Biographical Sketch

Dr. Michael Horowitz has served as a professional psychology school leader and faculty member since 1988. He became The Chicago School’s president in 2000, where under his leadership the school has focused on becoming the “school of choice” in professional psychology.

Before joining The Chicago School, Dr. Horowitz was dean and professor at the Arizona School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Horowitz is a past president of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology. He is a site visitor for the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Accreditation and a consultant/evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Dr. Horowitz is the co-director of the Fatherhood Research Project, a collaborative study of the experience of fatherhood. His professional and scholarly interests include organizational leadership, political advocacy, graduate education and the expansion of professional psychology education and practice. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Chicago Youth Centers and the President's Council of Heartland Alliance.

Dr. Horowitz received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University and a Certificate in Psychoanalysis from the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis. He did his undergraduate studies at Columbia University, graduating cum laude with a B.A. in Psychology and Political Science. He was honored at Columbia with the Cumming Prize for Outstanding Psychology Graduate.

Education

• B.A. in Psychology and Political Science, Columbia University
• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Northwestern University
• Certificate in Psychoanalysis, Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis

Areas of Interest/Expertise

• expansion of professional psychology
• leadership
• parenting
• political advocacy

Select Presentations

• Horowitz, M. (2004, January) The Professional Psychologist as Advocate. Chair’s Opening Remarks presented to the 2004 NCSPP Mid-Winter Conference, Washington, DC.
• Horowitz, M. (2003, August) Moving the NCSPP Advocacy Agenda Ahead. Chair’s Mid-Winter Conference Kick-off presented to the 2003 NCSPP Summer Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
• Horowitz, M., Bratcher, S., Cox, J. and Weller, A. (2003, January) Beyond APA Style: Helping Students Write for the Professional Psychology Discourse Community. Paper published in the pre-conference collection of readings for the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology Mid-Winter Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Horowitz, M. (2002, August) Response to September 11th: Restoring and Building Community. Paper presented as part of Symposium: Wounded Healers-WTC Trauma Debriefing in a Psychology Training Program presented to the 110th Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Horowitz, M. (1997, October) Social Construction of Severe Psychopathology. Paper Presented to the Eighth Conference of the International Federation for Psychoanalytic Education, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Select Publications

• Horowitz, M. (2002) Graduate studies in psychology. International Graduate, 3, 2.
• Horowitz, M., Fuqua, P, Summers, F. and Meek, H.W. (1998). Contemporary ways of hearing: multiple models in psychoanalytic treatment. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 14, 363-377.
• Horowitz, M. (1991) Transference and countertransference. In R. Hartke (Ed.), Psychological Issues in the Physical Rehabilitation of the Disabled Older Adult. Rockville, MD.: Aspen Press.
• Craig, R.J. and Horowitz, M. (1990) Psychodiagnostic tests used and recommended at diagnostic practicum sites. The Clinical Psychologist, 43, 29-36.
• Crossman, R.E., Horowitz, M and Morrison, A. (2004) Intended Consequences. The American Psychologist, 59, 645-6.

Community Involvement

• Board of Directors, Chicago Youth Centers
• President’s Council, Heartland Alliance