Terry Marks-Tarlow, Ph.D.

Clinical and Consulting Psychologist

 

  Curriculum Vitae

 

Current Positions

         Private Practice, Santa Monica, California

         Adjunct Faculty, Santa Barbara Graduate Institute

         Research Associate, Institute for Fractal Research, Kassel, Germany

Education

     1983   Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

                University of California, Los Angeles

     1980   M.A. in Psychology,

                University of California, Los Angeles, California

     1977   B.A. in Psychology with Senior and Departmental Honors,

                Stanford University, Stanford, California

Honors and Offices    

     1999   Fellow, Los Angeles Society of Clinical Psychologists (LASCP)    

     1993   President; 1993 to 1995; 1984 to 1986, Board Member,

                Gestalt Therapy Institute of Los Angeles

     1991   President; 1985 to 1997; Member, Executive Board,

                Los Angeles Society for Clinical Psychologists (LASCP)

     1990   to 1999, LASCP Liaison to the California Board of Psychology

     1989   to 2001, Oral Examiner, Board of Psychology,

                State of California Department of Consumer Affairs  

     1977   Senior and Departmental Honors at Stanford University

     1977   Phi Beta Kappa

 

Publications:

BOOKS

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2008). Psyche’s Veil: Psychotherapy, Fractals and Complexity (Preface by Dan Siegel), London: Routledge.

Vrobel, S., Rössler, O., & Marks-Tarlow, T., Eds. (2008). Simultaneity: Temporal Structures and Observer Perspectives. Singapore: World Scientific.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (1996). Creativity Inside Out:  Learning Through Multiple Intelligences (Preface by Howard Gardner), Palo Alto, California: Addison-Wesley.

ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2008). Riddle of the Sphinx: A Paradox of Self-Reference Revealed and Reveiled. In Reflecting Interfaces: The Complex Coevolution of Information Technology Ecosystems. Hershey, PA: Idea Group.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2008), Alan Turing Meets the Sphinx: Some New and Old Riddles, Chaos & Complexity Letters, 3, (1), 83-95.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2004), Semiotic Seams: Fractal Dynamics of Reentry, Cybernetics &  Human Knowing, 11, (1), 49-62.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2003) The Certainty of Uncertainty, Psychological Perspectives,  45, 118-130.

Marks-Tarlow, T., Robertson, R., & Combs, A. (2002). The psychological significance of reentry. pp. 221-225. In R. Trappl, Cybernetics and Systems, 2000; Vol.2. Vienna, Austria.

Marks-Tarlow, T., Robertson, R., & Combs, A. (2002). Varela and Uroborus: The psychological significance of reentry. Cybernetics & Human Knowing, 9(2), 31–47. 

Marks-Tarlow, T & Martinez, M. (2002). Commemorative: Francisco Varela (1946-2001), Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences Newsletter, Vol.9, No. 2, 3-5.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (1999). The Self as a Dynamical System, Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, 3 (4), 311-345.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (1995). The Fractal Geometry of Human Nature.” In Robertson & Combs (Eds.), Proceedings from the First Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences, Erlbaum, Mahway, NJ.

Marks-Tarlow, T. (1993). A New Look at Impulsivity:  Hidden Order Beneath Apparent Chaos?  In McCown, Johnson, & Shure (Eds.), The Impulsive Client:  Theory, Research, and Practice, American Psychological Association, WA, D.C.

Marks, T. (1989). Creativity Inside Out:  From Theory to Practice, Creativity Research Journal, 2, 204-220.

Hammen, C., Mayol, A., deMayo, R., Marks, T. (1986), Initial Symptom Levels and the Life Event- Depression Relationship, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 95, 114-122.

Hammen, C., Marks, T., deMayo, R. & Mayol, A. (1985), Self-Schemas and Risk for  Depression, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 49, 1-12.

Hammen, C., Marks, T., Mayol, A. & de Mayo, R. (1985), Depressive Self-Schemas, Life Stress, and Vulnerability to Depression, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 94, 308-319.

Marks, T. & Hammen C. (1982), Interpersonal Mood Induction:  Situational and Individual  Determinants, Motivation and Emotion, 6, 387-399.

Marks, T. & Lampert, R. (1984 to 1987) Co-Founder and Co-Editor, The Gestalt Journey, Bi-monthly Gestalt Journal for the Los Angeles Community

Editorial

1998 to present    Ad Hoc Reviewer, Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

1993 to 1999    Author, “Board of Psychology Happenings,” The L. A. Psychologist

1991 to 1997    Ad Hoc Reviewer, Creativity Research Journal

PAPERS AND TALKS

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2008). “Merging and Emerging: A Nonlinear Portrait of Intersubjectivity During Psychotherapy,” UCLA Attachment Conference, Los Angeles, California

 

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2007). “Self-Similarity: Nature’s Stamp of Identity,” Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Chapman University

 

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2006). “A Complexity Model of Dissociative Processes,” International Society for the Study of Dissociation Conference, Los Angeles

 

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2006). “Utilizing Fractal Time,” Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

 

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2006). “The Yoga of Psychotherapy,” Los Angeles County Psychological Convention, Los Angeles, California

 

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2005). “Title: The Myth of Psyche Through Nonlinear Eyes,” Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Mile High Conference, Denver

Marks-Tarlow, T. & Combs, A. (2004), “James’ Radical Empiricism, the Buddhist Empty Self, and G. Spencer-Brown’s Laws of Form”, Towards a Science of Consciousness, Tucson, Arizona

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2003). “Slouching Towards New Paradigms,” Society For Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts

Marks-Tarlow, T., Bird, R., Soyer-Owens, S., (2003). “The Experience of Hyperdimensionality,” Symposium, Society For Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts

Marks-Tarlow, T., Robertson, R. & Combs, A. (2002) “The Psychological Significance of Reentry,” 16th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research, Vienna, Austria

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2002) “Fractals in Direct Clinical Interventions During Individual Psychotherapy,” For Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Portland, Oregon.

 

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2002) “Fractal Dynamics of Psychological Boundaries,” Clinical Symposium, Society For Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Portland, Oregon

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2002) “Nonlinear World of Dr. Seuss,” Society For Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2001

Marks-Tarlow, T. “Nonlinear Wisdom of Uncertainty,” Woman’s Clinic, Beverly Hills, California

Marks-Tarlow, T. (2000) “Paradox Lost and Paradox Gained,” Society For Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Marks-Tarlow, T. and Robertson, R. (1999) “Spencer-Brown and The Uroboros,” Society For Chaos Theory in Psychology Annual Convention, Berkeley, California

Marks-Tarlow, T. (1998) “To Be and Not to Be: The Self, Fractal Boundaries, and Paradoxes of Self-Reference,” Society For Chaos Theory in Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts

Marks-Tarlow, T. (1994) “The Chaos of Creativity,” American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California

Marks, T. (1993) “Chaos Theory:  Understanding the Hidden Order of Disorder,” Southern California Counseling Center, Los Angeles, California

Marks, T. (1992) “Exploring Woman’s Creativity,” Awakening the Whole Woman Conference, Los Angeles, California

Marks, T. (1992) “Guided Imagery and Gestalt Therapy,” All day workshop, Gestalt Therapy Institute of Los Angeles

Teaching and Training

2002 to 2006    Advanced Training Faculty, Southern California Counseling Center, Los Angeles, California

2002    Clinical Workshop Organizer (with Robert Porter, Susan Mirow and Carl Toifl) “The Use of Nonlinear Principles in Psychodiagnosis and Psychotherapy,” Annual Convention of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology, Portland, Oregon  Annual Convention of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology, Portland, Oregon

1999    Invited Speaker, MCEP Credits, “Paradox Lost/Paradox Regained,” Los Angeles County Psychological Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California

1998    MCEP Credits program, “Psychological Boundaries Reconceptualized From the Edge of  Chaos,” Los Angeles County Psychological Association  Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California

1997    MCEP Credits program, “The Creative Edge:  Chaos and Complexity Theories Applied to Clinical Practice,” Los Angeles County Psychological Association Convention, Los Angeles, California

1997    City Hearts Staff Training (artists working with high risk youth), based on my book, Creativity Inside Out, Topanga, California            

1996    MCEP Credits program, “The Self as a Dynamical System,” Los Angeles County Psychological Association Convention, Los Angeles, California, 1996

1985    Coordinator, Moderator, UCLA Extension Workshop “Whatever Happened to Play and Spontaneity?”

1984    Moderator, UCLA Extension Lecture Series, “Creativity and the Creative Process”:

1980 to 1981    Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

Consultation and Research

1995    Creativity Consultant Proposed Milken Museum of Creativity, Santa Monica, California

1990 to 1996    Research Scientist, Creativity Research Center of Southern California, Fullerton, California

1989    Advisory Board and Proposal Co-author “Aunt Sonia’s World”, a 12-part television series designed to stimulate children’s creativity, Public Broadcasting Station, Los Angeles

1984 to 1990    Consulting Psychologist, Gifted Program, Lawndale School District, California

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