John G. Watkins, Ph.D.

John G. Watkins PhD, Professor Emeritus of the University of Montana, is world renowned as a pioneering psychologist, particularly in the areas of hypnosis, dissociation, and multiple personality. He was a founder and past president of ISCEH, an international society in hypnosis. He has been the president of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH), of the American Board of Psychological Hypnosis, and of the Hypnosis Division of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Watkins has also served as clinical editor of the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. He has lectured all over the world and authored many groundbreaking books and articles on hypnosis and psychotherapy, making him one of the leading theorists in the field.

Dr. Watkins received his Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree from University of Idaho and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He went on to teach at University of Montana, Auburn University, and Washington State University. He served as chief psychologist at Portland, Oregon's Veterans Administration Hospital and the Chicago Veterans Hospital. He has received many awards and has been interviewed on national TV by William Buckley (PBS), Morley Safer (60 Minutes), and Geraldo. One of his best-known successes was to get the notorious Hillside Strangler to confess to murder and to reveal his multiple personalities. John Watkins lives near Denver, Colorado.