Robert Wood, Ph.D.

Robert Wood, Ph.D.Program Chair, Transpersonal Psychology

The Board of Trustees of Sofia University is the corporate body established by the charter with complete responsibility for the government and welfare of the University and all the interests pertaining thereto including students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Biography:

Education:

Ph.D. Psychology (Concentration in Transpersonal Psychology) – Sofia University (formerly ITP)
J.D. – University of Utah
M.A. Transpersonal Psychology – Naropa University
MBA – University of Utah
M.S. Economics – University of Utah
B.A. Economics – University of Utah

Educational Research:

Ph.D. Psychology – Dissertation: Psycho-Spiritual Transformation Experienced by Participants of Modern Wilderness Rites of Passage Quests: An Intuitive Inquiry
M.S. Economics – Thesis: The Impact of Capitalism on Individual Self-Actualization

Licensures & Certifications:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Publications:

Wood, R. (2007). The archetypal experience of a modern vision quest. East Coast Sandplay Journal, 8(1), 1-9.

Research & Training Interests:

Ecopsychology, transformation through nature, vision quest, shamanism, archetypal psychology, and psychospiritual transformation, intuitive inquiry, and quantitative psychological research.