Jared D. Kass, Ph.D.

Social Scientist, Professor Emeritus, Psychotherapist

Visiting Scholar

Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital (2015-Current)

Professor Emeritus

Graduate Department of Counseling and Psychology

Lesley University (1976-2021)

Visiting Lecturer on Medicine, Section on Behavioral Medicine

Beth Israel and New England Deaconess Hospitals

Harvard Medical School  (1985-1986, 1987-1991)

Person-Centered Approach Project

with Dr. Carl Rogers (1976-1981) 

                                                                                                                                                                                      Jared Kass, August 2018

Professional History:

Visiting Scholar

Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

2015-Current

         www.bensonhenryinstitute.org (Research Team)

Dr. Kass' collaboration with BHI began in 1985

when Dr. Herbert Benson invited him to conduct

behavioral medicine research on psychological wellbeing

and spirituality as a potential health resource. 

Professor Emeritus

Graduate Department of Counseling and Psychology

Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1976-2021

During his 45-year career, Dr. Kass developed and led

a specialization in mind-body behavioral health.

Person-Centered Approach Project with Dr. Carl Rogers

Dr. Kass' worked closely with Rogers as a staff member of this project.

1976-1981

Kass' clinical work, teaching, and social science research

are rooted in Rogers' humanistic philosophy of the person.

Dr. Kass' scholarship includes development of:

Inventory of Positive Psychological Attitudes (IPPA)

     This 32-item scale assesses Confidence in Life and Self.

     It measures psychological change that ranges from

     stress dysregulation to resilient psychological wellbeing.

Index of Core Spiritual Experience (INSPIRIT)

     This 7-item metric taps subjective self-transcendent experiences

     commonly reported during meditation and contemplative prayer.

Five-Dimension Model of Psychopathology and Maturational Healing

Psychopathology has roots in trauma, poverty, and broken families.

These problems dysregulate five key dimensions of self:

     Bio-Behavioral

     Cognitive-Sociocultural

     Social-Emotional

     Existential-Spiritual

     Integrative Worldview Formation

Development of a Prevention Curriculum for Emerging Adults: Know Your Self

It promotes maturational growth in these five dimensions of self.

In Dr. Kass' research and publications, healing these dimensions of self

is called Person-Centered Psychospiritual Maturation.

A Person-Centered Approach to Psychospiritual Maturation:

Mentoring Resilience and Inclusive Community in Higher Education

(Palgrave-MacMillan, 2017)

Community Service:

Boston Clergy and Religious Leaders Group for Interfaith Dialogue

Dr. Kass participated for 20+ years, serving on its Steering Committee.

     His ongoing committment to interfaith education & dialogue

     reflects recognition that mature spiritual development

     can be a vital resource for social justice, but that

     organized religion can also be a negative social force.

Educational Background:

Amherst College, B.A. (1969):

Independent Scholar, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

     Professor Leo Marx (The Machine in the Garden) was Kass' tutor/mentor

Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, Ph.D. (1975):

Psychology and Education

     Danforth Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Studies

     Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Studies

     Professors Roy Fairfield and Van Richards were Kass' mentors.

Professional Organizations

Phi Beta Kappa

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Association of American Colleges and Universities

American Psychological Association