Dr. Nathan Thambu Paramanathan
Ph.D.(Melb), F.R.M.I.T., M.A.(Melb.), B.Ed.(La Trobe) F.V.A.S.
SEX:
Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 28-11-1929
PRIMARY EDUCATION:
Outram Road School, Singapore
SECONDARY EDUCATION:
St.John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur
TERTIARY EDUCATION
1956 Trained Primary
Teachers' Certificate,Toorak Teachers College, Melb.
1963 Associate Diploma,
Fine Arts (Painting) Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology
1967 F.R.M.I.T. (Fellowship
in Painting from R.M.I.T.)
1969 B.A. (Fine Arts,
Indian Studies, Political Science) Melbourne University
1973 M.A. (Hons) ,Psychosocial
Case Studies. Melbourne University.
1975 B.Ed (Human Relations,
Media) LaTrobe University'
1981 Ph.D.Hons,(Melb)
Psychosocial studies "Themes and Styles in Television"
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1957- 1962 School Teacher,
Education Dept. Victoria
1963- 1973 Assistant Lecturer
,Coburg Teachers College
1975- 1980 Group Trainer,
Melbourne Institute of Human Relations.
1974- 1975 Senior Lecturer
,State College of Victoria At Coburg
1976- 1979 Head of Art Department,
SCV Coburg
1980 Acting Director,Graduate
Studies, SCV Coburg
1981 CourseDirector,GraduateDiploma
in Curriculum
1982-1987 Head of Art Education
Department, Phillip Institute of Technology
1988-1996 Group Therapist
/Art Therapy- working with Clinical Pscychologists
1988-1996 Art Teacher , Painting
& Drawing Classes
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
1978 SCV (State College Victoria)rep,on
INSEA (International Society for Education through the
Arts ) Congress Committee
1978-1985 Consultant to Course
Development Committee, IECD
1978,1981 Chairman,Accreditation
Committee, SCV for the Grad.Dip in Art.Ed at Frankston SCV and I.E.C.D.
for a B.Ed.
1986-1987 Member Course Advisory
and Review Committee, Melbourne College of Advanced Education (IECD,B.Ed)
1970-1993 Examiner, HSC Art
1982-1983 Member, Working
Party on Academic Governance, Phillip Inst. Technology
1993-1994 Chairman, Course
Development Committee, Master of Arts in Arts Therapy - RMIT
MEMBERSHIPAND EXECUTIVE
RESPONSIBILITIES- PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
1973-1980 Member of Australian
Institute of Human Relations
1977-1978 Member of Admin
Committee. Australian Institute of Human Relations.
1975-1978 Memb. Australian
Association for Tertiary Art & Design Edn.
1971-1973 President, Art Lecturers
Association, Victoria.
1981-1983 Review Editor, Journal
of the Institute of Art Education
1985-1987 Member, Editorial
Board, Journal of the Institute of Art Education.
1987-1991 Member of Council,
Victorian Artists Society
1989 -1991 Deputy President,
Victorian Artists Society
1993-1994 President, Hawthorn
Artists Society
1993-1994 Secretary , ANATA
( Australian National Art Therapy Association)
1995-1996 President, Hawthorn
Artists Society
1994 - 1996 Member EMDR ,
Vic.
1999 - ........ President
and Life Member, Hawthorn Artists Society.
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