College of William and Mary
Curriculum Vitae
Department of Psychology
November 2010
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Michael P. Nichols
Office Address:
Department of Psychology
P.O. Box 8795
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
(757) 221-3883
Home Address:
118 Crown Point Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 229-3028
2. Position:
Professor, Department of Psychology
EDUCATION
3. Academic degrees, institutions and dates
Training with Salvador Minuchin
1991, 1990, 1975, 1974
Lenox Hill Psychoanalytic, New York
1982-1985
Postdoctoral Training with Murray Bowen, Washington, DC
198l, 1982
Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic,
Postdoctoral Training in Family Therapy
Summers:1975, 1976, 1978
(United States Army 1968-1970)
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, Ph.D.
1967-1973
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, B.A.
1965-1967
Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin
1963-1965
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
4. Teaching and Research Positions, including dates
Professor of Psychology
Associate Professor of Psychology
College of William and Mary
1996-present
1994-1995
Professor of Psychiatry, Albany Medical College
(Director of Outpatient Psychiatry, Director
of Family Therapy Training)
1985-1994
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Albany Medical College
(Director Psychology Internship,
Director of Family Therapy Training)
1977-1985
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of
Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Acting Director of Clinical Training.
1973-1977
1976
Instructor, Psychology Department,
University of Rochester
1972-1973
Clinical psychologist, U.S. Army, Human Engineering Laboratories,
Aberdeen, Maryland
1968-1970
HONORS, PRIZES AND AWARDS
5.
Professional prizes, awards, honors, editorial positions on scholarly journals, service on review
boards outside the College, and office in professional societies.
Editorial Board, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
2001
Distinguished teaching awards, Emory University
Distinguished Service Award, Albany Medical College
1994
Visiting Professor, Smith College
1991-92, 1993-94
Distinguished teaching awards, Albany Medical College
Hardy Chair in Sociology
Distinguished Service Award, New York State Psychological Association
Site visitor, Accreditation Committee, American Psychological Association
Contributing Editor, The Family Therapy Networker
Editorial Board, Family Process
Family Therapy Series Editor, Guilford Press
COURSES TAUGHT
6. Courses taught
Family therapy, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Freudian theory, self psychology, abnormal psychology,
personality theory, elementary statistics, the psychology of shame, psychological testing, sex education,
group therapy, psychotherapy supervision, family therapy supervision.
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
7.
a)
All fellowships, grants, contracts, etc., awarded by outside agencies. Specify dates,
sources, and amounts
Consultant, Child and Family Services, Albany, N.Y.
1993--
Consultant, Al-Care, Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation, Albany, N.Y.
1985
Consultant, Northeast Parent & Child Association,
Schenectady, N.Y.
1982-1990
Consultant, Episcopal Counseling Service, Albany, N.Y.
1980--
Consultant, Parsons Child and Family Services, Albany, N.Y.
1977-1980
Consultant, Upward Bound.
1974-1977
Consultant, Department of Corrections, State of Georgia.
1975
Consultant, Aid to Offenders.
1974-1977
b)
All summer grants and Faculty Research Assignments received from William and Mary
with dates awarded.
RESEARCH
8.
Scholarly activity under the following separate headings with full bibliographic data (include
page numbers):
a) refereed publications, articles and chapters
Allen-Eckert, H., Fong, E., Nichols, M.P., Watson, N., & Liddle, H. A. Development of the Family
Therapy Enactment Rating Scale. Family Process, 2001, 40: 467-476.
Nichols, M.P. & Fellenberg, S. The effective use of enactments in family therapy: A discovery-oriented
process study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2000, 26: 143-152.
Nichols, M.P. & Rohrbaugh, M.J. Why do women demand and men withdraw? The role of outside
career and family involvements. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families,
1997, 5 (2), 111-119.
Nichols, M.P. The art of enactment. The Family Therapy Networker, 1997, 21 (6) 23.
Nichols, M.P. The therapist as authority figure. Family Process, 1993.
Nichols, M.P. Finding the family and losing the self. In D. Capps & R.K. Fenn (Eds.) Individualism
Reconsidered: Readings Bearing on the Endangered Self in Modern Society. Princeton, NJ: Princeton
Theological Seminary, 1992.
Nichols, M.P. Deconstructing gender. The Family Therapy Networker, 1991, 15, (1), 81-82.
Nichols, M.P. Savoring the short story. The Family Therapy Networker, 1990, 14, (5), 19-20.
Nichols, M.P. Rewriting lives. The Family Therapy Networker, 1990, 14, (3), 81-83.
Nichols, M.P. Musings and methodologies. The Family Therapy Networker, 1990, 14, (2), 81-85.
Nichols, M.P. Middle-class anxieties and the decline of liberalism. The Family Therapy Networker,
1990, 14, (1), 65-68.
Nichols, M.P. Family therapists are beginning to ask the old-fashioned question "Why?" The Family
Therapy Networker, 1989, 13, (6), 75-78.
Nichols, M.P. Legacy of shame. The Family Therapy Networker, 1989, 13, (5), 81-82.
Nichols, M.P. At the head of their class. The Family Therapy Networker, 1987, 11, (6), 69-71.
Nichols, M.P. The individual in the system. The Family Therapy Networker, 1987, 11, (2), 32-38, 85.
Nichols, M.P. The fox and the bear. The Family Therapy Networker, 1987, 11, (1), 59-62.
Nichols, M.P. A bridge too far? The Family Therapy Networker, 1986, 10, (4), 54-57.
Nichols, M.P. The politics of control. The Family Therapy Networker, 1986, 10, (2), 69-72.
Nichols, M.P. Checking our biases. The Family Therapy Networker, 1985, 9, (6), 75-77.
Nichols, M.P. Explaining ourselves. The Family Therapy Networker, 1985, 9, (5), 57-60.
Nichols, M.P. Introduction to psychodynamic technique. Chapter in Nichols, M.P. & Paolino, T.J.
(Eds.) Basic Techniques of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Foundations of Clinical Practice. New
York: Gardner Press, 1985.
Nichols, M.P. Catharsis: History and theory. Chapter in Nichols & Paolino (above).
Nichols, M.P. & Kolb, L.C. Catharsis: Clinical application. Chapter in Nichols & Paolino (above).
Friedlander, M., Thibodeau, J., Nichols, M.P., Tucker, C. & Synder, J. Introducing semantic cohesion
analysis: A study of group talk. Small Group Behavior, 1985, 16, 285-302.
Nichols, M.P. & Efran, J. Catharsis in psychotherapy: A new perspective. Psychotherapy: Theory,
Research and Practice, 1985, 22, 46-58.
Ellis, E. & Nichols, M.P. Outcome of feminist assertive training groups. Psychotherapy: Theory,
Research and Practice, 1979, 16, 467-474.
Nichols, M.P. & Bierenbaum, H. Success of cathartic therapy as a function of patient variables. Journal
of Clinical Psychology, 1978, 34, 726-728.
Burton C.A. & Nichols, M.P. The Behavioral Target Complaints Form: A nonreactive measure of
psychotherapeutic outcome. Psychological Reports, 1978, 42, 219-226.
Nichols, M.P. & Knopf, I. J. Refining computerized test interpretation: An in-depth approach. Journal
of Personality Assessment, 1977, 41, 157-159.
Nichols, M.P. The delayed impact of group therapists' interventions. Journal of Clinical Psychology,
1977, 33, 258-262.
Nichols, M.P. & Duke, M.P. Cognitive dissonance and locus of control: Interface of two paradigms.
Journal of Social Psychology, 1977, 101, 291-297.
Bierenbaum, H., Nichols, M.P. & Schwartz, A.J. The effects of varying session length and frequency in
brief emotive psychotherapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976, 44, 790-798.
Nichols, M.P. Methodology for evaluating the therapist's influence on the process of group therapy.
Journal of the American College Health Association, 1975, 42, 8-12.
Nichols, M.P. & Taylor, T.Y. Impact of therapist interventions on early sessions of group therapy.
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1975, 31, 726-729.
Nichols, M.P. The Personal Satisfaction Form as a measure of pyschotherapeutic outcome.
Psychological Reports, 1975, 36, 856-858.
Nichols, M.P. Outcome of brief cathartic therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974,
42, 403-410.
Reprinted in Human Behavior, December, 1974.
Reprinted in Psychotherapy and Behavior Change, 1974.
Nichols, M.P. & Reifler, C.B. The study of brief psychotherapy in a college health setting. Journal of
the American College Health Association, 1973, 22, 128-133.
Nichols, M.P., Gordon, T.P. & Levine, M.D. Development and validation of the Life Style
Questionnaire. Journal of Social Psychology, 1972, 86, 121-125.
b) books written
Nichols, M.P. & Schwartz, R.C. Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods, 5th Edition. Boston: Allyn &
Bacon, 2001.
Nichols, M.P. The Essentials of Family Therapy. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2001.
Nichols, M.P. & Schwartz, R.C. Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods, 4th Edition. Boston: Allyn &
Bacon, 1998.
Nichols, M.P. The Lost Art of Listening. New York: Guilford Press, 1995.
Nichols, M.P. & Schwartz, R.C. Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods, 3nd Edition. Boston: Allyn &
Bacon, 1994.
Minuchin, S. & Nichols, M.P. Family Healing: Tales of Hope and Renewal From Family Therapy. New
York: The Free Press, 1993.
reprinted by Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1994
Nichols, M.P. & Schwartz, R.C. Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods, 2nd Edition. Boston: Allyn &
Bacon, 199l.
Nichols, M.P. No Place to Hide: Facing Shame So We Can Find Self-Respect. New York: Simon &
Schuster, 1991.
Reprinted by Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1992.
Nichols, M.P. The Power of the Family. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
Reprinted by Fireside/Simon & Schuster.
Reprinted by Gardner Press as The Power of Family Thearpy.
Nichols, M.P. The Self in the System: Expanding the Limits of Family Therapy. New York:
Brunner/Mazel, 1987.
Nichols, M.P. Turning Forty in the Eighties. New York: Norton, 1986.
Reprinted by Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1987.
Nichols, M.P. Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods. New York: Gardner Press, 1984.
Pierce, R.A., Nichols, M.P. & DuBrin, J.R. Emotional Expression in Psychotherapy. New York:
Gardner Press, 1983.
Nichols, M.P. & Zax, M. Catharsis in Psychotherapy. New York: Gardner Press, 1977.
c) edited volumes
Nichols, M.P. & Paolino, T.J. (Eds.) Basic Techniques of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Foundations
of Clinical Practice. New York: Gardner Press, 1985.
e) invited scholarly papers and talks
Nichols, M.P. Some irreverent comment on the limits of family therapy. Invited article. Journal of
Family Psychology, 1989, 2, (4), 422-425.
Workshops, invited addresses, and convention talks -- frequently
and throughout North America, Costa Rica and Peurto Rico on a variety of subjects.
j) unrefereed publications
Nichols, M.P. Intimate partnership. Hudson Valley Magazine, January 1994.
Nichols, M.P. Will running ruin your marriage? The Pacesetter, 1984, April.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
9.
Professional Service Activities
a)
college committee service
Numerous committees at Rochester, Emory and Albany Medical College.
Admissions Committee, Psychology Department, College of William and Mary
(b) Other professional service
Voluntary Consultant to public counselors, Albany, N.Y. 1990-1994
Member Health and Social Services Advisory Committee, Atlanta
Regional Commission, Atlanta, Georgia.
1975-1977
Consultant and Supervisor of Counseling Services, St. Matthews
Community Youth Services, Rochester, N.Y.
1972-1973
Consultant to University of Rochester Chaplains.
1972-1973
Leader, sex education groups for college students.
1971-1972
Leader, Interracial Dialogues, Harford County, Md.
1969
Counselor, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Chicago. Counseling
black gang leaders.
1967