Harris Friedman

Harris Friedman, PhD, is retired Research Professor of Psychology at University of Florida, Professor Emeritus of Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology at Saybrook University, and Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He teaches on the core faculty at Goddard College, supervises dissertations at several universities, and practices clinical and organizational psychology. He has written extensively on transpersonal psychology, cultural change, and research methods. He has over 200 professional publications, many in top mainstream psychology and general science journals, and his recent books include Transcultural Competence (American Psychological Association, 2015), The Praeger Handbook of Social Justice and Psychology (3 volumes; 2014), and The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology (2013). He is Associate Editor of The Humanistic Psychologist and Senior Editor of the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies. He is now completing Transpersonal Psychology in Practice (2 volumes; Praeger). He is Life Member and Fellow in 6 American Psychological Association divisions, and recently received its Humanistic Psychology Division’s “Abraham Maslow Award” (“for an outstanding and lasting contribution to the exploration of the farther reaches of human spirit”). He serves on the boards of both the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the International Transpersonal Association.