Books from WISR Community

The authors of this book include a variety of students, alumni, and faculty at WISR. 

These two books on Transformative Action Research draw on, and articulate, the extensive experience and efforts to develop and practice a special kind of action-research at WISR for almost 50 years . . .  by co-founder, John Bilorusky, and other faculty, alumni and students at WISR--over WISR's entire history.

Jake Sloan was a WISR doctoral student, and also served on WISR's Board. 

Brian Gerrard is WISR's Chief Academic Officer, and has been on the faculty for 10 years. He was the founder of the Center for Child and Family Development 25 years ago, and that Center has been part of WISR for three years.  

Torry Dickinson was a long time faculty member for significant periods of time throughout WISR's history going back to the 1980s.  Until recently, she also served on WISR's Advisory Committee. 

Richard Lawrence is a long time friend and supporter of WISR, and has served on WISR's Board. 

Ronald Mah earned his Master's in WISR's MFT program, and the later achieved the Doctorate at WISR. Also, he has been on WISR's faculty since the late 1980s. 

This, and 19 other eBooks on Therapy by Ronald Mah are available at http://ronaldmah.com/therapy-books.html 

This film is about the life--the literary works and social activism--of the renown Chilean poet, Fernando Alegria.  Fernando was a founding Board member of WISR, and this film was produced by WISR student, Uwe Blesching, and WISR Board member, Marcia Campos in 2004, shortly before Fernando's death. A  limited number of CDs (in both English and Spanish) are available from WISR.  

This book is based on Adam Schilling's WISR Doctoral dissertation.

This unpublished book is based on Victor Bloomberg's WISR Doctoral dissertation.

This book grew out of Richard Allen's WISR Doctoral dissertation. 

This book, and the two others here, were done by Uwe Blesching following his WISR Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral Studies.

This book is based on Dennis Hastings' WISR Master's studies and thesis. 

This book is closely interwoven with Kathy Kain's WISR doctoral studies, and especially her dissertation. 

Kathy Kain was involved in the practice of Ortho-Bionomy, prior to, during, and after her WISR MA studies.

David Yamada earned his PhD at WISR, and prior to, during and after his WISR studies, he was working as a nationally recognized expert on workplace bullying.

Tom Athanasiou is a WISR Master's Alum

Lee Francis III, a Laguna Pueblo, was one of WISR's three doctoral alumni. He was was a poet, educator, and founder of the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers.

Che Kum Clement is a WISR Doctoral alumnus, and currently serves on WISR's Board. He is former Chair of the Department of Vocational and Technical Education at the Islamic University of Technology in Bangladesh. 

Larry Berkelhammer is an alumnus of WISR's Bachelor's Program and the Doctoral proram. This book grew out of his dissertation. 

Oba T'Shaka is an alumnus of WISR's Doctoral program. While pursuing his doctorate at WISR, he was Chair of the Africana Studies Department at San Francisco State. 

Urmas Kaldveer is a WISR Doctoral alumnus. 

Don St. John is a WISR Doctoral alumnus.  

Raelene Weaver is an alumna of WISR's MFT program. 

Anngwyn St. Just earned her Master's in Psychology and her PhD at WISR, and has gone on to  become an internationally known and respected trauma therapist and writer.  Her books have often been translated into other languages. 

[From About the Book] "To celebrate and honor her six decades at the service of Social Trauma Work, colleagues, friends and people who had both the honor of working and the joy of having crossed her in their lives, we gathered in a Festschrift Book of remembrance and gratitude for Dr. Anngwyn St. Just great work and contribution to healing in all dimensions of the human condition.  Thank you, dear Anngwyn, for all the seeds you have planted in more than 12,000 students, therapists and the general public along your impressive trajectory through time and space. For many healing fractals around the world!"

This is Anngwyn's first book, and it mostly comes from her WISR PhD dissertation. 

Originally published in 2001, and to be released as an audio book in late 2024, this book is a slightly revised version of Diane Poole Heller's WISR PhD dissertation. 

Book written by Kence Anderson, former WISR student in the MS in Education and Community Leadership program--growing out of his Master's studies.

Dr. Paloma Mc Caleb has been on the WISR faculty for the past 10 years. 

Deborah Pruitt was on WISR's faculty for 10 years, until 10 years ago. 

Peter Gabel was a longtime friend and supporter of WISR's and served on the WISR faculty for almost 10 years until his death in 2023.  

Brian Gerrard is WISR's Chief Academic Officer, and has been on the faculty for 10 years. He was the founder of the Center for Child and Family Development 25 years ago, and that Center has been part of WISR for three years.  

Torry Dickinson was a long time faculty member for significant periods of time throughout WISR's history going back to the 1980s.  Until recently, she also served on WISR's Advisory Committee.