Mind-Body Services

and the

TriYoga® Center of Philadelphia

301 West Chester Pike, Suite 102, Havertown, PA 19083   |   610-664-6446

Christine Jeuland Ware, Ph.D., E-RYT

TRADITIONAL EDUCATION

License as Psychologist, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Obtained Nov. 2005.

Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr, PA. Three year postdoctoral training program in Gestalt Therapy. Begun Sept. 2006; completed May 2009.

DePaul University, Chicago, IL. Doctoral program in Clinical Psychology, Child Track. Ph.D. conferral date: August 2004. Doctoral dissertation defended “with distinction.” Master of Arts “with distinction.”

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Bachelor of Arts, May 1999. Majors: Psychobiology and Religion.

Academic Programs Abroad, Paris, France. Courses taken in French at Université de Paris VII (Jussieu), l’Institut Catholique de Paris, and in private institutions (Spring 1998).

Antioch College’s Buddhist Studies Program, Bodh Gaya, India. Buddhism studied and practiced in a monastic/academic setting (Fall 1997). Independent Study done on Tibetan Medicine and Mental Illness in Kathmandu, Nepal.

ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION

Certified Kali Ray TriYoga® Instructor. Certified in Basics since 2000, Level 1 since 2001, Level 2 since 2003, and Level 3 since 2004.

Prenatal Yoga, Kripalu Center, Lenox, MA, 2008. Training in prenatal yoga to help expectant mothers journey through pregnancy, labor, and delivery.

Lifeforce Yoga Practitioner, Kripalu Center, Lenox, MA, 2006. Training in using yoga to help alleviate depression, anxiety, and bring balance to emotions.

Mind-Body Intelligence Training, The Sage Healing Institute, Elkins Park, PA. Training for mental health professionals in using meditation techniques and Buddhist psychological principles in therapy.

Doctoral Dissertation Research on the mental health benefits of yoga practice. See below.

Antioch College’s Buddhist Studies Program, Bodh Gaya, India. See above.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Psychologist, Yoga Instructor, and Director of Mind-Body Services, Havertown, PA, July 2008 to the present.

Psychologist at The Center, King of Prussia, PA, Aug 2006 to Aug 2008.

Psychologist and Yoga Instructor at RYAH Yoga and Health, Conshohocken, PA, June 2006 to Dec 2007.

Kali Ray TriYoga® Instructor, 1999 to the present. Havertown, Swarthmore, Philadelphia, Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Media, and State College (Pennsylvania) since 2001. Classes and workshops taught in Chicago, IL since 1999.

Staff Psychologist at Villanova University, Villanova, PA, September 2004 to May 2006.

PUBLICATIONS

Ware, C. J. (2009). Prenatal yoga and massage. Manuscript in preparation. Download PDF.

Ware, C. (2009, winter). Times of transition: Adapting to change.The Connection: The Birth Center Newsletter, 6. Download PDF.

Ware, C. J. (2007, July/Aug). The intersection of yoga and psychotherapy. Yoga Living, 9(1), 30, 32-33, 49.

Ware, C. J. (2007, June). Yoga and psychotherapy. Yoga Therapy in Practice, 3(2), 15-17. Download PDF.

Ware, C. J. (2007, Jan/Feb). Yoga, meditation, and psychotherapy. Yoga Living, 8(4), 12-13.

Ware, C. (2006, Nov/Dec). Yoga for children and adolescents.Yoga Living, 8(3), 28.

Ware, C. J. (2005). Yoga in a partial hospitalization program: The effects on at-risk youth. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 66 (1-B), 581. (UMI No. AAI3162964, ISSN 0419-4217)

Boyer, B.A., Ware, C. J., Knolls, M.L., & Kafkalas, C.M. (2003). Posttraumatic stress among families experiencing pediatric spinal cord injuries: A replication. SCI Psychosocial Process, 16, 85-94.

Ware, C. J., Faust Sloss, C., Chugh, C., & Budd, K. S. (2002). Adaptations of the Denver II scoring system to assess the developmental status of children with medically complex conditions. Children’s Health Care, 31, 255-272.

Jason, L. A., Pratt, T., Ware, C. J., Chimata, R., Bangi, A., & Johnson, D. (2002). Social activists: Lessons for community psychology. International Journal of Group Tensions, 31, 103-122.

Ware, C. J. (2001). Motivations and perspectives of foster parents of children with medically complex conditions. Unpublished master’s thesis, DePaul University, Chicago.

A number of other manuscripts remain in preparation.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Ware, C.J. (2007, June). Mind-body practices: Integrating yoga, meditation and psychotherapy. Presentation at the 2007 Annual Convention of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Harrisburg, PA.

Ware, C. J. & Budd, K. S. (2002, August). Motivations of foster parents of children with medically complex conditions. Poster session presented at the 2002 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Ware, C. J. & Budd, K. S. (2002, April). Foster parents’ perspectives: The positive and negative aspects of care for children with medically complex conditions. Paper presented at the 2002 Great Lakes Regional meeting on Child Health Psychology, Milwaukee, WI.

Ware, C. J., Faust Sloss, C., Chugh, C., & Budd, K. S. (2001, April). Adaptations of the Denver II scoring system to assess the developmental status of children with medically complex conditions. Poster session presented at the Eighth Florida Child Health Psychology Conference, Gainesville, FL. Poster session presented again in May 2001 at the Sixth Annual Psychology Night, Chicago, IL.

Rodinsky, H. & Jeuland, C. L. (2000, March). Evaluation of changes in authoritarian attitudes and volunteer motives among students in mandatory experiential or community-based service learning courses. Poster session presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD, and at the Midwest Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

ACADEMIC & EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Ware, C.J. (2005, March). Yoga: Awareness of Body, Breath, and Mind. Presentation, discussion, yoga demonstration, and teaching of yoga at Villanova University, Villanova, PA during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

Ware, C.J. (2005, March). Yoga and psychotherapy. Presentation at the Villanova University Counseling Center, Villanova, PA.

Ware, C.J., Aversa-Gallagher, J., Rost, R., et al. (2005, Feb.). Sexual Assault and Rape Trauma Syndrome. Panel Discussion at Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

Ware, C.J. (2005, January). The Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Presentation at Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

Ware, C.J. (2004, June). Yoga and psychotherapy. Presentation at the University of Pennsylvania Counseling and Psychological Services, Philadelphia, PA.

Ware, C. J. (2002, April). Yoga and psychotherapy. Guest lecture presented at the University of Illinois Counseling Center Professional Issues Seminar, Chicago, IL.

Ware, C. J. (2001, February). Motivations and perspectives of foster parents of children with medically fragile conditions. Presentation at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

Jeuland, C. (1999, Spring). Views and traditions concerning mental health care in Kathmandu’s Tibetan community. Presentation to the Religion Department faculty of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA.

PRE-DOCTORAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Internship in Clinical Psychology at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA, August 2003 to August 2004.

Practicum in Pediatric Psychology at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, August 2002 to June 2003.

Practicum at the Family Health Psychology Center, Darby, PA, August 2002 to June 2003.

Externship at the University of Illinois at Chicago Counseling Center, fall 2001 to spring 2002.

Neuropsychology practicum at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, summer 2001.

Traineeship at the DePaul Community Mental Health Center, DePaul University, fall 2000 to spring 2001.

Practicum at the DePaul Community Mental Health Center, DePaul University, fall 1999 to spring 2000.

Schiro Fellow: Clinical Intern at the Children’s Seashore House of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, summer 1998.

Clinical Internship at Notre École, Paris, France, spring 1998.

Bunk Counselor at Ramapo-Anchorage Camp’s Mild Month Program, Rhinebeck, NY, summer 1997.

Volunteer at LaRabida Children's Hospital, Chicago, summer 1996. Supported in-patient children who had been abused and children with chronic medical conditions.

PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Doctoral Dissertation Research, DePaul University and Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, winter 2002 to winter 2003. Investigated the mental health benefits of yoga practice on at-risk youth in a partial hospitalization program.Oral defense “with distinction.”

Master’s Thesis Research, DePaul University, fall 2000 to fall 2001. Examined the motivations and positive and negative experiences of foster parents of children with medically complex conditions. Oral defense “with distinction.”

Research Assistant at DePaul University, fall 1999 to spring 2002. Evaluated a program for foster children with complex medical conditions.

Research Assistant at the Family Health Psychology Center, Darby, PA, summer 2001. Research involving patients with pediatric spinal cord injuries.

Research Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, fall 1998 to spring 1999. Assessed middle school children’s levels of depressive symptomatology before and after a prevention group.

Schiro Fellow: Research Assistant at the Children’s Seashore House of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, summer 1998.

Neurobiology Research Assistant at the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, summer 1997.

Psychology Research Assistant at Swarthmore College, fall 1996 through spring 1997.

Animal Physiology Research Assistant at Swarthmore College, fall 1996.

Research Intern at the University of Chicago Asthma Research Laboratory, summer 1995.

PRE-DOCTORAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant at DePaul University for “Intelligence Testing,” “Personality Testing,” and “Advanced Psychodiagnostics,” winter 2001 to spring 2002.

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

Editor for the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists quarterly newsletter, winter 2007 to the present.

Reviewer for Roberts, M. C. (Ed.). (2003). Handbook of Pediatric Psychology (3^rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA), and the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists (PSCP) since 2005. Board member of PSCP since May 2007.

Experienced-Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) with the Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level since Dec 2009. Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level since August 2006. Registered at the 200-hour level since February 2005.

Member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) since 2006.

Member of the AFFIRM Network (Psychologists Affirming their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Family) since 2001.

Member of the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP), Division 54, of the American Psychological Association from March 2000 to 2005.

Student Affiliate of the American Psychological Association (APA) & the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) from December 1998 to August 2004.

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & HONORS

Recipient of the 2002 American Psychological Association Student Travel Award.

Recipient of the 2002 Division 54/Society of Pediatric Psychology Student Travel Award.

Phi Kappa Phi member since 2000 for excellence in academics.

Recipient of the Lucretia Mott Fellowship from Swarthmore College for advanced study in 1999-2000.

Recipient of the Schiro Undergraduate Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology from Children’s Seashore House of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for the summer of 1998.

COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION

Board Member-at-large of the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists from May 2007 to the present. Newsletter Editor for PSCP since May 2007.

Student member of the Quality of Life Committee at DePaul University from January 2000 to June 2002.

OTHER SKILLS

Native French speaker (bilingual & bicultural); conversational German; simple Spanish skills.