Christopher Mruk, Ph.D. attended Michigan State University and Duquesne University. Dr. Mruk is a professor of psychology at Bowling Green State University, Ohio. His publications generally focus on self-esteem and include four books (one of which is in its 4th edition), along with a good number of refereed articles and chapters. Dr. Mruk is an Associate Editor of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) journal The Humanistic Psychologist and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. His clinical background includes supervising a methadone treatment program, working as a crisis intervention specialist, serving as a community mental health center psychologist, directing the counseling center at St. Francis College in Pennsylvania, and consulting as a psychologist for a local hospital and its community mental health centers.