Barbara S. Held

Barbara S. Held is the Barry N. Wish Research Professor of Psychology and Social Studies Emerita at Bowdoin College in the fields of clinical psychology and theoretical/philosophical psychology. She served as President of the Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (APA Division 24) from 2008 to 2009, and was recipient of the 2012 Joseph B. Glitter Award from the American Psychological Association recognizing her "scholarly contribution to the philosophical foundations of psychological knowledge."

Held is author of several books including ''Back to Reality: A Critique of Postmodern Theory in Psychotherapy'' (1995), ''Stop Smiling, Start Kvetching: A 5-Step Guide to Creative Complaining'' (2001), ''Psychology's Interpretive Turn: The Search for Truth and Agency in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology'' (2007). She is co-editor of the volumes ''Humanity's Dark Side: Evil, Destructive Experience, and Psychotherapy'' (2013) and ''Rational Intuition: Philosophical Roots, Scientific Investigations'' (2015). Provided by Wikipedia