معرفی
Scott Kiser is an Adjunct Professor at Saybrook University's Department of Research, where he teaches foundational and qualitative courses. He also serves as a faculty member at Clackamas Community College and chairs dissertation committees at the University of Arizona Global Campus. Dr. Kiser holds an MA in Marriage/Family Therapy from George Fox University and a PhD in Psychology from Saybrook University. His research focuses on existential paradoxes in human existence, particularly how painful experiences like clinical depression can lead to both constructive growth and self-destructive outcomes.
- Education:
- PhD in Psychology, Saybrook University
- MA in Marriage/Family Therapy, George Fox University
His academic interests include existential-humanistic psychotherapy, qualitative research methods (case study and hermeneutic phenomenology), and the dual outcomes of psychological suffering. Dr. Kiser has presented at APA conferences, published in Journal of Humanistic Psychology and The Humanistic Psychologist, and maintains clinical experience in community mental health and private practice.
His work explores the paradox of self-transcendence in healing processes, emphasizing how human nature’s inherent contradictions shape psychological development. He actively contributes to academic discourse through scholarship and mentorship in dissertation supervision.
