Bernard Starr, PhD

Bernard Starr, Ph.D. formerly professor of developmental and educational psychology at the City University of New York. 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, "The Longevity Report," and currently produces and hosts T.V. documentaries on meaningful, active and productive living in the third age of life (Phoenix Rising T.V. Productions). 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. Starr is one of the founders of "The Center for Learning and Living," a lifelong learning program, where he teaches a course on Spirituality and Psychology in Film. For the last 25 years he has been a spiritual seeker experiencing many traditions worldwide. His latest book, "Escape Your Own Prison:Why We Need Spirituality And Psychology To Be Turly Free" (Rowman and Littlefield) explores spirituality as a psychology of consciousness.
E-mail: starrone@aol.com.