John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical College, and a board-certified clinical psychologist.
Dr. Norcross has authored more than 400 publications and edited or co-written 24 professional books. He has also published two award-winning self-help books: Changeology, and Changing for Good (with Prochaska and DiClemente).
Dr. Norcross has been elected president of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Clinical Psychology, the APA Division of Psychotherapy, and Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. He has served on APA’s governing Council of Representatives and on the editorial boards of a dozen journals.
Among his professional awards are APA’s Distinguished Career Contributions to Education & Training Award, Pennsylvania Professor of the Year from the Carnegie Foundation, the Rosalee Weiss Award from the American Psychological Foundation, and election to the National Academies of Practice.
His reach and influence are truly international, as witnessed by invited presentations in 35 countries and translation of his books into multiple languages. Dr. Norcross's work has been featured in hundreds of media interviews, and he has appeared repeatedly on national television shows, such as the Today Show, CBS News Sunday Morning, and Good Morning America.
He lives in the northeast Pennsylvania with his wife, two grown children, and their two grandkids.
