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About Dale Larson

Dale G. Larson, Ph.D. is a Fulbright Scholar, a Fellow in the American Psychological Association (Division 17, Counseling Psychology, and Division 38, Health Psychology, and Division 32, Humanistic Psychology), and a licensed clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist.  His academic interests bridge counseling and health psychology, including self-concealment, stress management, person-centered therapy, and a variety of issues in the end-of-life area, such as grief counseling research, interdisciplinary team development, and advanced illness care coordination. A recognized national leader in end-of-life care and training, Larson was Senior Editor and a contributing author for the Robert Wood Johnson-funded national newspaper series, Finding Our Way: Living with Dying in America, which reached 7 million Americans.   

Positions

2022 - Present J. Thomas and Kathleen L. McCarthy Professor, and Professor of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University School of Education & Counseling Psychology
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2003 - Present Professor of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University School of Education & Counseling Psychology
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1995 - Present Markkula Center Scholar, Santa Clara University
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1982 - Present Coordinator, Health Psychology Emphasis, Department of Counseling Psychology,, Santa Clara University School of Education & Counseling Psychology
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June 2007 - June 2008 Interim Dean, Santa Clara University School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries
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1988 - 2003 Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University School of Education & Counseling Psychology
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1998 - 2001 Chairperson, Department of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University School of Education & Counseling Psychology
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1982 - 1988 Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University School of Education & Counseling Psychology
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Education

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December 1977 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
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June 1974 M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
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June 1971 B.A., Psychology, University of Chicago
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