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Brent D Slife

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Research

  • Theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of therapeutic and social science methods

Education

  • PHD CLINICAL PSYCH PURDUE UNIVERSITY 1981
  • MS CLINICAL PSYCH PURDUE UNIVERSITY 1977
  • BA PSYCHOLOGY WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE 1976

Publications

  • Slife, B. D., & Whoolery, M.. Are psychology's main methods biased against the worldviews of many religious people?. Journal of Psychology and Theology.
  • Slife, B.D., E. E. Gantt. Methodological Pluralism: A Framework for Psychotherapy Research. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
  • Nelson, J. M., & Slife, B.D.. Introduction to the special issue.. Journal of Psychology and Theology.
  • Slife, B.D. A primer on the values implicit in counseling research. Counseling and Values.
  • Slife, B.D., S. Yancher, B. Willians. Conceptions of Determinism in Radical Behaviourism: A Taxonomy. Behavior and Philosophy.
  • Slife, B.D., & Melling, B.S.. Psychological method and the activity of god: Clarifications and distinctions.. Journal of Psychology and Theology.
  • Clegg, J., & Slife, B.D. Research ethics in the postmodern context. Handbook of social research ethics.
  • Wendt, D., &Slife, B.D. Is evidence-based practice diverse enough? Philosophy of science considerations.. American Psychologist.
  • Slife, B. D., & Fisher, A. Modern and postmodern approaches to the free will/determinism dilemma in psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology.
  • Slife, B.D. Theoretical challenges to therapy practice and research: The constraint of naturalism.. Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change.
  • Slife, B.D. Values in Christian Families: Do They Come From Unrecognized Idols?. Brigham Young University Studies.
  • Slife, B.D., Mitchell, L.J., & Whoolery, M. A theistic approach to therapeutic community: Non-naturalism and the Alldredge Academy.. Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy.
  • Christopher, J., Richardson, F.C., & Slife, B.D. Thinking through positive psychology. Theory & Psychology.
  • Slife, B.D., & Nelson, J. M.. Implications for the psychology of religion.. Journal of Psychology and Theology.
  • Slife, B. D., Wiggins, B. J., & Graham, J. T.. Avoiding an EST monopoly: Toward a pluralism of methods and philosophies.. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy.
  • Slife, B.D. Are discourse communities incommensurable in a fragmented psychology? The possibility of disciplinary coherence. The Journal of Mind and Behavior.
  • Slie, B.D., & Williams, R.N. Theoretical Psychology as a Subdiscipline: The Conversion Continues. American Psychologist.
  • Slife, B.D., & Richardson, F.C. Problematic ontological underpinnings of positive psychology: A strong relational alternative.. Theory & Psychology.
  • Sternberg, R. . . . Slife, B.D. . . (multiple authors). Theory-based university admissions testing for a new millennium. Educational Psychologist.
  • Slife, B.D., Hope, C., & Hebeker, S. Examining the Relationship Between Religious Spirituality and Psychological Science. Journal of Humanistic Psychology.
  • Slife, B.D.. The Kant of psychology: Joseph Rychlak and the bridge to postmodern psychology.. Journal of Constructivist Psychology.
  • Yanchar, S., & Slife, B.D. Teaching critical thinking by examining assumptions: An instructional framework.. Teaching of Psychology.
  • Yanchar, S.C., & Slife, B.D.. The problematic of fragmentation: A hermeneutic proposal. The Journal of Mind and Behavior.
  • Slife, B.D. Raising the Consciousness of Researchers: Hidden Assumptions in the Behavioral Sciences. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly.
  • Slife, B. D. Testing the limits of Henriques proposal: Wittgensteinian lessons and hermeneutic dialogue.. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
  • Slife, B.D. Elaborating an exceptional vision for existential psychology: A response to Paul T. P. Wong's Existential Psychology for the 21st Century.. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy.
  • Slife, B.D. The Virtues and Vices of Biologizing Psychology. Contemporary Psychology.
  • Kristensen, K., Slife, B. D., & Yanchar, S.. On what basis are evaluations possible in a fragmented psychology? An alternative to objectivism and relativism. The Journal of Mind and Behavior.
  • Slife, B.D. Review of Theoretical Issues in Psychology. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences.
  • Fisher Smith, A., & Slife, B. D.. The automaticity of interpreting automaticity. American Psychologist.
  • Slife, B.D. The Significance of Theoretical Training for Critical Thinking.. Resources in Education, September ED.
  • Slife, B.D., & Ellertson, C.F. Dogma and dialogue: The interface of Christianity and psychology.. Contemporary Psychology.
  • Yanchar, S., Slife, B.D., & Warne, R. Critical thinking as disciplinary practice.. Review of General Psychology.
  • Slife, B. D. Taking practice seriously: Toward a relational ontology.. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology.
  • Slife, B.D.; Richards, R.S. How Separable are Spirituality and Theology in Psychotherapy?. Counseling and Values.
  • Slife, BD. Challenging our Cherished Theoretical and Therapeutic Assumptions. Journal of the Michigan Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology.
  • B.D. Slife. Hedonism: A hidden unity and problematic of psychology. General Psychologist.
  • Clegg, J.W. & Slife, B.D. Epistemology and the hither side: a Levinasian account of relational knowing.. European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counseling, and Health.
  • Richards, P.S., & Slife, B.D. Review of Beyond Objectivism and Relativism in Psychotherapy. Contemporary Psychology.
  • Widmer, M., Freeman, P., & Slife, B. Original secularism: Spirituality's place in the academy.. SPRE Professor: Issues & Innovations.
  • Slife, B.D. The practice of theoretical psychology. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology.
  • Slife, B. D., & Reber, J. Comparing the practical implications of secular and Christian truth in psychotherapy.. Turning Freud Upside-Down: Gospel perspectives on psychotherapys fundamental problems..
  • Christopher, J., Richardson, F.C., & Slife, B.D. Special issue: Thinking through positive psychology (edited journal).. Theory & Psychology.
  • Slife, B.D. Hedonism: A summation. General Psychologist.
  • Slife, B. D., Yanchar, S., Reber, J.. Thinking critically about critical thinking.. Critical thinking about psychology: Hidden assumptions and plausible alternatives..
  • Yanchar, S., & Slife, B.D. Putting it all together: Toward a hermeneutic unity of psychology.. The Journal of Mind and Behavior.
  • Slife, B. D., & Hopkins, R. H.. Alternative assumptions for neuroscience: Formulating a true monism.. Critical thinking about psychology: Hidden assumptions and plausible alternatives.
  • Slife, B.D. Are the natural science methods of psychology compatible with theism?. Why psychology needs theology? A radical reformation perspective.

Awards

  • APA Award for Distinguished Service to Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology American Psychological Association 2004
  • Eliza R. Snow Fellow, Award and Research Grant Brigham Young University 2004
  • Eliza R. Snow Fellow BYU 2002
  • Karl G. Maesar Award BYU 2002
  • Eliza R. Snow Fellowship BYU 2005
  • Circle of Honor Award Student Honor Association, BYU 2005
  • William James Book Award Nomination Society of General Psychology 2005
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt 2006
  • APA Best Seller - "Critical Thinking About Psychology" American Psychological Association Books 2006
  • Eliza R. Snow Fellowship Brigham Young University 2007
  • Presidential Citation Award for Contribution to Psychology American Psychological Association 2008
  • Eliza R. Snow Fellowship (Continuing) Brigham Young University 2008