Jerrold Lee Shapiro
Professor of Counseling Psychology
Jerry Shapiro was born and raised in Boston. He received
an A.B. from Colby College, an M.A. from Northwestern University,
and a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
From 1970 to 1981, he taught at the University of Hawaii,
where he was awarded the Regents Medal for outstanding teaching
among senior faculty. Professor Shapiro is a licensed clinical
psychologist in Hawaii and California, holds a diplomate
from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists, is
a certified clinical consultant with the American Society
of Clinical Hypnosis, and is a certified group therapist
by the National Registry. His current research interests
include couples’ transition to family and fatherhood,
and he makes frequent media appearances discussing men's
issues, pregnancy, and intimacy. His publications include
The Measure of a Man, Becoming a Father: Social, Developmental,
and Clinical Perspectives (winner of a Book of the Year
award from the American Journal of Nursing); When Men Are
Pregnant, Brief Group Treatment: A Practical Guide for Counselors
and Therapists; and Trance on Trial, which won the 1991
Manfred S. Guttmacher Award for Literary Excellence in Law
and Psychiatry.
Professor Shapiro consults regularly with family businesses
and is president of PsyJourn Corporation, developers of
self-help computer-assisted counseling software.
He and his wife, Susan, live in Los Altos and have two
children. He describes himself as an itinerant softball
pitcher and folk musician.
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