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CURRICULUM VITAE
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Harvard University A.B. 1972 Psychology | |
University of California, Santa Cruz, M.S., 1975 Psychology | |
Oxford University, Predoctoral Fellow, 1976, Psychology | |
Harvard University, A.M., 1981, Psychology | |
Harvard University, Ph.D., 1982, Psychology | |
Harvard University, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1984, Psychology |
Magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard College Scholarship (1968-72) | |
University of California Regents Fellowship (1973-76) | |
Predoctoral Fellow in Psychology, Oxford University (1976) | |
Harvard University research and teaching fellow and resident tutor (Eliot House) (1977-81) |
1982-84 Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, Harvard University | |
1982-84 Member, Division on Aging, Faculty of Medicine, Harvard University | |
1984-89 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Maharishi University of Management (M.U.M.) | |
1988-98 Director of Research, Center for Management Research (M.U.M.) | |
1990-98 Professor, Department of Psychology, Maharishi University of Management (M.U.M.) | |
1991-98 Founding Director, Institute for Research on Higher States of Consciousness (M.U.M.) | |
1992-98 Director, Division of Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation and Drug Abuse, Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy (M.U.M.) | |
1994-98 Co-Director, Center for Health & Aging Studies (M.U.M.) | |
1996-98 Chairman, Department of Psychology (M.U.M.) | |
1996-98 Director of Doctoral Program in Psychology (M.U.M.) |
Journal of Adult Development | |
Modern Science and Vedic Science | |
Reviewer for Physiology and Behavior |
Dr. Alexander and his colleagues received over $5,000,000 from the National Institutes of Health and other foundations to conduct research on the effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on physical and mental health. | |
Co-Principal Investigator: "Stress Reduction for the Treatment of Hypertension, Promotion of Mental Health, and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in an Elderly Black Population," Retirment Research Foundation, 1989-1991. | |
Co-Principal Investigator: "Stress Reduction in Elderly African Americans with Hypertension," NIH-National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), 1992-1996. | |
Co-Principal Investigator: Five Minority Researcher Supplement Pre and Post Doctoral Awards, NHBLI, 1992-1998. | |
Principal Investigator, "A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Transcendental Meditation program on inmates of African descent in the Caribbean," Ministry of Justice, Netherlands Antilles, 1994-1996. | |
Co-Principal Investigator: "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Elderly- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Modern and Traditional Approaches," Retirement Research Foundation, 1994-1997. | |
Co-Principal Investigator: Supplement to "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Elderly- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Modern and Traditional Approaches," Retirement Research Foundation, 1994-1997. | |
Co-Sponsor: National Research Service Award Senior Fellowship- NIH-National Institute on Aging and Office of Alternative Medicine, 1995-1998. | |
Co-Principal Investigator: "Stress Reduction and Hypertensive Heart Disease in African Americans," NIH-National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, 1995-1998. | |
Co-Principal Investigator: "Innovative Health Promotion & Disease Prevention in the Elderly: A Controlled Trial of Modern and Traditional Approaches." Retirement Research Foundation, Chicago, IL, 1995-1998. | |
Co-Sponsor: "Conventional and Alternative Health Promotion in Aging", Senior Fellowship, National Institute on Aging, 1995-1998. | |
Co-Principal Investigator: "Stress Reduction and Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in African Americans," NIH-National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute, 1997-2001. |
Dr. Alexander has authored over 80 articles and edited 4 books on health promotion and disease prevention, development of consciousness, human resource management, criminal and drug rehabilitation, violence in society, and the application of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs to promoting self development and reducing psychosocial and environmental stress.
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Collective Consciousness and Peace Research
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Health Psychology
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Rehabilitation
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Organizational Psychology
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Books
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http://www.mum.edu/cgi-bin/print_hit_bold/alex_conf/welcome.html?Charles+Alexander
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Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind, Peaceful World
Maharishi's Supreme Military Science--Invincible Defence Technology
Vedic Law, Justice, and Rehabilitation Research