CURRICULUM VITA
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Washington University (1995)
Dissertation:
At the Heart of the World: Merleau-Ponty and the Existential Phenomenology
of Embodied Coping
Directed by J. Claude Evans and Andy Clark
M.A., Philosophy, Saint Louis University
Thesis:
Telos and Necessity in Aristotle's Biology
Directed by Richard J. Blackwell
B.S., Biology/Philosophy, Saint Louis University
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Phenomenology, Contemporary Continental Philosophy, Philosophical Psychology
AREAS OF COMPETENCE
Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, History of Philosophy (Ancient, Modern), Epistemology, Critical Thinking, Contemplative Philosophy, Buddhist studies
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1999-present Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Webster University, Webster Groves, Missouri
1997-1998 Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
1995-1997 Lecturer, Department of Philosophical Studies, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
1993-1995 Psychiatric Interviewer and Analyst, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri: Cohort tracing and data analysis for a 20 year follow-up study of The Vietnam Drug User Returns (1972-1974), an epidemiologic study of substance use and abuse among returning Vietnam veterans, initiated by the White House Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention. (R.K.Price, Ph.D., Principal Investigator).
1993 Instructor (part time), Department of Philosophy, St. Louis University, St. Louis,Missouri
1990-1992 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
1984-1987 Instructor, Department of Philosophy, St Louis University, St Louis, Missouri
1982-1984 Instructor, Department of Theological Studies, Chaminade College PreparatorySchool, St Louis, Missouri
NON-TEACHING, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016- Individual Mindfulness Meditation Instruction for Psychotherapy clients
2005 Facilitator, Open Strategic Planning Dialogues for the Dean and faculty of Webster University School of Business and Technology
2005 Facilitator, “Going to the Next Level,” A series of strategic planning conversations with St Louis Sheet Metalon developing Green Roof Blocks products for St. Louis and regional markets
2004-2010 Founding Partner, L.I.F.E. Leadership Connections, LLCa consulting firm that creates customized leadership development programs for leaders in the business and non-profit sectors, emphasizing the arts and humanities and experiential learning (lifeleadershipconnections.com)
2004 Presenter/Facilitator, “Using Open Dialogue in the classroom,” Freshman Seminar Workshop, Webster University
2003-present Designer and Facilitator of Webster University Ethics Roundtablefor the College of Arts and Sciences, creating opportunities for conversations among The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, donors, alumnae, faculty and staff
2003 Facilitator and Analyst, “The Ethics and Theology of Health Care: A Conversation,” Criterion Consultingand the United Methodist Church General Board for Pensions, Chicago, Illinois
2002-2004 Faculty (part-time), Executive Leadership Development Course, Boeing Leadership Center, St. Louis, MO .Designed and facilitated the weekly, “Philosopher’s Dialogue” for the 30 day Senior Executive leadership program
2001 –2003 Consultant (part-time), Criterion Consulting Inc.,Haddam, CT
1999-present Instructor, OasisSt Louis (continuing Education programs for Senior citizens)
1999-present Designer and Facilitator, Philosophical CaféDialogue programs in area retirement communities
1998-present Philosophical Counselor (Uses philosophical methods and conceptual to help clients understand and resolve personal, existential and ethical problems)
1998-2007 Founder and Facilitator, St. Louis Philosophical Café
1987-1989 Accessions Clerk for the Collins Collection, St Louis University Library
1978-1982 Jesuit Scholastic
TRAINING/CERTIFICATION
2001 APPA Primary Certification for Philosophical Counseling
COURSES TAUGHT
Ethics
Business Ethics
Biomedical Ethics
Visions of Fulfillment: Philosophy and the Good Life
Contemporary Moral Problems
Existentialism
Inside the Mind: Consciousness, Self and Identity in Contemporary Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Mind and Epistemology
Philosophical Classics: Ancient Greek and Hellenistic Philosophy
Philosophical Classics: Modern European Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion
Philosophies of God
Present Moral Problems
Introduction to Philosophy
Historical Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Logic
Informal Logic
Critical Thinking
PUBLICATIONS
Price, R.K., Shea, B.M., Murray, K.S., & Hilditch, D.J. "Culture, Stratification and Social Psychiatry." Chapter 1 in Price, R.K., Shea, B.M., & Mookherjee, H.N. (Eds.) Social Psychiatry Across Cultures: Studies from North America, Asia, Europe and Africa Social Psychiatry Across Cultures.New York: Plenum Press, 1995.
Price, R.K., Murray, K.S., & Hilditch, D.J. "Cross-cultural Perspectives in Social Psychiatry." Chapter 12 in Social Psychiatry Across Cultures.
PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
“In Pursuit of Happiness,” Mindfest program, April 9, 2015
“Stoicism as Philosophical Therapy,” Mindfest program Oct 10, 2014
“You be the Jury: the Insanity Plea and our Courts,” Panel Discussion, sponsored by the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Instituteand the American Civil Liberties Union, February, 2003
“The Ethics of Dialogue and the Dialogue of Ethics,” Workshop, Annual Conference of the Gateway Industrial and Organizational Psychologists, December, 2002
“Cleansing Vision, Liberating Doubt: How Philosophy Can Change Your Life” Talk presented at the Emerson Chapel, March, 2002
“Making Sense of Horrendous Evil: Jewish Theodicies of the Holocaust,” Talk given at Temple Beth Israel, St. Louis MO. YomHashoah, May, 2000
“Toward a Philosophy of Expressive Coping,” Colloquium, Clark College, Dubuque, Iowa, May 8, 1998
“Thinking Machines?” Paper Presented at LeMoyne College, Syracuse NY Feb 5, 1996
"At the Heart of the World: Merleau-Ponty's Ecological Theory of Perception," Colloquium, Department of Philosophy, Washington University, St Louis MO, September, 1995
"Habits, Productivity and Improvisation in Everyday Action: Merleau-Ponty and Embodied Models of Cognition," Philosophy/Neuroscience/Psychology Work-In-Progress Seminar, Department of Philosophy, Washington University, September, 1994.
“Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology of Perceptionand Cutting-Edge Cognitive Science,” Presentation made to Merleau-Ponty Seminar, Department of Philosophical Studies,
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, April 1994.
Price, R.K., Copeland, R., & Hilditch, D.J. "Vietnam Drug Users Two Decades Later: A Report on Mortality." Paper presented to 1994 World Congress of Sociology, International Sociological Association, Mental Health Working Group, Session on "Mental Health and Substance Use and Abuse," Frankfurt, Germany, June 1993.
AWARDS/HONORS
Nominated for a Kemper Outstanding Teacher Award, 2004, 2009
Hans Reichenbach Prize, Washington University, 1993
Dissertation Fellowship, Washington University, Spring 1993
Teaching Assistantship, Washington University, 1990-1992
University Fellowship, Washington University, 1989-1990
MEMBERSHIPS
American Philosophical Practitioner Association
American Philosophical Association
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Ethics Center Board, Webster University, 2005-2006
Chair's Advisor/Assistant, Washington University, 1992-1993
Colloquium Committee, Washington University, 1990-1992