Dr. John F. Looney, Jr. Work (617) 287-5283
19 Perkins Rd. Home (617) 729-1652
Winchester, MA 01890 E-Mail Jack.Looney@umb.edu
Professor of Geography, University of Massachusetts/Boston
EDUCATION
Salem State College, History and Geography BS 1958
Boston State College, Administration Ed .M. 1960
Boston University, Administration, Science Education, Ed. D. 1972
ADDITIONAL GRADUATE STUDIES
University of California, Berkley; Boston College; Harvard University; School of Public Health;
MIT Urban Planning Department
TEACHING POSITIONS
2002-present: Chair, Department of Earth & Geographic Sciences, University of Mass/Boston
1981-present: Professor, Department of Earth & Geographic Sciences, University of Mass/Boston
1981-1968: Professor, Department of Regional Studies, Boston State College,
1968-1958: Teacher, Director of Summer School, Medford Public Schools (K-12)
1965-1966: Teaching Fellow, Boston University — Sabbatical leave from Medford High School
TEACHING CERTIFICATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secondary School Teaching Certificates in: Biology, Earth Science, General Science, Geography, History, Psychometrics, Social Studies, English, Supervisor and Secondary School Principal.
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Inter-University Marine Science Ph.D. Program
Graduate College of Education, College of Arts & Sciences Department Liaison
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Curriculum consultant to Schools of Nursing at Malden Hospital, Malden, MA, Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA and Boston City Hospital, Boston MA
Curriculum consultant to Holliston, Cambridge, Boston and Matignon High School
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Presidential Award — University Service - 2001
Outstanding Educator Award, 1994, Region 1 NUCEA
Field Education Programs — Study of Boston Harbor Island and ocean expeditions on the Schooner, Ernestina and Sylvina W. Beal Program of Continuing Education.
NYNEX, Runnins River Field Study Grant, Healey Grant — Neponset Pathfinders
Keystone Study Group — U.S. Navy Submission of Congressional Environmental Impact study
USN, 1998 (1990-1998)
PALMS Presenter — Water Sheds — Presenter — Upward Bound — GPS Mapping, and Boston Harbor Islands Study
USDOE — Program Reviewer GAANNS (Graduate Assistance National Needs Students),
Mass Department of Agriculture — State Pesticide Board (Chair — Protem) 1978 — present
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Baugh, E.L., Soares, C., Looney, Jr. J.F., “Innovative Model for Nursing Education”, Faulkner
Hospital School of Nursing, 1972.
Looney, Jr. J.F., “Central Business District Survey”, Town of Winchester, MA, 1975.
Looney, Jr. J.F., “Survey of Elderly Needs”, Town of Stoneham, MA, 1987.
Looney, Jr. J.F., “Survey of Elderly Needs”, Town of Winchester, MA, 1985.
Looney, Jr. J.F., “Triage Health Care Plan for Elderly”, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, 1976.
Looney, Jr. J.F., Study Guide Exploring Oceans (John Wiley: New York), 1996.
Bean, K., Looney, J., Stalsmith, B. and Hagar, W. “Patterns and Acidic Deposition in a Weakley
Buffered Pond” NERM, ‘97, Northeast Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, 1997,
pp 113.
Looney, Jr. J.F., Cruising News “Cruise for Credit”, (Vol.4, pp.4-5) Sept. 2000.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University Advising, Counseling, and Personnel Committee
Faculty Steering Committee, University of Massachusetts/Boston, Union Executive Board
Covet II Committee-Implementation Planning Core Curriculum, Faculty Council
CAS — Senate, Parliamentarian and Executive Board, Chairman 1999-2000
Dept. Personnel Committee, — Chairman Liaison to Graduate College of Education
Doctoral Committee, Reader and Advisor (2) UMA
Internal Research Review Committee, Healey Public Research Grants and Faculty Development
(1997-1999)
University Faculty Council, CSM representative, 2000 to present
Dean’s Review Committee — School of Nursing
COMMUNITY
School Committee, Northeast Regional Vocational School (1984-1992)
Central Business District Study Committee, Chairman and Board of Appeals, Winchester, MA, Chairman
Phi Delta Kappa, Past President and life member — Boston University Chapter
Iota Ro — National Honor Society, Geography
State/ICC Certification Review Teams — Chair and subcommittee chair, Fitchburg State College, Southeastern Mass. University of Mass/Dartmouth, Boston College, Rhode Island College.