Clinical Psychology students research groups at national session Samantha Poling, Dr. Tiffany Field, Dr. Debra Bendell, and Shantay Mines Fielding Clinical Psychology students conducted a study of students who attended student anchor groups at Fielding's national sessions, and found that those who did so experienced a significant reduction in their perceived stress level and a high level of satisfaction post-attendance. The research was conducted -- and made into a poster -- by students Shantay Mines, Samantha Poling, and Ava GraceField, with faculty members Debra Bendell and Tiffany Field. Available to Fielding students at National Sessions, anchor groups are 30-minute [...]

Working to improve disability rights through clinical psychology research. Daniel Holland, PhD, MPH Fielding faculty member Daniel Holland, PhD, MPH, who directs the Neurospsychology concentration for the university’s Clinical Psychology program, will receive the American Psychological Association’s prestigious Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice award at the APA convention in Chicago this August. Dr. Holland is being recognized for his career focus on human rights for people with disabilities, particularly in transitioning and developing parts of the world. In the early 2000s, his focus was on the rise of disability activism in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe. He has [...]

Kjell Rudestam and Judith Schoenholtz-Read Wrap up 35 Years at Fielding Clinical Psychology faculty members Dr. Kjell Rudestam and Dr. Judith Schoenholtz-Read were honored by colleagues, staff, and students at a Winter Session community meeting this week, as they head into retirement after 35 years at Fielding. Dr. Kjell Rudestam Kjell Rudestam, PhD, ABPP, DSC, is a practicing psychologist with two best-selling texts on research methods and expertise in psychopathology, crisis intervention, and couples and family therapy. Judith Schoenholtz-Read, EdD, is an expert in feminist theory and practice, qualitative research methods and narrative inquiry. Fellow faculty members sent them [...]

We are pleased to announce the publication of The Quiet Profession by Fielding University Press. Originally published by MacMillan in 1985, the book by Fielding alum and faculty member Anne Alonso had been out of print for quite some time when President Katrina Rogers and Fielding's Alonso Center for Psychodynamic Study initiated the process of recovering the rights. Anne Alonso, PhD For this second edition, Anne’s text was updated with a Preface by beloved School of Psychology faculty member Margaret Cramer, director of the Alonso Center, and an Introduction by faculty emeritus Sam Osherson, the Alonso Center’s former director. [...]

Clinical Psychology faculty member Ruthellen Josselson co-authors APA's new reporting standards For decades, qualitative research has been a stepchild within psychology, dismissed as not quite “scientific” or soft-headed. Its value in understanding human beings holistically and contextually was disregarded in favor of variables that could be operationalized. Ruthellen Josselson Fielding Clinical Psychology faculty member Ruthellen Josselson was one of the founders of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry (SQIP) which, after a long political struggle, became a section of Division 5 of the American Psychological Association, then called the Division of Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics. In 2014, the name of [...]

Britain's Prince William, left, and Prince Harry lost their mother when they were 15 and 12, respectively. (Philippe Huguen/Pool Photo via AP) Clinical Psychology faculty member Dr. Lauren Mizock was featured on NPR's On Point program April 20 to discuss "Grief, Recovery and Personal Treatment." The segment surrounded the recent public announcement by Britain's Prince Harry that he had finally sought therapy to help him process the death of his mother, Princess Diana -- who died when he was only 12. Joined by Bryony Gordon, a feature writer and columnist for the Daily Telegraph, and Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO [...]