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]}

• Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1967-68)
• Danforth Fellowship in College Teaching (1968)
• Towson University Merit Award (1985)
• Fulbright Fellowship (1989-1990)
• Henry A. Murray Award, American Psychological Association (1994)
• Distinguished Contributions to Qualitative Research Award, American Psychological Association
• Delta Kappa Gamma International Educator's Award (1997)
• Theodore R. Sarbin Award

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. "Narrative Matters". College of Professional Advancement. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
2. "Faculty Biography". Fielding Graduate University . Archived from the original on August 19, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
3. 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 July 12, 2025).

External links

• Official website