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CURRICULUM VITAE

DOUGLAS A. VAKOCH

Center for SETI Research Department of Clinical Psychology

SETI Institute California Institute of Integral Studies

189 N. Bernardo Ave., Suite 100 1453 Mission Street

Mountain View, CA 94043, USA San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

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PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, California Institute of

Integral Studies, 2011-present

Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, California Institute of

Integral Studies, 2008-2011

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, California Institute of

Integral Studies, 2005-2008

Director of Interstellar Message Composition, SETI Institute, 2001-present

Social Scientist, SETI Institute, 1999-present

Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, 1999-

2001, 2005-2007

National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology,

Vanderbilt University, 1996-1998

Predoctoral Clinical Intern, Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Psychiatry,

University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital and Clinics, 1995-1996

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology with Quantitative Minor, State University of New York at

Stony Brook, 1996. Dissertation: Predictors of prognosis for patients with

interpersonal problems: The role of therapists’ epistemology, experience, optimism,

and theoretical orientation.

M.A., Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1994.

M.A., History and Philosophy of Science, University of Notre Dame, 1991.

B.A., Religion, Carleton College, 1983. Senior Thesis: Psychological analyses of

the mystic path in Christianity and Buddhism.

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BOOKS

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2011). Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence

(CETI). Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2011). Ecofeminism and Rhetoric: Critical Perspectives on Sex,

Technology, and Discourse. New York: Berghahn Books.

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2011). Psychology of Space Exploration: Contemporary Research

in Historical Perspective. Washington, DC: NASA.

Vakoch, D. A., and Harrison, A. H., eds. (2011). Civilizations beyond Earth:

Extraterrestrial Life and Society. New York: Berghahn Books.

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2012). Feminist Ecocriticism: Environment, Women, and

Literature. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

FORTHCOMING BOOKS

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2013). Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective. New York:

Springer.

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2013). Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar

Communication. Washington, DC: NASA.

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2013). Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life Beyond Earth and

the Impact of Discovery. Heidelberg and New York: Springer.

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2013). Extraterrestrial Altruism. Heidelberg and New York:

Springer.

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2013). On Orbit and Beyond: Psychological Perspectives on

Human Spaceflight. Heidelberg and New York: Springer.

Vakoch, D. A., ed. (2014). Between Worlds: The Art and Science of Interstellar

Message Composition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Vakoch, D. A., and Castrillon, F., eds. (2014). The Experience of Nature:

Phenomenologies of the Earth. Heidelberg and New York: Springer.

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

General Editor. Ecofeminist Theory and Practice. Book series to be published by

Berghahn Books.

Editorial Board. Ecopsychology. Peer-reviewed journal published by The Mary

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Editor (with Co-Editor Fernando Castrillon). ReVision: A Journal of Consciousness

and Transformation. Special double issue on environmental issues. 2010. 31 (3-4).

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JOURNAL ARTICLES

Vakoch, D. A. (2011). The art and science of interstellar message composition: A

report on international workshops to encourage multidisciplinary discussion, Acta

Astronautica, 68, 451-458.

Vakoch, D. A. (2011). Asymmetry in Active SETI: A case for transmissions from

Earth, Acta Astronautica, 68, 476-488.

Vakoch, D. A. (2011). A narratological approach to interpreting and designing

interstellar messages, Acta Astronautica, , 68, 520-534.

Vakoch, D. A. (2011). Responsibility, capability, and Active SETI: Policy, law, ethics,

and communication with extraterrestrial intelligence, Acta Astronautica, 68, 512-

519.

Vakoch, D. A. (2011). A taxonomic approach to communicating maxims in interstellar

messages, Acta Astronautica, , 68, 500-511.

Vakoch, D. A. (2011). What does it mean to be human?: Reflections on the portrayal

of pain in interstellar messages, Acta Astronautica, 68, 445-450.

Vakoch, D. A., & Matessa, M. (2011). An algorithmic approach to communicating

reciprocal altruism in interstellar messages: Drawing analogies between social and

astrophysical phenomena, Acta Astronautica, 68, 459-475.

Ollongren, A., & Vakoch, D. A. (2011). Typing logic contents using Lingua Cosmica,

Acta Astronautica, 68, 535-538.

Vakoch, D. A. (2010). An iconic approach to communicating musical concepts in

interstellar messages, Acta Astronautica, 67, 1406-1409.

Vakoch, D. A. (2008). Representing culture in interstellar messages. Acta

Astronautica, 63, 657-664.

Vakoch, D. A. (2007). Metalaw as a foundation for Active SETI. Proceedings of the

Forty-Ninth Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, 49, 537-541.

Vakoch, D. A. (2006). Expanding human presence beyond the solar system through

active SETI: On the prerequisites for legal relations with extraterrestrial intelligence.

Proceedings of the Forty-Eighth Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, 48, 149-

155.

Vakoch, D. A. (2005). Interstellar altruism: Science, art, and communication with

extraterrestrial intelligence. [Abstract.] Leonardo Electronic Almanac, 13 (9).

Vakoch, D. A. (2004). The art and science of interstellar message composition.

Leonardo, 37: 33-34.

Vakoch, D. A. (2004). To the stars, silently. Leonardo, 37, 265.

Wurm, L. H., Vakoch, D. A., & Seaman, S. R. (2004). Recognition of spoken

words: Semantic effects in lexical access. Language and Speech, 47, 175-204.

Wurm, L. H., Vakoch, D. A., Seaman, S. R., & Buchanan, L. (2004). Semantic effects

in auditory word recognition. Mental Lexicon Working Papers, 1, 47-62.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003). Celestial altruism: Science, religion, and design of interstellar

messages. Covjek i Svemir [Humanity and Space], 45 (4), 4-11.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003). Intention, interaction, and communication with extraterrestrial

intelligence. Leonardo Electronic Almanac, 11 (7).

Vakoch, D. A. (2003). Language, art, and science in interstellar communication.

Leonardo Electronic Almanac, 11 (4).

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JOURNAL ARTICLES (CONT.)

Vakoch, D. A. (2003). Le sacrifice de soi: Une composition interstellaire. Anomalie

Digital_Arts, 4: 201-202.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003). Theology and extraterrestrial intelligence. Covjek i Svemir

[Humanity and Space], 45 (4), 17, 25-29.

Wurm, L. H., Vakoch, D. A., Aycock, J., & Childers, R. R. (2003). Semantic effects in

lexical access: Evidence from single-word naming. Cognition and Emotion, 17, 547-

565.

Vakoch, D. A. (2002). Encoding altruism. Galileo, No. 52, 30-36.

Vakoch, D. A. (2001). Altruism: A scientific perspective. Science & Spirit, 12 (5), 21-

22, 27.

Vakoch, D. A. (2001). Altruism as the key to interstellar communication. Research

News & Opportunities in Science and Theology, 2 (3), 2, 16.

Wurm, L. H., Vakoch, D. A., Strasser, M. R., Calin-Jageman, R., & Ross, S. E. (2001).

Speech perception and vocal expression of emotion. Cognition and Emotion, 15,

831-852.

Vakoch, D. A. (2000). The conventionality of pictorial representation in interstellar

messages. Acta Astronautica, 46, 733-736.

Vakoch, D. A. (2000). Trees of knowledge: Psychology and the uncovering of

spiritual beliefs. Science & Spirit, 11 (1), 30-31, 49.

Vakoch, D. A., & Lee, Y-S. (2000). Reactions to receipt of a message from

extraterrestrial intelligence: A cross-cultural empirical study. Acta Astronautica, 46,

737-744.

Vakoch, D. A., & Strupp, H. H. (2000). The evolution of psychotherapy training:

Reflections on manual-based learning and future alternatives. Journal of Clinical

Psychology, 56, 309-318.

Wurm, L. H., & Vakoch, D. A. (2000). The adaptive value of lexical connotation in

speech perception. Cognition and Emotion, 14, 177-191.

Vakoch, D. A. (1999). Framing spiritual principles for interstellar communication:

Celestial waves. Science & Spirit, 10 (4), 20-21.

Vakoch, D. A. (1999). The view from a distant star: Challenges of interstellar

message-making. Mercury, 28 (2), 26-32.

Pollina, D. A., Vakoch, D. A., & Wurm, L. H. (1998). Formant structure of vowels

spoken during attempted deception. Polygraph, 27, 96-107.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). Constructing messages to extraterrestrials: An exosemiotic

perspective. Acta Astronautica, 42, 697-704.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). The dialogic model: Representing human diversity in messages

to extraterrestrials. Acta Astronautica, 42, 705-710.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). The music of the spheres. Sky & Space, 11 (3), 24.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). Pictorial messages to extraterrestrials, part 1. SETIQuest, 4

(1), 8-10.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). Pictorial messages to extraterrestrials, part 2. SETIQuest, 4

(2), 15-17.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). Report from Turin: The IAA SETI sessions. SETIQuest, 4

(1), 7.

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JOURNAL ARTICLES (CONT.)

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). Signs of life beyond Earth: A semiotic analysis of interstellar

messages. Leonardo, 31, 313-319.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). The therapeutic space of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis and

Contemporary Thought, 21, 335-358.

Vakoch, D. A., & Wurm, L. H. (1997). Emotional connotation in speech perception:

Semantic associations in the general lexicon. Cognition and Emotion, 11, 337-349.

Lee, Y-S., & Vakoch, D. A. (1996). Transfer and retention of implicit and explicit

learning. British Journal of Psychology, 87, 637-651.

Lee, Y-S., Vakoch, D. A., & Wurm, L. H. (1996). Tone perception in Cantonese

and Mandarin: A cross-linguistic comparison. Journal of Psycholinguistic

Research, 25, 527-544.

Vakoch, D. A. (1996). An iconic approach to communicating chemical concepts to

extraterrestrials. SPIE Proceedings, 2704, 140-149.

Wurm, L. H., & Vakoch, D. A. (1996). Dimensions of speech perception: Semantic

associations in the affective lexicon. Cognition and Emotion, 10, 409-423.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Vakoch, D. A. (2011). What’s past is prologue: Future messages of cosmic evolution.

In H. P. Shuch (Ed.), Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence: SETI past, present,

and future (pp. 373-398). Berlin: Springer.

Vakoch, D. A. (2011). Integrating Active and Passive SETI programs: Prerequisites for

multigenerational research. In D. A. Vakoch (Ed.), Communication with

Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI) (pp. 253-278). Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

Lower, T. A., Vakoch, D. A., Clearwater, Y., Niles, B. A., and Scanlin, J. E. (2011).

What the world needs now: Identifying the relative degree of specific Maslovian

needs and degree of species-level self-identification in interstellar messages

submitted by a multinational sample. In D. A. Vakoch (Ed.), Communication with

Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI) (pp. 341-353). Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

Vakoch, D. A. (2009). Encoding our origins: Communicating the evolutionary epic in

interstellar messages. In S. J. Dick and M. L. Lupisella (Eds.), Cosmos and culture:

Cultural evolution in a cosmic context (pp. 415-439). Washington, DC: NASA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2009). Anthropological contributions to the Search for Extraterrestrial

Intelligence. In K. J. Meech, J. V. Keane, M. Mumma, J. Siefert, and D. Werthimer

(Eds.), Bioastronomy 2007: Molecules, microbes, and extraterrestrial life (pp. 421-

427). San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Ollongren, A., & Vakoch, D. A. (2004). Large-size message construction for ETI:

Self-interpretation in Lincos. In R. Norris, C. Oliver, and F. Stootman (Eds.),

Bioastronomy 2002: Life among the stars (pp. 499-504). San Francisco:

Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Vakoch, D. A. (2001). Towards India: Interstellare Botschaften. In Z. Cimerman and

D. Ammann (Eds.), All Design - Leben im schwerelosen Raum [Space Design – Life

in Zero Gravity] (pp. 248-263). Basel: Schwabe.

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BOOK CHAPTERS (CONT.)

Vakoch, D. A. (2000). Roman Catholic views of extraterrestrial intelligence:

Anticipating the future by examining the past. In A. Tough (Ed.), When SETI

succeeds: The impact of high-information contact (pp. 165-174). Bellevue, WA:

Foundation For the Future.

Vakoch, D. A. (2000). Three-dimensional messages for interstellar communication.

In G. A. Lemarchand and K. Meech (Eds.), Bioastronomy 99: A new era in

bioastronomy (pp. 623-627). San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Vakoch, D. A., & Strupp, H. H. (2000). Psychodynamic approaches to

psychotherapy: Philosophical and theoretical foundations of effective practice. In C.

R. Snyder & R. E. Ingram (Eds.), Handbook of psychological change:

Psychotherapy processes and practices for the 21st century (pp. 200-216). New

York: Wiley.

Wiser, S. L., Goldfried, M. R., Raue, P. J., & Vakoch, D. A. (1996). Cognitive-

behavioral and psychodynamic therapies: A comparison of change processes. In W.

Dryden (Ed.), Research in counselling and psychotherapy: Practical applications

(pp. 133-161). London: Sage.

Wiser, S. L., Goldfried, M. R., Raue, P. J., & Vakoch, D. A. (1994). A comparative

analysis of cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic therapies: The search for

change principles. In I. Caro (Ed.), Psicoterapía e investigación de proceso

[Psychotherapy and process research]. Valencia: Promolibro.

BOOK REVIEWS

Vakoch, D. A. (2004). Bright blue dot. [Review of The privileged planet: How our

place in the cosmos is designed for discovery.] Nature, 429, 808-809.

Vakoch, D. A. (1999). [Review of Interpersonal psychotherapy for dysthymic

disorder.] Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 60, 621.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). [Review of Escape from Babel: Toward a unifying language

for psychotherapy practice.] Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 186, 446-

447.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998). [Review of What works for whom?: A critical review of

psychotherapy research.] Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 186, 254-255.

Vakoch, D. A. (1997). Getting your bearings: A compass for managed care.

[Review of Treatment outcomes in psychotherapy and psychiatric interventions.]

Contemporary Psychology, 42, 829.

Vakoch, D. A. (1997). [Review of Doing counselling research.] Psychotherapy

Research, 7, 195-196.

Vakoch, D. A. (1997). [Review of Narrative solutions in brief therapy.]

Psychotherapy, 34, 519-520.

Vakoch, D. A. (1997). Telling it like it could be. [Review of Key concepts in

psychotherapy integration.] Contemporary Psychology, 42, 1108-1109.

Goldfried, M. R., & Vakoch, D. A. (1991). Combining the best of two possible

worlds. [Review of Interpersonal process in cognitive therapy]. Contemporary

Psychology, 36, 1057-1058.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Vakoch, D. A. (2012, October). The art and science of interstellar message

composition. Paper presented at the Space as an Artistic Medium Session, 63rd

International Astronautical Congress, Naples, Italy.

Vakoch, D. A. (2012, October). Communicating existential accounts of being human in

interstellar messages. Paper presented at the SETI and Society Review Meeting,

63rd

International Astronautical Congress, Naples, Italy.

Vakoch, D. A. (2012, April). Making ourselves understood: The challenges of

composing interstellar messages. Paper presented at the Transmissions into Space:

Scientific, Social, Ethical, and Legal Considerations Session, NASA Astrobiology

Science Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2012, April). Life beyond Earth and the synthetic theory of natural

selection. Paper presented at the Astrobiology in Historical Perspective Session,

NASA Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Vakoch, D. A., Lower, T. A., Niles, B. A., and Cahuich, L. (2012, April). What should

we say to an extraterrestrial?: La Tierra Habla, a Spanish-language internet project. Paper presented at the Can a Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Communication Give

New Insights in Astrobiology Session, NASA Astrobiology Science Conference,

Atlanta, GA.

Ollongren, A. and Vakoch, D. A. (2011, October). Large-size message construction for

ETI: Logical existence expressed in Lingua Cosmica. Paper presented at the SETI

Science and Technology Review Meeting, 62nd

International Astronautical

Congress, Cape Town, South Africa.

Vakoch, D. A., Lower, T. A., Niles, B. A., and Cahuich, L. (2011, October). La Tierra

Habla (Earth Speaks): An online Spanish language survey about interstellar

communication. Paper presented at the SETI and Society Review Meeting, 62nd

International Astronautical Congress, Cape Town, South Africa.

Vakoch, D. A. (2011, September). What could we say to an extraterrestrial?: Lessons

from the history of proposals for communicating with civilizations beyond Earth.

Conference on the History and Philosophy of Astrobiology, Ven, Sweden.

Vakoch, D. A. (2010, October). Next steps in transmitting from Earth. Invited paper

presented at the satellite meeting Towards a Scientific and Societal Agenda on Extra-

terrestrial Life, Royal Society of London, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.

Vakoch, D. A. (2010, October). Societal questions raised by the detection of extra-

terrestrial life. Panel presentation at the satellite meeting Towards a Scientific and

Societal Agenda on Extra-terrestrial Life, Royal Society of London, Milton Keynes,

United Kingdom.

Vakoch, D. A. (2010, October). Extra-terrestrial life and arising political issues for the

UN agenda. Panel presentation at the satellite meeting Towards a Scientific and

Societal Agenda on Extra-terrestrial Life, Royal Society of London, Milton Keynes,

United Kingdom.

Vakoch, D. A. (2010, September). What should we say to extraterrestrial intelligence?

An analysis of responses to “Earth Speaks.” Paper presented at the SETI and

Society Review Meeting, 61st International Astronautical Congress, Prague, Czech

Republic.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (CONT.)

Vakoch, D. A. (2010, April). Integrating active and passive SETI programs:

Prerequisites for multigenerational research. Paper presented at the Search for

Intelligent Life Poster Session, NASA Astrobiology Science Conference, League

City, TX.

Lower, T. A., Vakoch, D. A., Clearwater, Y., Niles, B. A., and Scalin, J. E. (2010,

April). What the world needs now: Identifying the relative degree of specific

Maslovian needs and degree of species-level self-identification in interstellar

messages submitted by a multinational sample. Paper presented at the Search for

Intelligent Life II: Global Engagement and Interstellar Message Construction

Session, NASA Astrobiology Science Conference, League City, TX.

Vakoch, D.A. (2009, September). Communicating multiple theories of human

psychology in interstellar messages. Paper presented at the SETI Interdisciplinary

Aspects Review Meeting, 60th

International Astronautical Congress, Daejeon,

Korea.

Vakoch, D.A. (2009, September). Testing the Zoo Hypothesis through Active SETI.

SETI Science and Technology Review Meeting, 60th


Congress, Daejeon, Korea.

Vakoch, D. A. (2008, October). Introduction to the interdisciplinary aspects of SETI.

Paper presented at the SETI II Interdisciplinary Connections Review Meeting, 59th

International Astronautical Congress, Glasgow, Scotland.

Vakoch, D. A. (2008, October). What does it mean to be human?: Reflections on the

portrayal of human nature in interstellar messages. Paper presented at the SETI II

Interdisciplinary Connections Review Meeting, 59th


Congress, Glasgow, Scotland.


composition. Paper presented at Less Remote: The Future of Space Exploration –

An Art and Humanities Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland.

Vakoch, D. A. (2008, September). Active SETI: Scientific experiment, diplomatic

action or artistic expression? Paper presented at the First International Academy

of Astronautics Symposium on Searching for Life Signatures, Paris, France.

Vakoch, D. A. (2008, September). An iconic approach to communicating musical

concepts in interstellar messages. Paper presented at the First International

Academy of Astronautics Symposium on Searching for Life Signatures, Paris,

France.

Vakoch, D. A. (2008, April). Technology as a manifestation of intelligence: Does

shared technology imply shared science and mathematics? Invited paper presented

at the Astrobiology Science Conference, Santa Clara, CA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2007, November). Estimating the likelihood of extraterrestrial

intelligence: The role of emerging scientific communities in evaluating

astrosociological concepts. Paper presented at the Astrosociology and the

Relevance of Outer Space to Social Life Session, Annual Conference of the

California Sociological Association, Berkeley, CA.

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Vakoch, D. A. (2007, November). Ecofeminist perspectives on interstellar message

composition. Paper presented at the Ecology, Environment, and Society:

Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives II Session, Annual Conference of the

California Sociological Association, Berkeley, CA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2007, September). Metalaw as a foundation for Active SETI. Paper

presented at the International Institute of Space Law Session on the 40th

Anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty, and Other Legal Matters, 58th

International

Astronautical Congress, Hyderabad, India.

Vakoch, D. A. (2007, September). Bernard M. Oliver’s analysis of the role of active

SETI strategies in a diversified approach to interstellar communication. Paper

presented at the SETI I Technical Aspects Review Meeting, 58th

International

Astronautical Congress, Hyderabad, India.

Vakoch, D. A. (2007, July). The evolution of extraterrestrials: Life beyond Earth and

the synthetic theory of natural selection. Paper presented at the Eighth Biennial

History of Astronomy Workshop, Notre Dame, Indiana.

Vakoch, D. A. (2007, July). Anthropological contributions to the search for

extraterrestrial intelligence. Poster presented at the Bioastronomy 2007

Conference: Molecules, Microbes, and Extraterrestrial Life, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Vakoch, D. A. (2007, March). Inferring altruism in interstellar messages. Paper

presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Psychological

Anthropology, Manhattan Beach, CA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2006, November). Evolution, culture, and extraterrestrial altruism:

The importance of active SETI in a selfish universe. Paper presented at the

Symposium on Culture, Anthropology, and the Search for Extraterrestrial

Intelligence (SETI), Annual Conference of the American Anthropological

Association, San Jose, CA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2006, October). Describing the probabilistic nature of human behavior

in interstellar messages. Paper presented at the SETI II Interdisciplinary

Connections Review Meeting, 57th

International Astronautical Congress, Valencia,

Spain.

Vakoch, D. A. (2006, October). The evolutionary epic as an integrative theme for

interstellar message composition. Paper presented at the SETI I Technical Aspects

Review Meeting, 57th

International Astronautical Congress, Valencia, Spain.

Vakoch, D. A. (2006, September). Communicating the biochemical basis of altruism in

interstellar messages: An iconic approach. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting

of the Semiotic Society of America, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Vakoch, D. A. (2006, July). Altruism in the universe. Invited paper presented at the 3rd

Biennial Conference of the International Society for Science and Religion,

Cambridge, England.

Vakoch, D. A. (2006, March). A primer of basic musical concepts for interstellar

communication. Paper presented in the Opening Session on Music of the Spheres,

23rd

Annual Contact Conference, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View,

CA.

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Vakoch, D. A. (2006, February). Anticipating responses to the detection of

extraterrestrial intelligence: Attitudes toward replying among university students

from Hong Kong and the United States. Paper presented in the Symposium on

Interstellar Communication in Cross-Cultural Perspective II: Surveys and Historical

Analogues, 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research,

Savannah, GA.

Vakoch, D. A., & Tuli, K. (2005, December). Portraying Indian cultures in the

Voyager recordings: Tradition, history, and meaning in interstellar messages. Paper

presented in the Session on Historical Perspectives on Anthropology and the Search

for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), 104th

Annual Meeting of the American

Anthropological Association, Washington, DC.

Vakoch, D. A., & Pass, J. (2005, November). Astrosociology and the challenges of

interstellar message design. Paper presented in the Special Astrosociology Session,

Annual Meeting of the California Sociological Association, Sacramento, CA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2005, October). Advantages of active SETI. Paper presented at the

SETI I Technical Aspects Review Meeting, 56th


Congress, Fukuoka, Japan.

Vakoch, D. A. (2005, October). Expanding human presence beyond the solar system

through active SETI: On the prerequisites for legal relations with extraterrestrial

intelligence. Paper presented at the International Institute of Space Law’s 48th

Colloquium on Law of Outer Space: Legal Aspects of Expanding Human Presence

beyond Low Earth Orbit, 56th

International Astronautical Congress, Fukuoka, Japan.

Vakoch, D. A. (2005, October). Representing culture in interstellar messages. Paper

presented at the International Academy of Astronautics’ Space Activity and Society

Symposium: Cultural Dimensions of Space, 56th



Vakoch, D. A., Ono, K., & Lee, Y-S. (2005, June). Interpersonal issues in cross-

cultural perspective: A comparison of Japan and the United States. Paper presented

at the meeting of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research, Montreal,

Quebec, Canada.

Vakoch, D. A., Pollina, D. A., & Wurm, L. H. (2005, June). The voice of interpersonal

distress: Fundamental frequency of speech and interpersonal issues. Poster

presented at the meeting of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research,

Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Vakoch, D. A. (2005, February). Encoding altruism. Paper presented at the 34th

Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research in Santa Fe, NM.

Vakoch, D. A. (2004, November). In our image: Science and culture in interstellar

messages. Paper presented in the Session on Anthropology, Archaeology, and

Interstellar Communication: Science and the Knowledge of Distant Worlds, 103rd

Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2004, July). Embodying altruism: Interstellar messages encoding

interactions through three-dimensional animation sequences. Paper presented in the

Session on Biosemiotic Perspectives on Interstellar Communication, 8th Congress of

the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Lyon, France.

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Vakoch, D. A. (2004, July). Images of universality: Mathematics, science, and

pictoriality in early messages for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence.

Paper presented in the Session on Global Perspectives on Interstellar

Communication, 8th Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies,

Lyon, France.

Vakoch, D. A. (2004, July). Encoding human behavior in interstellar messages with an

adaptation of Freudenthal’s Lingua Cosmica (Lincos). Poster presented at the 8th

International Conference on Bioastronomy, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Vakoch, D. A. (2004, July). Interstellar altruism: Science, art, and communication

with extraterrestrial intelligence. Paper presented at the Melilla Symposium: A

Colloquium on Art/Science/Spirituality Reconnections within Emerging Planetary

Cultures, Melilla, Spain.

Vakoch, D. A. (2004, March). Increasing diversity in interstellar message

composition. Poster presented at the Astrobiology Science Conference, NASA Ames

Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.


composition: A report on international workshops to encourage multidisciplinary

discussion. Paper presented at the SETI II Interdisciplinary Connections Review

Meeting, 54th

International Astronautical Congress, Bremen, Germany.

Wurm, L. H., Vakoch, D. A., Seaman, S. R., & Buchanan, L. (2003, October).

Semantic effects in lexical access. Paper presented at the International Mental

Lexicon Research Group Meeting, Vienna, Austria.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003, August). The evolution of cosmos and culture: An epic for

interstellar communication. Paper presented at the Workshop on Cosmic Evolution

and Big History, Jolon, CA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003, June). Archeological analogues for deciphering interstellar

messages. Paper presented at the Fifth World Archeological Congress, Washington,

DC.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003, June). Encoding the biology of compassionate love. Paper

presented at the conference Works of Love: Scientific and Religious Perspectives on

Altruism, Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003, March). The extended self: Conveying sociobiological and

Buddhist concepts of altruism in interstellar messages. Paper presented at the

Zagreb Workshop on Interstellar Message Composition, Zagreb, Croatia.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003, March). Portrayals of South Asia in interstellar messages: The

need for increased diversity in representing humankind. Paper presented at the

EuroSETI II Conference, San Marino.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003, March). Social impact of SETI@home. Roundtable presentation

at the EuroSETI II Conference, San Marino.

Matessa, M., & Vakoch, D. A. (2003, March). A population-based approach to

communicating reciprocity and forgiveness in interstellar messages. Paper presented

at the workshop Encoding Altruism: The Art and Science of Interstellar Message

Composition, Paris.

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Vakoch, D. A. (2003, January). Beyond human experience: Assumptions of the Search

for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Paper presented at the National Institute of

Advanced Studies Forum on Consciousness, Bangalore, India.

Vakoch, D. A., & Matessa, M. (2002, November). Encoding altruism in interstellar

messages. Paper presented at the Conference on Biology and Purpose: Altruism,

Morality, and Human Nature in Evolutionary Theory, Grand Rapids, MI.

Vakoch, D. A., & Matessa, M. (2002, October). Communicating reciprocal altruism in

interstellar messages. Paper presented at the 53rd


Congress, Houston, TX.

Ollongren, A., & Vakoch, D. A. (2002, July). Large-size message construction for

ETI: Self-interpretation in Lincos. Poster presented at the International Astronomical

Union Symposium — Seventh Bioastronomy Conference, Great Barrier Reef,

Australia.

Vakoch, D. A. (2002, July). Communicating kin selection in interstellar messages.

Invited paper presented at the International Astronomical Union Symposium —

Seventh Bioastronomy Conference, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

Vakoch, D. A., & Calvano, T. (2002, April). Managing post-traumatic stress in

individuals. Paper presented at the Workshop to Explore the Socio-Cultural and

Psychological Aspects of Disasters Due to Asteroid and Comet Impacts on Earth,

82nd

Annual Conference of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA.

Vakoch, D. A. (2002, March). Communicating existential accounts of human finitude

and being-with-others in interstellar messages. Paper presented at the Workshop on

the Art and Science of Interstellar Message Composition, Paris, France.

Vakoch, D. A. (2002, March). Preview of the Paris Workshop on the Art and Science

of Interstellar Message Composition. Paper presented at the 6th

International

Academy of Astronautics — Leonardo Space Arts Workshop, Paris, France.

Vakoch, D. A. (2001, October). Strategic planning for interstellar message

composition. Paper presented at the Workshop on Interstellar Message Composition,

Toulouse, France.

Vakoch, D. A. (2001, March). Other spaces: Heterotopic possibilities of space art.

Paper presented at the 5th

International Academy of Astronautics — Leonardo Space

Arts Workshop, Paris, France.

Vakoch, D. A. (2000, October). Cognitive modeling of music perception as a

foundation for interstellar message composition. Paper presented at the SETI:

Interdisciplinary Connections Review Meeting, 51st International Astronautical

Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Ollongren, A., & Vakoch, D. A. (2000, October). Large-size message construction for

ETI: Typing logic contents. Paper presented at the SETI: Interdisciplinary

Connections Review Meeting, 51st International Astronautical Congress, Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil.

Vakoch, D. A. (2000, March). Interstellar messages as art projects. Paper presented

at the 4th

International Academy of Astronautics — Leonardo Space Arts

Workshop, Paris, France.

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Vakoch, D. A. (1999, November). Predicting reactions to the detection of life beyond

Earth. Paper presented at the Societal Implications of Astrobiology Workshop,

NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.

Vakoch, D. A. (1999, October). A semiotic perspective on interstellar communication:

Interspecies communication as a complex system. Paper presented at the 7th

Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Dresden, Germany.

Vakoch, D. A. (1999, October). The aesthetics of composing interstellar messages.

Paper presented at the Cultural Perspectives on Astrobiology Session, 50th

International Astronautical Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Vakoch, D. A. (1999, October). Communicating scientifically formulated spiritual

principles in interstellar messages. Paper presented at the SETI: Science and

Technology Review Meeting, 50th

International Astronautical Congress,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Vakoch, D. A. (1999, August). Three-dimensional messages for interstellar

communication. Poster presented at the Sixth Bioastronomy Conference, Kohala

Coast, HI.

Vakoch, D. A. (1999, July). Assumptions of the Search for Extraterrestrial

Intelligence: Historical perspectives on the nature of extraterrestrials, science, and

mathematics. Paper presented at the 4th

History of Astronomy Workshop, Notre

Dame, IN.

Peschken, W., Martin, D., & Vakoch, D. A. (1999, July). Interpersonal process,

therapists’ supportive and interpretive interventions, and intrapsychic change in

psychodynamic psychotherapy. Paper presented at the European Congress of

Psychology, Rome, Italy.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998, September). The conventionality of pictorial representation in

interstellar messages. Paper presented at the SETI: Interdisciplinary Connections


International Astronautical Congress, Melbourne, Australia.

Vakoch, D. A., & Strupp, H. H. (1998, June). Vocal cues of interpersonal process in

the Vanderbilt II Psychotherapy Project. Paper presented at the meeting of the

Society for Psychotherapy Research, Snowbird, UT.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998, January). Explaining ourselves: Interstellar messages

portraying the nature of humanity. Paper presented at the SETI in the 21st Century

Conference on the Scientific and Cultural Aspects of the Search for Extraterrestrial

Intelligence, Sydney, Australia.

Vakoch, D. A. (1998, January). Message policy for active SETI. Paper presented at

the SETI in the 21st Century Conference on the Scientific and Cultural Aspects of

the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Sydney, Australia.

Vakoch, D. A., & Lee, Y-S. (1997, October). Reactions to receipt of a message from

extraterrestrials: A cross-cultural empirical study. Paper presented at the SETI:

Interdisciplinary Aspects Review Meeting, 48th


Congress, Turin, Italy.

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Vakoch, D. A. (1997, October). Predicting interpersonal conflict during extended

space missions. Paper presented at the Contribution of Space Research to

Environmental Health and Epidemiology Session of the Joint IAF/IAA Life

Sciences Symposium, 48th

International Astronautical Congress, Turin, Italy.

Vakoch, D. A., Strupp, H. H., & Carson, K. L. (1997, June). Affective lexical use as

predictor of outcome: The role of emotion in the Vanderbilt II Psychotherapy

Project. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research,

Geilo, Norway.

Wurm, L. H., & Vakoch, D. A. (1997, June). The adaptive value of connotation in

speech perception. Poster presented at the meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America, State College, PA. Abstract in Journal of the Acoustical Society of

America, 101, 2974.

Vakoch, D. A., & Goldfried, M. R. (1996, June). Tragic and comic visions of

interpersonal therapeutic issues across theoretical orientations. Poster presented at

the meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amelia Island, FL.

Vakoch, D. A. (1995, October). Constructing messages to extraterrestrials: An

exosemiotic approach. Paper presented at the SETI: Interdisciplinary Aspects


International Astronautical Congress, Oslo, Norway.

Vakoch, D. A. (1995, October). The dialogic model: Representing human diversity in

messages to extraterrestrials. Paper presented at the SETI: Interdisciplinary

Aspects Review Meeting, 46th

International Astronautical Congress, Oslo, Norway.

Vakoch, D. A. (1995, March). Creating language: Actively learning about

psycholinguistics. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Conference on Undergraduate

Teaching of Psychology: Ideas & Innovations, Ellenville, NY.

Pollina, D. A., Vakoch, D. A., & Wurm, L. H. (1994, November – December). Lie

detection based on phonatory processes. Poster presented at the meeting of the

Acoustical Society of America, Austin, TX. Abstract in Journal of the Acoustical

Society of America, 96, 3351-3352.

Pollina, D. A., Vakoch, D. A., & Wurm, L. H. (1994, November – December). Many-

valued logic is reflected in formant location and spectral composition. Poster

presented at the meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Austin, TX. Abstract

in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 96, 3351.

Vakoch, D. A., Pollina, D. A., & Wurm, L. H. (1994, November – December).

Neuroticism and openness are predicted by fundamental frequency of speech.

Poster presented at the meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Austin, TX.

Abstract in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 96, 3349.

Vakoch, D. A., Pollina, D. A., & Wurm, L. H. (1994, November – December). Vocal

correlates of interpersonal issues. Poster presented at the meeting of the Acoustical

Society of America, Austin, TX. Abstract in Journal of the Acoustical Society of

America, 96, 3348-3349.

Wurm, L. H., & Vakoch, D. A. (1994, November – December). The dimensional

structure of the lexicon. Poster presented at the meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America, Austin, TX. Abstract in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 96,

3348.

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Vakoch, D. A., & Goldfried, M. R. (1994, June - July). Psychodynamic-interpersonal

and cognitive-behavioral views of interpersonal issues. Paper presented at the

meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, York, England.

Vakoch, D. A., Goldfried, M. R., Castonguay, L. G., & Raue, P. J. (1994, June –

July). Interpersonal therapeutic focus and the working alliance. Paper presented at

the meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, York, England.

Vakoch, D. A. (1994, June). Perceived similarity of vocal expressions of emotion.

Poster presented at the meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Cambridge,

MA. Abstract in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 95, 2974.

Wurm, L. H., & Vakoch, D. A. (1994, June). Lexical access is influenced by vocal

expression of emotion. Poster presented at the meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America, Cambridge, MA. Abstract in Journal of the Acoustical Society of

America, 95, 2974.

Vakoch, D. A. (1993, August). The level of its language. Paper presented at the

meeting of the American Psychological Association, Division 39 (Psychoanalysis),

Toronto, ON.

Vakoch, D. A., & Goldfried, M. R. (1993, June). Cluster analysis of interpersonal

issues: A methodology for comparing psychotherapies. Paper presented at the

meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Pittsburgh, PA.

Vakoch, D. A., & Goldfried, M. R. (1993, April). Interpersonal issues in cognitive-

behavioral and psychodynamic-interpersonal therapies. Paper presented at the

meeting of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, New York,

NY.

Vakoch, D. A. (1991, October). Space of power, space of knowledge: Toward a

therapeutic space. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for

Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Memphis, TN.

CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIUM LEADERSHIP

Rapporteur, SETI Science and Technology Review Meeting, 63rd

International

Astronautical Congress, Naples, Italy, October 2012.

Chair, Asteroids, Comets, and Astrobiology Session, NASA Astrobiology Science

Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 2012.

Chair, Astrobiology in Historical Perspective Session, NASA Astrobiology Science

Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 2012.

Chair, Can a Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Communication Give New Insights in

Astrobiology Session, NASA Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, GA, April

2012.

Chair, Societal Impact of Discovering Extraterrestrial Life Session, NASA

Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 2012.

Chair, SETI and Society Review Meeting, 62nd


Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, October 2011.

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CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIUM LEADERSHIP (CONT.)

Chair, Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI) Session, Second

International Academy of Astronautics Symposium on Searching for Life

Signatures, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, October 2010.

Chair, SETI and Society Review Meeting, 61st International Astronautical

Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2010.

Chair, Search for Intelligent Life I: Innovative SETI Observing Programs and

Future Directions, NASA Astrobiology Science Conference, League City, TX, April

2010.

Chair, Search for Intelligent Life II: Global Engagement and Interstellar Message

Construction, NASA Astrobiology Science Conference, League City, TX, April

2010.

Chair, Search for Intelligent Life Poster Session, NASA Astrobiology Science

Conference, League City, TX, April 2010.

Chair, SETI and Society Review Meeting, 60th


Congress, Daejeon, Korea, September 2009.

Chair, Exoplanets, Astrophysics, & SETI, First International Academy of Astronautics

Symposium on Searching for Life Signatures, Paris, France, September 2008.

Chair, Teaching Ecopsychology: Institutions and Approaches That Foster Innovative

Psychology Curricula, Division 2 – Teaching of Psychology, Annual Conference of

the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA, August 2008.

Chair, Methodological Challenges of Ecopsychological Research, Division 34 –

Population and Environment, Annual Conference of the American

Psychological Association, Boston, MA, August 2008.

Chair, To the Moon and Mars: Psychology of Long-duration Space Exploration,

Division 34 – Population and Environment, Annual Conference of the

American Psychological Association, Boston, MA, August 2008.

Chair, Ecology, Environment, and Society: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives I

Session, Annual Conference of the California Sociological Association, Berkeley,

CA, November 2007.

Chair, Ecology, Environment, and Society: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives II

Session, Annual Conference of the California Sociological Association, Berkeley,

CA, November 2007.

Chair, Cities, Communities and the Built Environment Session, Annual Conference

of the California Sociological Association, Berkeley, CA, November 2007.

Chair, SETI: Interdisciplinary Connections Review Meeting, 58th

International

Astronautical Congress, Hyderabad, India, September 2007.

Chair. Symposium on Psychoanalysis and Buddhism, Division 29 – Psychoanalysis,

Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA,

August 2007.

Chair. Symposium on Human Adaptation to the Extreme Environment of Outer Space,

Division 34 – Population and Environment, Annual Conference of the American

Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 2007.

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Chair. Symposium on the Psychology of Cross-cultural Differences in International

Space Activities, Division 52 – International Psychology, Annual Conference of the

American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 2007.

Convenor and Organizer. Interest Group and Discussion Session on Potential

Contributions of Psychological Anthropologists to Interstellar Message

Composition, Biennial Conference of the Society for Psychological Anthropology,

Manhattan Beach, CA, March 2007.

Chair. Symposium on Identifying Possible Universals for Interstellar Communication,

Biennial Conference of the Society for Psychological Anthropology, Manhattan

Beach, CA, March 2007.

Chair and Organizer. Symposium on Culture, Anthropology, and the Search for

Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), Annual Conference of the American

Anthropological Association, San Jose, CA, November 2006.

Chair. SETI: Interdisciplinary Connections Review Meeting, 57th

International

Astronautical Congress, Valencia, Spain, October 2006.

Chair. Symposium on Interstellar Communication in Cross-Cultural Perspective I:

Analogues from Anthropology, Ethology, and Future Studies, 35th

Annual Meeting

of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research in Savannah, GA, February 2006.

Chair. Symposium on Interstellar Communication in Cross-Cultural Perspective II:

Surveys and Historical Analogues, 35th

Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-

Cultural Research in Savannah, GA, February 2006.

Chair. Symposium on Interstellar Communication in Cross-Cultural Perspective III:

Constructing Messages Representing Humankind, 35th

Annual Meeting of the

Society for Cross-Cultural Research in Savannah, GA, February 2006.

Chair. Session on Historical Perspectives on Anthropology and the Search for

Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), 104th

Annual Meeting of the American

Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, December 2005.

Chair. SETI: Interdisciplinary Connections Review Meeting, 56th

International

Astronautical Congress, Fukuoka, Japan, October 2005.

Chair. Symposium on Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective, 34th

Annual Meeting of

the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Santa Fe, NM, February 2005.

Chair. Session on Anthropology, Archaeology, and Interstellar Communication:

Science and the Knowledge of Distant Worlds, 103rd

Annual Meeting of the

American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, CA, November 2004.

Symposium Co-Coordinator. Symposium on the Search for Extraterrestrial

Intelligence, 55th

International Astronautical Congress, Vancouver, Canada, October

2004.

Chair. Session on Biosemiotic Perspectives on Interstellar Communication, 8th

Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Lyon, France, July

2004.

Chair. Session on Global Perspectives on Interstellar Communication, 8th Congress of

the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Lyon, France, July 2004.

Conference Committee. Conference on Reconnecting Art, Science, and Spirituality,

Melilla, Spain, July 2004.

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Chair. Session on Behavioral Health on Orbit, New Directions in Behavioral Health

Conference, Davis, California, December 2003.

Coordinator. Panels on Indic Perspectives on Altruism, Conference on Nature,

Science, Technology, and Religion, Chennai, India, December 2003.

Chair. Workshop on Interstellar Message Composition, Bremen, Germany, October

2003.

Rapporteur. SETI Poster Session, 54th

International Astronautical Congress, Bremen,

Germany, October 2003.

Chair. Workshop on Employing Experience with Decoding Ancient Human

Languages to Encode and Decode Interstellar Messages, Fifth World Archaeological

Congress, Washington, DC, USA, June 2003.

Chair. Workshop on Interstellar Message Composition, Zagreb, Croatia, March

2003.

Chair. Workshop on Encoding Altruism: The Art and Science of Interstellar Message

Composition, Paris, France, March 2003.

Symposium Co-Coordinator. Symposium on the Search for Extraterrestrial

Intelligence, 53rd

International Astronautical Congress, Houston, USA, October

2002.

Chair. SETI: Interdisciplinary Connections Review Meeting, 53rd

International

Astronautical Congress, Houston, USA, October 2002.

Chair. Workshop on The Art and Science of Interstellar Message Composition, Paris,

France, March 2002.

Chair. SETI: Interdisciplinary Connections Review Meeting, 52nd

International

Astronautical Congress, Toulouse, France, October 2001.

Chair. Workshop on Interstellar Message Composition, Toulouse, France, October

2001.

Conference Committee. International Society for Optical Engineering’s 3rd

International Conference on Optical SETI, San Jose, USA, January 2001.

Moderator. Societal implications of optical SETI. Panel presented at the International

Society for Optical Engineering’s 3rd

International Conference on Optical SETI, San

Jose, CA, January 2001.

Invited Participant. Foundation For the Future Workshop on the Cultural Impact of

Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Kohala Coast, HI, July – August 1999.

Panelist. Psychological and theological perspectives on extraterrestrial intelligent life.

Panel presented at the Perspectives on the Question of Extraterrestrial Intelligent

Life Conference, Notre Dame, IN, July 1999.

Chair. SETI: Science and Technology Review Meeting, 49th

International

Astronautical Congress, Melbourne, Australia, September 1998.

Discussant. Therapist information processing and treatment planning. Panel

presented at the meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Snowbird, UT,

June 1998.

Chair. The influence of Hans Strupp on psychotherapy research: The therapeutic

alliance. Panel presented at the meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research,

Geilo, Norway, June 1997.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS CHAIRED

Sara Lederer, Nurturing the nurturer: The importance of self-care as burnout

prevention for clinical therapists (Graduated 2007).

Heather Schwartz, Therapists’ ways of knowing: Body, affect, self, and other

(Graduated 2007).

Amy Orecchio, Influence of neuropsychological impairment in HIV positive

individuals on the MMPI-2 (Graduated 2008).

Serena Sterling, The role of alexithymia and anger in rheumatoid arthritis (Graduated

2008).

Todd Andrews, Renewal for psychotherapists: A grounded theory exploration of

“renewal” during sessions (Graduated 2011).

Elizabeth Whitley Lassen, The effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

on anxiety in people with psychosis (Graduated 2011).

Elisabeth Trevor, Attitudes and beliefs toward methadone maintenance treatment

among general practitioners and nurses (Graduated 2011).

Maren Aura Bramhall Askins, Making meaning of loss: A narrative study of the

experience of losing a parent as a child (Graduated 2012).

Melody H. French, Graduates’ perspective of behavioral health court: A qualitative

investigation (Graduated 2012).

Carolyn B. Marshall, Application of psychiatric service dogs in mental health care

(Graduated 2012).

INSTRUCTOR (SOLE INSTRUCTOR UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

Theory and Practice of Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, CIIS

History and Systems of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, CIIS

Introduction to Dissertation Research, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, CIIS

Professional Ethics in Clinical Practice, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, CIIS

Clinical Proseminar in Case Formulation and Treatment Planning I, Clinical

Psychology Doctoral Program, CIIS

Clinical Proseminar in Case Formulation and Treatment Planning II, Clinical

Psychology Doctoral Program, CIIS

Research Design and Statistics I, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, CIIS

Case Conference in Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy, Department of

Psychology, Vanderbilt University (with Hans H. Strupp, Ph.D.)

Assessment and Psychotherapy of Individuals: Character Pathology, Department of

Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical School (with Volney P. Gay, Ph.D.)

Sensation and Perception, Department of Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook

Psychology of Language, Department of Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook

Psychology of Women, Department of Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook

Tests and Measurements, Department of Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook

Research Methodology, Department of Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook

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TEACHING ASSISTANT

Abnormal Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook

Comparative Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook

Personality, SUNY at Stony Brook

Cognitive Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook

Research Methodology, SUNY at Stony Brook

TEACHING AWARD

SUNY at Stony Brook Psychology Department Excellence in Teaching Award, 1995

ACADEMIC SERVICE

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC SERVICE AT THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES

Chair, Psy.D. Program Public Relations and Communications Committee, AY 12-13

Psy.D. Program Curriculum Committee Member, AY 12-13, AY 06-07

Psy.D. Program Admissions Committee Member, AY 11-12, AY 10-11, AY 09-10,

AY 08-09

Department Chair (Interim), Psy.D. Program, AY 10-11

Psy.D. Program Faculty Search Committee Member, AY 10-11, AY 07-08, AY 05-06

Psy.D. Program Student Life Committee Member, AY 08-09, AY 07-08, AY 06-07

Chair, Psy.D. Program Faculty Search Committee, AY 07-08

Psy.D. Program Admissions Coordinator, AY 06-07, AY 05-06

INSTITUTE-WIDE SERVICE AT THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES

Bachelors Completion Program Faculty Search Committee Member, AY 12-13

Kranzke Scholarship Committee Member, AY 12-13, AY 11-12, AY 10-11, AY 09-

10, AY 08-09

Integral Education Committee Member, AY 10-11, AY 09-10, AY 08-09, AY 07-08,

AY 06-07

Writing Center Director Search Committee Member, AY 10-11

Chair, Faculty Council, AY 07-08

Chair, Faculty Executive Committee, AY 07-08

Faculty Grievance Committee Member, AY 06-07

Faculty Planning and Budget Committee Member, AY 06-07

Institutional Planning and Budget Committee Member, AY 06-07

LICENSURE

California Board of Psychology, Sacramento (2005- present). Licensed (PSY #20394)

to practice as a psychologist.

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RESEARCH FUNDING

Principal Investigator. Project Title: The social impact of the search for

extraterrestrial intelligence. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Amount Awarded: $5,000. August 15, 2005.

Symposium Chair. Project Title: Altruism in cross-cultural perspective. Institute for

Research on Unlimited Love. Amount Awarded: $5,000. January 15, 2005.

Principal Investigator. Project Title: Construction of interstellar messages describing

the evolution of altruistic behavior. John Templeton Foundation Grant No. 1840.

Amount Awarded: $120,000. June 1, 2001 – May 31, 2003.

ART EXHIBITIONS

Vakoch, D. A. (2010). Earth Speaks -- La Tierra Habla: What Would You Say to ET?

In AbsoluteZER0. Group exhibition held during ZER01 Biennial Art/Science

Festival, San Jose, California.

Vakoch, D. A. (2005). Universals in binary: An interstellar composition. In Space

Art@IAC. Group exhibition held during the 56th



Vakoch, D. A. (2005). Vulnerable: An interstellar composition. In Space Art@IAC.

Group exhibition held during the 56th International Astronautical Congress,

Fukuoka, Japan.

Vakoch, D. A. (2003). Le sacrifice de soi: Une composition interstellaire. In @rt

Outsiders 2003 Space Art Festival. Group exhibition held at the Maison Européenne

de la Photographie, Paris, France.

Vakoch, D. A. (2001). Der Schwerkraft ausgeliefert: Eine interstellare Komposition. In

All Design - Leben im schwerelosen Raum. Group exhibition held at the Museum für

Gestaltung, Zürich, Switzerland.

AD HOC REVIEWER

Acta Astronautica

American Psychologist

Assessment

Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series

Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine

Clinical Psychology Review

Ecopsychology

International Journal of Astrobiology

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis

Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Polygraph

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Research

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS (ELECTED OR INVITED ONLY)

Chair, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Study Group on Active SETI:

Scientific, Technical, Societal, and Legal Dimensions

Chair, IAA Study Group on Interstellar Message Construction

Space and the Arts Advisory Committee, International Society for the Arts, Sciences

and Technology

Member, International Astronomical Union

Commission 40: Radio Astronomy

Commission 41: History of Astronomy

Commission 51: Bio-Astronomy

Commission 55: Communicating Astronomy with the Public

Member, International Institute for Space Law

Member, IAA SETI Permanent Study Group

Member, Sigma Xi

REFERENCES ON REQUEST

curriculum vitae douglas a. vakoch - seti institute cv 2012.pdf · extraterrestrial life and...

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