Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Regina U Hess
Education
07/2012 Joint Ph.D. from U.S. & UK, including:
01/2009-06/2012 Ph.D. Studies at the ‘Centre for Qualitative Research’, in Embodied Phenomenology, Bournemouth University, UK
09/2006-09/2008 & Ph.D. Studies at Sofia University (formerly Institute of Transpersonal Psychology), in Transpersonal Psychology and Research, Palo Alto, CA, U.S
1997 Graduate Clinical Psychologist, German Diploma in Psychology (B.A. and M.A.), Institute of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
2014 European Certificate in Transpersonal Psychotherapy,
European Transpersonal Psychology Association (EUROTAS)
2008 Certified in the body-mind-spirit practices program “Trauma Healing and Transformation,” Capacitar International, U.S.
2003 Body-based integrative Gestalt therapist and creative therapy (Fritz Perls Institute, Germany)
Work Experience
Selected Clinical Work / Research & Teaching
Since 2014 International faculty at different academic institutions (Germany, Latvia, USA)
Since 11/2014 Clinical Psychologist and Research Director, teaching/lectures, specialization in trauma-centered and animal-assisted therapy, Therapy Center, Germany
2009-2014 Clinical Psychologist, teaching/lectures, Private Clinic for Psychological Medicine, Germany
08/2014 EUROTAS Supervisor for Transpersonal Psychotherapy
Since 03/2010 Private Practice: Dr. Regina U. Hess
Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Sciences
(psychotherapy, transcultural energetic-spiritual work,
research, teaching, film, field work, expeditions), Cologne, Germany
2004-2006 Leader / Therapeutic Management, Autism-Therapy-Center,
Germany
2001-2006 Diagnostic, lectures, workshops, therapy, counseling, educating/advising institutions, outpatient treatment for all ages as Graduate Psychologist,
1999-2001 Deputy Leader and Graduate Psychologist, Germany
Counseling-Center of the Community-Psychiatry-Counseling-
Center (non-profit organization), outpatient treatment, family- groups, Lectures, workshops,
1997-1998 Leader, non-profit-organization
1996-1997 Graduate Psychologist focal work with “street children” from
asylum-seeker families and migrant families (non-profit-
organization)
1989-1996 RN (part-time) parallel to the graduation as clinical psychologist
Scientific & Organizational Work / Research & Teaching
12/2015 Board of Directors, International Transpersonal Association (ITA)
08/2015 Co-Founder of the international Transpersonal Research Network (TRN)
12/2014 Co-Founder of the EUROTAS Disaster/Trauma Task Force (EDTTF)
11/2014 Co-Founder of the Transpersonal Film Division, Emergent Studies Institute, U.S.
Since 03/2014 Core Member and Faculty, International Institute for Consciousness Exploration and Psychotherapy, Freiburg, Germany
Since 09/2013 Board of Directors, European Transpersonal Association (EUROTAS)
01/2013 Co-founder of the EUROTAS Division of Transpersonal Research (EDTR)
10/2012 Co-founding Member of the Arts & Sciences Researcher Forum, Cambridge University, UK
01/2007-09/2008 Coordinator of Transpersonal Education and Research (TERS) program, ITP/Sofia University, U.S.
06/2007-09/2008 Associate Student Director of the World Wide Learning Exchange (WWLE) Program, ITP/Sofia University, U.S.
03/2008-03/2009 Research Assistant, global PhD program of ITP/Sofia University, U.S.
03/2008-09/2008 Teaching Assistant in Somatic Psychology, residential PhD program of ITP/Sofia University, U.S.
Academic Editorial Work
Since 08/2015 Member of the international Editorial Team at the journal
Forum Qualitative Social Research (FQS)
Since 10/2012 Head of Peer-Reviewers at the Integral Transpersonal Journal (ITJ), journal of EUROTAS
Conferences & Lectures—Selection
06/2015 Co-Organizer and Co-Facilitator of the First Transpersonal Research Colloquium (TRC), Milan, Italy
20/06, 2015 Premiere Film Screening at the First Transpersonal Festival, Milan, Italy of the feature film “The Burning House,” Co-author, production of the Transpersonal Film Division, Emergent Studies Institute, U.S.
09/2013 Conference Co-Chair and member of the conference committee of the 16th EUROTAS International Conference in collaboration with the International Transpersonal Association (ITA) and Association of Transpersonal Psychology (ATP), Crete, Sept 27 – Oct 7, 2014
10/04, 2014 Talk at the International Transpersonal Conference, Crete, Panel on Transpersonal Research & Workshop: Darkness Meditation and Altered States of Consciousness
02/08, 2014 Talk at the Global Transpersonal Symposium, Panel on
Transpersonal Research, Sofia University, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.
02/03, 2014 Invited lecture “The Impact of the Capacitar Body-Mind-Spirit Practices Program for Transforming Trauma and embodied research in the field of Somatic Psychology,” Pacifica Graduate School, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.
09/20-23, 2013 Talk at the 15th EUROTAS International Conference ‘Human Potential, Education, and Consciousness, Panel: ‘Transpersonal Research & Introduction of the Division of Transpersonal Research of EUROTAS,’ Chisinau, Moldova
10/01-03, 2012 Talk at the 17th Herbstakademie ‘The Implications of Embodiment” Enactive-clinical-social:’ “Embodied Qualitative Research,” University of Heidelberg, Germany
10/21-23, 2011 Talk at the 3rd International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry: ‘Seeing, Understanding, Caring,’ “Embodied Understanding and Poetic Expression,” Bournemouth University, Dorset, UK
07/27-30, 2011 Talk at the 30th International Human Science Research Conference ‘Intertwining body-self-world,’ “Embodied Understanding: (Re-) Connecting With Ourselves in the World?” St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, UK
01/20-22, 2011 Talk at the International Conference on Health, Wellness, and Society, 20-22 January, 2011, “Multicultural Wellness Education – An International Qualitative Field Study with Diverse Women Living in the Violent Militarized U.S.-Mexican Borderlands,” University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, U.S
01/18, 2011 Invited lecture “Calling back body, mind, spirit, and nature: A Transpersonal Multi-Cultural Qualitative Women’s Study Exploring the Impact of the Capacitar Program for Traumatic Stress Reduction With Women Living in the Militarized U.S.-Mexican Borderlands,” Pacifica Graduate School, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.
01/05-07, 2008 Talk at the 1st World Congress on Psychology and Spirituality, Panel on Forgiveness and Positive Psychology, “No future without forgiveness: A research proven method of forgiveness” (Stanford University Forgiveness Projects), Delhi, India
Professional Memberships
German Professional Association of Psychologists (BDP)
European Transpersonal Association (EUROTAS)
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (Michael Harner, U.S.)
Awards
06/2011 Student grant to attend the IHSR Conference in Oxford, UK
07/2008 Presidential Merit Financial Hardship Scholarship, ITP/Sofia University, U.S.
03/2008 International Diversity Scholarship, ITP/Sofia University, U.S.
09/2006-09/2008 Institute’s Scholarship, ITP/Sofia University, U.S.
10/1996-03/1996 Research Grant “Women’s health and reproductive rights in India” from the Carl Duisberg Society, Germany; at the University of Chennai (Madras), Department of Psychology, India
Internships abroad
12/1999-01/2000 Voluntary Graduate Employee in the collaborative project “Mental Health Program and Indigenous Healing” at the University of Kathmandu, Nepal
09/1993-04/1994 Voluntary Social Work in India in the “Street children project” in the slums of Mumbai (Bombay) with the congregation of Salesian Sisters; Emergency earthquake relief service with the Tatar Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Hobbies
Swimming, travelling, and exploration of ancient healing practices from diverse cultural and religious/spiritual backgrounds
Languages
Native German, fluent English, intermediate French
Spiritual Practices
Since 2005 Shamanic/Ancient Traditional Healing Practices
Since 1994 Kriya Yoga and Meditation
Social Activities
01/2007-09/2008 Member of the Diversity Action Team, ITP/Sofia University, U.S.
09/1994-03/2000 Founder and President of the charity “ONE WORLD Heidelberg e.V., Germany” to support foreign aid projects in India
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