College of Arts & Sciences
Michael Pieracci
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Languages, Cultures, and Race
Michael PieracciAssociate Professor (Career Track), Department of Languages, Cultures, RaceCIC 125Lmpieracci@wsu.edu
- B.A. Sociology, University of San Francisco, 1972
- MA Humanities, Cal State Dominguez Hills, 2004
- Ph.D. Psychology, Saybrook University, San Francisco, 1989
Joined WSU Tri-Cities in 1991
ACADEMIC INTERESTS
Teaching
- Classical Literature
- Mythology
- Religious Studies
- Narrative Studies
- Sociology
- American Culture
- Psycho-dynamic Psychology
Research
- Religious Studies
- Narrative Studies
- Ancient Literature and History
- The intersection of Sociology, History, and Psychology
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Psychodynamic Theory
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS
Associations and Service Projects
- Coordinator of Religious Studies
- AVID Fellow
PUBLICATIONS
- The Mythopoesis of Psychotherapy: The Cultural, Mythic, and Narrative Themes in Stories of Psychotherapy Clients About their Psychotherapy Experience. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1991
- Oh Precious Ode! A Readers Response to the Poetry of Sharon Olds. 2004