Jacques P. Barber
American academic
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Before joining Adelphi, Barber was a full professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Psychology Graduate Group at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is now Emeritus Professor of Psychology. He also holds the title of Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine.
Barber has held several prominent positions in the field of psychology, including serving as the past president of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR). His contributions to the field have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Early Career Award (1996) and the Distinguished Research Career Award (2014) from the SPR. In 2018, he received the Distinguished Psychologist Award from the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (APA Division 29), and in 2019, the Research Award from the Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology (APA Division 39). He has also been a visiting professor at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and at universities in Australia. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York and Pennsylvania.
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Research
His research primarily focuses on the outcomes and processes of psychodynamic and cognitive therapies for conditions such as depression, panic disorder, substance dependence, and personality disorders. His work, funded by organizations such as the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has involved conducting randomized clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of these therapies. Barber's psychotherapy process research is guided by conceptual models that emphasize both relational and technical factors, with particular attention to the therapeutic alliance and the use of theoretically relevant interventions by therapists.
In addition to his treatment research, Barber has studied individual core conflicts and metacognition across various populations, including children of Holocaust survivors. Over his career, he has published more than 380 papers, chapters, and books in the fields of psychotherapy and personality, accumulating over 28,000 citations and an h-index of 86.