President, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Past President, National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology
Program Faculty, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Michael Horowitz has served as a professional psychology school leader and faculty member since 1988. He became The Chicago School’s president in 2000, where under his leadership the school has focused on becoming the “school of choice” in professional psychology.
 
Before joining The Chicago School, Dr. Horowitz was dean and professor at the Arizona School of Professional Psychology. His past clinical and training experience include the American Red Cross, Northwestern University, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Illinois Masonic Medical Center, and St. Francis Hospital (Evanston, Ill.).
 
Dr. Horowitz is the past president of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology. He is a site visitor for the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Accreditation and a consultant/evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Previously, he held leadership positions with the Arizona Psychological Association and was on the board of directors for Impac University (Punta Gorda, Fla.).
 
A licensed clinical psychologist and member of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Horowitz also practices independently, focusing on psychoanalysis, intensive individual psychotherapy, couples psychotherapy, supervision, and consultation. In addition, he is the co-director of the Fatherhood Research Project, a collaborative study of the experience of fatherhood. His professional and scholarly interests include organizational leadership, political advocacy, graduate education, and the expansion of professional psychology practice.
 
Dr. Horowitz received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University and a Certificate in Psychoanalysis from the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis. He did his undergraduate studies at Columbia University, graduating cum laude with a B.A. in Psychology and Political Science. He was honored at Columbia with the Cumming Prize for Outstanding Psychology Graduate.