COLEMAN, Loren

COLEMAN, Loren. American, b. 1947. Genres: Paranormal, Adult nonfiction, Animals/Pets, Communications/Media, Psychology, Film, Social sciences, Mythology/Folklore, Children's non-fiction, Natural history, Social work, Anthropology/Ethnology, Zoology, Biography, Sports/Fitness. Career: Little Grassy Outdoor Laboratory, Carbondale, IL, counselor and activity therapist, 1967-70; TARGET Program Youth Home, Urbana, IL, supervisor, 1971-74; Behavioral Foundation for Children, San Francisco, CA, treatment team leader and group counselor, 1974-75; Walker School for Children, Needham, MA, weekend program and assistant intake coordinator, 1975-78; Framingham Youth Guidance Clinic, Framingham, MA, group program coordinator and psychiatric social worker, 1978-80; Department of Social Services, Charlestown, MA, supervisor and administrator, 1980-83; University of Southern Maine, Portland, Muskie Institute, research Associate, 1983-96; Youth Alternatives, Portland, ME, program director, 1996-; writer. Instructor and associate professor in social work, sociology, and anthropology at Boston University and Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA, 1981-83, and in cryptozoology, documentary film and social science at University of Southern Maine, 1990-. Publications: NONFICTION: (with J. Clark) The Unidentified: Notes toward Solving the UFO Mystery, 1975; (with Clark) Creatures of the Outer Edge, 1978, as Creatures of the Goblin World, 1984; Mysterious America, 1983; Curious Encounters: Phantom Trains, Spooky Spots and Other Mysterious Wonders, 1985; Suicide Clusters, 1987; (with S. Partridge and R. Partridge) Unattended Children, 1987; (ed. with K. Tilbor, H. Hornby, and C. Boggis) Working with Older Adoptees, 1988; Tom Slick and the Search for the Yeti, 1989. Author of articles. Address: PO Box 360, Portland, ME 04112, U.S.A.