Experiencing the loss of her father at the age of ten resulted in a life-long quest for the unseen substance underlying life. Joan entered a Dominican convent to study philosophy and theology for 11 years, but found that the rules and culture progressively restricted her
propensity to think beyond the dogma and that "the religious answers weren't enough."
She left the convent and began her graduate studies in Psychology as a way to examine the substance of life and human behavior and "what makes people tick." After obtaining a multidisciplinary Ph.D. in Neurosciences and Psychology from Tulane University, Joan was engaged in basic research in neuroscience for 25 years.
A Professor at Tufts University Schools of Medicine in Boston for 20 years, Joan served as Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology for the Schools of Medicine. She envisioned and created a Multimedia Resource Center on the Boston campus and also developed and directed the Center of Research in Reproduction at Tufts University from 1992-1997. Joan has now been engaged in scientific studies for nearly half a century.
In the course of her personal development, she began to utilize scientific principles as metaphors and tools to expand consciousness. Joan articulates her philosophy in scientific metaphors in her book Cellular Wisdom, published in 2004 and
Cellular Wisdom for Women. An Inner Work Book, published in
2008 . Having experienced the processes of self-examination, self-reflection and self-actualization, Joan designed and established a coaching service, Beyond Success TM, LLC to assist others in:
- living on purpose and
- evoking their greatness.
In partnership with Dr. Sharyn Ann Lenhart she established a second business, Transition Pathways, to help individuals create pathways for life enhancing career and personal transitions.
Her philosophy is that life emerges from the energy that emanates from an individuals' core beliefs and the focus of their thinking. She helps people:
- unfold aspects of their authentic selves,
- unmask limiting core beliefs and
- recast them as actualizing principles,
- integrate deep understandings and
- claim their creativity,
in a process that leads to full, authentic self-expression. Joan is a Master Certified Coach and a Success Unlimited Network certified coach and coach trainer, helping people to simultaneously achieve success and go beyond success to self-actualization.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Received excellence-in-teaching awards within major academic environments
- Created programs for teaching biomedical sciences to non-professionals
- Designed and established a multimedia center for professional students at Tufts University
- Developed and published two interactive learning programs for Neuroscience
- Published extensively in peer-reviewed journals
- Consultant to the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health
- Received "The Distinguished Career in Teaching Award," 1999, Tufts University
- Speaks at national and international professional meetings
Created and directed a Center for Research in Reproduction
EXPERIENCE:
Transition Pathways
2003 - present, Co-Founder and Co-Developer, with Sharyn Ann Lenhart, M.D., of an in-depth program integrating professional coaching and psychotherapy and providing a support network of financial, legal and health professionals to facilitate individual career and personal transitions
Beyond Success LLC, Loveland, CO
1998 to present, Founder and Member/Manager. Professional and Personal Coach, Consultant and Workshop Leader to professionals and executives and to individuals in transition
Tufts University, Boston, MA
1979 - 1999 Professor, Professor Emeritus 1999. Former Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology; Creator and Director of the Center for Research in Reproduction
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
1974-1979 Research Associate, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1973-1974 Research Associate, Department of Anatomy
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Experimental/Physiological Psychology and Neurosciences, Tulane University
M.S. Psychology, University of New Orleans
B.S. Chemistry, St. Mary's Dominican College
MEMBERSHIPS:
Society for Neuroscience, 1972 - present
Women in Neuroscience, President
2000-2002, Past President 2002-2004
Endocrine Society, 1979 - present
International Coach Federation, 1998 - present
Northern Colorado Coaches Association, 2003 - present
eWomenNetwork, 2004 - present
Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO) - 2007