Dooley Noted: 6/13/2015
The Person: Dr. Robert Walker
Profession: biological anthropologist and professor of anatomy, New York Chiropractic College (NYCC)
How I know him:
Dr. Walker was the founding dean of the Master of Science in Clinical Anatomy program at NYCC. I was the lucky chosen one to first matriculate into the fellowship, where I spent three years learning and teaching human cadaveric dissection and anatomy instruction.
How he’s changed me:
Dr. Walker showed me the power of determination. He never let me whine about the difficulty of my program, yet he consistently exhibited confidence in my abilities (even when I didn’t for myself).
He single-handedly changed the course of my life by guiding me as my thesis advisor and dean. Because of his trust and guidance, I began a career that helped me understand the clinical correlations of human anatomy.
I am forever in his debt, and I strive every day to make him proud.
His responses to a list of questions:
Book that changed you: Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse
Best website: bbc.com
Biggest mentor: C. Owen Lovejoy, my dissertation advisor at Kent State
Secret to success: Determination and perseverance
Secret to happiness: To be at peace with yourself, and acceptance of yourself
Secret to fitness: Moderation in all things
Secret to wealth: To be grateful for what you have and to avoid greed.
Best advice you’ve been given: Don’t let them get you down.
Acronyms following name: PhD
Know and acknowledge the people that change you.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley
