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Education
B.A. in Music and Physical Education, Hunter College
Ph.D. Hon. Humanities, Albright College
Ph.D. Hon. Humanities, Albright College
Awards
2009 Leeway Transformation Award
1999 Dorthea Lange/Paul Taylor Award
1998 Beacon of Hope Award
1996 Poet Laureate, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
1995 Karen Sofield Award for AIDS Awareness
1994 Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Contribution Award
Selected Exhibitions
2013 Group Exhibit, Caribbean Color
2012 Solo Show sevenminuseven USVI
2011 Feminine Mystique, The Ice Gallery, USVI
2010 ARTEXPO New York City, NY
2009 Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA
2009 River Run Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
2003 No #9 Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
2000 PNC Bank, New Hope PA
1999 Positive Expressions, St Petersburg, Florida
1998 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1997 The Gallery Café, New Hope, PA
1999 Dorthea Lange/Paul Taylor Award
1998 Beacon of Hope Award
1996 Poet Laureate, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
1995 Karen Sofield Award for AIDS Awareness
1994 Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Contribution Award
Selected Exhibitions
2013 Group Exhibit, Caribbean Color
2012 Solo Show sevenminuseven USVI
2011 Feminine Mystique, The Ice Gallery, USVI
2010 ARTEXPO New York City, NY
2009 Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA
2009 River Run Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
2003 No #9 Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
2000 PNC Bank, New Hope PA
1999 Positive Expressions, St Petersburg, Florida
1998 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1997 The Gallery Café, New Hope, PA
Lecture Topics
Lecture Topics
Art and Healing
A Positive Life
Midlife Opportunities
Sexuality
Addiction
Body Image
Art and Healing
A Positive Life
Midlife Opportunities
Sexuality
Addiction
Body Image
Performnces
Sex, Cellulite & Large Farm Equipment: One Girls Guide To Living & Dying
SEXED
The Dominatrix Next Door
It Looks Like A Banana But It Is Really A Dog
SEXED
The Dominatrix Next Door
It Looks Like A Banana But It Is Really A Dog
Publications
2012 Bucks County Poet Laureate Anthology: Making Our Own Light
2010-2011 Blog for edgenewyorkcity.com
2010-09 Blog for thebody.com1994-07
1994-2008 Columnist for POZ Magazine
2004 In Which I Lost 1000 Pounds, Poetry By River Huston
1999 Goddess: The New Feminine Guide to Wisdom.
1998 The Chicago Tribune: Road Trip
1998 A Positive Life Portraits of Women Living With HIV
1997 Hand Offering God
1996 Live at Karla’s, An Anthology of Performance Poetry
1995 The Bones Of Susan by Poetry by River Huston
1995 Black Oak Press Collection
1995 The Poets Attic
1994 It looks Like a Banana But It’s Really a Dog, a poetry collection
1993 North Star Bar Poetry Series
1992 Jesus Never Lived Here, Poetry by River Huston
2010-2011 Blog for edgenewyorkcity.com
2010-09 Blog for thebody.com1994-07
1994-2008 Columnist for POZ Magazine
2004 In Which I Lost 1000 Pounds, Poetry By River Huston
1999 Goddess: The New Feminine Guide to Wisdom.
1998 The Chicago Tribune: Road Trip
1998 A Positive Life Portraits of Women Living With HIV
1997 Hand Offering God
1996 Live at Karla’s, An Anthology of Performance Poetry
1995 The Bones Of Susan by Poetry by River Huston
1995 Black Oak Press Collection
1995 The Poets Attic
1994 It looks Like a Banana But It’s Really a Dog, a poetry collection
1993 North Star Bar Poetry Series
1992 Jesus Never Lived Here, Poetry by River Huston
Representative List of Lectures, Appearances and Performance
KEYNOTE/PLENARY
Allegheny General Hospital, PA
AmeriCorps, RI
Archdiocese Of New Jersey
Body Positive Conference, AR
Abbott Laboratories International, Canada
Action AIDS Benefit, PA
AIDS, Medicine and Miracles, CA, FL, CO
AIDS Minnesota Conference, FL
A Positive Life Dinner, TX
Bucks County Chamber of Commerce, PA.
Bucks County AIDS Network, PA
Bucks County Detention Center, PA
CARES, Make It Happen Benefit, MI
Children’s AIDS Network AIDS, NJ
Catawba Care Benefit, SC
Changing Landscapes Conference, SC
Community Healthcare Network, NY
CIFOPWA Gala benefit, IL
Day Of Service, RI
Day of Healing, DE
Department Of Health, AR, CA, KY, ME, MI, NE, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, WI, VT.
HEROES Retreat, LA
HIV/ AIDS Conference, Santa Fe, NM
Hyacinth Foundation, NJ
International Conference on
HIV/AIDS and Chinese Medicine, CA, NY
Holyoke Health Retreat, CT
International AIDS Empowerment, NM
Internal Revenue Service, NJ
International Water Keeper’s Gala, PA Kalmia Benefit Gala, PA
Labs are Vital Campaign, Chicago
Martin Luther King Center, RI
M'Kor Shalom, NJ
National Skills Building Conference, DC, CA
New Hampshire Women’s Conference, NH
NJWAN Conference, NJ
New Jersey Collegiate Consortium For Health and Education, NJ
New Orleans Empowerment Conference, LA
Northwest Rural AIDS Alliance, PA
Omega Institute, NY
Over 50 Forum, Boston, Miami
On Wings Of Hope Conference, NJ
Positive Living Women’s Conference, FL
Positive Health Clinic, PA
Peer Leadership Conference, MI
Philadelphia Fight Gala Event, PA
Planned Parenthood, PA, NJ, FL, NY
Promethean Center, PA
Ray of Hope Conference, NY
Reaching For Peace, PA
SMART University, NY
St. Francis Medical Center, NJ
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, DC
St. Johns Presbyterian Church, NJ
Scientific Study Of Sexuality Conference, PA
Social Work and HIV Conference, Chicago
TPAN Women’s Conference, Chicago
Trenton Family Guidance Center, NJ
Today Inc., PA.
Trinity Church, NJ
United States Conference on AIDS, CA, FL
United States Conference on Ministers, MI
Vermont Cares Conference, VT
Women on The Move Conference, NJ
Women: Images and Reality Conference, NJ
Women and HIV; Day of Healing, OH
Women and Girls National Testing Day, AR
Women and HIV Conference, DC
Women and HIV Luncheon, MD
Women’s World Retreat, CA
Women Healing Luncheon, Phila Fight, PA
Winter Youth Assembly, NJ
World AIDS Day Dance, NJ
Yale CT AIDS Training Center, CT
Young Women’s Christen Association, PA
Youth Leadership Summit, IL
Youth Services Inc., NJ
8th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference
10th Intl. Conference on HIV/AIDS, Japan
11th Intl Conference on HIV/AIDS, Canada
18th Intl Conference on HIV/AIDS, Vienna
Allegheny General Hospital, PA
AmeriCorps, RI
Archdiocese Of New Jersey
Body Positive Conference, AR
Abbott Laboratories International, Canada
Action AIDS Benefit, PA
AIDS, Medicine and Miracles, CA, FL, CO
AIDS Minnesota Conference, FL
A Positive Life Dinner, TX
Bucks County Chamber of Commerce, PA.
Bucks County AIDS Network, PA
Bucks County Detention Center, PA
CARES, Make It Happen Benefit, MI
Children’s AIDS Network AIDS, NJ
Catawba Care Benefit, SC
Changing Landscapes Conference, SC
Community Healthcare Network, NY
CIFOPWA Gala benefit, IL
Day Of Service, RI
Day of Healing, DE
Department Of Health, AR, CA, KY, ME, MI, NE, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, WI, VT.
HEROES Retreat, LA
HIV/ AIDS Conference, Santa Fe, NM
Hyacinth Foundation, NJ
International Conference on
HIV/AIDS and Chinese Medicine, CA, NY
Holyoke Health Retreat, CT
International AIDS Empowerment, NM
Internal Revenue Service, NJ
International Water Keeper’s Gala, PA Kalmia Benefit Gala, PA
Labs are Vital Campaign, Chicago
Martin Luther King Center, RI
M'Kor Shalom, NJ
National Skills Building Conference, DC, CA
New Hampshire Women’s Conference, NH
NJWAN Conference, NJ
New Jersey Collegiate Consortium For Health and Education, NJ
New Orleans Empowerment Conference, LA
Northwest Rural AIDS Alliance, PA
Omega Institute, NY
Over 50 Forum, Boston, Miami
On Wings Of Hope Conference, NJ
Positive Living Women’s Conference, FL
Positive Health Clinic, PA
Peer Leadership Conference, MI
Philadelphia Fight Gala Event, PA
Planned Parenthood, PA, NJ, FL, NY
Promethean Center, PA
Ray of Hope Conference, NY
Reaching For Peace, PA
SMART University, NY
St. Francis Medical Center, NJ
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, DC
St. Johns Presbyterian Church, NJ
Scientific Study Of Sexuality Conference, PA
Social Work and HIV Conference, Chicago
TPAN Women’s Conference, Chicago
Trenton Family Guidance Center, NJ
Today Inc., PA.
Trinity Church, NJ
United States Conference on AIDS, CA, FL
United States Conference on Ministers, MI
Vermont Cares Conference, VT
Women on The Move Conference, NJ
Women: Images and Reality Conference, NJ
Women and HIV; Day of Healing, OH
Women and Girls National Testing Day, AR
Women and HIV Conference, DC
Women and HIV Luncheon, MD
Women’s World Retreat, CA
Women Healing Luncheon, Phila Fight, PA
Winter Youth Assembly, NJ
World AIDS Day Dance, NJ
Yale CT AIDS Training Center, CT
Young Women’s Christen Association, PA
Youth Leadership Summit, IL
Youth Services Inc., NJ
8th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference
10th Intl. Conference on HIV/AIDS, Japan
11th Intl Conference on HIV/AIDS, Canada
18th Intl Conference on HIV/AIDS, Vienna
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
Alabama
Spring Hill College
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Arkansas
University of the Ozarks
Arkansas State University
University of Arkansas- Fort Smith
California
California State Poly University
California State University-Monterey
University of California-Irvine
Cate School
San Jose State University
Sonoma State University
Connecticut
Southeast Connecticut State U
Gateway Community College
Delaware
University Of Delaware
Wesley College
Florida
Gulf Coast University
Eckerd College
Hillsborough Community College
Valencia Community College
Georgia
Columbus State University
Savannah College of Art & Design
Valdosta State College
Young Harris College
Idaho
University of Idaho
Albertson College
Illinois
Bradley University, Peoria
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago
Saint Francis University, Joliet
Southern Illinois U, Carbondale
Indiana
Drake University
Morningside University
Buena Vista University
Indiana University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Indiana State University
Saint Mary’s College
University of Saint Francis
Saint Mary’s College
University of Saint Francis
Iowa
Buena Vista University
Morningside College
Kansas
Garden State Community College
Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University
Louisiana
Nichols State College
Massachusetts
American International College
Bridgewater State College
Clark University
Curry College
University of Massachusetts
Wheelock College
Wheaton College
Salem State University
Simmons College
University of Massachusetts
Bentley College
Maryland
Chester College
Howard Community College
McDaniel's College
Salisbury Sate University
St Mary’s College of Maryland
Washington College
Maine
Colby College
Bowdoin College
Bates College
Husson College
University of Maine, Fort Kent
University of Maine, Farmington
University of Maine, Presque Isle
Michigan
Ferris State University
Kettering College
Michigan State University
Northern Michigan University
University of Michigan
Minnesota
College Of St. Benedict
Ridgewater College
Missouri
Washington University of St Louis
Montana
Carroll College, Helena
Nebraska
Southeast Community College
New Hampshire
Colby-Sawyer College
Dartmouth College
North Carolina
College of East Carolina
East Carolina University
UNC-Pembroke
UNC-Charlotte
UNC-Wilmington
New Mexico
New Mexico State University
New Jersey
Brookdale Community College
Centenary College
Jersey City State College
Monmouth University
Middlesex CCC
Rutgers University New Brunswick
Rutgers-Camden
Princeton University
Raritan County Community College
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rowan University
Rider University
The College of New Jersey
Seton Hall University
William Patterson College
New York
Adirondack Community College
Alfred University
Fashion Inst. Of Technology
Fordham University
Hunter College
Ithaca College
Jamestown Community College
Keuka College
Long Island University
Monroe Community College
Nazareth College of Rochester
New York University
Polytechnic University
Queens College
Saint Bonaventure University
Saint John's University
Saint Lawrence University
Siena College
SUNY, Oneonta
SUNY, Oswego
SUNY, Cortland
Suffolk County community College
Wagner College
Wells College
Ohio
Miami University
Muskingum College
Ohio State University
Ohio University-Athens
University of Cincinnati
Oregon
Pacific College
Portland, University
Southern Oregon University
University of Portland
Pennsylvania
Albright College
Bucknell University
Bucks County Community College
Cedar Crest College
Delaware Valley College
DeSale University
Gettysburg College
Juniata College
Lehigh University
Lafayette University
Mercyhurst College
Millersville University
Moravian College
Northampton Community College
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Penn State University, Altoona
Penn State University, Hazelton
Penn State U, Beaver Campus
Penn State U, New Kensington
Philadelphia University
Shippensburg University
Slippery Rock University
Temple University
University of Sciences, Philadelphia
Ursinis College
Wilkes University
Rhode Island
Brown University
Providence College
Roger Williams University
South Carolina
Coastal Carolina University
Furman University
University Of South Carolina
Winthrop University
Tennessee
Austin Peay University
University of Memphis
Volunteer State Community College
Texas
Amarillo College
Cedar Valley College
Southwest Texas State University
Texas Tech University
United States Virgin Islands
University of The Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie High School
Utah
Westminster College
Southern Utah University
Virginia
Longwood College
Old Dominion University
Mary Washington University
Randolph Macon College
The College of William and Mary
Vermont
Lyndon State College
Saint Michael's University
Washington
Edmunds Community College
Green River community College
Pierce Community College
Western Washington University
Wisconsin
University Wisconsin
Cardinal Stritch College
West Virginia
Davis and Elkin College
Marshal University
University Of West Virginia
West Virginia University
Wyoming
Northwest College
University of Wyoming, Laramie
Spring Hill College
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Arkansas
University of the Ozarks
Arkansas State University
University of Arkansas- Fort Smith
California
California State Poly University
California State University-Monterey
University of California-Irvine
Cate School
San Jose State University
Sonoma State University
Connecticut
Southeast Connecticut State U
Gateway Community College
Delaware
University Of Delaware
Wesley College
Florida
Gulf Coast University
Eckerd College
Hillsborough Community College
Valencia Community College
Georgia
Columbus State University
Savannah College of Art & Design
Valdosta State College
Young Harris College
Idaho
University of Idaho
Albertson College
Illinois
Bradley University, Peoria
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago
Saint Francis University, Joliet
Southern Illinois U, Carbondale
Indiana
Drake University
Morningside University
Buena Vista University
Indiana University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Indiana State University
Saint Mary’s College
University of Saint Francis
Saint Mary’s College
University of Saint Francis
Iowa
Buena Vista University
Morningside College
Kansas
Garden State Community College
Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University
Louisiana
Nichols State College
Massachusetts
American International College
Bridgewater State College
Clark University
Curry College
University of Massachusetts
Wheelock College
Wheaton College
Salem State University
Simmons College
University of Massachusetts
Bentley College
Maryland
Chester College
Howard Community College
McDaniel's College
Salisbury Sate University
St Mary’s College of Maryland
Washington College
Maine
Colby College
Bowdoin College
Bates College
Husson College
University of Maine, Fort Kent
University of Maine, Farmington
University of Maine, Presque Isle
Michigan
Ferris State University
Kettering College
Michigan State University
Northern Michigan University
University of Michigan
Minnesota
College Of St. Benedict
Ridgewater College
Missouri
Washington University of St Louis
Montana
Carroll College, Helena
Nebraska
Southeast Community College
New Hampshire
Colby-Sawyer College
Dartmouth College
North Carolina
College of East Carolina
East Carolina University
UNC-Pembroke
UNC-Charlotte
UNC-Wilmington
New Mexico
New Mexico State University
New Jersey
Brookdale Community College
Centenary College
Jersey City State College
Monmouth University
Middlesex CCC
Rutgers University New Brunswick
Rutgers-Camden
Princeton University
Raritan County Community College
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rowan University
Rider University
The College of New Jersey
Seton Hall University
William Patterson College
New York
Adirondack Community College
Alfred University
Fashion Inst. Of Technology
Fordham University
Hunter College
Ithaca College
Jamestown Community College
Keuka College
Long Island University
Monroe Community College
Nazareth College of Rochester
New York University
Polytechnic University
Queens College
Saint Bonaventure University
Saint John's University
Saint Lawrence University
Siena College
SUNY, Oneonta
SUNY, Oswego
SUNY, Cortland
Suffolk County community College
Wagner College
Wells College
Ohio
Miami University
Muskingum College
Ohio State University
Ohio University-Athens
University of Cincinnati
Oregon
Pacific College
Portland, University
Southern Oregon University
University of Portland
Pennsylvania
Albright College
Bucknell University
Bucks County Community College
Cedar Crest College
Delaware Valley College
DeSale University
Gettysburg College
Juniata College
Lehigh University
Lafayette University
Mercyhurst College
Millersville University
Moravian College
Northampton Community College
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Penn State University, Altoona
Penn State University, Hazelton
Penn State U, Beaver Campus
Penn State U, New Kensington
Philadelphia University
Shippensburg University
Slippery Rock University
Temple University
University of Sciences, Philadelphia
Ursinis College
Wilkes University
Rhode Island
Brown University
Providence College
Roger Williams University
South Carolina
Coastal Carolina University
Furman University
University Of South Carolina
Winthrop University
Tennessee
Austin Peay University
University of Memphis
Volunteer State Community College
Texas
Amarillo College
Cedar Valley College
Southwest Texas State University
Texas Tech University
United States Virgin Islands
University of The Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie High School
Utah
Westminster College
Southern Utah University
Virginia
Longwood College
Old Dominion University
Mary Washington University
Randolph Macon College
The College of William and Mary
Vermont
Lyndon State College
Saint Michael's University
Washington
Edmunds Community College
Green River community College
Pierce Community College
Western Washington University
Wisconsin
University Wisconsin
Cardinal Stritch College
West Virginia
Davis and Elkin College
Marshal University
University Of West Virginia
West Virginia University
Wyoming
Northwest College
University of Wyoming, Laramie
Performance
Atmosphere, Chicago
Border's Books, Princeton, N J
Broadway Comedy Club, NYC
Caroline’s Comedy Club, NYC
Castle Cinema, RI
Club Cafe, Boston, MA
Denver Marriott Tech Center, CO
Dodge Poetry Festival, NJ
Dover Downs, Dover, DE
Edith Macy Conference Center,
Briarcliff Manor, NY
Fairmont Hotel, Chicago
Hyatt Hotel, Miami
International Fringe Festival, New York, NY
John and Peter's, PA
JJ Resorts, Muskegon, MI
La Paloma, Miami
Karla's Cafe, New Hope, PA
Manhattan Theater Source, NYC
Midtown Manhattan International Theater Festival, NYC
Mockingbird Warehouse, Canada
Montgomery Theater, PA
New Hope Art's Festival, PA
Hotel Carlisle, PA
Lambertville, Station, NJ
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ
Nuyorican Poet's Cafe, NYC
Portland Convention Center, OR
Poco’s Comedy Cabaret, PA
Portland Convention Center, OR
Ramada Inn, Chicago
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Society Hill Playhouse, Philadelphia
Sioux City Convention Center, IA
Sportsman Lodge, CA
Stage Left Theater, NYC
Stand-Up New York, NYC
St. Petersburg Writers Festival, Florida
The Cafe, Long Beach, CA
The Duplex, NYC
The Getty Center, SC
The North Star Bar, Philadelphia
The Renburg Theater, Los Angeles
The Sculpture Garden, Hamilton, NJ
The Tower Theater, CA
The Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ
Border's Books, Princeton, N J
Broadway Comedy Club, NYC
Caroline’s Comedy Club, NYC
Castle Cinema, RI
Club Cafe, Boston, MA
Denver Marriott Tech Center, CO
Dodge Poetry Festival, NJ
Dover Downs, Dover, DE
Edith Macy Conference Center,
Briarcliff Manor, NY
Fairmont Hotel, Chicago
Hyatt Hotel, Miami
International Fringe Festival, New York, NY
John and Peter's, PA
JJ Resorts, Muskegon, MI
La Paloma, Miami
Karla's Cafe, New Hope, PA
Manhattan Theater Source, NYC
Midtown Manhattan International Theater Festival, NYC
Mockingbird Warehouse, Canada
Montgomery Theater, PA
New Hope Art's Festival, PA
Hotel Carlisle, PA
Lambertville, Station, NJ
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ
Nuyorican Poet's Cafe, NYC
Portland Convention Center, OR
Poco’s Comedy Cabaret, PA
Portland Convention Center, OR
Ramada Inn, Chicago
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Society Hill Playhouse, Philadelphia
Sioux City Convention Center, IA
Sportsman Lodge, CA
Stage Left Theater, NYC
Stand-Up New York, NYC
St. Petersburg Writers Festival, Florida
The Cafe, Long Beach, CA
The Duplex, NYC
The Getty Center, SC
The North Star Bar, Philadelphia
The Renburg Theater, Los Angeles
The Sculpture Garden, Hamilton, NJ
The Tower Theater, CA
The Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ
media
MEDIA
AM Philadelphia
CBS Up To The Minute
Charles Perez Show
Channel 9 Update
CNN Morning Show
Day and Date
Good Morning America
Late Date with Seri
Montel Williams Show
News Talk Television
NPR All things Considered
KMUD Radio Interview
Showtime
WPST AIDS Benefit
MetroLive
FOX News Radio
AM Philadelphia
CBS Up To The Minute
Charles Perez Show
Channel 9 Update
CNN Morning Show
Day and Date
Good Morning America
Late Date with Seri
Montel Williams Show
News Talk Television
NPR All things Considered
KMUD Radio Interview
Showtime
WPST AIDS Benefit
MetroLive
FOX News Radio