Kjell Rudestam, PhD, is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Psychology at Fielding Graduate University, where he has served on the faculty and administration for 24 years.  Prior to that he was Professor of Psychology at York University, Toronto, Ontario, and Associate Professor of Psychology at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.  Kjell is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 12), a Diplomate of the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology (Clinical), a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and a founding member of the Registry for Certified Group Psychotherapists (CGP).  He received his Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical) from the University of Oregon.  He also holds an honorary Doctorate of Science from The Professional School of Psychology, San Francisco.