Dr. Scott Greer

Personal Info 

 

Education:

Ph.D.: York University, 1999.  Dissertation: Making $ense Out of the $elf:  A Social Constructionist Perspective on the History and Measurement of the Self.

 

M.A.: York University, 1991.  Thesis: The Historical and Philosophical Development of Freud's Ego Concept.

 

B.A.: University of Memphis, 1987. Graduated Magna Cum Laude.   Major: Psychology, Minor: Philosophy

Teaching experience:

Assistant Professor, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.

Part-time instructor, York University, Toronto, Ontario.

Part-time instructor, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.

Part-time instructor, Humber College, Toronto, Ontario.

Part-time instructor, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario.

 

 

 

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Professional Affiliations:

Coordinator for Julian Jaynes Conference on Consciousness

Past Editor for History and Philosophy of Psychology Bulletin

Editorial Board for Social Practice/Psychological Theorizing

President for History and Philosophy of Psychology Section of CPA (Canadian Psychological Association), 2003-04 CPA/HPP

Member of the American Psychological Association; member of Division 26: History of Psychology 

Member of Cheiron: The International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences 

Member of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology

Member of the Julian Jaynes Society.

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Fun Stuff!!!

I enjoy classical music (especially the heavy German stuff, like Beethoven, Bruckner, and Mahler), heavy metal (Judas Priest!) and alternative / rock (Green Day), science fiction (e.g., Bradbury, Niven), Marvel Comics (nuff said!), old (e.g., Universal, Hammer, Toho) horror and monster movies, tennis, swimming, cycling, and jogging.

 

Quick Top 5's:

Favorite/Most Influential Books:

  1. Freud's Interpretation of Dreams
  2. Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil
  3. Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions
  4. Foucault's Discipline and Punish
  5. Fromm's Escape from Freedom


Greatest (i.e., most influential) Psychologists :

  1. Freud
  2. Wundt
  3. Rogers
  4. Skinner
  5. Piaget


Favorite Music :


1 (tie).   Beethoven's Eroica Symphony (#3) and Violin Concerto
2.   Bruckner's Ninth Symphony
3.   Judas Priest: "Heading Out to the Highway"
4.   Stone Temple Pilots: "Atlanta"
5.    Metallica: "Turn the Page"                             

 

 

Some Favorite Flicks (in no particular order):

 

1.         Brokeback Mountain

2.         Unforgiven

3.         Unfaithful

4.         Signs

5.         American Beauty

                                                                                                                                              

 

 

MY KIDS

Annie (Cocker Spaniel) and Siggy (Shih Tzu)

 

 

 

ANIKHA IS HERE!! 

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