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1 ABBY STEIN, Ph.D. Office Education Post-doctoral fellowship ( ), William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology Ph.D. (2000), Criminal Justice Program-Forensic Psychology track, City University of New York Arthur Niederhoffer Memorial Fellowship Dissertation Supervisor: Robert Jay Lifton, M.D.; First reader: Elizabeth Hegeman, Ph.D. B.A. Forensic Psychology, CUNY Baccalaureate Program, 1991 Summa Cum Laude National Dean's List Psi Chi Current positions CEO, Stein Psychodynamic Associates, LLC Provides education for the public and training for professionals in a variety of areas, including but not limited to: clinical supervision of mandated clients, child maltreatment, adult trauma, sexuality and gender, aggression and criminality, veteran s issues, substance abuse, and grief reactions, and offers individual, private psychodynamic counseling, support, and guidance for clients struggling with a variety of life problems. Associate Professor (substitute), Interdisciplinary Studies Program, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. As a member of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program for the last ten years, I have designed and taught thirty one different courses (list attached). In the academic year I was voted Outstanding Teacher of the Year (Adjunct). In each of the years 2005, 2004, and 2003 I was the recipient of the Student Certificate of Gratitude for my work with students beyond the classroom, on student projects including Domestic Violence: A Survivor s Guide, the Encyclopedia of Female Killers, and Snapshots of Moral Dilemmas, an exhibit of student photographs of moral dilemmas, based of the work of Harvard psychologists Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan. Program Advisor, Vera Fellowship Program As the program advisor for the Vera Fellowship Program at John Jay College, I have doubled and diversified the applicant pool, expanded relationships within participating agencies, and participated in the design of curricula, event planning, teaching, and student mentorship. Most recently, I have partnered with Dr. Stew Friedman of Wharton Business School to adapt the Total Leadership Program, used both at Wharton and in many Fortune 50 companies, to the needs of John Jay students interested in leadership careers in the social justice arena.

2 Book Stein, A. (2007), Prologue to violence: Child abuse, dissociation, and crime. Hillsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press, Inc. Prologue to violence has been reviewed in 10 major journals in 8 different disciplines: Theoretical Criminology, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, PsychCritiques, Journal of Psychohistory, Choice: The Journal of the American Library Association, Psychologist-Psychoanalyst Review, Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, Contemporary Psychoanalysis (in press), Psychoanalytic Perspectives (in press), and the Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (in press). Chapter Stein, A. (In press), Shooting in the spaces: Violent crime as dissociated enactment. In J. Petrucelli (Ed.): Knowing, not knowing, and sort of knowing. London: Karnac. Peer-reviewed articles Stein, A. (under review), The utility of contempt. Stein, A. (2004), Fantasy, fusion and sexual homicide. Contemporary psychoanalysis, 40(4), lead article, Featured article, William Alanson White Institute website. Stein, A. (2003), Dreaming while awake: the use of trance to bypass threat. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 39(2), lead article, Featured article, William Alanson White Institute website. Stein, A. (2001). Murder and memory. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 37(3), Lewis, D.O., Yeager, C.A., Lovely, R., Stein, A. & Cobham-Portorreal, C.S. (1994), A clinical follow-up of delinquent males: Ignored vulnerabilities, unmet needs, and the perpetuation of violence. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(4), Stein, A., Lewis, D.O. & Yeager, C.A.(1993). The juvenile justice assessment instrument. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 44(3), Stein, A. & Lewis, D.O. (1992). Discovering physical abuse: Insights from a follow-up study of delinquents. Child Abuse & Neglect, 16 (4), Scholarly articles in non-refereed publications Stein, A., Grand, S., & Newirth, J. (2009), Violence and aggression in the clinical setting: A roundtable discussion. Psychoanalytic Perspectives: A Journal of Integration and Innovation, volume 6(1). Stein, A. (2009), Shock and Awe: How child abuse drives violent crime. Journal of Psychohistory, 35(3). Stein, A. (2008), First defense: Dissociated states and criminal violence. International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation News, 26(2), 8-13.

3 Scholarly articles in non-refereed publications (continued) Stein, A. (Oct. 2006), An octopus in the bathtub: The slippery nature of female sex offending. Sex Offender Law Report, vol. 7(6), 81-82, Civic Research Institute. Encyclopedia articles Stein, A. (2005), Confessions. In M.S. Rosen (Ed.): Encyclopedia of law enforcement, vol. 1 (pp ). CA: Sage Publishing Stein, A. (2002), Crime as Pathology. In D. Levinson (Ed.): Encyclopedia of crime and punishment, vol. 1 (pp ). CA: Sage Publishing. Stein, A. (2002), Sensation seeking. In D. Levinson (Ed.): Encyclopedia of crime and punishment, vol. 4 (pp ). CA: Sage Publishing. Book reviews Stein, A. (2009). The price of solitude: A review of Loneliness: Human nature and the need for social connection. Journal of Psychohistory, 35(3). Stein, A. (2008), This is your brain on trauma: A review of Traumatic dissociation: Neurobiology and treatment. Journal of Psychohistory. 35(4), Television and Radio Criminal Justice Matters, Cablevision, October, Alternatives to incarceration, Joey Reynolds Radio Show, National Syndication, Sept. 20, 2007 Prison Stories, Joey Reynolds Radio Show, National Syndication, June 29, Women s empowerment through education. Joey Reynolds Radio Show, June 29, Presentations Overturning convictions: Language, belief, and re-writing the criminal narrative. International Psychohistory Conference, Fordham University, New York, June, Joyce Carol Oates Zombie, Q & A following show, Theater Row, New York, March & April From his cradle to your grave: How child abuse drives violent crime, International Psychohistory Conference, Fordham University, New York, June 4, Anti-disciplinarity, Plenary speaker for Thinking and researching psychosocially, Sociology Conference, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, May 5, The Money Shot, Gender Research Roundtable, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Spring, 2008.

4 Presentations (continued) Prologue to violence: Child abuse, dissociation, and crime. American Psychological Association, Division 39, New York, April 10, Prologue to Violence: Child Abuse, Dissociation, and Crime. International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. Philadelphia, PA: November 13, Clinical supervision of mandated clients. The Osborne Association, August 21, Prologue to Violence: Child Abuse, Dissociation, and Crime. William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology. New York, NY: Sept. 25, Prologue to Violence: Child Abuse, Dissociation, and Crime. President s Book and Author Series, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. New York, NY: May, Prologue to Violence: Child Abuse, Dissociation, and Crime. CUNY BA Book Talk, Graduate Center, Cit University of New York. New York, NY: March 25, Maximum Perversion. Sexual Abuse Service, William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology, Fall, Breaking tradition: Redefining gender pedagogy for the next century. Better Teaching Seminar, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Spring, Rape: Myths and realities. Women s History Month Seminars, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Spring, 2003 & 2001 Using dream journals in undergraduate psychology courses, Better Teaching Seminar, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Fall, Beyond Diagnosis: An alternative to DSM III-R keyed adolescent protocols. Paper (co-authored, with D.O. Lewis) presented at the International Perspectives on Crime, Drugs and Public Order Conference, New York, NY, Peer-reviewer Psychoanalytic Psychology Journal of Trauma and Dissociation Current research: The Emotional Empowerment Project (IRB approved) Over the years, in the course of interviewing offenders in the prisons, and non-offenders in a clinic based practice, I have become interested in the different ways that individuals use what feminist philosophers have called negative emotions, such as anger or contempt (Spelman, 1989; Mason, 2003, Bell, 2005). This research will test the hypothesis that developing feelings of contempt for one s abuser-and his abusive acts-is an emotional prerequisite for the decision to leave the relationship. The nature of contempt and its impact on subsequent behaviors are being explored in a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews, in an attempt to understand ways that women may use feelings of moral superiority to empower their break-ups. At a later date, I plan to do the same type of interviews with female offenders who have killed their abusers, in order to assess possible differences in the type, intensity, and/or persistence of the emotions that drove their homicides.

5 Book proposal I am currently putting together a book proposal, tentatively titled The Catalytic Emotions. Based on depth interviews, the book will explore the emotional context of life altering decisionmaking. Grant activity I have many projects for which I plan to seek funding, including seed money for a Men s Center at John Jay College, an expansion of the Vera fellowship Program, and a summer stipend to do research for the book proposed above. Clinical experience 2008-present: Stein Psychodynamic Associates, LLC : William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology : Prison Unit, New York University-Bellevue Medical Center Child and Adolescent Unit, New York University-Bellevue Medical Center Service Reviewer, PSC-CUNY grants Gender Studies Committee Outstanding Teacher Nominating Committee 2004 Presidential Search Committee ISP appeals committee Professional memberships: American Mensa American Criminal Justice Association American Psychological Association (Division 39) International Association of Relational Psychoanalysts and Psychotherapists International Psychohistory Association International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

6 Course List Vera Fellowship Seminar Ethical and moral dilemmas in criminal justice Investigations of male aggression Sex, Race, and Music Internship & Cooperative Education seminar Possession Frankenstein s baby: Medical and psychological experiments in the twentieth century Knowing and not knowing Morality: Good, bad, and indifferent Sex: Hysterics, Perverts and villains Crime and intimacy Sex: Deviance, crime and moral authority Intimate violence Women who kill: The history and psychology of murderous females Hate crimes/love crimes Rape: History and social psychology Creating gender: A socio-historical analysis Lethal Violence: A psycho-historical examination Life under the microscope: How science and social science intersect Self against self: Consciousness, control, culpability Women: History and culture Suffer the children: Child maltreatment in cultural and historical context Shadows of self: The appearance and disappearance of identity Anxiety, panic and hysteria: The nature of personal and social emergency Madness Psychology of self creation Psychology of cultural desire Psychological profiling Criminology

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