Rev. Shirley A. Ranck, Ph.D.

3720 Maryland Ave.
Flint, Michigan 48506
810-820-7181
saranck@earthlink.net

EDUCATION

        B.A.   1953 Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ
        M.R.E.   1958 Drew University, Madison, NJ (religious education)
        M.A.   1964 City College of New York, New York City (clinical psychology)
        Ph.D.   1976 Fordham University, New York City (urban school psychology)
        M.DIV.   1978 Starr King School, Berkeley, CA
        Certif.   1983 Gestalt Training Program, Cincinnati, OH
        Certif.   2001 Interim Ministry Network Basic Education

LICENSE

        Licensed psychologist in California #PSY 8116 (inactive)

ORDINATION

        October 12, 1980 - Northern Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
        Cincinnati, OH

MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE

    9/09 - present Interim Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Flint, MI

    8/08 - 8/09 Interim Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Sunnyvale, CA

    8/07 - 8/08    Interim Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada, Reno, NV

    8/06 - 8/07    Interim Minister, North Shore Unitarian Church, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

    9/04 - 8/06    Interim Minister, Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, Williamsburg, VA

   8/03 - 8/04    Interim Minister, Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church, Houston, TX

   9/02 - 8/03   Interim Minister, Unitarian Universalist Society of Northern Fairfield County, West Redding, CT

   8/01 - 8/02   Interim Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces, Las Cruces, NM

   8/99 - 8/01   Interim Minister, Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Olympia, WA.

   10/97 - 8/99 Associate Minister, Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento
            Sacramento, CA - half to three quarter time

   8/97 - 8/98   Interim Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada
            Reno, NV - one quarter time

   8/93 - 8/97   Retired

   8/92 - 8/93   Interim Minister, First Parish Unitarian Church, Kennebunk, ME

   8/91 - 8/92   Interim Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church in Oak Park Oak Park, IL

   9/90 - 7/91   Interim Minister, Marin Fellowship of Unitarians San Rafael, CA

    9/88 - 9/90   Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
            Mobile, AL        and
            Unitarian Universalist Church
            Jackson, MS

   8/80 - 11/82 Minister, Northern Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
            Cincinnati, OH

    1/80 - 6/80   Interim Minister, Starr King Unitarian Church
            Hayward, CA

   3/76 - 6/76   Ministerial Intern, Montclair Unitarian Church
            Montclair, NJ

TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

   1981 - present   Author and teacher, Cakes for the Queen of Heaven, course in feminist
            theology published by the Unitarian Universalist Association. Offered
            to women across the continent.

   Spring       Instructor, Women and Counseling
   1981, 1982   United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH

   9/78 - 6/79   Research Associate and Teacher
            Program for the Study of New Religious Movements in America
            Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

   1/86 - 6/88   Senior Clinical Psychologist, Las Colinas Women's Detention Center
            Santee, CA

   10/84 - 4/87   Psychologist in private practice, El Camino Psychology Center
            Oceanside, CA

   1/82 - 8/83   Post-doctoral psychological counselor, Psychological Services Center
            University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

   11/82 - 8/83   Psychotherapist (part time) with clergy and persons in religious orders
            Archdiocese Consultation Service, Cincinnati, OH

   2/76 - 8/76   Staff Clinical Psychologist, Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
            Greystone Park, NJ

   9/68 - 6/75   School Psychologist, Livingston Board of Education
            Livingston, NJ

   10/64 - 10/65   Junior Fellow in Psychology, APA-approved internship in clinical psychology
            New Jersey Department of Institutions & Agencies, Pollak Clinic
            Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

        Member, Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association
        Member, Ministerial Sisterhood-Unitarian Universalist
        Member, Unitarian Universalist Women's Heritage Society

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