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Ian Madfes, PhD
Ian Madfes, a long-time educator, has provided a wide array of psychology classes at °µÍø½âÃÜ for more than 35 years. Teaching has always been his "night-time job" and a part-time vocation done purely for the love of it. His full-time professions have included 15 years as a mediator for the Superior Courts of California, helping divorcing couples agree to child-custody plans, and as a non-profit agency supervisor of more than a 100 mediators throughout California, helping adopting parents and birth parents develop relationships to benefit the adopted child. His other professions have been most diverse, having been a cancer researcher, general building contractor, and psychotherapist.
Education
California School of Professional Psychology, PhD, Clinical Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology, MA, Clinical Psychology
University of California, Berkeley, BA, Cell Biology and Medical Physics
Research Interests
- Psychology of Death and Dying; Hospice Professionals
- Grief Counseling
- Mediation Services, a practical-based alternative to family therapy
Honors and Awards
- Distinction in Scholarship and High Honors Graduate, UC Berkeley
- Teacher of the Year, °µÍø½âÃÜ, 2020