William H.
Gottdiener
2000 PhD, The New School for Social Research, New York
1994 MA, The New School for Social Research, New York
1990 BA, Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York
Professor Gottdiener received his BA in psychology from Hunter College of the City University of New York. He received his MA in general psychology and his PhD in clinical psychology from The New School for Social Research and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in substance abuse research at National Development and Research Institutes that was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He also received additional postdoctoral training in psychoanalysis (PA), psychodynamic therapy (PDT), supportive-expressive therapy (SET), and in intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP). He is board certified in addiction psychology, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychology, and in psychoanalysis in psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.
He has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York (CUNY) since the fall of 2003. He is also a faculty member of the Graduate Center--CUNY. He is a licensed psychologist in New York and maintains an active part-time clinical practice. His theoretical orientation is psychodynamic.
Recent Teaching
Drugs and Crime
Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Psychology of Addictive Disorders
Current Editorial Boards
2021-Present Editorial Board Member: The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
2007-Present Editorial Board Member: Psychoanalytic Psychology
Professional Memberships/Affiliations
- American Board & Academy of Psychoanalysis
- American Psychoanalytic Association
- American Psychological Association
- International Psychoanalytic Association
- International Psychoanalytic Association—Addictions Sub-Committee
- International Society for Neuropsychoanalysis
Gottdiener, W. H., White, A., Love, K. R., & Amiri, T. (In Press). Mature defense mechanisms positively correlate with narcissistic traits of the Dark Triad cluster of personality traits. Psychodynamic Psychiatry.
Gottdiener, W. H., Cabanas, B., & Love, K. R. (2024). Ego function and Internet Addiction. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 52(2), 218-235.
Gottdiener, W. H. (2023). Working with defense mechanisms with people who are diagnosed with substance use disorders. In V. Behar and J. Zusman (Eds.) Psychoanalysis and addiction. Sao Paulo, Brazil: Blucher.
Gottdiener, W. H. (2021). Supportive-expressive psychodynamic psychotherapy for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 49(3), 488-403.
Weber, S., Gottdiener, W. H., & Chou, C. (2021). The relationship between defense mechanisms and psychopathic traits in an Internet sample. The Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 85(3), 271-282.
Whitman, C., & Gottdiener, W. H. (2015). Implicit coping styles as a predictor of aggression. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 24(7, 809-824.
Prout, T., Gerber, L. E., & Gottdiener, W. H. (2015). Trauma and substance abuse: The role of defenses and religious engagement. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 18(2), 123-133.
Corbin, J., Gottdiener, W. H., Sirikantraporn, S., Armstrong, J. L., & Probber,S. 2013). Prevalence of substance abuse treatment education in American Psychological Association accredited clinical and counseling psychology doctoral programs. Addiction Research and Theory, 21(4, 269272.
Fellow: The American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis
Fellow: The American Psychological Association in Divisions 1, 12, 39, 50
Fellow: The International Psychoanalytic Association
Honoree: The Research and Scholarship Award of the Society of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psaychology (Division 39) of the American Psychological Association.
Outstanding Mentor Award: The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Professor Gottdiener is a clinical psychologist who is active in the disciplines of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychology and addiction psychology. Professor Gottdiener's current research focuses on understanding the underlying psychological, biological, and social underpinnings of addiction from a psychodynamic perspective. He is also interested in how to effectively treat addictive disorders using psychodynamic psychotherapies, specifically, supportive-expressive therapy, which is an empirically-supported treatment.
Note: Dr. Gottdiener is no longer conducting new research on Dark Personalities.