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Peter Fraenkel
Associate Professor
B.A.,
Boston Univ.; Ph.D., Duke Univ.
Office Address: NAC 7/120
Office Phone: 212- 650-5671
Email: p.fraenkel@verizon.net
• Research Interests:
Temporal patterns and issues in couple and family organization and functioning; the interface between work life and family life; role of technology in family life; distress-prevention programs for couples; family-based treatment of incest; integrating family systems, psychodynamic, and behavioral theories of human functioning and intervention; qualitative research methodologies; and development and evaluation of community-based, collaboratively-built programs for socially- and economically-marginalized groups. Current programs include Fresh Start for Families (for homeless families), Fresh Start for Families with Teens (homeless families with teens), Fresh Start for Survivors of Domestic Violence, and Family Support from Immigration to Work.
Full Biographical InformationAckerman Institute for the Family
Recent publications:
• Fraenkel, P. (2002). The helpers and the helped: Viewing the mental health profession through the lens of September 11. Family Process, 41, 20-23.
• Fraenkel, P. (2001). The new normal: Living with a transformed reality. The Psychotherapy Networker, 25, 20-34.
• Fraenkel, P. (2001). The place of time in couple and family therapy. In K. J. Daly (Ed.), Minding the time in family experience: Emerging perspectives and issues (pp. 283-310). London: JAI.
• Search Medline for articles by: Fraenkel, P.
Other Courses taught:
Family Systems I & II (doctoral course)
Qualitative Research I & II (doctoral course)
Family Psychology (undergraduate and masters course)
Psychoeducational and Community-Based Interventions (tentative title, to be offered Fall 2003)
