David Van Nuys, PhD, is recognized with an APA Citizen Psychologist Citation for his exemplary leadership as a contributor to international public education about psychological science and practice in his innovative podcast, “Shrink Rap Radio.”
Over the past 13 years, Van Nuys has conducted more than 700 in-depth interviews with leaders of psychological science and practice covering topics such as neuroscience, psychoanalysis, attachment theory, Jungian psychology, leadership, positive psychology, social psychology, behavioral economics, memory, health psychology and more. Van Nuys has embraced all forms of psychology, without prejudice, by offering a space in which leading representatives from every branch of psychology and every school of psychotherapy can receive an equally respectful opportunity to present their work. Not only has he provided a space for a large number of American experts to discuss their research findings but, also, he has extended invitations to practitioners and investigators from numerous countries overseas.
Through his two podcasts Shrink Rap Radio and Wise Counsel Podcast, Van Nuys has delivered a positive image of psychology and rich scientifically-based psychological content to listeners in more than 212 countries.
Shrink Rap Radio interviews are used at universities for course instruction and for about 100 online CE units through The Zur Institute. Shrink Rap Radio has 16,000+ subscribers and more than 5 million downloads, which led his nominator to ask, “Who amongst us has had that much impact spreading evidence-based psychology to the public as well as psychologists and other professionals?”
Van Nuys’ public podcasts have become the first points of contact with psychological services and psychological training. Van Nuys has become an inspirational ambassador for psychological culture worldwide.
Van Nuys earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1970. He was a Full Professor in the Department of Psychology at Sonoma State University from 1980 to 2004 where he is now Emeritus. He was chair of the department from 1995 to 2002. Van Nuys has also worked with market research consulting firms since 1981 in which he conducts focus group research and writes corporate management reports. He served on the Board of the Qualitative Research Consultants Association, an international market research organization, from 2002-2005 and served as the editor-in-chief of their quarterly magazine, QCRA Views, from 2007-09.