John​ Thoburn
Professor
Clinical Psychology
Seattle Pacific University
United States of America
Biography
Education: BA, University of Kansas, 1976; MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1984; PhD, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, 1991. At SPU since 1996. Dr. John Thoburn is a licensed psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist in the state of Washington, and board certified in couple and family psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is past president of the Society for Family Psychology, Division 43, of the American Psychological Association (APA), and past president of the American Academy of Couple and Family Psychology, a specialty of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is a past trustee on the board of trustees of the American Board of Professional Psychology and is currently the president of the International Academy of Family Psychology. Dr. Thoburn has been a featured speaker, trainer, and clinician in the areas of trauma and disaster and international family psychology. His international training and teaching in disaster and family psychology have included time in Uganda, Bosnia, India, Sri Lanka, China, Jordan, Haiti, Jamaica, and Japan. He has received the Florence Kaslow Distinguished Contribution to International Family Psychology award, the Family Psychologist of the Year award from the Society for Couple and Family Psychology, and the International Humanitarian award from the American Psychological Association.
Research Interest
Clinical Psychology
Publications
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Thoburn J, Hoffman-Robinson G, Shelly LJ, Sayre G. Collaborative treatment for the psychosomatic couple. The Family Journal. 2009 Jan;17(1):6-13.
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Thoburn JW, Bentley JA, Ahmad ZS, Jones KC. International disaster psychology ethics: A social justice model imbedded in a systems paradigm. Traumatology. 2012 Dec;18(4):79-85.
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Thoburn JW, Carlile JA, Clark NE. A systems approach to international disaster psychology. Journal of Family Psychotherapy. 2014 Apr 3;25(2):163-76.
