Mary Pipher
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Mary Elizabeth Pipher, also known as Mary Bray Pipher (born October 21, 1947), Ph.D., is an American clinical psychologist and author. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1969 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
in 1977. She was a Rockefeller Scholar In Residence at Bellagio in 2001. She received two American Psychological Association Presidential Citations. She returned the one she received in 2006 as a protest against the APA's acknowledgment that some of its members participate in controversial interrogation techniques at Guantánamo Bay and at US "black site
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She resides in Lincoln, Nebraska
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University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1969 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
in 1977. She was a Rockefeller Scholar In Residence at Bellagio in 2001. She received two American Psychological Association Presidential Citations. She returned the one she received in 2006 as a protest against the APA's acknowledgment that some of its members participate in controversial interrogation techniques at Guantánamo Bay and at US "black site
Black site
In military terminology, a black site is a location at which an unacknowledged black project is conducted. Recently, the term has gained notoriety in describing secret prisons operated by the United States Central Intelligence Agency , generally outside of U.S. territory and legal jurisdiction. It...
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She resides in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
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Selected works
- Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
- Letters to a Young Therapist
- The Middle of Everywhere: The World's Refugees Come to our Town
- Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent GirlsReviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent GirlsReviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls is a 1994 book written by Dr. Mary Pipher. This book takes a look at the effects of societal pressures on American adolescent girls, and utilizes many case studies from the author's experience as a therapist.-Summary and Case Studies:The book...
; best seller for over three years - The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families to Enrich Our Lives, New York Times best seller
- Writing to Change the World
- Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World