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When you need an intellectual alter ego . . .
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Bob Fancher is "Mind for Hire"
Author of critically-acclaimed books on
education,
psychotherapy, and
sports psychology,
experienced teacher and counselor,
and ghostwriter for
corporate executives,
award-winning authors, and
government officials,
Bob provides the brain power to give clarity, depth, and sophistication to your work.
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ROBERT T. FANCHER, PH.D. 7607 SE Schiller Street, Portland, OR 97206 (971) 212-2571
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Successful speechwriter, published essayist, book author, ghostwriter, and editor • Excellent organizer and manager, with proven ability to create programs from scratch • Demonstrated capability to master new areas of information quickly • Strong conceptual, empirical, strategic, and in-depth analytic skills • Accomplished presenter & speaker • Award-winning teacher
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Cultures of Healing: Correcting the Image of American Mental Health Care. New York: W.H. Freeman & Company. 1995. Paperback, 1997. Reprinted as Health and Suffering in America. Transaction Publishers. 2003.
Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards. Globe-Pequot/Lyons Press, June 2002.
“Mind Game.” Monthly column. Billiards Digest. 2001- 02.
Multiple essays, features, and reviews. The Washington Post. Health Section. 1997-99.
Against Mediocrity: The Humanities in America’s High Schools. New York: Holmes & Meier. 1984. With Chester E. Finn, Jr., et al.
GHOSTWRITING AND EDITING
Multiple assignments. Pfizer executive communications. 2003-05. Includes “Doing Well, Doing Good,” chosen for Vital Speeches of the Day.
Multiple assignments. UPS executive communications. 2003—04. Includes “The Sustainable Promise of Globalization,” chosen for Vital Speeches of the Day and “Proposal for International ‘Commerce Corps,’” a CSR project proposal.
“Location, Location, Location.” Speech for Sprint Hawaii GM. With Ken Askew. 2001.
Rudy De Lara’s Boy Guerrilla. Writers Showcase, 2001; Manila: Cacho Hermanos. Inc., 2002.
Over a dozen books for Kamico Educational Media. Spring, 2000.
James A. Smith’s The Idea Brokers: Think Tanks and the New Policy Elite. Free Press. 1992.
Editorial Board, The Journal of Mental Health Counseling. 1990-93.
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapist and counselor. Private practice. New York City. 1988-99.
Staff therapist. Washington Square Institute. New York City. 1990-93.
Staff therapist. Blanton-Peale Clinic & Counseling Center. New York City. 1985-88.
MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION
Program officer. The Twentieth Century Fund. 1984-85.
Project manager. Center for Education Policy. Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies. 1982-84.
Assistant director. Mellon Regional Faculty Development Program. Vanderbilt.
1979-80.
COMPUTER CONSULTING
Privately, and through The Computer Studio and The TriSource Group. 1986-91.
TEACHING
Faculty. Marylhurst University. Psychology. Fall, 2003.
Adjunct assistant professor. Huston-Tillotson College. Philosophy. 2000-01.
Faculty. The New School for Social Research.
Undergraduate psychology. 1995-97.
Adjunct assistant professor. New York University. Philosophy. 1991-93.
Henry Luce Scholar: (1) Visiting Research Associate. Institute for the Humanities. Seoul National University. (2) Visiting Professor of English Literature. Sogang University. (3) Consultant. Institute for Korean Studies. 1980-81.
EDUCATION
Graduate Certificate in Psychotherapy. Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute. 1990.
Ph. D. Vanderbilt University. Philosophy. 1980.
REPRESENTATIVE HONORS
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Fellowship. 1982.
Henry Luce Scholar. 1980-81.
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Bob ghostwrites books, essays, and speeches, or he can serve as your "word doctor"
to edit and polish your own writings.
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Bob researches issues that matter to you, to provide a "state of the art" analysis
that culls the facts from the buzz, the sound thinking from the hype.
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NOW ACCEPTING ONLY NOT-FOR-PROFITS AND DEMOCRATS.
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For excellent prose--and even better analysis--contact Bob about your needs.
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