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Chris re-launches Leadership Essentials, a revolutionary set of training tools that allows you to train staff as soon as you hire them.  Read More
 
Chris's homesickness prevention research, just published in the journal Pediatrics, received tremendous international coverage, including the Today Show, BBC News, Good Morning America, Ireland News Radio, NPR, and CNN Headline News.  Read Press Release
 
Chris's new DVD-CD set for new camper families was featured on The Martha Stewart Show.  View Clip.
 
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thumb_thurberDr. Christopher Thurber is a board-certified clinical psychologist, author, consultant, and father. A graduate of Harvard University, Chris created Leadership Essentials, a revolutionary set of online staff training tools.  He also hosts ACA's homesickness prevention DVD-CD set and co-authored the best-selling "Summer Camp Handbook." Chris is widely published in the academic and popular press and has more than 30 years of camp experience.  Chris is a longstanding member of the ACA's Research Committee.  All of Chris's personal and professional work is guided by the principles of leadership-by-example and social connection.

 

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ThurbsDVD172Click here to open a pdf file of a brief biography for conferences and other publicity. 

Click here to open a pdf file of Chris's most recent curriculum vita.

Click here to download a jpg promotional photo.

 
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