JONATHAN D. RASKIN Professor of Psychology and Counseling Director, Counseling Graduate Program State University of New York at New Paltz 600 Hawk Drive New Paltz, NY 12561-2440 USA
(845) 257-3471 (office) (845) 257-3606 (fax) raskinj@newpaltz.edu http://www.jonathanraskin.com
EDUCATION Degree Ph.D
Date Received 1995
Institution & Location University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Major Field Counseling Psychology
M.S.
1992
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Counseling Psychology
B.A.
1990
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
Psychology
Doctoral Dissertation: “Differences in the impact of DSM-III-R and transitive diagnoses on peoples' perceptions of a man with a psychological problem” (Chair: Franz R. Epting, Ph.D.) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Teaching Experience Academic Year 1990-1991
Rank Teaching Assistant
Institution & Location University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Title/Activity Assisted instructor
Full/Part-Time Part-Time (.33)
1992-1993
Adjunct Instructor
Santa Fe Comm. Coll. Gainesville, FL
Course instructor
Part-Time (.33)
Fall 1993
Teaching Assistant
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Course instructor
Part-Time (.33)
Spring 1994
Teaching Assistant
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Assisted instructor
Part-Time (.25)
Summer 1994
Teaching Assistant
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Course instructor
Part-Time (.33)
1995-1996
Assistant Professor
Tennessee State Univ. Nashville, TN
Psychology faculty
Full-Time (1.0)
1996-2001
Assistant Professor
SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
Psychology faculty
Full-Time (1.0)
2001-2006
Associate Professor
SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
Psychology faculty
Full-Time (1.0)
2006-present
Professor
SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
Psychology faculty
Full-Time (1.0)
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Counseling/Psychotherapy Experience Academic Year Rank Institution & Location Spring 1991 Pre-practicum U. Florida Psychological & student Vocational Counseling Center Gainesville, FL
Title/Activity Trainee (.25)
Full/Part-Time Part-Time
1991-1992
Practicum student
U. Florida Psychological & Vocational Counseling Center Gainesville, FL
Trainee (.33)
Part-Time
Summer 1992
Practicum student
Veterans Administration Medical Center Gainesville, FL
Trainee (.50)
Part-Time
Fall 1993
Practicum student
Alachua County Crisis Center Gainesville, FL
Trainee (.33)
Part-Time
1994-1995
Pre-doctoral intern
Emory University Counseling Center Atlanta, GA
Staff Psychologist
Full-Time (1.0)
2001-present
Psychologist
134 Main St. New Paltz, NY
Private Practice
Part-Time
AWARDS
Fellow, American Psychological Association – Division 24 (Society for Theoretical & Philosophical Psychology), August 2009; Division 32 (Society for Humanistic Psychology), August 2007
Carmi Harari Early Career Award for Inquiry – given by the American Psychological Association’s Division of Humanistic Psychology, August 2007
Research and Scholarship Award – SUNY-wide faculty award given by The Research Foundation of the State University of New York for excellence in scholarly activity, May 2007
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities – SUNYwide faculty award recognizing consistently outstanding scholarly and creative productivity, May 2007
SUNY New Paltz Research and Creative Projects Grant Award, 2001-2002 – $1200 travel grant to present paper at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August 2001
SUNY New Paltz Research and Creative Projects Grant Award, 2000-2001 – $800 travel grant to present paper at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August 2000.
First Annual SUNY New Paltz International Travel Award, 1999-2000 – $1000 travel award to fund invited presentation at the University of Huddersfield, Great Britain, March 2000.
SUNY New Paltz Research and Creative Projects Grant Award, 1999-2000 – $1500 travel grant to present paper at the 13th International Congress for Personal Construct Psychology, Berlin, Germany, July 1999.
Division 32 Student Symposium Award – was one of three students selected to present a paper at the 102nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Los Angeles, August 1994.
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Ted Landsman Award in Counseling Psychology – first recipient of this annual award given to an outstanding University of Florida doctoral student whose projects or initiatives promise to promote an understanding of human growth, May 1994.
Best Student Paper Award – Fifth Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, July-August 1992.
PUBLICATIONS * indicates SUNY New Paltz student collaborator Peer Reviewed Articles 1.
Widrick, R. M.*, & Raskin, J. D. (in press). Age-related stigma and the golden section hypothesis. Aging and Mental Health.
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Raskin, J. D. (2009). Striking the golden section in stigma research. The Psychologist, 22(3), 203205. (Reprinted in Polish in Charaktery, March 2009)
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Raskin, J. D. (2008). The evolution of constructivism. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 21, 124. doi: 10.1080/10720530701734331
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Raskin, J. D. (2008). The personal and social as mutually specifying. Constructivist Foundations, 3(2), 83-84. Retrieved online at http://www.univie.ac.at/constructivism/journal
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Raskin, J. D., Harasym, M. T.*, Mercuri, M. A.*, & Widrick, R. M.* (2008). Construing stigmatized identities: A golden section study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 81, 285-296. doi: 10.1348/147608308X292361
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Raskin, J. D. (2007). Assimilative integration in constructivist psychotherapy. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 17, 50-69. doi: 10.1037/1053-0479.17.1.50
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Raskin, J. D. (2006). Don’t cry for me George A. Kelly: Human involvement and the construing of personal construct psychology. Personal Construct Theory and Practice, 3, 50-61. Retrieved from http://www.pcp-net.org/journal
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Raskin, J. D. (2003). Towards a psychology of meaning: Constructivism and Ahsen’s “Image and Maze.” Journal of Mental Imagery, 27(3/4), 227-230.
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Raskin, J. D., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2003). Coherent constructivism: A response to Mackay. Theory and Psychology, 13, 431-443. doi: 10.1177/0959354303013003006
10. Raskin, J. D. (2002). Constructing the narrative unconscious. Narrative Inquiry, 12(1), 225-231. doi: 10.1075/ni.12.1.30ras 11.
Raskin, J. D. (2002). Constructivism in psychology: Personal construct psychology, radical constructivism, and social constructionism. American Communication Journal, 5(3). Retrieved from http://www.acjournal.org (Simultaneously published in Studies in meaning: Exploring Constructivist Psychology, pp. 1-25, by J. D. Raskin & S. K. Bridges, Eds., 2002, New York: Pace University Press)
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Raskin, J. D. (2002). Defending constructivist ethics after September 11. The Humanistic Psychologist, 30, 281-292.
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Raskin, J. D., & Sampson, K.* (2002). A constructivist perspective on the science and practice of Rorschach. The Humanistic Psychologist, 30, 209-222.
14. Domenici, D. J.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2001). Therapeutic implications of preferred view. Methods: A Journal for Human Science [Annual edition], 42-59. 15.
Raskin, J. D. (2001). Constructivism and the projective assessment of meaning in Rorschach administration. Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 139-161. doi: 10.1207/S15327752JPA7701_10
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Raskin, J. D. (2001). On relativism in constructivist psychology. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 14, 285-313. doi: 10.1080/107205301750433414
18. Gussin, B.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2000). Anti anti-depressants? Drugs, depression, and the medical model. Ethical Human Sciences and Services, 2, 161-179. 19. Lawe, C. F., Pennick, J., Raskin, J. D., & Vroon-Raymond, V. (1999). Influences on decisions to refer at university counseling centers. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 14(1), 59-68. doi: 10.1300/J035v14n01_05 20. Raskin, J. D. (1999). Metaphors and meaning: Constructing the creative psychotherapist. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 12, 331-347. doi: 10.1080/107205399266046 21.
Raskin, J. D. (1997). Recollections: A one-act play. Constructivism in the Human Sciences, 2, 33-63.
22. Raskin, J. D. (1995). On ethics in personal construct theory. The Humanistic Psychologist, 23, 97113. 23. Raskin, J. D., & Epting, F. R. (1995). Constructivism and psychotherapeutic method: Transitive diagnosis as humanistic assessment. Methods: A Journal for Human Science [Annual Edition], 3-27. 24. Epting, F. R., Raskin, J. D., & Burke, T. B. (1994). Who is a homosexual? A critique of the heterosexual-homosexual dimension. The Humanistic Psychologist, 22, 353-370. 25. Raskin, J. D., & Epting, F. R. (1993). Personal construct theory and the argument against mental illness. International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology, 6, 351-369. 26. Raskin, J. D. (1991). Negation of the insanity defense: Alternative to a flawed legal device. Changes: An International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy, 9, 91-100. Book Chapters 1.
Raskin, J. D. (2010). Constructing and deconstructing social justice counseling. In J. D. Raskin, S. K. Bridges, & R. A. Neimeyer (Eds.), Studies in meaning 4: Constructivist perspectives on theory, practice, and social justice (pp. 247-276). New York: Pace University Press.
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Raskin, J. D. (2009). Living aggressively. In R. Butler (Ed.), Reflections in personal construct theory (pp. 161-176). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
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Bridges, S. K., & Raskin, J. D. (2008). Constructivist psychotherapy in the real world. In J. D. Raskin & S. K. Bridges (Eds.), Studies in meaning 3: Constructivist psychotherapy in the real world (pp. 3-30). New York: Pace University Press.
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Raskin, J. D. (2006). Constructivist theories. In J. C. Thomas & D. L. Segal (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of personality and psychopathology. Vol. 1: Personality and everyday functioning (pp. 212-229). New York: John Wiley.
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Raskin, J. D. (2006). Sociality and the sitcom. In J. W. Scheer & K. W. Sewell (Eds.), Creative construing: Personal constructions in the arts (pp. 176-193). Giessen, Germany: PsychosozialVerlag.
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Epting, F. R., Leitner, L. M., & Raskin, J. D. (2005). George Kelly and personal construct psychology. In R. Frager & J. Fadiman (Eds.), Personality and personal growth (6th ed., pp. 291-310). New York: Prentice Hall.
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Raskin, J. D., Weihs, K. D.*, & Morano, L. A.* (2005). Personal construct psychotherapy meets constructivism: Convergence, divergence, possibility. In D. A. Winter & L. L. Viney (Eds.), Personal construct psychotherapy: Advances in theory, practice, and research (pp. 3-20). London: Whurr.
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Raskin, J. D. (2004). Constructing the narrative unconscious. In M. Bamberg & M. Andrews (Eds.), Considering counter-narratives: Narrating, resisting, making sense (pp. 317-323). Philadelphia: John Benjamins. (Reprinted from Narrative Inquiry, 12, 225-231)
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Raskin, J. D. (2004). The permeability of personal construct psychology. In J. D. Raskin & S. K. Bridges (Eds.), Studies in meaning 2: Bridging the personal and social in constructivist psychology (pp. 329-348). New York: Pace University Press.
10. Stanley, C. M.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2002). Abnormality: Does it define us or do we define it? In J. D. Raskin & S. K. Bridges (Eds.), Studies in meaning: Exploring constructivist psychology (pp. 123-142). New York: Pace University Press. 11.
Epting, F. R., Leitner, L. M., & Raskin, J. D. (2002). George Kelly's personal construct psychology. In J. Fadiman & R. Frager (Eds.), Personality and personal growth (5th ed., pp. 360-392). New York: Longman.
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Raskin, J. D. (2002). Constructivism in psychology: Personal construct psychology, radical constructivism, and social constructionism. In J. D. Raskin & S. K. Bridges (Eds.), Studies in meaning: Exploring constructivist psychology (pp. 1-25). New York: Pace University Press. (Simultaneously published in American Communication Journal, 5(3), 2002. Retrieved from http://www.acjournal.org)
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Neimeyer, R. A., & Raskin, J. D. (2001). Varieties of constructivism in psychotherapy. In K. S. Dobson (Ed.), Handbook of cognitive-behavioral therapies (2nd ed., pp. 393-430). New York: Guilford.
14. Neimeyer, R. A., & Raskin, J. D. (2000). On practicing postmodern therapy in modern times. In R. A. Neimeyer & J. D. Raskin (Eds.), Constructions of disorder: Meaning-making frameworks for psychotherapy (pp. 1-14). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 15.
Raskin, J. D., & Lewandowski, A. M.* (2000). The construction of disorder as human enterprise. In R. A. Neimeyer & J. D. Raskin (Eds.), Constructions of disorder: Meaning-making frameworks for psychotherapy (pp. 15-40). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Books 1.
Raskin, J. D., Bridges, S. K., & Neimeyer, R. A. (Eds.). (2010). Studies in meaning 4: Constructivist perspectives on theory, practice, and social justice. New York: Pace University Press.
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Raskin, J. D., & Bridges, S. K. (Eds.). (2008). Studies in meaning 3: Constructivist psychotherapy in the real world. New York: Pace University Press.
3.
Raskin, J. D., & Bridges, S. K. (Eds.). (2004). Studies in meaning 2: Bridging the personal and social in constructivist psychology. New York: Pace University Press.
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Raskin, J. D., & Bridges, S. K. (Eds.). (2002), Studies in meaning: Exploring constructivist psychology. New York: Pace University Press.
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Neimeyer, R. A., & Raskin, J. D. (Eds.). (2000). Constructions of disorder: Meaning-making frameworks for psychotherapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Other 1.
Raskin, J. D. (2009). Constructivist therapy, succinctly [Review of the book Constructivist psychotherapy: Distinctive features]. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 22, 354-359. doi: 10.1080/10720530903114076
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Raskin, J. D. (2008). Godless constructivism? [Review of the book The flipside of Godspeak: Theism as constructed reality]. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 21, 173-177. doi: 10.1080/10720530701853776
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Raskin, J. D. (2008). Personal constructs. In W. A. Darity Jr. (Ed.), International encyclopedia of the social sciences (2nd ed., Vol. 6, pp. 216-217). Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan.
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Raskin, J. D., & Morano, L. A.* (2004). As if. In J. Scheer & B. Walker (Eds.), Internet Encyclopaedia of Personal Construct Psychology. Refereed entry retrieved from http://www.pcpnet.org/encyclopaedia/
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Raskin, J. D., & Morano, L. A.* (2004). Credulous approach. In J. Scheer & B. Walker (Eds.), Internet Encyclopaedia of Personal Construct Psychology. Refereed entry retrieved from http://www.pcp-net.org/encyclopaedia/
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Raskin, J. D., & Morano, L. A.* (2004). Invitational mood. In J. Scheer & B. Walker (Eds.), Internet encyclopaedia of personal construct psychology. Retrieved from http://www.pcpnet.org/encyclopaedia/
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Raskin, J. D. (Ed.). (1999). Constructivism and the creative psychotherapist [Special issue]. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 12(4).
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Raskin, J. D. (1997). Muddles, myths, and medicine revisited [Review of the book Cruel compassion: Psychiatric control of society’s unwanted]. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 10, 285-289.
PRESENTATIONS * indicates SUNY New Paltz student collaborator 1.
Raskin, J. D. (2010, April). Constructivist psychotherapy for mental health counselors. Workshop to be presented at the Biennial Convention of the New York Mental Health Counselors Association, Albany, NY.
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Rust, J. P., Hill, M. S., & Raskin, J. D. (2010, April). Handling impaired counseling student trainees: How should programs proceed? Workshop to be presented at Biennial Convention of the New York Mental Health Counselors Association, Albany, NY.
3.
Raskin, J. D. (2009, October). Striking the golden section in stigma research: Insights for humanistic therapists. Paper presented at the Third Annual Conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Colorado Springs.
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Raskin, J. D. (2009, August). Construing the essence of essences. In F. J. Wertz (Chair), Do human kinds have essential qualities? Symposium conducted at the 117th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
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Raskin, J. D. (2009, August). Perturbations and reconstruals: A constructivist psychologist's ongoing journey. Society for Humanistic Psychology fellows address presented at the 117th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
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Raskin, J. D. (2008, August). Constructivist psychotherapy as meaning-based practice. Workshop presented at the Second Annual Conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Boston.
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Raskin, J. D. (2008, August). Social justice as social construction. In B. D. Robbins (Chair), Constructivism, feminism, and social justice in humanistic psychology. Symposium conducted at the 116th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston.
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Raskin, J. D., Harasym, M. T.*, Mercuri, M. A.*, & Widrick, R. M.* (2008, August). Construing stigmatized identities: A golden section study. Poster presented at the 116th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston.
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Raskin, J. D. (2008, June). Personal evolution as aggressive enterprise. In S. K. Bridges (Chair), Evolution, culture, and religion in constructivist psychology. Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennial Conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, Victoria, BC.
10. Raskin, J. D. (2008, June). Stigma and the reverse golden section. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, Victoria, BC.
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Walko, S. J.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2008, June). Why isn’t transitive diagnosis more popular? Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, Victoria, BC.
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Raskin, J. D., & Hill, M. S. (2008, April). Developing master’s level counseling programs at a regional state university. Roundtable discussion held at the Biennial Convention of the New York Mental Health Counselors Association, Albany, NY.
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Raskin, J. D. (2007, August). Aggression remains threatening: Humanistic psychology and the evolution of constructivism. Carmi Harari Early Career Award address presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
14. Raskin, J. D. (2007, August). Evolutionary epistemology as the constructivist views it. In S. K. Bridges (Chair), Evolution, epistemology, and religion in meaning-focused approaches to psychology. Symposium conducted at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco. 15.
Raskin, J. D. (2007, August). Constructivist psychotherapy in the “real” world. Paper presented at the First Annual Conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, San Francisco.
16. Raskin, J. D. (2007, August). Overcoming that “sink”-ing feeling. Convocation address given at the Twenty-First Annual Convocation of the State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY. 17.
Morano, L. A.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2006, July). A personal construct psychology perspective on models of homosexual identity formation. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, San Marcos, CA.
18. Raskin, J. D. (2006, July). Everything you wanted to know about constructivist theory (but were afraid to ask). Workshop presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, San Marcos, CA. 19. Raskin, J. D. (2006, July). The evolution of constructivism. Presidential address presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, San Marcos, CA. 20. Raskin, J. D. (2006, July). Would a constructivist by any other name be something else? In R. E. Watts (Chair), How far may one go/not go and still call oneself a constructivist? Plenary conducted at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Constructivist Psychology Network, San Marcos, CA. 21.
Weihs, K. D.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2006, July). George Kelly at Friends University: The Quaker influence on personal construct psychology. In F. Weizmann (Chair), Personal construct theory and psychology: The work and influence of George Kelly. Symposium conducted at the 38th Meeting of the International Society for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Cheiron), Bronxville, NY.
22. Raskin, J. D. (2005, July). Diagnosis psychosis: How arguments about psychiatric bias drive constructivists nuts. In S. K. Bridges (Chair), To DSM or not to DSM: Constructivist sojourns into psychopathology. Symposium conducted at the 16th International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology, Columbus, OH. 23. Raskin, J. D. (2005, July). Sociality and the sitcom. In K. W. Sewell & J. W. Scheer (Chairs), Creative construing: PCP on selected art forms. Symposium conducted at the 16th International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology, Columbus, OH. 24. Raskin, J. D. (2005, March). Bias in psychiatric diagnosis as a constructivist views it. In J. Chrisler (Chair), Bias in psychiatric diagnosis. Symposium conducted at the 76th Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston. 25. Raskin, J. D. (2004, June). Assimilative integration in constructivist psychotherapy: Examples from clinical practice. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, Memphis.
Jonathan D. Raskin Page 8 26. Raskin, J. D. (2004, June). Can constructivists be conservative Republicans? Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, Memphis. 27. Raskin, J. D. (2004, June). Everything you wanted to know about constructivist theory (but were afraid to ask). Workshop presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, Memphis. 28. Raskin, J. D. (2004, May). Psychology, meaning, and the ethics of war. Invited colloquium presented at the Center for Lifetime Studies, Poughkeepsie, New York. 29. Raskin, J. D. (2004, April). Constructing abnormality: Human meaning making and DSM diagnosis. Invited colloquium presented at Connecticut College, New London, CT. 30. Raskin, J. D. (2003, August). The “DSM-ing” of everyday life: Constructing a psychopathologized culture. In L. M. Leitner & J. D. Raskin (Chairs), Resisting the DSM: Defending Psychological Meaning in a Diagnostic Age. Symposium conducted at the 111th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto. 31.
Raskin, J. D. (2003, July). The permeability of personal construct psychology. Paper presented and the 15th International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology, Huddersfield, UK.
32. Raskin, J. D. (2002, August). Constructivist and constructionist perspectives in psychology. In F. R. Epting (Chair), Constructivism vs. constructionism: Bridging the gap. Symposium conducted at the 110th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago. 33. Raskin, J. D. (2002, July). Are constructivists to blame for September 11? No! Paper presented at the 10th Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, Vancouver. 34. Weihs, K.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2002, July). Kelly at Friends University: The Quaker influence. Paper presented at the 10th Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, Vancouver. 35. Domenici, D. J.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2002, April). Confirming vs. disconfirming preferred views: Implications for psychotherapy. Poster presented at the Second Annual Meeting of the Ohio Society for Psychotherapy Research, Oxford, OH. 36. Raskin, J. D., & Sorrentino, F.* (2001, August). Should romantic love be in the DSM? In F. R. Epting (Chair), The psychopathologizing of everyday life: Examples and alternatives. Symposium conducted at the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco. 37. Raskin, J. D., & Stanley, C. M.* (2001, August). Diversity and constructivism. In J. D. Raskin (Chair), Diversity in humanistic and constructivist psychology. Symposium conducted at the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco. 38. Neimeyer, R. A., & Raskin, J. D. (2000, August). Advances in constructionist psychotherapy. In G. Van Den Boss (Chair), Breaking convention – New concepts in practice: Advances in psychotherapy. Symposium conducted at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. 39. Neimeyer, R. A., & Raskin, J. D. (2000, August). On practicing postmodern therapy in modern times. In J. D. Raskin (Chair), Humanistic constructivism: Meaning-making frameworks for psychotherapy and psychopathology. Symposium conducted at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. 40. Raskin, J. D. (2000, July). Constructivist approaches to Rorschach. Paper presented at the Ninth Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, New Paltz, NY. 41. Raskin, J. D. (2000, March). Human involvement and the construction of mental disorders. Invited paper presented at the University of Huddersfield, UK.
Jonathan D. Raskin Page 9 42. Raskin, J. D. (1999, August). Human involvement and the construction of disordered selves. In F. R. Epting (Chair), Self, disorder, and meaning: Postmodern perspectives in humanistic psychology. Symposium conducted at the 107th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston. 43. Raskin, J. D. (1999, July). Constructivism as relativism? It all depends. Paper presented at the 13th International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology, Berlin. 44. Epting, F. R., & Raskin, J. D. (1998, August). The embodiment of constructions. In L. M. Leitner (Chair), Constructivism and the body: Implications for theory and practice. Symposium conducted at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco. 45. Epting, F. R., & Raskin, J. D. (1998, July). Constructivism, sexuality, and meaning. Paper presented at the Eighth Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, Denton, TX. 46. Raskin, J. D., & Lewandowski, A. M.* (1998, July). The construction of disorder as human enterprise. Paper presented at the Eighth Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, Denton, TX. 47. Raskin, J. D. (1997, August). The definition of disorder. In A. J. Faidley (Chair), Disorders of construction: Assessment and psychotherapy in constructivist psychology. Symposium conducted at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago. 48. Raskin, J. D., & Epting, F. R. (1997, August). What is a creative psychotherapist? In L. M. Leitner (Chair), Therapist creativity in experiential and constructivist therapies. Symposium conducted at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago. 49. Raskin, J. D., & Pabst, R. A.* (1997, July). Clear violations of reality? A constructivist critique of Exner’s Comprehensive Rorschach System. Paper presented at the 12th International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology, Seattle. 50. Raskin, J. D. (1996, August). On ethics in personal construct therapy. In D. Pfeninnger (Chair), Issues and methods in constructivistic psychology. Symposium conducted at the 104th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto. 51.
Raskin, J. D. (1996, April). Reality bites? Advancing truth claims in personal construct psychology. Paper presented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Nashville.
52. Raskin, J. D. (1995, October). By any other name: The effects of a homosexual or heterosexual label on how persons are perceived. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association’s Division 17 Southeast Regional Conference, Memphis. 53. Epting, F. R., & Raskin, J. D. (1995, August). Reconstructing mental illness: An elaboration of humanistic personal construct counseling. In A. Mahrer (Chair), How is constructivism reshaping the clinical methods of psychotherapists? Symposium conducted at the 103rd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New York. 54. Epting, F. R., Raskin, J. D., & Burke, T. B. (1994, July). Who is a homosexual? A critique of the heterosexual-homosexual dimension. Paper presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference of the North American Personal Construct Network, Indianapolis. 55. Raskin, J. D. (1994, August). On ethics in personal construct theory. Paper presented at the 102nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles. 56. Raskin, J. D., & Epting, F. R. (1994, August). Humanistic psychotherapy in a mechanistic world: George Kelly, Thomas Szasz, and the struggle to reconstrue mental illness. In M. Rigdon (Chair), Phenomenology, constructivism, and psychopathology – Alternatives to the DSM. Symposium conducted at the 102nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.
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Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (ad hoc committee for review of a personnel decision) (Fall 2009) Planning Committee, Campus Conference on Intellectual Property and Copyright (Fall 2008) Presiding Officer of the Graduate Faculty (Fall 2005-present) Academic Senate (Fall 2005-Spring 2006) Task Force on Personnel Procedures (Spring 2005-Spring 2006) Library Assessment Committee (Fall 2002-Fall 2004) Graduate Council (Fall 2001-present) Traditions Committee (Campus Image Group subcommittee) (Fall 2000-Spring 2001) Campus Hearing Committee (Fall 1997-present) Sponsored Funds New Faculty Advisory Board (Fall 1996-Spring 1997) Liberal Arts and Sciences Senate (Fall 1996-Spring 1998)
Department Service
Director, Counseling Graduate Program (Fall 2008-present) Graduate Coordinator (Spring 2003-Summer 2008) Undergraduate Curriculum Revision Committee (Spring 2002-Fall 2003) Comprehensive Exam Revision Committee (Fall 1998) Graduate Committee (Fall 1997-Summer 1998; Fall 1999-Spring 2000; Spring 2003-Spring 2008) Assessment Committee (Fall 1996-Fall 1997; Spring 2001-Spring 2003)
Search Committee Service
Search Committee Chair, Department of Psychology, Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in School Counseling (Fall 2006-Spring 2008) Search Committee Chair, Department of Psychology, Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in School Counseling (Fall 2005-Spring 2006) Search Committee, Graduate School, Staff Assistant Position (Spring 2004) Search Committee Chair, Department of Psychology, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Counseling (Fall 2002-Spring 2003) Search Committee, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor of Criminology (Fall 2001) Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Neuroscience (Fall 2000-Spring 2001) Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Visiting Assistant Professor for Spring 2001 (Fall 2000) Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Target of Opportunity Search (Fall 1999-Spring 2000) Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Counseling (Fall 1998-Spring 1999) Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Visiting Assistant Professor for 1997-1998 (SpringSummer 1997)
Professional Memberships
American Counseling Association (2002-present) American Psychological Association (1996-present) o Division 17, Society of Counseling Psychology (1996-present)
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o Division 32, Society for Humanistic Psychology (1996-present; Fellow, 2007) o Division 24, Society for Theoretical & Philosophical Psychology (1997-present; Fellow, 2009) Constructivist Psychology Network (CPN) (1993-present) Eastern Psychological Association (2005) Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology (1995-1996)
Professional Offices, Appointments, and License
American Psychological Association o Psychotherapy Task Force, Division 32 (2009-present) o Conference Program Committee, Division 32 (2003-2004) o Constructivist Interest Group Chair, Division 32 (2002-present) o Secretary, Division 32 (Humanistic Psychology) (1999-2002) Constructivist Psychology Network (CPN) o Past-President (2006-present) o Representative on International Steering Committee (1997-2006) o President (2000-2006) o Organizer, 9th Biennial Conference (1998-2000) o Steering Committee (1994-present) Licensed Psychologist, State of New York (1997-present)
Editorial Appointments and Activities
Journal of Constructivist Psychology o Associate Editor (2004-present) o Book Review Editor (1998-2004) o Editorial Board (1998-2004) o Ad Hoc Reviewer (1995-1998) Other Editorial Board Appointments o Consulting Editor, The Humanistic Psychologist (2003-present) o Editorial Board, Personal Construct Theory and Practice (2004-present) Ad Hoc Reviewer: o American Psychologist (2009) o Journal of Counseling Psychology (2008) o Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2003) o Theory and Psychology (2002-2003) Newsletter Editor, North American Personal Construct Network (1994-2000)
Other Activities
Psychotherapy Practice, New Paltz, NY (2001-present) Had one-act play, Recollections, performed by the Hand-To-Mouth Players (August 28-31, 1998); this production of Recollections competed and placed second at the Theatre Association of New York Festival (November 21, 1998)
Master’s Theses Advised † indicates theses that in same or similar form were later published 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Davison, M. (2008). Pervasive developmental disorders and the golden section hypothesis. Domenici, D. (2001). Construing images of the self and implications of preferred view. † Gannon, C. (2003). The ideas of Thomas Szasz and coercive suicide prevention. Gussin, B. (1999). Overprescription of antidepressants and the biomedical model. † Harasym, M. T. (2008). The golden section and attitudes towards mental illness: How does stigma influence golden section ratings?
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Morano, L. A. (2007). A personal construct psychology perspective on sexual identity. Pabst, R. (2004). Factors impacting women’s responses to abortion. Sampson, K. A. (2003). Psychologists’ perceptions of licensure goals and requirements in New York State. 9. Saxe, P. (1998). Subjective well-being: Who’s happy and why. 10. Suriano, S. F. (2007). Music’s link to suicide: Risk factors and therapeutic implications. 11. Stanley, C. M. (2001). The social construction of psychological abnormality. † 12. Weihs, K. D. (2004). George Kelly at Friends University: The Quaker influence on personal construct psychology. 13. Widrick, R. M. (2008). Age-related stigma and the golden section. WORK IN PROGRESS * indicates SUNY New Paltz student collaborator 1.
Morano, L. A.*, Raskin, J. D., & Hill, M. S. (2009). Personal construct psychology and the sexual identity cycle. Manuscript in preparation.
2.
Raskin, J. D. (2009). Essences in psychology: A constructivist view. Manuscript under review.
3.
Weihs, K. D.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2009). George Kelly at Friends University: The Quaker influence on personal construct psychology. Manuscript in preparation.
4.
Walko, S. J.*, & Raskin, J. D. (2009). Why isn’t transitive diagnosis more popular? Manuscript in preparation.
SIGNATURE
Jonathan D. Raskin, Ph.D. January 4, 2010