Meet Our Speaker

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

John E. Kurtz, Ph.D. is professor of psychology at Villanova University and a licensed clinical psychologist in Pennsylvania. He completed undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, doctoral studies in clinical psychology at Vanderbilt University, a clinical internship at the Veterans Affairs and University of Michigan hospitals in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and an NIH post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation research at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Kurtz serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Personality Assessment and Assessment. He conducts research on the Personality

Assessment Inventory, adult personality development, and the use of knowledgeable informants in personality assessment. Dr. Kurtz specializes in adult psychology and gerontology, including assessment and psychotherapy with dementia, head injury, and attention and learning disorders.