Ellyn Kaschak (born June 23, 1943),
is an American clinical psychologisy, Professor of Psychology at
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...
. She is one of the founders of the field of
feminist psychology
Feminist psychology is a form of psychology centered on social structures and gender. Feminist psychology critiques historical psychological research as done from a male perspective with the view that males are the norm.Crawford, M. & Unger, R. ...
,
which she has practiced and taught since 1972.
Her many publications, including ''Engendered Lives: A New Psychology of Women's Experience'' (Kaschak, 1993), and ''Sight Unseen: Gender and Race through Blind Eyes'' (Kaschak, 2015), have helped define the field.
She was the editor of the academic journal, ''
Women & Therapy
''Women & Therapy'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering behavioral science, feminist psychology, mental health, psychological science, and psychotherapy. It was established in 1982 and is published by Taylor & Francis. The edi ...
''.
for twenty years.
Education
Ellyn Kaschak was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Harpur College of the
State University of New York with a B.A. in Russian language and literature (1965).
[ She gained her M.A. from ]George Washington University
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in 1968, and in 1974, she received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Ohio State University
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.[ She also completed an internship at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital.]
Career
Kaschak has been Professor of Psychology at San Jose State University since 1974 and is currently Professor Emerita
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. At San Jose State University, she has served as Chairperson of the graduate program
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The organization and struc ...
in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling and Director of the university's Family Counseling Service.
Awards
Distinguished Career Award of the Association for Women in Psychology (2019), and the Feminist Therapy Institute Award for Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Psychology.
Select works
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*Kaschak, E. (2015), Sight Unseen: Gender and Race through Blind Eyes. Columbia University Press, New York.
References
External links
San Jose State University, Emeritus Psychology Faculty page.
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American psychologists
American women psychologists
Academic journal editors
Harpur College alumni
George Washington University alumni
Ohio State University alumni
San Jose State University faculty
1943 births
Living people
American feminists