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 Daniel Jose Gaztambide (a.k.a. Priestwguns777)  New Brunswick/Piscataway, New Jersey, USA

 Education:  Henry Rutgers Scholar B.A. in Psychology and Religion Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

<P><B> Academic Affiliations </B></P>

<P>-<U>Member, "Psychology and Biblical Studies" section of the Society of Biblical Literature</U>. 2005.</P>

<P>-<U>Member, "Person, Culture, & Religion" section of the American Academy of Religion</U>. 2005.</P>

<P>-<U>Teacher's Aide, Douglass Psychology Child Study Center (Dept. of Psychology, Rutgers University)</U>. 2005-2006</P>

<P>-<U>Member, Rutgers Alumni Association</U>. 2006.</P>

<P>-<U>Member, National Name Exchange Program</U>. 2006.</P>

<P>-<U>Member, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. 2006.</U>. 2005.</P>

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Awards and special recognitions: </B></P> <P><U>-Member of the National Honor Society: Shalom Chapter</U></P> <P><U>-High Honors from Academia Menonita. 2002</U></P> <P><U>-Special Recognition from the Chaplain's Office: Excellence in Biblical Studies. 2002.</U></P> <P><U>-Special Recognition from the Chaplain's Office and the Director's Office: Excellence in Spiritual Involvement. 2002.</U></P> <P><U>-Beca Federal para Presidential Classroom, otorgada por la Oficina del Presidente de la Camara de Representantes, Gobierno de Puerto Rico (<I>Federal Scholarship for Presidential Classroom, granted by the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Government of Puerto Rico</I>), 2000. $1000 grant.</U></P> <P><U>-Presidential Classroom Scholar, 2000.</U></P> <P><U>-"Who's Who Among American High School Students?", 2000-2001.</U></P> <P><U>-Research Grant by the Rutgers Department of Religion for attendance to the SBL/AAR Conference in November, 2005. $95 grant.</U></P> <P><U>-Henry Rutgers Scholars Program: Honors thesis accepted as a Henry Rutgers Thesis in Psychology and Religion. Advisor: Mahlon H. Smith, 2005-2006.</U></P> <P><U>-Research Grant by the Henry Rutgers Scholars Program, 2005-2006. $500 stipend. </U></P>

<P><U>-Special Recognition by The Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates for outstanding achievement in undergraduate research. Awarded at the Aresty Undergraduate Research Symposium. April 21, 2006.</U></P>

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Published works, presentations and small essays: </B></P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2005a). <U>"So sayeth the Lord...according to who?"</U>. AramaicNT.org: http://www.aramaicnt.org/site/index.php?mode=article&entry=28. May 2005.</P> <P>Gaztambide, D. (2005b). <U>"The Synoptic Problem: Two-Source Hypothesis and Q"</U>. AramaicNT.org: http://www.aramaicnt.org/site/index.php?mode=article&entry=30. July 2005.</P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2005c). <U>"If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the Classroom: <I>Re-evaluating the Student-Teacher Relationship, Classroom Ambiance, and Religion.</I>"</U>. The SBL FORUM, September 2005 Vol. 3 No. 8.</P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2005d). <U>"Psychology, Religion, High Pressure Groups, and College Life: <I>Problems, controversy, and dialogues.</I>"</U>. Paper presented at "High Pressure Group Symposia" (September 13), Rutgers University, Fall 2005.</P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2005e). <U>"Psychological Biblical Criticism"</U>. Creator and major contributor of article; Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_Biblical_Criticism. 22:27, 24 September 2005 Priestwguns777.</P> <P>Gaztambide, D. (2005f). <U>"Self, Transference, and Divinity: <I>A meditation on psychoanalysis and the transpersonal</I>"</U>. Paper presented at "Soul, Psyche, and Transcendence" (September 27), Rutgers University, Fall 2005. </P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2005g). <U>"Bowen's Theory and Ideologies of War and Terror"</U>. Opinion Essay posted at Ideologies of War and Terror Listserve: Sun, October 2, 2005 12:23 pm. </P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2005h). <U>"Play and Illusion in Ideologies- The Interactive Framework of D.W. Winnicott"</U>. Opinion Essay posted at Ideologies of War and Terror Listserve: Wed, November 16, 2005 12:41 pm. </P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2005i). <U>"Victory through Loss for the Sake and Honor of the Nation: The Psychology of the Soldier's Ideology of Sacrifice"</U>. Opinion Essay posted at Ideologies of War and Terror Listserve: Mon, December 5, 2005 12:24 am. </P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2005j). <U>"Is God Bipolar or Are We Just Crazy? <I>A Psychology and Biblical Studies Section Report: Personality, Aggression, and the Destructive Power of Religion</I>"</U>. The SBL FORUM, December 2005 Vol. 3 No. 11.</P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2006a). <U>"The Role of Religion in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Faith Empathy- <I>A Heuristic of Meaning for the Integration of Patient's Beliefs in the Clinical Setting</I>"</U>. Presented at the "Religion & Psychology" session of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion. Radisson Crosskeys Hotel, Baltimore (MA). March 17, 2006.</P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2006b). <U>"The Birth of a Dying Savior: <I>Simon Peter on the Couch</I>"</U>. Henry Rutgers Scholars Thesis, presented at the 2006 Research Symposium at Rutgers University. Advisor: Mahlon H. Smith. April 21, 2006 .</P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2006c). <U>"Germany, Idealization, and Mimesis"</U>. Opinion Essay posted at Ideologies of War and Terror Listserve: Sun, April 23, 2006 1:13 pm.</P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2006d). <U>"Is the work of the Society of Biblical Literature useless and impractical to humanity? A test case: <I>A Response to the article, 'The Ideology of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Demise of an Academic Profession' by Hector Avalos</I>"</U>. The SBL FORUM, May 2006 Vol. 4 No. 16.</P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (2006e). <U>"Psychoneuroimmunology and the Historical Jesus: <I>Using the Science of Mind and Body as a Lens to Inquire on the Nature of the Healing Miracles</I>"</U>. Presented at the "Psychological Hermeneutics of Biblical Themes and Texts" session of the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (Courtesy of J. Harold Ellens). Edinburgh, Scotland. July 3, 2006.</P>

<P><B> Works in Progress: </B></P>

<P>Gaztambide, D. (in progress). <U>"Between Clients and Clinicians: <I>Beliefs about the role of Spirituality and Religion in the Clinical Setting </I>"</U>.

<P>Gaztambide, D. (in progress). <U>"Contours of Meaning: <I>Dissecting the characteristics of meaning-making from Psychoanalytical, Existential, Cognitive-Behavioral, & Neurological Perspectives</I>"</U>.</P>