Bernard Starr, PhD

Bernard Starr, Ph.D. formerly professor of developmental and educational psychology at the City University of New York now teaches “Spirituality in Film” and leads “The Spiritual Forum” at Marymount Manhattan College. He is founder, author and editor of a number of publications and books on psychology, aging and spirituality. For seven years he was writer, producer and host of an award winning radio commentary, and currently produces and hosts documentaries on meaningful, active and productive living in the third age of life. His numerous op-ed and commentary articles for the Scripps Howard News Service have appeared in newspapers throughout the United States. He is currently President of the Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy and is the main United Nations representative for the Institute of Global Education that founded the Mucherla Global School in Mucherla, India. For the last 25 years he has been a spiritual seeker experiencing many traditions worldwide. His recently published book , “Escape Your Own Prison: why We Need Spirituality and Psychology To Be Truly Free” (Rowman and Littlefield , Oct. 2007) explores spirituality as a psychology of consciousness. E-mail: starrone@aol.com.