Background
Embry, Dennis David was born on November 21, 1948 in Great Bend, Kansas, United States. Son of H. Herbert and Ruth Elizabeth (Gregory) Embry.
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Dennis David Embry
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Bachelor, U. Kansas, 1972; Master of Arts, U. Kansas, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kansas, 1981.
Career
Director, Curriculum and Instruction Survey, Lawrence, Kansas, 1969-1972;
research assistant, Department Human Development, Lawrence, Kansas, 1974-1975;
instructor, Department Western Civilization, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1975-1977;
assistant research director, Early Childhood Research Institute, Lawrence, 1977-1979;
president, Circle Institute, Lawrence, 1979-1982;
senior fellow, National Research Advisory Council, Wellington, New Zealand, 1983-1986;
research associate, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1981-1983, 84-87;
president, Quality Time, Inc., Tucson, 1987-1991;
president, Heartsprings, Inc., Tucson, since 1991. Consultant Pentagon Family Policy/United States Air Force, Washington, since 1991, Centers for Disease Control, since 1995. Director Tucson Children's Museum, since 1991.
Team leader Pathways to Resiliency National Coalition, Tucson, since 1992. Executive director Project Master of Engineering, Inc., Tucson, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Designer Plan for Federal Emergency Management Agency Mental Health Response to Los Angeles Riots, Tucson, 1992. Witness Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Washington, 1991. Member Mayor's Task Force on Children's Mental Health, Tucson, 1990-1991.
Founder National Effort to Help Military Children in Gulf War, Tucson, 1990-1991. Member APA (task force on trauma response since 1991), Association for Behavior Analysis.
Interests
Connections
Married Lynne A. Haggarty, August 21, 1971 (divorced 1990).
Awards
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Recipient Certified of Appreciation unites states department Defense, 1991, Desert Storm Bronze Coin 7th Army Germany, 1991. Named Outstanding Community Contributor 836th Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, 1991.Recipient Certified of Appreciation unites states department Defense, 1991, Desert Storm Bronze Coin 7th Army Germany, 1991. Named Outstanding Community Contributor 836th Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, 1991.