John Douglas Uzzell

Background

Uzzell, John Douglas was born on December 11, 1937 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Douglas Drew and Barbara Frazier Collier University.

Education

Bachelor in English, U. Houston, 1963; Master of Arts in English, U. Houston, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, University Texas, 1972; postdoctoral, U. South Florida, 1986-1989.

Career

Assistant professor, Rice U., Houston, 1971-1979; assistant professor, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1979-1980; assistant professor, University Texas, Dallas, 1980-1981; assistant professor, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1981-1982; director planning, Human Development Center, New Port Richey, Florida, 1984-1985; director management information and evaluation, Northside Centers, Inc., Tampa, 1985-1991; manager psychiatric ambulatory care, Menninger-St Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, since 1992; therapist, Seminole Heights Counseling Center, Tampa, 1989-1994; therapist, Psychology and Employee Assistance Cons., Inc., since 1994. Proprietor Social Science Consortium, Tampa, since 1976. Consultant Agency for International Development, Washington, 1983, USDA, Washington, 1982, Florida Mental Health Institute, Tampa, 1984, Children's Board Hillsorough County, Tampa, 1991-1992.

Research coordinator Institute Libertad y Democracia, Lima, Peru, 1983-1984. Contractor Tampa Private Industry Council, Tampa, 1984.

Achievements

• John Douglas Uzzell has been listed as a noteworthy anthropologist, psychotherapist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Urban anthropology (Elements of anthropology)

    (Book by Uzzell, J. Douglas)

Membership

Member Hillsborough County Needs Assessment Mental Health Task Force, Tampa, 1990-1993. Member advisory committee Guardianship Council of Pinelas County, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1984-1985. Coordinator Hillsborough County Farmworker Agency Network, Tampa, 1981-1983.

Board governors The Family Connections, Inc., Houston, vice president/president 1972-1977. Sergeant United States Army, 1956-1958. Fellow American Anthropol.

Association; member American Psychotherapy Association, American Counseling Association.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, jogging, computer programming, carpentry.

Connections

Married Melanie Lou Myers, December 6, 1959 (divorced September 1975). Children: Shawn Uzzell Gray, Gwendolyn Uzzell Karam. Married Linda McMillan Whiteford, May 23, 1976.

1 child, Caitlin.

Father:

Douglas Drew

Mother:

Barbara Frazier Collier University

Spouse:

Melanie Lou Myers

Spouse:

Linda McMillan Whiteford

child:

Gwendolyn Uzzell Karam Uzzell

child:

Caitlin Uzzell

child:

Shawn Uzzell Gray Uzzell