Background
Hatcher, John Christopher was born on September 18, 1946 in Atlanta. Son of John William and Kay (Carney) Hatcher.
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John Christopher Hatcher
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Bachelor, U. Georgia, 1968, Master of Science, 1970, Doctor of Philosophy, 1972. Psychologist, Clayton Mental Health Center, Atlanta, 1971-1972. Director intern training psychology service Beaumont Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, 1972-1974.
Director family therapyprogram Langley Porter Institute, University of California, San Francisco, 1974-1988, director center for study of trauma, San Francisco, 1989.
Adjunct Professor department psychology University Texas, 1972-1974, department educational psychology and guidance, 1972-1974. Assistant clinical professor psychology University of California, San Francisco, 1974-1980, associate clinical professor, 1980-1986, clinical professor, 1986.
Consultant city and state goverments in the United States, Europe, Mexico, Asia, Far East. International consultant in hostage negotiation, kidnapping and terrorism chairman, Mayors Commision on Family Violence, San Francisco, 1974-1977.
Advisor arson task force San Francisco Fire Department, 1977-1981.
Advisor United States State Department, 1985-1990. Advisor United States Congress Task Force on Technology and Terrorism, 1990-1991. Advisory board National Firehawk Foundation, 1980-1986.
Advisor Columbia Broadcasting System-television, 1975-1980.
Special assistant.to Mayor of San Francisco in charge of People"s Temple Jonestown Case, 1978-1980. Member California State Legislation Task Force on Missing Children, 1987-1989.
Advisory board National Minority Vietnam Veterinary Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Study, 1991. Principal investigator unites states department Justice Families of Missing Children Project, Reunification of Missing Children Project, Obstacles to Recovery in Parental Abduction Project.
Associate investigator National Institute of Mental Health Adult and Adolescent Response to Distaster Project, unites states department Justice Models Treatment for Families of Missing Children Project.
Career
Director intern tng; director family therapyprogram Langley Porter Institute, U. California. Assistant clin; editor American Journal Family Therapy. Editor Family Therapy Journal, member
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Membership
Fellow American Psychological Association (chairman committee hostage families, predsl. task force on violence and the family). Member California Psychological Association (chairman task force on terrorism, distinguished humanitarian award, 1991, chairman division education and training), Society Police and Criminal Psychology, Association Advancement Psychology, American Family Therapy Association, International Council Psychologists, Phi Kappa Phi.
