Howard Kassinove
American psychologist
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Early life
Howard Kassinove was born in New York, New York on March 1, 1941. His childhood in the Bronx and Queens was relatively uneventful. After graduating from high school, Kassinove attended Hofstra University Temple University and then attended Adelphi University, and earned a PhD.
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Education
Kassinove earned his PhD in Behavior Research from Adelphi University's Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies in 1970. He then completed a Certificate program in Behavior Therapy at the Temple University School of Medicine.
Institutional affiliations
Prior to his retirement in 2017, Kassinove was a full professor of psychology at Hofstra University where he founded and served as Director of the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Anger and Aggression. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, a Certified School Psychologist, a Fellow of the Albert Ellis Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy, a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist (ABPP), and a Board Certified Cognitive and Behavioral Psychologist (ABPP).
Since the time of his retirement, Professor Kassinove has continued to give lectures, supervise research, and publish books about anger and how it can be managed. In 2017, he was a recipient of the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award for inspiring a student (Dr. Ryan Quirk) to make a significant and lasting contribution to society.