Student at Portland State University
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Psy Peers Advising- Psi Chi Honor Society at Portland State University
- Infantry Instructor at Oregon National Guard
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- Portland State University
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Eddie Black’s Summary
Professional experience? Ten years in the military, two wars, and many positions of leadership (shop leader, team leader, squad leader, etc..).
Undergrad study at University of Arkansas at Monticello, University of Houston, University of Oregon, Portland State University.
Goal is to get into graduate school for psychology in one year. Currently in my spare time I am empircally and experientially investigating issues concerning PTSD and resilience. I am interested in reframing the approach to PTSD in the military from a Positive Psychology standpoint. I am interested in Community Psychology in that in trying to deal with individuals I am also dealing with communal meanings, organizational interests, family support, cultural ideas on masculinity/warrior, myth and meaning, time and place of conflict, politics and more.
I am toying with the idea of creating a non-profit organization that follows the Negativity Bias as a guiding principle in that if I can coordinate resources and give combat veterans, particularly those suffering from issues of guilt or having caused 'collateral damage' (the neutral words don't make it any easier to deal with) a means of doing 'good' that they might overcome the overriding negative affect they feel from actions done in war. It is an idea I am reading more on to check on the science behind it.
I also have a presentation that I made, as a soldier and psychologist in training, that talks about PTSD. I am constantly sending out information to groups/individuals to come and give this presentation free of charge and free of donation. The suicide rates for vets are too high for me to ignore and do nothing.
http://www.eddiecoyote.com/veterans.html for links, contact, and info about what I am doing.
Eddie Black’s Specialties:
making presentations, delivering messages, talking with people (bartender for ten years), building websites, connecting disparate ideas, and lots of love for the human condion an those that have it.
Eddie Black’s Experience
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Psy Peers Advising- Psi Chi Honor Society
Portland State University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Officer in Psi Chi, the The National Honor Society in Psychology, a peer advisor for undergaduates in the Psychology Department.
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Infantry Instructor
Oregon National Guard
(Mental Health Care industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
Eddie Black’s Education
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Portland State University
2005 — 2008
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