Professional Experience

Resume and CV

 
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Education and Certifications

Pacifica Graduate Institute—Carpenteria, CA

  • PhD in Depth Psychology with emphasis in Somatics, Dec 2021

  • MA in Depth Psychology with emphasis in Somatics, Dec 2015

Illinois Wesleyan University—Bloomington, IL

  • BA in Theatre Arts, Minors in Dance and English, April 2006

Institute for the Study of Somatic Education (ISSE)—Chicago, IL

  • Feldenkrais® Teacher Training, June 2013

Teaching Experience

Rockford University—Rockford, IL

Adjunct, Dance Teacher, Aug 2009 – June 2011

  • Taught modern, jazz, and tap to beginning students, as well as performing arts students.

  • Choreographed dances for recitals, student productions, as well as main-stage productions. Mentored students in developing performances.

Staff, Assistant Technical Director, Jan 2008 – June 2011

  • Assisted in all technical aspects (set, lights, sound, props) of over 12 university productions.

  • Responsible for regular maintenance of the theatre facilities.

  • Managed theatre for rental groups, including design meetings, space preparation, event operation, and invoicing/billing.

  • Worked successfully in coordination with all levels of university personnel (ranging from students to the university President).

  • Successful experience with crisis management and multi-tasking.  

  • Partially responsible for student-worker management and supervision.

Rockford Dance Company—Rockford, IL

Dance Teacher, Oct 2008 – June 2011

  • Taught tap, modern, and hip hop to both beginning and advanced students.  

  • Choreographed dances for recitals.

Progressive Movement Academy—Rockford, IL

Assistant Dance Teacher, Aug 1999 – June 2002  

  • Responsible for class warm-ups.  

  • Assisted with creating and teaching choreography to younger students.

Research

Dissertation Research

Principle Researcher, Mar 2017 — Dec 2021

  • Developed and conducted an interview-based study with a group of seven participants regarding the dancer’s lived experience of work-life transition out of performance. Data was collected using the qualitative methods of portraiture and body stories. Through this methodological combination, the research ultimately painted Embodied Narrative Portraits of the specific challenges faced by dancers when they make a complex work-life transition.

Body Stories—Carpenteria, CA

Research Assistant, Choreographer, Dec 2017 – June 2018

  • Participant in a collaborative process of co-creating a spoken-word- and-movement performance based on existing data from a study on the embodied experience of oppression.  Focusing on analyzing data through movement, and using movement to convey a different (somatic) layer of information.

Publications

Presentations

  • Mellor, C., Park, B., Pink, J. (2019, Oct 6). Ethics of Aesthetics: Psyche, soma and the arts in research. Psychology and the Other conference 2019. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Psychology and the Other, Boston, MA.

  • Pink, J. (2019, Oct 5). Reintegrating the performing artist: Exploring bodymind experience in former performers. Psychology and the Other conference 2019. Poster presentation conducted at the meeting of Psychology and the Other, Boston, MA.

  • McGhee, L., Pink, J. (2019, June 26). Engaging chaos: Creating a container for embodied inquiry toward a reimagining of order. Chaos and interdisciplinarity. Workshop conducted at the meeting of Jungian Society for Scholarly Studies, Asheville, NC.    

  • Imhoff-Jones, S., McGhee, L., Park, B., Pink, J., (2019, June 23). Spirals of emerging pathways: Inquires at the intersection of depth psychology, dance, and somatics. Emerging pathways within somatic movement and dance education. Panel presentation conducted at the meeting of National Dance Educators Association and International Somatic Movement Education & Therapy Association, New York, NY.

  • Pink, J. (2018, Nov 2). Reintegrating the performing artist: Exploring bodymind experience in former performers. The science of connection: Honoring our somatic intelligence. Poster presentation conducted at the meeting of United States Association for Body Psychotherapy Biennial Conference, Carpenteria, CA.

Editing

The Feldenkrais Journal

Editorial Board Member, April 2016 – Present

  • Reviewing submitted articles for relevance and quality, offering feedback to authors.  

  • Content editing: working with an author one-on-one to develop themes, clarify ideas, and streamline organization.

  • Copy editing: reviewing articles for formatting, spelling, grammar, etc. (Chicago Manual Style).