Mark Koltko-Rivera

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Mark Koltko-Rivera has been a Wikipedian since April 2013. Depending on one's historical perspective, he can be described as having been raised either on the Lower East Side, or in the East Village, of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. He has lived for extended periods in Japan and Florida, and on the Main Line of Philadelphia. Following a nearly six-year residency in Midtown Manhattan (2008-2014), he moved to Bergen County, New Jersey in May, 2014. He is a writer and entrepreneur.

Education edit

This Wikipedian holds a doctoral degree^[1] in counseling psychology from New York University.

Professional interests edit

His professional interests within psychology include: the worldview construct; futurism; humanistic psychology, transpersonal psychology, and the psychology of religion; theory construction and testing; human factors psychology and human enhancement; psychotherapy in general, and psychoanalysis and analytical (Jungian) therapy in particular; and, psychometrics as applied to each of these areas.

Honors edit

For his scholarship within psychology, he has been elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA),^[1] and has received awards from the Society for Humanistic Psychology,^[2] the Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality,^[3] and the Society for General Psychology^[4] (all divisions of APA).

Selected Publications edit

Books edit

Freemasonry: An Introduction (2011, Tarcher/Penguin)^[5]
The Rise of the Mormons: Latter-day Saint Growth in the 21st Century (2012, LVX Publications)^[6]
Latter-day Saint Women and the Priesthood of God: A Believer's Exploration (2014, Temple Spire Books)^[7]

Articles edit

"The Psychology of Worldviews" (Review of General Psychology, 2004, 8(1), 3-58)^[8]
"The Potential Societal Impact of Virtual Reality" (2005; In K. M. Stanney & M. Zyda (Eds.), Advances in virtual environments technology: Musings on design, evaluation, and applications. Volume 9 in G. Salvendy (Series Ed.), HCI International 2005: 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction [CD-ROM, unpaginated]. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.)^[9]
"Psychological Strategies for the Defence Against Terrorism" (with P. A. Hancock; 2005; In B. Patel (Ed.), Systems, concepts and integration (SCI) methods and technologies for defense against terrorism: Proceedings of the NATO Research and Technology Organisation SCI-158 Symposium (London, 25-27 October 2004)), pp. 6-1 through 6-24 (plus 35 slides). Paris, France: NATO Research and Technology Organisation.)^[10]
"Rediscovering the Later Version of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Self-Transcendence and Opportunities for Theory, Research, and Unification" (Review of General Psychology, 2006, 10(4), 302-317)^[11]

WikiProject Membership edit

He is a member of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Congratulations... 2007 APA Fellows!" (2007, October) Monitor on Psychology.
^ pagefor the Harmi Carari Early Career Awards, on a website for the Society for Humanistic Psychology.
^ pagefor the Margaret Gorman Early Career Award (see tab for "Past Recipients"), on the website of the American Psychological Association.
^ page for the George A. Miller Award for an Outstanding Article in General Psychology, on the website of the Society for General Psychology.
^ www.amazon.com/Freemasonry-Introduction-Mark-Kolko-Rivera-Ph-D/dp/1585428531/
^ www.amazon.com/The-Rise-Mormons-Latter-day-Century/dp/061571031X/
^ www.amazon.com/Latter-day-Saint-Women-Priesthood-God/dp/0615995020/
^ www.academia.edu/3089027/The_Psychology_of_Worldviews
^ www.academia.edu/3089073/The_Potential_Societal_Impact_of_Virtual_Reality
^ www.academia.edu/3089145/Psychological_Strategies_for_the_Defence_Against_Terrorism
^ www.academia.edu/3089048/Rediscovering_the_later_version_of_Maslows_hierarchy_of_needs_Self-transcendence_and_opportunities_for_theory_research_and_unification

External links edit

Personal website: www.koltkorivera.com.
LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/markkoltkorivera/.
Facebook page as a writer: www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Koltko-Rivera-Writer/134875848276.
Twitter profile: twitter.com/MarkKoltkoRiver.

[2007Fellows-1] "Congratulations... 2007 APA Fellows!" (2007, October) Monitor on Psychology.

[2] r the Harmi Carari Early Career Awards, on a website for the Society for Humanistic Psychology.

[3] r the Margaret Gorman Early Career Award (see tab for "Past Recipients"), on the website of the American Psychological Association.

[4] r the George A. Miller Award for an Outstanding Article in General Psychology, on the website of the Society for General Psychology.

[5] www.amazon.com/Freemasonry-Introduction-Mark-Kolko-Rivera-Ph-D/dp/1585428531/

[6] www.amazon.com/The-Rise-Mormons-Latter-day-Century/dp/061571031X/

[7] www.amazon.com/Latter-day-Saint-Women-Priesthood-God/dp/0615995020/

[8] www.academia.edu/3089027/The_Psychology_of_Worldviews

[9] www.academia.edu/3089073/The_Potential_Societal_Impact_of_Virtual_Reality

[10] www.academia.edu/3089145/Psychological_Strategies_for_the_Defence_Against_Terrorism

[11] www.academia.edu/3089048/Rediscovering_the_later_version_of_Maslows_hierarchy_of_needs_Self-transcendence_and_opportunities_for_theory_research_and_unification

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