Susan Othmer is Clinical Director of the EEG Institute. She has been involved in clinical research and the development of EEG biofeedback protocols since 1988. She teaches professional training courses in EEG biofeedback, and presents clinical research findings in professional forums.

FORMAL EDUCATION
1989 – 1991
Biofeedback Institute of Los Angeles
California Graduate Institute - Los Angeles, California
Includes course work in biofeedback theory and practice and cognitive behavior therapy.

1970 – 1971
UCLA Brain Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Continued Ph.D. thesis work.

1966 – 1970
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - Ph.D.
Candidate in Neurobiology and Behavior with minors in Biochemistry and Physical Biology.

1962 – 1966
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - B.A.
Physics, magna cum laude and with distinction in all subjects.
Selected to Phi Beta Kappa.

 

OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY
2002 – present
Clinical Director, EEG Institute

1999 – 2002
Director of Clinical Research and Development, EEG Spectrum Institute

1988 – 1999
Clinical Director, EEG Spectrum Institute

1973 – 1988
Director of volunteer, environmental education organization with training and experience in interpersonal relations, groups dynamics, and peer counseling.

1968
Mother of two ADHD children; one diagnosed with complex partial seizures.

 

CERTIFICATION
Certified Biofeedback Practitioner
Certified Neurofeedback Practitioner
Biofeedback Certification Institute of America
Biofeedback Society of California

 

PRESENTATIONS (partial listing)
"Expectation, Observation, and Understanding; Development of a Clinical Model of Neurofeedback" (Invited Talk)
International Society for Neurofeedback and Research Annual Meeting
Denver, CO, 2005

"The Role of Neurofeedback in Pain Management"
American Academy of Pain Management 14th Annual Clinical Meeting, Denver, CO
September 2003

"General and Specific Effects of EEG Training"
Biofeedback Society of California Conference, Monterey, CA
November 2002

"EEG Biofeedback and Seizure Control"
Alternative Therapies for Special Kids Conference, Boston, MA
May 2002

"Promoting Physiological Self-Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder"
Infant Mental Health Symposium, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
April 2002

"Frontal Lobe EEG Training: Optimizing Organization and Control of Brain Function"
Future Health Winter Brain Conference, Miami Beach, FL
February 2002

"Interhemispheric EEG Training: Theory and Application"
Future Health Winter Brain Conference, Miami Beach, FL
February 2002

"EEG Training to Enhance Stability of Brain Function: A New Alternative to QEEG-driven Training"
Future Health Winter Brain Conference, Miami Beach, FL
February 2001

"An Arousal and Stability Model of Brain Disregulation"
Future Health Winter Brain Conference, Palm Springs, CA
February 2001

"Recovering Social-Emotional Connectedness with Neurofeedback Training"
Autism Society of America Conference, Long Beach, CA
November 2000

"Cortical EEG Training and the Descending Modulation of Pain"
Biofeedback Society of California Conference, Monterey, CA
November 2000

"The Hijacked Brain: Subcortical Survival Mechanisms and Alpha-Theta Training"
Future Health Winter Brain Conference, Palm Springs, CA
February 1999

"EEG Biofeedback: Its Application to Affective Disorders"
Biofeedback Society of California Conference, Monterey, CA
November 1998

"The Utilization of Continuous Performance and other Neuropsychological Tests for Protocol Selection in ADHD and Related Disorders"
Susan F. Othmer, Siegfried Othmer, and David Kaiser
SSNR Conference, Marco Island, FL
September 1996

"EEG Biofeedback: An Update of the Clinical Model"
EEG Spectrum Annual Clinical Interchange Conference
October 1994-2002

"EEG Biofeedback Training for PMS"
Society for the Study of Neuronal Regulation Conference, Las Vegas, NV
May 1994

"EEG Biofeedback for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke"
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Conference, Los Angeles
March 1993

PUBLICATIONS

Clinical Neurofeedback: Training Brain Behavior
Siegfried Othmer,  Sue Othmer, and Stella Legarda
Treatment Strategies – Pediatric Neurology and Psychiatry, 2(1):67-73 (2011)

Clinical Neurofeedback: Case Studies, Proposed Mechanism, and Implications for Pediatric Neurology Practice
Stella B. Legarda, Doreen McMahon, Siegfried Othmer, and Sue Othmer
Journal of Child Neurology,(26)8:1045-1051 (2011)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - The Neurofeedback Remedy
Siegfried Othmer, PhD, and Susan F. Othmer, BA
Biofeedback Magazine, Volume 37, Issue 1, pp. 24–31 (2009)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - The Neurofeedback Remedy
Siegfried Othmer, PhD, and Susan F. Othmer, BA
Biofeedback Magazine, Volume 37, Issue 1, pp. 24–31 (2009)

Protocol Guide for Neurofeedback Clinicians
Susan F. Othmer, BA
(2008)

(Biofeedback Society of California Newsletter articles on EEG biofeedback)
Spring 1999 - "Brain Waves and Brain States"
Summer 1999 - "Regulation of Sleep States"
Fall 1999 - "Many Faces of Depression"
Winter 2000 - "Right Side Training for Social Emotional Deficits"
Spring 2000 - "Headache"
Summer 2000 - "Training Non-verbal Clients"
Winter 2001 - "Pain and Suffering"
Spring 2001 - "Finding a Common Language"

EEG Biofeedback Training for Attention Deficit Disorder: A Review of Recent Clinical Controlled Studies and Clinical Findings
Siegfried Othmer, Ph.D., Susan F. Othmer, B.A., CNP, and David A. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Journal of the Biofeedback Society of California, October 1995.

EEG Biofeedback Training for Attention Deficit Disorder, Specific Learning Disabilities, and Associated Conduct Problems
Siegfried Othmer, Ph.D., Susan F. Othmer, B.A., CNP, and Clifford S. Marks, Ph.D.
Journal of the Biofeedback Society of California, September 1991.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS
Performance Enhancement Applications of Neurofeedback
Siegfried Othmer and Susan F. Othmer
Case studies in applied psychophysiology: Neurofeedback and biofeedback treatments for advances in human performance, W. A. Edmonds, & G. Tenenbaum (editors), Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex, UK, 2011, pp. 17-30.

Neurofeedback for the Autism Spectrum
Siegfried and Susan F. Othmer
Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism, 2011-2012, Ken Siri and Tony Lyons, Editors, Skyhorse Publishing, 2011, pp 262-267

The Subjective Experience of Neurofeedback
Siegfried Othmer, Vicki Pollock, and Norman Miller
In "Mind-Altering Drugs, The Science of Subjective Experience," Mitch Earleywine, Oxford University Press, London (2005)

Emerging Trends in Neurofeedback: I. On the Status and Future of Mechanisms-Based Training
Siegfried Othmer
Biofeedback, 30(2), pp. 21-3 (2002)

Efficacy of Neurofeedback for Pain Management
Siegfried Othmer and Susan F. Othmer
Chapter 50 in Weiner’s Pain Management, Seventh Edition: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, edited by Mark V. Boswell and B. Eliot Cole; Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, p. 719-739 (2005)

EEG Biofeedback: Training for AD/HD and Related Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Siegfried Othmer, Susan F. Othmer, and David A. Kaiser
In Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating AD/HD in Children and Adolescents: An Integrative Approach, edited by James A. Incorvaia, Bonnie S. Mark, Donald Tessmer, Chapter 10, Jason Aronson Inc., 1999.

EEG Biofeedback: An Emerging Model for its Global Efficacy
Siegfried Othmer, Susan F. Othmer, and David A. Kaiser
In Introduction to Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback, edited by James R. Evans and Andrew Abarbanel, Academic Press, San Diego, 1999.