John Ray
About Me
I am a 5'10", jocular former university teacher aged 64 at the time of writing in 2008 who still has a fair bit of hair. I am Australian born of working class origins and British ancestry. I spent a year in Britain in 1977 but my last trip there was in 1984. My doctorate is in psychology but I taught mainly sociology in my 14 years as a university teacher. In High Schools I taught economics. I have taught in both traditional and "progressive" (low discipline) High Schools. My main interests are blogging, classical music, history, the stockmarket, current affairs and languages. I have been married four times to four fine women with whom I am still on amicable terms. I have one son born in 1987. In medical matters I speak mainly as a frequent user of medical services from Australia's superb private health network -- though I have also made a few minor contributions to the academic literature of medicine. Fuller biographical notes here
Interests
- Academic-standard psychological research
- politics
- the stockmarket
- blogging
- listening to Baroque music.
