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CV: Allan Combs
Curriculum Vitae
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Degrees, Discipline, Year, Institution
Ph.D. 1977 University of Georgia; Biopsychology
M.S. 1969 University of Georgia; Psychology
M.R.C. 1967 University of Florida; Counseling
B.S. 1964 Ohio State University; Psychology
Current Projects and Professional Activities
I am interested in the nature of consciousness, and its relationship to the brain. Currently I am reviewing James’ writings on consciousness and considering them in the context of today’s chaos theory approach to fluid processes. I am also interested in sleep, dreaming, altered states of consciousness, and the history of art. I have published on all of these.
Current Publications
Combs, A. (2002). The Radiance of being: Understanding the grand integral vision; Living the integral life. St Paul, MN: Paragon House.Combs, A., & Holland, M. (1990/2001). Synchronicity: Science, myth and the trickster. New York: Paragon House. (Second edition with forward by Ervin Laszlo; 1995. Third edition with foreword by Robin Robertson; 2001.)Combs, A., Germine, M, & Goertzel, B. (Eds.). (in press). Mind in time: The dynamics of thought, reality, and consciousness. Hampton, Cresskill, NJ.Combs, A. (2003). Inner and outer realities: Jean Gebser in a cultural/historical perspective. Integrative Explorations: Journal of Culture and Consciousness. 7&8, 22-34.
Significant Publications
Combs, A. (2002). The Radiance of being: Understanding the grand integral vision; Living the integral life. St Paul, MN: Paragon House.Combs, A., Germine, M, & Goertzel, B. (in press). (2003). Mind in time: The dynamics of thought, reality, and consciousness. Hampton, Cresskill, NJCombs, A., & Krippner, S. (in press). Process, Structure, and Form: An Evolutionary Transpersonal Psychology of Consciousness. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies.
Important Conference Presentations
Arcari, A., & Combs, A. (1999, August). The colors of consciousness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Systems Sciences, Asilomar, California.
Combs, A. (2000, October). Jean Gebser: Inner and outer realities. Plenary talk given at The Jean Gebser Symposium 2000 , Dresden, Germany.
Combs, A. (2001, Oct.). Autopoietic processes in consciousness, the brain, and development. Paper presented at the HDP Dynamic Development Research Group, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Combs, A. (2001, May). An evolutionary view of human consciousness as seen through art and history. Paper presented at the Semi-annual Thematic Conference of The Standing Conference on Educational Research: New England Section, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Combs, A., & Brier, S. (2001, July). Consciousness, information, and the brain: A Peircian semiotic paradigm; An FIS contribution. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Systems Sciences, Asilomar, California.
Research Interests
As a faculty member and teacher I am interested in a wide range of topics dealing with human nature and the nature of mind and consciousness as well as their relationship to the brain and body. Personally I am currently interested in the history of consciousness in art and literature, and in the nature of the stream of consciousness as seen in James’ writing and in modern chaos theory.
Research Expertise
I have a wide range of interests and experience. I have supervised over a hundred student research projects in a wide range of areas. I have a good working knowledge of basic research design and of statistical methods up through the analyses of variance, and have supervised a number of studies using qualitative methods as well. I am not an expert on phenomenology or advanced multivariate statistical analyses, or the interview method, though I have worked with students in these areas.
Expertise Working with Saybrook Students
I have been most helpful, perhaps, in helping students design research projects such as dissertations, and helping them explore interests in the areas related to consciousness and the brain.
Research Expertise
Research Expertise Rating Guide:
- studied in a class or have read intensively on my own
- special training in the form of a workshop or equivalent
- taught a class in, or supervised research using this method (research practicum, on a dissertation or master's committee
- used in research myself
- published or presented at conferences my research using this method
Methods Traditionally Considered As Quantitative (But Need Not Be)
| Laboratory Research | |
| Field Experiments | |
| Randomized Controlled Clinical | |
| Quasi-experimental methods | |
| Correlational Methods |
Methods That Could Use Quantitative Or Qualitative Methods
| Action Research | |
| Survey Research | |
| Interview Research | |
| Observational Research | |
| Epidemiological Research | |
| Ethnography | |
| Focus Groups | |
| Self-Observational Methods | |
| Narrative Methods | |
| Feminist Methods | |
| Content Analysis | |
| Discovery-Oriented (psychotherapy) | |
| Events paradigm (psychotherapy) | |
| Archival Research | |
| Case History Methods | |
| Appreciative Inquiry | |
| Multiple Case Depth Research | |
| Hermeneutic Single Case Efficacy Design | |
| Longitudinal research | |
| Cross-sectional research |
Methods Primarily Associated With Qualitative Research (But May Also Use Quantitative)
| Ethnoautobiographical research | |
| Hermeneutics | |
| Grounded Theory | |
| Phenomenology | |
| Heuristic Research |
Types of Analysis
| Simple Parametric Statistics (t-test, etc.) | |
| Confidence intervals | |
| Analysis of Variance (including MANOVA) | |
| Analysis of Covariance | |
| Regression (including multiple regression) | |
| Discriminant Function Analysis | |
| Structural Equation Modeling/Path Analysis | |
| Causal Modeling | |
| Cluster Analysis | |
| Survival Analysis | |
| Nonparametrics | |
| Bayesian Analysis | |
| Meta-analysis and effect sizes | |
| Factor Analysis | |
| Time series analysis | |
| Multidimensional scaling |
