Douglas Uzzell was born in Houston, Texas. He received the Bachelor's Degree and the Master's Degree, with a concentration in creative writing from the University of Houston, and t...view moreDouglas Uzzell was born in Houston, Texas. He received the Bachelor's Degree and the Master's Degree, with a concentration in creative writing from the University of Houston, and taught English and creative writing at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Subsequently, he received the PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin, and completed post-doctoral studies in psychotherapy at the University of South Florida. He has conducted ethnographic research in Mexico, Peru and the United States and taught anthropology courses at Rice University, Southern Methodist University, The University of Texas at Dallas, and The University of South Florida. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, he served with the US Central Intelligence Agency in South Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. He now practices Psychotherapy in Tampa, Florida, where he lives with his wife, Linda Whiteford.view less