Education  
Ph.D., New York University in Media Ecology, 2005
  • Dissertation:  Gecyberschaft:  A Theoretical Model for the Analysis of Emerging Electronic Communities (multi-disciplinary research using Media Studies, Sociology, Complex Systems Theory).

  • Chair:  Christine Nystrom, Committee:  Neil Postman, Lance Strate, Alex Galloway)

  • Winner of the Harold A. Innis Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Field of Media Ecology

  • M.B.A., Long Island University, 1977
  • Emphasis in Organizational Development


  • B.A., Shimer College in Social Sciences, 1971
  • Graduated with Honors

  • Doctoral Dissertation

    Gecyberschaft: A Theoretical Model for the Analysis of Emerging Electronic Communities - won the Harold A. Innis Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Field of Media Ecology.

    Download the dissertation here (3.11mb)

    Download the two page dissertation abstract (44k)

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      Certified New York City Artist in Residence for poetry
      Ciné Golden Eagle (excellence in industrial films)