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Rick Rayfield

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Teaching
   University of Chicago, 1977-1978
     (PhD in Biopsychology, 1980)
    Course Assistant to Israel Goldiamond, Behavior Analysis I and II
 
   Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL,  1979-1986
      Associate Professor of Psychology
      Chair of Faculty Senate and Chair of Arts and Science Council
      Faculty Tenure Review Committee
      Learning, Motivation, Physiological Psychology, Research Methods, Statistics, Intro, Human Sexuality 
 
 Norwich University, Northfield ,Vermont  1989-1993
    Part-time Facuty, Psychology
     Senior Research Paper supervision, History of Psychology, Human Sexuality
 
Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont  1994
   Adjunct Faculty, Psychology
    Human Sexuality 
 
St.Joseph College, W Hartford, Connecticut
  Adjunct Faculty in Psychology, director of Liberal Studies major 
     Behavior Analysis, Human Development, Personality,  Intro, History and Systems, Human Sexuality 
     Foundations in  Liberal Studies, Senior Project/Coordinating Seminar
 
 
 
St Joseph College  recent schedule
 
Summer 2008 Psychology of Art
Winter    2009  History and Systems of Psychology
                          Foundations of Liberal Studies
Summer 2009  Psychology of Fear
Fall         2009  History and Systems of Psychology
                          Foundations of Liberal Studies 
Winter  2010    Human Sexuality
                          Liberal Studies Seminar
Fall       2010    History and Systems of Psychology (Fridays alternating)
                          Liberal Studies 120 and 499
Winter 2011    Human Sexuality 
                        Liberal Studies 499 
Fall    2011     History and Systems 
                        LBST 120
 
Research
   published in JEAB, Swimming Research, Behavior Research Methods and Instrumentation
   presentations at the  American Psychological Association, Midwest Asociation of Behavior Analysis  and Associatoon of Behavior Analysis 
   Proprietary operant sensory system research in cats for an international corporation
   VO2
    UVM
    Kentucky 
 
 
Music
   Waitsfield Uniter Church of Christ choir  1987-present
   Mad River Chorale, 2000-present 

Mad RIver Chorale - German Songs concert  June 2010m and partial repeat at Stowe Chorale Festival
Mad RIver Chorale- Christmas Eve Eve  (12/23) every year 2009-Sugarbush Gatehouse,  2010 at Burlington and Harwood High Schools
Mad River Chorale and Mad River A Capella Group  concert at Sugarbush Dec 23rd, 2008 
 
Mad River A Capella Group concerts Feb 7th and  March 15th, 2009, Waitsfield.
 
Waitsfield United Church of Christ Choir- Sundays, and Voices across the Valley Concert, Feb 7, 2009, Christmas Cantata Dec 14, 2008. 
 
Freemasons
 
Master Mason, Mad River Lodge #77, Waitsfield Vermont 1987
Worship Master, Mad River Lodge #77, Waitsfield Vermont 1992-93
Tyler, Secretary,  webmaster, committee chairs, Mad River Lodge, various years 
Chaplain,  Mad River Lodge #77, Waitsfield Vermont 2007-present 
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
   1989-90- Lodge, Council, Chapter, and Consistory  32 degree
   1999  Meritorious Service Award Council of Deliberation adn Valley of Montpelier
   2007  Honorary 33rd degree, Northern Masonic Juridiction 
   2008-2010 Commander-in-Chief, Vermont Consistory
   2007-present, Drama Director, Valley of Montpelier, now Central Valley of Vermont 
    
 
Valley of Montpelier, Scottish Rite Masons, Christmas Mummer’s play.  Grandma Nicolas II. Dec 13th, 2008.
 
 

 
Valley of Montpelier and Valley of Burlington Scottish Rite Masons; Degree director and lead part in various plays- including
Spirit of Evil in 19th degree in Schenectady NY on Nov 8, 2008,
Guide  in 4th degree Jan, 2009, and June 4th, 2009,  and many other times.   
Intro to Scottish Rite at OES meeting,  Feb 7th, 2008 Williamstown VT
14th degree Feb, 2009. 
Master of Ceremonies in 18th degree for Valleys of Rutland (at Montpelier)  and Burlington  March 26th, .
Aaron in 17th degree in Montpelier on March.
Commander in Chief in 31st and 32nd degrees, April 26th, 2009, and in most "Constans" degrees back to 1993.
Directed Last Full Measure on June 13, 2009,  August 19th, and Oct 24th.
Directed 15th degree and took role in 18th degree, Oct 17th.
Commander in Chief in 31st and 32nd degrees, Nov 14, 2009
Losing track- more in 2010.  Another performance of Last Full Measure. in Oct 2010 for OES
Day after house fire, Oct 23 2010, played Sultan in 29th degree. 
Zerubabel in 16th degree, Feb 2011, Barre/Montpelier 
Herod in 17th Degree, March,2011, Rutland  AASR
MC in 18th degree, March 2011 

World premiere of John Casell’s North Country Lucky at Lost Nation Theatre, Montpelier, VT, May 16, 2009; Barbershop bass bad guy- Billy the Banker.
 
U of Chicago Interfraternity Sing (www.IFSing.org)- Phi Gamma Delta songleader. June 5, 2010  Annual since 2002,  and prior years on and off,
 
Green Mountain Opera Festival,
                Barber of Seville, in chorus and Scribe, Barre Opera House, June 2006 
                La Traviata, chorus, Barre Opera House, June 2008 
                Marriage of Figaro,  chorus, at Barre Opera House, June 19 and 21, 2009
                 Lucia di Lammermoor, chorus, at Barre Opera House, June 2010.
                 Carmen, chorus,at Barre Opera House, June 2011
 
Officiating at weddings and civil unions- hm- recently- June 2009, Dec 2009, Sept 2010
   Elected Justice of the Peace, Town of Fayston, Nov 2010 
Jazz Concert with Mad River Chorale July 2, 2009 Sugarbush, VT
Missa In Jazz-  a jazzy mass sung by the Mad River Chorale, Nov 22, 2009
Played Father Raphael in Murder at Mascara Mountain, Sugarbush, MRC benefit, Nov 27, 2010. 
 
Holiday Hangover cabaret- Nov 27th
photo above by Elli Hilferty, The Old Dope Peddler, from Forbidden Christmas, Nov, 2007.  see Forbidden Christmas tab.