Professor emeritus of Social Science, York University, Toronto; Co-Director, ISIS-Canada and Dean of the Doctoral Program, Division of EXA at EGS. A founder of IEATA (International Expressive Arts Therapy Association).

He is the author of "Poiesis, The Language of Psychology and the Speech of the Soul", Co-Editor of "Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy", "Song the Only Victory: Poetry Against War" and Editor of the journal, "Poiesis: A Journal of the Arts and Communication".

He is a poet, actor and clown.

His most recent book is, “Trauma, Tragedy, Therapy - The Arts and Human Suffering”