power of attachment to heal and realized the importance of attachment
principles in the daily lives of adults as well as children. During the last
year of his three-year fellowship, he joined the lab of the late James
(Jimmy) Schwartz, a renowned neuroscientist.
Currently at Columbia University, Levine is a principle investigator,
together with Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Eric Kandel and distinguished
researcher Dr. Denise Kandel, on a research project sponsored by the
National Institutes of Health. He also has a private practice in
Manhattan.
Levine is board-certified in adult psychiatry and is a member of the
American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Society for Neuroscience.
He lives with his family in New York City and Southampton, New
York.
For as long as she can remember, Rachel Heller has been interested
in human behavior and culture. As the daughter of two university
professors—a historian and a political scientist—she spent her
childhood in the United States, England, Israel, and other countries.
Perhaps as a result of this early experience and her keen interest in
diverse cultures, she became an avid traveler, spending long periods
of time in, among other countries, India, Indonesia, the Philippines,
Uganda, Kenya, Madagascar, and Pakistan, where she trekked in the
high Himalayas and learned about local traditions, hiking, and
exploring.
Before entering the field of psychology, Heller worked as a tour
guide for American, British, Australian, and South African volunteers in
the Israeli army as part of her compulsory army service. Later she
served as an aide to a member of the Israeli Knesset, conducting
research on legislation and working with the press, especially on
human rights issues.
Heller holds a B.A. in behavioral sciences (psychology,