Background
Burgard, Debora Lynn was born on November 15, 1957 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of James Keith Burgard and Gayle Petrik.
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Debora Lynn Burgard
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Bachelor magna cum laude, Harvard-Radcliffe College, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Wright Institute, 1991.
Career
Founder, fitness and movement instructor, We Dance, Oakland, California, 1983-1989;
interviewer, Center for Survey Research/Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1982-1983;
interviewer, Survey Research Center/University of California, Berkeley, 1984-1985;
intern therapist, Wright Institute, Berkeley, 1984-1986;
progressive counselor, Woodside Women's Hospital, Redwood City, California, 1985-1988;
coordinator eating disorders progressive, Woodside Women's Hospital, Redwood City, California, 1988-1991;
director clinical services, 1991-1992;
psychologist, Santa Clara U. Counseling Center, since 1993;
private practice psychology, Los Altos, California, since 1993. Psychological assistant, Palo Alto, California, 1991-1992. Founder, director Wait Reduction: Alternatives to Weight Loss, Palo Alto.
Writer, speaker, researcher, consultant in field.
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Membership
Member American Psychological Association, California Psychological Association, Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society, Association for Health Enrichment of Large People, National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, Phi Beta Kappa.
