Institute's Colloquium 2000

Conference Speakers

Lauren Abramson, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Johns Hopkins University who worked with Silvan Tomkins and for the past 15 years has brought his ideas into her work with young children and their families. More recently, she has furthered her work with the psychology of affect and script by spearheading the use of community conferencing in Baltimore, Maryland.

Norman Brown, PhD, is Associate Professor of Humanities and Social Science at Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Florida, and co-author of the new textbook Love and Intimate Relationships: Journeys of the Heart.

David R. Cook, EdD, Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Stout, is the author of the recently published Internalized Shame Scale (ISS) and a recognized leader in the psychometric evaluation of human emotion.

Gary David, PhD, works both as a psychologist in the Los Angeles area and as a jazz musician with many highly regarded recordings. His doctoral work was in the field of epistemology as an extension of general semantics, and Dr. David is the leading advocate for the work of J. Samuel Bois.

Susan Leigh Deppe, MD, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Vermont, practices psychiatry in Burlington where she leads study groups for the SSTI, and has acted as Faculty for courses on the psychology of affect and script for the American Psychiatric Association.

Jonathan L. Grindlinger, MD, is Training Director of the Silvan S. Tomkins Institute and practices psychiatry in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Ralph Jaffe, ACSW, PsyD, is a clinical social worker, psychologist, and personal coach with a private practice in Elkins Park and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has been a Buddhist practitioner for the past 25 years, has lived in a Zen Buddhist monastery in Japan, and currently practices in the Mahayana and Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

Vernon C. Kelly, Jr., MD, is well known as the developer of a new system of couples therapy based on the Tomkins-Kelly Blueprint for intimacy, was the first Training Director of the SSTI, and is highly regarded throughout the Philadelphia area as a clinical supervisor.

Marsha Schwartz Klein, MEd, is a member of the Executive Committee of the SSTI, one of the leading substance abuse therapists in the Philadelphia area, and widely sought as a supervisor of clinicians.

Marilyn Luber, PhD, a Philadelphia based psychologist, is internationally known as a practitioner of and lecturer on EMDR.

Shelley Milestone, PhD, recently named a Founding Fellow of Philadelphia's Academy of Cognitive Therapy, has been one of the most active in the movement to link the psychology of affect and script to traditional cognitive therapy.

Donald L. Nathanson, MD, is founding Executive Director of the Silvan S. Tomkins Institute, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College, author of more than 100 articles and books, and internationally known for the development of The Philadelphia System of psychotherapy. At the suggestion of President Clinton, he has been appointed to the Academic Advisory Council of the National Campaign Against Youth Violence.

Wesley G. Novak, PhD, was the first Chief Psychologist of the SSTI and practices psychotherapy in Wilmington, Delaware.

Police Sgt. Terry O'Connell was a cop on the beat in the Australian town of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, when his interest in juvenile crime led to innovative work on what became known as the Family Group Conferencing System. As a recipient of the Churchill Prize, he traveled throughout the world teaching Restorative Justice, influencing the formation of training groups wherever he has gone. Often opposed by proponents of traditional punitive policing, Sgt. O'Connell's work has been the subject of several recent television documentaries and magazine articles. Now he has received the Order of Australia medal, which in the old British awards system is just below a knighthood.

Clifford Taylor, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice in Morristown, NJ, working with adolescents and adults. He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and co-author of the popular book If You Think You've Got Seasonal Affective Disorder: A Dell Guide For Mental Health.

Ted Wachtel, Executive Director of the newly created International Institute for Restorative Practices, is the author of Real Justice, co-author of A Conferencing Handbook and Toughlove, and has produced a number of educational videos on conferencing and other restorative practices. Ted and his wife, Susan, founded the Community Service Foundation, which operates schools and group homes for delinquent and troubled youth in four Southeastern Pennsylvania counties.

Jeanette Wright, MS, ATR, was trained as an art therapist and practices in Des Moines, Iowa. Her innovative system of image-oriented psychotherapy, based on the psychology of affect and script as well as self psychology, has been taught at meetings of the American Psychiatric Association and throughout the Midwest.