CATHERINE J. LASSER
74 B Troy Drive, Springfield, NJ07081
973-379-1568
Education
PhDJewish PhilosophyJewish Theological Seminary2006
Dissertation:"Ethics through the Lens of Jewish Thought"
MAJewish StudiesJewish Theological Seminary1999
PhDEducational PsychologyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison1979
Dissertation:"The Development of Social Understanding"
MSEducational PsychologyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison1976
BAPsychologyHobart and WilliamSmithColleges1974
Professional Experience in Jewish Communal Services
FAITH2003-Present
(Foundation for the Advancement of Interfaith Trust and Harmony)
Research and Writing on Interfaith Issues
World Union for Progressive Judaism2005-2006
Interfaith Relations Programming
Jewish Education Association of Metrowest, NJ1995-1998
Adult Education Teaching, Curriculum and Program Development
Professional Experience in Education
SolomonSchechterDay School of Essex and Union, West Orange, NJ2005-Present
High School Rabbinics and Jewish Philosophy Teacher
Curriculum Development
Jewish Theological Seminary, Jewish Philosophy2002-2005
HebrewCollege, Meah Program, Hebrew Bible2002-2003
Instructor
Jewish Theological Seminary, Hebrew Bible2000-2003
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Developmental Psychology1975-1978
Teaching Assistant
8/27/2010
Publications
Lasser, C.J. & Bathory, David. "Reciprocal Causality and Childhood Trauma: An
Application of Chaos Theory," in F. Masterqua and P.A. Perna (eds.) The Psychological Meaning of Chaos. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1997.
Lasser, C.J. "Instructor's Resource Manual and Test Item File" for S.R. Yussen and J. Santrock, An Introduction to Child Development, Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown Co., Publishers, 1978.
Presentations:
Lasser, C.J. "The Ethics of Disagreement," paper presented at the joint meeting of the Society of Jewish and Society of Christian Ethics, Dallas, TX: January 2007
Lasser, C.J. "Reconsidering the Relationship between Theory and Practice: A Novel Approach to Jewish Ethics," paper presented at the Society of Jewish Ethics, Miami, FL: January 2005.
Lasser, C.J. & Bathory, David. "The Application of Chaos Theory to Childhood Trauma: Using a Reciprocal Causal Framework," paper presented at the Fourth Annual International Conference of the Society of Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences, Baltimore, MD, 1994.
Lasser, C.J. "Reciprocal Causality: You don't have to be Linear to be Scientific," paper presented at the American Association of Applied and Practical Psychology, Chicago, IL: 1992.
Lasser, C.J. "Reciprocal and Linear Causality," paper presented at the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, San Diego, CA: 1990.
Arad, T. & Lasser, C.J. "School Psychology in a DevelopmentTown in Israel," paper presented at the International Congress of School Psychologists, Jerusalem, Israel, 1980.
Professional Experience in Administration
Jewish Education Association of Metrowest, NJ1995-1997
Program Director, Russian Émigré Education
Family Service and ChildGuidanceCenter, Orange, NJ
Director of Training1993-1995
Programs Director1985-1993
Professional Experience in Psychology
Family Service and ChildGuidanceCenter, Orange, NJ1982-1997
Psychological Services, Beersheva and Dimona, Israel1979-1981
Psychotherapist
Family Service and ChildGuidanceCenter, Orange, NJ1985-1996
Clinical Supervisor and Trainer
Licenses and Certification
NJ Psychologist License # 35S1002820Since 1991
NY Permanent Teacher Certification, pre-nursery - 6 gradeSince 1976
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