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Dr. Kenyon Brenton De Greene

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Some Background Stuff

I grew up in Hollywood, California. I received my A.A., B.A. M.A., and Ph.D degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles. My Ph.D. is in physiological psychology. I also studied biological sciences to the doctoral level and chemistry and geology nearly to the baccalaureate level.

I am a professor at the Institute of Safety and Systems Management, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0021.

My main research interest is the evolution, stability/instability features, and structural change of complex societal and environmental systems.

I am the author or author/editor of these books:

  1. Systems Psychology, 1970. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  2. Sociotechnical Systems: Factors in Analysis, Design, and Management, 1973. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
  3. The Adaptive Organization: Anticipation and Management of Crisis, 1982. New York: Wiley.
  4. A Systems-Based Approach to Policymaking, 1993. Boston: Kluwer.
  5. Revolution Now! The New Systems Basis,1996, revised 1999 and 2002. Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library (available in printed/bound and electronic versions; order from http://www.1stbooks.com).
  6. The University, a novel, 1997, revised 1999 and 2002. Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library (available in printed/bound and electronic versions; order from http://www.1stbooks.com).
  7. History and Genealogy of My Family, Volume I, 2000. Woodland Hills, CA: Self-published.

I am the author of over 100 articles in refereed journals, books, encyclopedias, conference proceedings, and other publications. Topics include systems theory, systems management, systems analysis, systems design, futures forecasting, policymaking, sociotechnical systems, and person-machine systems. I have also writtten a number of OpEd and travel articles.

I offer consulting services with regard to the proper framing of emerging, transdisciplinary problems and sets of intersecting problems of complex evolutionary societal, organizational, and environmental systems.

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You can e-mail me at: degreene@bcf.usc.edu

You can also e-mail me at: DrkenyonD@aol.com

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