Career History in Animal Health & Freelance Writing

	Dr. C. Sue Furman's extensive background in canine anatomy and physiology are the cornerstone of Holistic Touch Therapy classes and her books and articles on animal massage and acupressure.

Founder & Owner: Holistic Touch Therapy 1995 - present

Dr. C. Sue Furman founded Holistic Touch Therapy School of Animal Massage and Acupressure to share her extensive knowledge of canine anatomy, massage, and acupressure. She was motivated by the desire to teach others and make the benefits of pet massage and acupressure available to many animals. Both online classes and on-site classes are designed to produce graduates able to:

• Evaluate the canine for massage & acupressure
• Perform canine massage & accupressure
• Start a successful canine massage or acupressure business

Founder & Owner: Wolfchase Publishing 2000 - present
Wolfchase Publishing was created to provide an avenue for producing an ongoing array of high quality, reasonably priced books, CDs, DVDs and other materials related to the health and well being of animals. The first book,
Balance Your Dog: Canine Massage, was published in 2003. Other materials are in production.

Freelance Contributor
Clean Run, Horse Illustrated, Equine Athlete, The Whole Dog Journal, Illinois Horse Network

Author
Balance Your Dog: Canine Massage
       Dr. C. Sue Furman. Fort Collins, CO: Wolfchase Publishing. 336 pp. 2003.
       Received First Place, Colorado Independent Publishers Association, 2004 Evvy Book Award
Fifth Sunday
       S. Furman, S. Russell & E. McDaniel, eds.
       Columbia, TN:St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. 146pp. 1996.
Turning Point: The Myths and Realities of Menopause
       Dr. C. Sue Furman. New York:Oxford University Press. 208pp. 1995.
Freeze Fracture: Methods, Artifacts and Interpretations
       J. E. Rash and C. S. Hudson (Furman), eds.
       NY:Raven Press. pp. 204. 1979.

Editor
The Power of Touch. Editor Holistic Touch Therapy online canine massage & acupressure newsletter.
(2005-present)
Chesapeake Microscopy Journal. Editor-in-Chief,
       Journal published by the Chesapeake Society of Electron Microscopy (1988)

Professional Organizations

• Dog Writers Association of America
• Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN)
• Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA)
• Centennial Pens and Publishers
• Irish Wolfhound Club of America
• Rocky Mountain Irish Wolfhound Association
• Irish Wolfhound Association of the Mid-South

Career History in Science & Academia

Education
University		Degree	Year	Major
Southern Illinois Univ.		B.A.	1963	Zoology
	Carbondale, IL
Southern Illinois Univ.		M.A.	1965	Zoology
	Carbondale, IL
The University of Texas		Ph.D.	1972	Biological Sciences
	Austin, TX

	Dr. C. Sue Furman has used the electron microscope for over 40 years to conduct research on muscle and nerve.

Positions and Employment
Visiting Professor
       Dept. Physiology, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 2005-present
Associate Professor
       Dept. Physiology, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 2003-2005
Associate Professor (Special)
       Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical
       Sciences, Colorado State University. 1990-1991, 1999-2004
Associate Professor
       Dept. Of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine. 1983-1987
Assistant Professor (50% time)
       Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, Health Scientist Specialist (50% time),
       Laboratory Services, Electron Microscopy, Veterans Administration Medical Center. 1979-1983.
Research Assistant Professor
       Dept. Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine. 1976-1979
Assistant Professor
       Department of Biology, Wright State University. 1971-1975.

Other Experience & Honors
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant
      Gap Junctions and Connexins in Developing CNS
       P.I.: John E. Rash, Ph.D., Co-P.I.: Dr. C. Sue Furman (05/01/02-06/30/06)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant
       Aquaporin Water Channels in Brain and Spinal Cord
       P.I.: John E. Rash, Ph.D., Co-P.I.: Dr. C. Sue Furman (08/01/99-07/31/04)
Editor-in-Chief
       Chesapeake Microscopy Journal Published by the Chesapeake Society of Electron Microscopy (1988)
Chairperson
       Social Events Committee & Member Local Events Committee
       Electron Microscopy Society of America 1987 annual meeting in Baltimore, MD (1986-1987)
Consultant
       to USAFSAM Human Use Committee considering the efficacy of pyridostigmine as a
       prophylactic agent for nerve gas. United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine,
       Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX (1985)
U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command, Department of Defense (DOD) Contract
      Effects of Pyridostigmine and Physostigmine on the Cholinergic Synapse.
       P.I.: C. Sue Hudson (Furman) (1983–1986)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant
       Studies of Mammalian Synaptic Development.
       P.I.: C. Sue Hudson (Furman) (1978-1983)
Organizer
       Frontiers in Modern Biology Minicourse: Freeze-fracture Methods in Membrane Study.
       University of Alabama, Department of Biology (1981)
National Science Foundation Grant
      Studies of Mammalian Synaptic Development
       P.I. C. Sue Hudson (Furman) (1978-1981)
Co-Editor
       Freeze-fracture: Techniques, Artifacts and Interpretations.
       Rash, J.E. and C.S. Hudson (Furman), eds. New York: Raven Press. (1979)
National Science Foundation
       Outside Reviewer Neurobiology Program (1978-1980)
Co-organizer (with Dr. J.E. Rash)
       Symposium on Preparation-dependent Changes of Biological Structure in Freeze-fracture
       Workshop, The American Society for Cell Biology, 18th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX (1978)
Chairperson
       Cellular Neurobiology Session, The American Society for Cell Biology 17th Annual Meeting,
       San Diego, CA (1977)

Professional Memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1974-1988
American Society for Cell Biology. 1974-1988
Chesapeake Society for Electron Microscopy 1976-1988, Council Member 1984-1987
Society for Neuroscience. 1980-1982
Electron Microscopy Society of America 1986-1988, Member, Local Events Committee & Chair,
       Social Events Committee for 1987 national meeting in Baltimore.