Ruthellen Josselson

Ruthellen Josselson is an American academic in the field of clinical psychology. Her research focuses on women's identity and human relationships.^[1]

Josselson earned her Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan in 1972. In 2004, she earned a diploma in Group Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology.^[2]

Josselson was previously a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Towson University, as well as a visiting professor at Harvard University, and a visiting fellow at Cambridge University. She is co-director of the Irvin D. Yalom Institute of Psychotherapy, editor of Qualitative Psychology,^[1] and co-editor of The Narrative Study of Lives.^[3] She is presently a professor of clinical psychology at Fielding Graduate University and a psychotherapist in practice.^[2]

Josselson founded the Society of Qualitative Inquiry.^[3]

Awards and honors

Josselson has been a fellow with the American Psychological Association (1999), A. K. Rice Institute (2000), and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2001-02).^[2] She has received various awards and honors, including the following:^[2][1]

• Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1967-68)
• Danforth Fellowship in College Teaching (1968)
• Towson University Merit Award (1985)
• Fulbright Fellowship (1989-1990)
• Henry A. Murray Award, American Psychological Association (1994)
• Distinguished Contributions to Qualitative Research Award, American Psychological Association
• Delta Kappa Gamma International Educator's Award (1997)
• Theodore R. Sarbin Award

Books

• Josselson, Ruthellen (1996). The space between us: exploring the dimensions of human relationships. Thousand Oaks London New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-0126-6.^[4][5]
• Josselson, Ruthellen (2007). Irvin D. Yalom: On Psychotherapy and the Human Condition. Jorge Pinto Books. ISBN 978-0979557613.
• Josselson, Ruthellen (2012). Transforming Self, Transforming Institutions: The Life and Leadership Lessons of Faith Gablenick. AK Rice Institute. ISBN 978-0578107288.
• Josselson, Ruthellen (2013). Interviewing for qualitative inquiry: a relational approach. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1-4625-1000-9.^[6][7]
• Josselson, Ruthellen (2017). Paths to fulfillment: women's search for meaning and identity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-025039-3.
• Josselson, Ruthellen (2007). Playing Pygmalion: how people create one another. Lanham, Md: Jason Aronson. ISBN 978-0-7657-0487-0. OCLC 82673580.
• Josselson, Ruthellen; Hammack, Phillip L. (2021). Essentials of narrative analysis. Essentials of qualitative methods series. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN 978-1-4338-3738-8.
• Josselson, Ruthellen (2022). Narrative and cultural humility: reflections of a "good witch" teaching psychotherapy in China. Explorations in narrative psychology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-766735-4.^[8]