About MASBBM

 

MASBBM’s Mission Statement

The mission of the Mid-Atlantic Society for Biofeedback and Behavioral Medicine is to serve as a resource for professionals and the community for the dissemination and utilization of knowledge and information about clinical psychophysiology, including biofeedback, neurofeedback and behavioral medicine.

HISTORY

The Mid-Atlantic Society for Biofeedback and Behavioral Medicine, among the earliest biofeedback societies in the U.S., was largely comprised in the beginning of academics and medical faculty members. It first met under the name of the Innominate Society in Baltimore in the late 1960's to share results of ongoing original research. Mainly composed of research physicians, clinical psychologists and others interested in advancing knowledge in behavioral medicine, biofeedback and self regulation, the Society became more clinically oriented as years passed. For a number of years, it was known as the Biofeedback Society of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (BSDCMDVA), which evolved into the Mid-Atlantic Society for Biofeedback and Behavioral Medicine. It remains an affiliate of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), a national organization.

MASBBM provides a professional forum for the exchange of ideas, methods, clinical experience, information and the results of basic and applied biofeedback research. The Society provides local networking, educational meetings and referral services for the public at large. Current emphasis of the Society is on clinical application and scientific research, on continuing education for members and other health professionals and as a referral resource of Society members who practice clinical biofeedback in our geographic region.

MASBBM's STATEMENT of PURPOSE

The purpose of the Society is to improve human welfare through:

  • Promotion, communication and exchange of ideas among Members concerning the science and practice of clinical biofeedback, applied psychophysiology and behavioral medicine.

  • Increasing knowledge within the Society concerning psychophysiology, biofeedback and behavioral medicine through annual membership meetings, educational programs, publications and formation of special interest groups (SIGS).

  • Encouragement, promotion and improvement of clinical practice, educational applications and scientific research in biofeedback, applied psychophysiology and behavioral medicine, by all means possible.

  • Dissemination of information to the public about applied psychophysiology, biofeedback and behavioral medicine, and its uses and limitations.

OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS

President (2006-2008)  
Beatrice W. Haskins, MS

"mailto:beahaskins@mindspring.com"

Tel: 410-525-0885
beahaskins@mindspring.com
Board Member
Galena Kuiper, MSW
"mailto:galena.kuiper@gmail.com"

Tel: 301-654-6667
galena.kuiper@gmail.com

Past President (2005-2006)
Elsie L. Ferguson, PhD


"mailto:pairofdocs@starpower.net"
Tel: 301-890-8750
pairofdocs@starpower.net
Treasurer
Michael Sitar, PhD

"mailto:michaelasitar@cs.com"

Tel: 301-718-3588
michaelasitar@cs.com
Recording Secretary
Bonnie Sobel, RN, LCSW 
"mailto:brsobel@gmail.com"
Tel: 703-536-8317
brsobel@gmail.com
Board Member
Beatrice Flynn, MS
"mailto:beflynn@earthlink.net
Tel: 410-719-9799
beflynn@earthlink.net
Board Member
Margaret Mallory
 "mailto:mmallory24@yahoo.com"
Tel: 301-656-2487
mmallory24@yahoo.com
Board Member
Manuel Morales, PhD
"mailto:nolo_320@verizon.net"
Tel: 410-643-8077
nolo_320@verizon.net
Board Member (Advisory)
Donald C. Ferguson, PhD, MPH
"mailto:dferguson@usuhs.mil" Tel: 301-890-8750
dceferguson@gmail.com
Board Member (Advisory)
Russell Hibler, PhD

"mailto:russ.hibler@medstar.net"
Tel: 419-243-8640
russ.hibler@medstar.net

Board Member (Advisory)  
Jeanne T. Scammon, MEd.

"mailto:Jeannescammon@cs.com"

Tel: 301-776-7653
Jeannescammon@cs.com

FORMER MASBBM PRESIDENTS:

1998-1999: John Zweig, Ed.D.

1999-2001: Loretta Nowakowski Ph.D.

2001-2002: Michael Sitar, Ph.D.

2002-2003: William A. Decker, Ph.D.

2003-2004: Russell Hibler, Ph.D. 

2004-2005: Manuel Morales, Ph.D.

2005-2006: Elsie L. Ferguson, Ph.D.

CONTACT US

The Mid-Atlantic Society for Biofeedback and Behavioral Medicine
c/o Bea Haskins, MASBBM President
4235 Euclid Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229

410-525-0885 Phone & Fax
HYPERLINK "mailto:beahaskins@mindspring.com"
beahaskins@mindspring.com


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