Ph.D., Harvard
Stanley B. Messer is dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP). Prior to becoming dean, he was
chairperson of the Department of Clinical Psychology. He is interested
in the application of psychodynamic theory and research to the brief
and integrative therapies and has contributed to the debate on
evidence-based practice. Two of his most recent volumes are Models of Brief
Psychodynamic Therapy: A Comparative Approach and Essential
Psychotherapies: Theory and Practice, 2nd ed.
Dr. Messer has
contributed to the literature on psychotherapy integration and
eclecticism, examining its implications at the clinical, theoretical,
and philosophical levels. He is an editorial board member of Psychotherapy; the Journal of
Psychotherapy Integration; and In Session: Journal of Clinical
Psychology and Training in Professional Psychology. He has been an associate editor of American Psychologist, a consulting editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and an editorial board member of Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. He is coeditor of and contributor to the volumes
Psychoanalytic Therapy and Behavior Therapy: Is Integration Possible?;
Hermeneutics and Psychological Theory; History of Psychotherapy: A
Century of Change; and Theories of Psychotherapy: Origins and
Evolution. Dr. Messer is featured in an American Psychological Association (APA)
videotape, Brief Dynamic Therapy. He has lectured and given invited workshops in several international venues, including Brazil, China, and Norway. As a licensed and practicing
psychologist, Dr. Messer conducts psychotherapy and clinical
assessments. He is an APA Fellow in the organization's divisions of clinical psychology, theoretical and philosophical psychology, and psychotherapy.
