Fielding Graduate University

Areas of Instruction:

• Psychotherapy Practice and Research: - Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Humanistic, Interpersonal, Constructivist
• Clinical Supervision
• Group Psychotherapy
• Couples Therapy
• Personality Theory
• Psychopathology
• Research in Psychotherapy
• Behavior Modification
• Personality Assessment
• Family Therapy
• Research Methods – Quantitative and Qualitative
• Statistics
• Suicidology
• Group Process (on-line)
• Crisis Intervention
• Dissertation Supervision

Scholarly & Professional Interests:

• Suicide
• Human Change Processes
• Online Learning

• Constructivist Psychotherapy
• Couples Therapy
• Organizational Consultation

Professional Memberships:

• Editorial Board, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
• Reviewer, Personality and Individual Differences (2004 - )
• Reviewer, Training and Education in Professional and Psychology (2005 - )
• Consulting Editor, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
• Consulting Editor, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
• Consulting Editor, Journal of Community Psychology
• Consulting Editor, Essence: Issues in the Study of Death, Dying and the Processes of Aging
• Academy of Group Psychotherapy
• American Psychological Association, Divisions 12, 29
• American Psychological Society
• American Association of Suicidology
• American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology
• American Academy of Psychotherapists
• American Group Psychotherapy Association
• Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI)

Honors and Awards:

• 2007 Board Member, Alonso Center of Psychodynamic Studies
• 2002 Founding Member, Registry of Group Psychotherapists
• 1999 Diplomate, Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress
• 1997 Board Member, American Academy of Police Psychology
• 1994 Fellow, American Academy of Clinical Psychology (FAClin)
• 1994 Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 12
• 1986 Honorary Doctorate of Science, The Professional School of Psychology, San Francisco
• 1978 Teaching Award, Department of Psychology, York University
• 1975 Diplomate, Clinical Psychology, American Board of Examiners in Psychology

Publications:

• Newton, R., & Rudestam, K.E. (2012). Your statistical consultant: Answers to your data analysis questions, 2nd ed. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
• Rhode-Brown, J., & Rudestam, K.E. (2011). The role of forgiveness in divorce adjustment and the impact of affect.  Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 52 (2), 109f.
• Rudestam, K.E., & Schoenholtz-Read (Eds.) (2009). Handbook of online learning: Innovations in higher education and corporate training, 2nd ed. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
• Rudestam, K.E. & Schoenholtz-Read, J. (2009). The flourishing of adult online education: An overview. In K.E. Rudestam and J. Schoenholtz-Read, Handbook of online learning, 2nd ed. (pp 1-28). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
• Rudestam, K. E. (2007). Experiential groups in theory and practice. St. Petersburg, Russia: Piter Press.
• Rudestam, K. E. (2004). Distributed learning. In A. DiStefano, K. E. Rudestam, & R. Silverman (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of distributed learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• DiStefano, A., Rudestam, K. E., & Silverman, R. (Eds.). (2004). Encyclopaedia of distributed learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Rudestam, K. E., Giannetti, R. A., & Stamm, B. H. (2003). Role of technology in clinical psychology. In I. B. Weiner (Ed.) & G. Stricker & T. A. Widiger (Vol. Eds.), Handbook of psychology: Vol. 8. Clinical psychology (pp. 533-549). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
• Rudestam, K. E., & Schoenholtz-Read, J. (Eds.). (2002). Handbook of online learning: Innovations in higher education and corporate training. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Rudestam, K. E., & Schoenholtz-Read, J. B. (2002). Overview: The coming of age of adult online education. In K. E. Rudestam & J. B. Schoenholtz-Read (Eds.), Handbook of online learning: Innovations in higher education and corporate training (pp. 3-28). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Presentations:

• Rudestam, K.E. (2012). Meeting accreditation demands for licensure pass rates: Innovative practices in professional psychology.  National Council of Schools and Programs in Professional Psychology MidWinter Conference, New Orleans, LA (January)
• Rudestam, K.E. (2010). Contributions of constructivist epistemology to the practice of psychotherapy. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Exploration, Florence, Italy (June).
• Rudestam, K.E. (2010). The implications of constructivist epistemology on the practice of psychotherapy. University of California at Santa Barbara Psychology Clinic.  Goleta, CA (February).
• Rudestam, K.E. (2008). Can love last? Relational approaches to the fate of intimacy.  Alonso Center for Psychodynamic Studies. Kansas City, MO (August).
• Rudestam, K. E. (2007, January). Technology and clinical training. Presented at the annual conference of the National Council of Schools and Programs in Professional Psychology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
• Rudestam, K. E. (2006, September). Inpatient suicide prevention. Presented at Santa Barbara County Mental Health, Santa Barbara, CA.
• Rudestam, K. E. (2003, January). Learning as a state of mind: Taking the distance out of distance education. Presented at the annual conference of the National Council of Schools and Programs in Professional Psychology, Phoenix, AZ.
• Rudestam, K. E. (2003, January). The intersection of work and family cultures. Discussion Group, Symposium on Ethnicity and Identity in Work and Family Life sponsored by The Alonso Center for Psychodynamic Studies, Santa Barbara, CA.
• Rudestam, K. E. (2000, April). Suicide and the media. Invited address at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Los Angeles, CA.

Funded Grants/Contracts:

• 2004-2006 Fielding Graduate University Research Grant, Validation of the Love Compatibility Inventory
• 1999-2000 Fielding Institute Research Grant, Battelle Project, Evaluation of Domain-Specific Multidisciplinary Intelligent System
• 1998-2000 Fielding Institute Research Grant, Parenting Research Project

Professional Experience:

• Asociate Dean for Academic Affairs & Core Faculty, School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University.

Other Professional Activities:

• 2005-present: Reviewer, Training & Education in Professional Psychology.
• 2004-present: Co-Chair, Distance Education Training Committee, American Group Psychotherapy Association.
• 2004-present: Co-Chair, Integrated Sessions Committee, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 2004-present: Reviewer, Personality and Individual Differences.
• 1999-present: Consulting Editor, Reviewer, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.
• 1993-present: Staff Privileges, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1985-present: Adjunct Faculty, Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1985-present: Clinical Associate, Santa Barbara Family Therapy Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1976-present: Board Member, Council on Suicide Prevention, Toronto, Canada.
• 2005-2006: Coordinator, Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 2002-2005: Task Force on Training, American Group Psychotherapy Association.
• 2001-2004: Chair, Communications Committee, National Council of Schools and Programs in Professional Psychology.
• 1996-2002: Co-Chair, Planning and Advisory Council, Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1997-2001: Faculty, Masters in Organizational Development and Effectiveness, Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1975-1985: Professor and Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• 1969-1975: Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
• 1967-1968: Research Scholar, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1966-1967: Instructor in Mental Health, Los Angeles Sheriff's Academy, Los Angeles
• 1966-1967: Brentwood Veterans Administration Hospital and Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center Internship (APA Approved)
• Member, Board of Consultants, Together Community Walk-In Clinic