Brian Becker

Brian Becker is a Professor of Neuropsychology at Lesley University and serves as the Associate Provost for Mental Health and Well-being. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and an M.A. in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, with postdoctoral training in geriatric neuropsychology at UCLA and the West Los Angeles Veteran Affairs Healthcare Center. Licensed in Massachusetts, he oversees Lesley’s cognitive neuroscience minor and advanced research honors program.

His research integrates philosophy, religion, and psychology, focusing on topics such as:

• Body-unconscious relationships
• Economics and subjectivity
• Psychological healing and religious transformation

This work draws on theorists like Freud, Lacan, Zizek, and Marion. Becker is also a key editorial figure in journals such as the Journal for Continental Philosophy of Religion and Routledge’s Psychology & the Other book series.

Recent publications address interdisciplinary themes in:

• Phenomenology
• Lacanian psychoanalysis
• Zizek’s theological limits
• Religious trauma
• Relational subjectivity
• Saturated phenomena in psychology