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Jefferson M Fish Ph.D.

About

Jefferson M. Fish is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at St. John's University, New York City, where he served as Department Chair and also as Director of the Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology. He is the author or editor of 12 books—most recently his e-book and paperback The Myth of Race—and more than a hundred other works dealing with race, culture, therapy, drug policy, and other topics. His articles have appeared in popular media (e.g., Psychology Today, Newsday, and The Humanist) and in academic journals (e.g., American Psychologist, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and American Anthropologist). He received his BA in English, was an aspiring novelist, and taught English briefly, before going on to a career as a psychology professor. Since leaving academia he has devoted his time to writing and languages (he speaks Portuguese, French, Spanish, and German). His website is jeffersonfish.com; on Facebook he is at facebook.com/JeffersonFishAuthor; and on Twitter: twitter.com/@jeffersonfish.

His PT blog is Looking in the Cultural Mirror.

Books by Jefferson M Fish Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens provides insights into human behavior by tracing the history of our species from its emergence amidst other pre-humans through its journey to the present day.
You Can Be Fired for Wearing Dreadlocks
A federal court and court of appeals held that an Alabama company had the right to rescind its offer of employment to an African American woman who insisted on wearing dreadlocks.
Guilt and Shame
Guilt and shame are two rather different negative emotions, which are often confused. In both cases, people feel bad about themselves—but that is where the similarity ends.
Understanding Airport Screening’s 95% Failure Rate

The TSA’s airport screening failure rate in detecting fake explosives and weapons is 95%. Given the magnitude of the task, we should be surprised that it isn’t even higher.

The TSA’s airport screening failure rate in detecting fake explosives and weapons is 95%. Given the magnitude of the task, we should be surprised that it isn’t even higher.

Is Fascism Coming to America?

What is fascism and to whom does it appeal? How can we evaluate claims that fascism is on the rise in the United States and Europe?

What is fascism and to whom does it appeal? How can we evaluate claims that fascism is on the rise in the United States and Europe?

How Not to Die

'How Not to Die' by Michael Greger discusses ways that a whole food plant-based diet can prevent, ameliorate, or reverse the 15 leading causes of death in the United States.

'How Not to Die' by Michael Greger discusses ways that a whole food plant-based diet can prevent, ameliorate, or reverse the 15 leading causes of death in the United States.

Is China Creating Brilliant Yet Damaged Future Leaders?

Extremely young children of the Chinese elite are being sent to boarding school—a massive experiment that could produce a generation of brilliant but crazy leaders.

Extremely young children of the Chinese elite are being sent to boarding school—a massive experiment that could produce a generation of brilliant but crazy leaders.

Is Psychologists’ Code of Ethics Immoral?

Laws and figuring out how to avoid being sued have displaced to a significant degree psychological knowledge and ethical reasoning in how psychologists are being trained to think.

Laws and figuring out how to avoid being sued have displaced to a significant degree psychological knowledge and ethical reasoning in how psychologists are being trained to think.

High Profits

High Profits is an 8-part series about Colorado’s marijuana legalization law. It shows the actual issues that arose, which differed from the ones commonly hypothesized or feared.

High Profits is an 8-part series about Colorado’s marijuana legalization law. It shows the actual issues that arose, which differed from the ones commonly hypothesized or feared.