Ruthellen Josselson

Ruthellen Josselson is an American academic in the field of clinical psychology. Her research focuses on women's identity and human relationships.[1]

Josselson earned her Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan in 1972. In 2004, she earned a diploma in Group Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology.[2]

Josselson was previously a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Towson University, as well as a visiting professor at Harvard University, and a visiting fellow at Cambridge University. She is co-director of the Irvin D. Yalom Institute of Psychotherapy, editor of Qualitative Psychology,[1] and co-editor of The Narrative Study of Lives.[3] She is presently a professor of clinical psychology at Fielding Graduate University and a psychotherapist in practice.[2]

Josselson founded the Society of Qualitative Inquiry.[3]

Awards and honors

Josselson has been a fellow with the American Psychological Association (1999), A. K. Rice Institute (2000), and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2001-02).[2] She has received various awards and honors, including the following:[2][1]

Books

  • Josselson, Ruthellen (1996). The space between us: exploring the dimensions of human relationships. Thousand Oaks London New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-0126-6.[4][5]
  • Josselson, Ruthellen (2007). Irvin D. Yalom: On Psychotherapy and the Human Condition. Jorge Pinto Books. ISBN 978-0979557613.
  • Josselson, Ruthellen (2012). Transforming Self, Transforming Institutions: The Life and Leadership Lessons of Faith Gablenick. AK Rice Institute. ISBN 978-0578107288.
  • Josselson, Ruthellen (2013). Interviewing for qualitative inquiry: a relational approach. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1-4625-1000-9.[6][7]
  • Josselson, Ruthellen (2017). Paths to fulfillment: women's search for meaning and identity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-025039-3.
  • Josselson, Ruthellen (2007). Playing Pygmalion: how people create one another. Lanham, Md: Jason Aronson. ISBN 978-0-7657-0487-0. OCLC 82673580.
  • Josselson, Ruthellen; Hammack, Phillip L. (2021). Essentials of narrative analysis. Essentials of qualitative methods series. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN 978-1-4338-3738-8.
  • Josselson, Ruthellen (2022). Narrative and cultural humility: reflections of a "good witch" teaching psychotherapy in China. Explorations in narrative psychology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-766735-4.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Narrative Matters". College of Professional Advancement. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Faculty Biography". Fielding Graduate University. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Josselson, Ruthellen. "Irvin Yalom on Existential Psychotherapy and Death Anxiety". Psychotherapy.net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Acitelli, Linda K. (November 1996). "The Space between Us: Exploring the Dimensions of Human Relationships". Journal of Marriage and the Family. 58 (4): 1042. doi:10.2307/353994. JSTOR 353994.
  5. ^ "The Space Between Us: Exploring the Dimensions of Human Relationships". Publishers Weekly. 239 (17). April 6, 1992.
  6. ^ "Interviewing for qualitative inquiry; a relational approach". Reference & Research Book News. 28 (3). June 2013.
  7. ^ Davey, Ruth (December 2015). "Book Review: Title: Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry: A Relational Approach". Evaluation Journal of Australasia. 15 (4): 44–45. doi:10.1177/1035719X1501500406. ISSN 1035-719X. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Loers, D. L. (November 2021). "Narrative and cultural humility: reflections from "the good witch" teaching psychotherapy in China". Choice Reviews. doi:10.5860/choice.225036 (inactive November 1, 2024). Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)