Hobbies

creek & river fishing/hiking, blues guitar,  downhill black diamond  mogul skiing, racquetball,  writing,  collecting quotations and recovering bibliomaniac

Listed in Who's Who in America   2000, 2001, 2002

Listed in Who's who in Health care 1999

Professional Activities

2005 Feb  Organized,  Chaired 4th StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story

2005 Feb  Organized, Chaired presented at the 8th Meeting on Optimal Functioning

2005 Feb  Organized/  Chaired 13th Futurehealth Winter Brain Meeting

2004 Feb  Organized,  Chaired 3rd StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story

2004 Feb  Organized, Chaired presented at the 7th Meeting on Optimal Functioning

2004 Feb  Organized/  Chaired 12th Futurehealth Winter Brain Meeting

2003 Oct. Organized,  Chaired 2nd StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story

2003 Feb Organized, Chaired presented at the 6th Meeting on Optimal Functioning

2003 Feb Organized/  Chaired 11th Futurehealth Winter Brain Meeting

2002 Sept.  Organized/  Chaired First StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story

2002 Feb Organized, Chaired presented at the 5th Meeting on Optimal Functioning

2002  FebOrganized/  Chaired 10th Futurehealth Winter Brain Meeting

2001March  Public Information officer for Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

2001Feb  Organized, Chaired presented at the 4th Meeting on Optimal Functioning

2001

Feb     Organized/ Chaired 9th Winter Conference on Brain Function, Modification & Training: 66 speakers, 52 workshops

2000Feb  Organized, Chaired presented at the 3nd Meeting on Optimal Functioning

2000 Feb Organized/ Chaired 8th Winter Conference on Brain Function, Modification & Training: 65 speakers, 55 workshops

1999Feb  Organized, Chaired presented at the 2nd Meeting on Optimal Functioning

1999 Feb Organized/ Chaired 7th Winter Conference on Brain Function, Modification & Training:75 speakers, 50 workshops

1998 Feb Organized, Chaired presented at the World's First Meeting on Optimal Functioning, with 26 speakers

1998 Feb Organized/ Chaired 6th Winter Conference on Brain Function, Modification & Training: 75 speakers, 42 workshops

1997 -elected to Board of Directors of Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (first independently

nominated and elected board member in the organization's 28 year history) for three year term.

1997 -Organizer 5th Annual Winter Conference on Brain Function,Modification & Training--

world's largest  neurofeedback meeting, 2nd largest biofeedback meeting

1996-March 2000. PR/Public Information Committee Chair Association for Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback

1996 -Organizer World's First Clinical Surface EMG Meeting

1995 -Co-founder and Sysop of Mind Body Sciences Forum on Compuserve

1995 -Originator and co-author of Signalysis Muli-media data acquistion Software

1993 -founder AAPB Non-licensed member section

1993 -co-director AAPB Technology, Development & Support Section

1993 -member of program committee 1994 AAPB 25th annual meeting

1993 -Insurance Chair; PA Soc. Behavioral Medicine & Biofeedback

1992 -Program Co-Chair Spring Meeting Surface EMG Society of North America

1989-pres. Practice Management Consultant

1989-1996. Surface EMG seminar organizer and presenter

1989 Co-author, with Jeff Cram, of C.A.M. (Computer Analyzed Muscle) Scan software

1989 Human subjects review research advisory board member-- Livengrin Foundation

1988 Instructor- Temple University on Stress Management and Biofeedback.

1977-1991 Director/ therapist- Pain & Stress Management Program of Gloria Dei Growth Opportunity Center, Huntingdon Valley, PA

1978-pres. President/founder- FUTUREHEALTH INC. manufacturer of biofeedback related materials, publisher (and author) of multi-media biofeedback and behavioral medicine materials, publisher (and co-author) of biofeedback software. Sponsor and presenter of seminars.

1985-pres. Executive Producer- MU-PSYCH MUSIC recording label of relaxation positive uplift music, a subsidiary of FUTUREHEALTH

1984-1986 Executive Director- Behavioral Medicine Inc. a group of pain and stress treatment clinics in Philadelphia.

1975-1980 Emergency Psychiatric Therapist at Northeast CCMH/MR

1978-79 Biofeedback Research at Temple University

1971-72 Biofeedback research at Pennsylvania State University

  PUBLICATIONS, PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS & RESEARCH

April 3, 2005   Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Austin TX   Story Theory, Myth, Cognitive Science and Positive Psychology as tools for Enhancing Neurofeedback, Biofeedback. And Personal Growth

March 10,11 Storytelling Conference, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL   Using the Powers of Myth and Story and the Anatomy of Positive Experience to Face the Worst, and Make the Best happen in your life, work, health, family and community-,  and  The World of Story: all the ways that story touches our lives, our community, our world

Feb 4, 2005 Storycon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story: Story Consciousness; how consciousness and understanding change as story media and understanding change and Rob Kall Big Pharma and Non-Drug Health Interventions

Feb 2004  Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology Meeting:  Mythic aspects of healing and growth processes.

Feb 2003- Present numerous (150+) articles published on http://www.opednews.com/archives kall.htm

 

Jan 23 2003  Winter Brain Meeting  plenary presentation: If you don't Kill Your Client/patient, you haven't done your job.

   plenary presentation: Things Not Yet Done. Blind Spots and the Art of Possiblity

July 2002  It's Easy To Tell When The Iraqi War Will Start...And Why; Op-Ed article. Published on Saturday, July 20, 2002 by CommonDreams.org

2002 July  Speaker:  The Art of Story Conference, Union College

March 2002   Workshop Presenter AAPB Optimal Functioning and Emotional Intelligence

Oct. 2001  Speaker: Positive Psychology Summit Meeting: Anatomy of Positive Experience

Feb 2001   Presented at 9th annual Winter Brain Meeting: Art and Science of Story in Personal Growth 

July 2000   Presented  at Expressive Therapies Annual Meeting:  The Art and Science of Story in Personal Growth & Healing 

July 1998   3 articles in Summer issue (vol 26#2) of Biofeedback newsmagazine of AAPB

   The Politics of Self Responsibility: a Major AAPB Legislative Initiative

   Announcement of the Biofeedback Beneficiaries Organization: A New Program (proposed by me)

   Report from the Public Relations Committee

May 1998  Book- Co-editor with Mark Shtark: Biofeedback;Theory & Practice BIOPROVLENIYA Vol. 3 (in Russian) 

April 1998 Speaker: National ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association)

  Positive Experience, Emotional Intelligence And Optimal Functioning Skill Building for ADDers

March 1998 Invited to chair the founding meeting of the international section of AAPB.

March 1998 Presenter at AAPB Annual Meeting in 3 panels on - Optimal Functioning, -Insurance & Advocacy, - Internet

1998 February   Presentations (2) at the World's First Meeting on Optimal Functioning

  Optimal Functioning; Old wine in a new bottle: a new and old paradigm of biofeedback, health and functioning

  The Varieties of Positive Experience & Good Feelings; Anatomy,Training, Integration

  Chaired Panel on the Future of Optimal Functioning

1998 February  Presented and Chaired Panels at 6th Winter Conference on Brain Function, Modification & Training:

  Politics of Self Awareness/ discipline & Consciousness

   Chair: Optimal Functioning Panel

   Chair: Theta Panel

January 1998  article in Biofeedback Magazine:

  Optimal Functioning Training: A Different Vision of Biofeedback, Self Regulation and Applied Psychophysiology

June 1997 Invited Speaker, NJ Biofeedback Society, on New Technologies and Public Information

March 1997 Presenter at AAPB annual meeting on 2 panels on -Biofeedback advocacy and -Insurance

July 1996 Presenter at Multiple Intelligences Conference on Emotional Intelligence organized by Zephyr Press

May 1996 Presentation to Rolling Hills Kindergarden class (Northampton PA) on smiling.

March 1996 Appointed Public Information Committee Chair, AAPB

Dec 1996 Creation of FUTUREHEALTH, Rob Kall Internet Homepage/Website

March 1995 Organized Panel at APPB 1995 Meeting on Non-Medical Applications of Biofeedback

  Panelists were: Stanley Krippner, James Hardt, Carole Schneider.

Jan 1995 Organizer and Presenter at 3rd Annual Key West EEG Biofeedback Meeting

August 1994  presentation at American Academy of Pain Management annual meeting, Vancouver Canada

  Biofeedback and Positive Experience Training in Pain Management-

Mar 1994 Chair/organizer Panel at AAPB:

  Heart & Spirit in Biofeedback with Elmer Green, C. Norman Sheally, Carol Schneider

Jan. 1993 Organizer of 2nd EEG Biofeedback meeting, in Key West Florida

Nov. 1993 Positive Experience Training for Pain NW BF meeting, Banff, Alberta Canada

Nov 1993 Article: It's Time to Get Wired. Biofeedback Magazine (electronic BBS, Internet, online conferencing)

Oct. 1993 Positive Experience Training with Pain Pts. Poster session, Amer Academy . Pain Mgmt. Knoxville TN

Sept1993 Book- Co-editor with Mark Shtark: Biofeedback;Theory & Practice BIOPROVLENIYA (in Russian)

July 1993 Presentation Biosvyaj Rehab Clinic (part of a biofeedback seminar) in St. Petersburg Russia:

  Biofeedback In America and Emotional self Regulation

July 1993 Presentation Institute of Medical Cybernetics of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Academgorodok (Novosibirsk)

Siberia, Russia on Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology in America and on Anatomy of Positive Experience

May 1993 Featured speaker Michigan Society for Behavioral Medicine and Biofeedback on Positive Experience Training

March 1993 Presentation Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback annual meeting

  workshop on Positive Experience Training

Feb. 1993 Featured speaker Biofeedback Society of Maryland, Wash. D.C., Virginia

  New Biofeedback Technology and on Positive Experience Training

Feb. 1993 Article in AAPB Biofeedback Magazine: on Clinician Research

Jan. 1993 Organizer of world's first EEG Biofeedback meeting, in Key West Florida

March 1992 Presentation Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback annual meeting

  Short course on Positive Experience Training

July 1992 Positive Experience Training with Pain patients @ FUTUREHEALTH EMG Workshop, Phila.

July 1991-92 numerous articles on surface EMG and biofeedback in Chiropractic Journal:

-Do you test sit or test drive a car?

-Static vs. Dynamic EMG, Spectral analysis & Reimbursement. Kall, Tosh, & Cram

-A consumer's Guide to diagnostic EMG Software, by Kall

-Biofeedback In Chiropractic, by Kall

June 1991 New Jersey Biofeedback Society- Day-long Featured Speaker:

  Surface EMG & Assessment of Pain

  Emotional Self Regulation Training and Biofeedback

March 1991 Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback annual meeting

  Short course on Emotional Self Regulation

Feb., 1991 article: Challenging Surface EMG Presentations For the Defense (Law Journal) vol 33, No.2 Kall & Cram

Aug. 1990 Chapter in book-- Clinical Surface EMG, Vol.2, edited by Jeffrey Cram

March 1990 Presentation Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback annual meeting

Short course: Advances and Frontiers in Head and Back Pain Assessment. Co-presenters: J. Cram, R.Tosh

March 1990 Presentation Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback annual meeting

   Short course on Emotional Self Regulation

Nov. 1989 Organizer and chair of Symposium at AABT (Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy):

  THERAPY INSIDE THE BLACK BOX: Identifying and Regulating Emotional, Perceptual And

   Psychophysiological Behavioral Patterns Discussant: Arnold Lazarus, Ph.D.

   Joseph Brady, Ph.D. Arthur Freeman, Ph.D., Robert Kall, M.Ed. Dennis Russo, Ph.D. Gary Schwartz, Ph.D.

Sept. 1989 EMI/CAM Scan 3000 Computer analyzed Muscle scan software, co-authored with Jeff Cram, Ph.D.

March 1989 Presentation Biofeedback Society of America annual meeting Short course on Emotional Self Regulation

1989  Happiness Response lectures: God's Love Lutheran Church Cnseling Cntr, Drexel U. Wellness Program, Gwynned Mercy College

1989 Feb. Chapter in book, Finding The Calm Within, McGraw Hill, by Keith Sedlacek

1988 March Presentation Biofeedback Society of America annual meeting Short course on Emotional Self Regulation

1988 March Workshop, Marketing and Publicity for Biofeedback co-presented with Keith Sedlacek, M.D.

1988  Happiness Response Lectures: Campbell's Soup Co. Executive Headquarters, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

Nov. 1987 Program Co-Chair Pennsylvania Society of Biofeedback and Behavioral Medicine

Oct. 1987 Article in Biofeedback Society of America newsletter on Providing The Public With Information about biofeedback

1987 August BIOPRO Software Release #1 (biofeedback software, co-authored with Donald O'Hair. Used by U.S. Navy, Harvard researchers,

  pain clinics.

1986 Nov  Program Co-Chair Pennsylvania Society of Behavioral Medicine and Biofeedback

1986 Nov  Presentation PA Society of Behavioral Med. & Biofeedback:   Emotional Self Regulation

1986 March   Poster Session ,  BF Society of America Annual Mtg. I believe this was the first published report of computerized bilateral EMG    assessment of dynamic activity.   Assessment of Bilateral Computerized Electromyographic Assessment of Back Pain

1985   article published in AMERICAN CHIROPRACTOR: BIOFEEDBACK & Chiropractic

1984   audio cassette TAKING STRESS A.P.A.R.T. (Affective progressive, autogenic Relaxation Training)  with K. Sedlacek, M.D.

Published by FUTUREHEALTH, Inc. 0ver 20,000 sold

1983 May  Cover article Writer's Digest : How to Generate Hundreds of Salable Ideas (word ideas spelled out in lightbulbs)

1981   The New Biofeedback. Colomn/article in April, 1981 OMNI magazine.

1980 Athletic Template Feedback To Enhance Performance. Poster Session Biofeedback Society of America Annual Meeting

1980-present Numerous articles on health and science for consumer and professional magazines, including American Chiropractor,

Biofeedback Magazine, Brain/Mind Bulletin, Chiropractic Journal, Family Health, For The Defense (Law Journal,) Family Health,

OMNI magazine (10 articles), Physical Therapy Forum, Success, Writer's Digest.

1977 Articles in Philadelphia Drummer Newspaper on Biofeedback and on Brain Laterality

 

Media Coverage of Rob and his Work:

Buzzflash, Thom Hartmann Show, The Tony Show (Tony Trupiano) COOKING LIGHT, BOTTOM LINE PERSONAL:HEALTH,  GOOD MORNING AMERICA, ABC MORNING NEWS, CABLE NETWORK NEWS, OMNI, DISCOVER, WOMEN'S WORLD, NEW YORK TIMES, AM PHILADELPHIA, EVENING MAGAZINE, PHILA. INQUIRER, Knight Ridder syndicated column, BBC, numerous radio interview and call-in talk shows, as well as articles published in Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Korean, German, French, Polish and Sanskrit.

1977-1979  Temple University M.Ed. Counseling Psychology

1972-1975  Temple U., Lasalle College, St. Joseph's College   Science courses for Pre-med: Org Chem, Biochem, Endocrinology, Physics

1968-1972  Pennsylvania State University. B.A. Psychology

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