Rafael Art. Javier, Ph.D., ABPP

Rafael Art. Javier is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Post-Graduate Professional Development Programs, and the Postdoctoral Certificate Programs in Forensic Psychology at St. John’s University. He was the first/founding Director of the Center for Psychological Services and Clinical Studies at St. John's University for almost 20 years, and a founding member of the Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLAS). Prior to joining St. John’s University, he was the head of psychology at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center and on the faculty at Downstate Medical Center. For many years he was also on the faculty and a supervisor at New York University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry. 

He received his Ph.D. from New York University, his Postdoctoral Certificate in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis from NYU Postdoctoral Program, and his training in Family Therapy from the Roberto Clemente Center. He is currently a faculty and supervisor at the Object Relations Institute and a consultant/supervisor at the NYU Postdoctoral Program. He is also a visiting professor at the Universidad de la Cuenca del Plata, in Corrientes, Argentina and appointed ‘Profesor Honorario’ by that university in 2016. He was the 2017-2018 President of the Forensic Division of the New York State Psychological Association and the past vice-president of the Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology. 

Dr. Javier has presented extensively at national and international conferences on psycholinguistic and psychoanalytic issues on research and treatment and on ethnic and cultural issues in psychoanalytic theories and practice, including on issues of violence and the impact on general cognitive and emotional functioning. Most recently he has focused his attention to examining issues related to criminality and trauma. His wide range interest can be seen in the numerous journal manuscripts he has written over the course of his academic career and the several books and book chapters he has authored and coedited. Here is a list of some of the book publications: 

• ‘Domestic Violence: Assessment and Treatment’, coedited with William Herron and Andrea Bergman, published in 1996 by Jason Aronson, Inc. ISBN 1-56821-851-6/9-78156-821-851-9
•  ‘Reaching Across Boundaries of Culture and Class’ co-edited with Rose-Marie Perez-Foster and Michael Moskowitz, published in 1996 by Jason Aronson Inc. ISBN 1-56821-487-1 
• ‘Personality Development and Psychotherapy in our Diverse Society: A Source Book’ coedited by with William Herron all published by Jason Aronson in 1998. ISBN 0-7657-0167-7 
• ‘The Patterns of desire: Sexual diversity in psychoanalysis’, coauthored with Dr. William Herron and published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. in 2006. ISBN 3-86164-1108-4/13.97815-9545-849
• ‘The Bilingual mind: Thinking, Feeling, and Speaking in two Languages’, authored and published in 2007 by Springer Publications ISBN 978-0-387-30913-2
• ‘The Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners and Families’ co-edited with Amanda Baden, Frank Biafora and Alina Camacho-Gingerich, published by Sage Publications, Inc in 2007 ISBN 1-4129-2751-X or 978-1-4129-2751-2
• ‘The Specialty competencies in Psychoanalysis in Psychology’ written with Dolores Morris and William Herron in 2015 and published by Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-976647-5 
• ‘Understanding Domestic Violence: Theories, Challenges, and Remedies’, coedited with William Herron and published in 2018 by The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc ISBN 9-78076-570953-0 
• ‘Assessing Trauma in Forensic Context’ coedited with Drs. Elizabeth Owen and Jemour Maddux and published by Springer Publications in March 2020.ISBN 978-3-030-33105-4
• ‘The Patient as the Center: Integrating Psychodynamic Approaches with Other Mental Health Treatments’, written with William Herron and published in 2023 by Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-6326-9 and 978-1-5381-6327-6 

He is currently on the editorial board and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, and on the editorial board of the Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. He also functioned as co-editor of Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless for many years. His current research activities include issues related to autobiographical and traumatic memory in bilingual and monolingual contexts and forensic issues. He is in private practice.