Santa Clara University Psychologist/Professor Available to Comment on Psychological Impact of Financial Crisis on Baby Boomers

Business Wire, Sept 25, 2008

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Jerry Shapiro, counseling psychology professor at Santa Clara University in California and licensed clinical psychologist, has just completed interviewing more than one hundred individuals ages 45-65, about what's truly important in their lives, among the top responses: money.

In the midst of the current financial crisis, it is this age group that is dealing not only with the hard and cold facts of a crumbling economy, but also the psychological impact of losing a good chunk of their retirement. Jerry Shapiro is available to comment on the psychological impact the financial crisis is having on this age group, an age group he defines as a new stage of development as human longevity continues to lengthen.

Shapiro's research interests focus on life transitions: The post midlife transition; the transition to college; couples' transition to family and fatherhood, and he makes frequent media appearances discussing men's issues, pregnancy, intimacy, aging, psychological issues in finance and family business.

Shapiro is a licensed clinical psychologist, holds a diploma from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists, is a certified clinical consultant with the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and is a certified group therapist by the National Registry. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division of Family Psychology). He has authored and edited nine books including The Measure of a Man, Becoming a Father: Social, Developmental, and Clinical Perspectives (winner of a Book of the Year award from the American Journal of Nursing); When Men Are Pregnant, Brief Group Treatment: A Practical Guide for Counselors and Therapists; and Trance on Trial, which won the 1991 Manfred S. Guttmacher Award for Literary Excellence in Law and Psychiatry. He has also authored over 100 journal articles, made over 200 professional presentations and addresses and appeared in popular print and electronic media - over 200 radio and TV programs.

For more about Jerry Shapiro: http://www.scu.edu/ecppm/counselingpsychology/faculty/jlshapiro.cfm

To set up an interview with Jerry, please contact Karen Crocker Snell, (408) 554-5126 or Deepa Arora (408) 554-5125.