{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/master\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:37:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Robert T. Muller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robert T. Muller, Ph.D.<\/strong>&nbsp;completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard, was on faculty at the University of Massachusetts, and is currently a professor at York University in Toronto.&nbsp;Dr. Muller is a fellow and member of several scientific societies, and is the 2024 recipient of the Pierre Janet Award for his scholarship in the field of trauma.&nbsp;His most recent psychotherapy book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Robert-T.-Muller\/author\/B0033AFO5A?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\"><em>Trauma and the Struggle to Open Up<\/em><\/a> was awarded the 2019 Written Media Award, for the year's best written work on trauma.&nbsp;And his award-winning bestseller, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Robert-T.-Muller\/author\/B0033AFO5A?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\"><em>Trauma and the Avoidant Client<\/em><\/a> has been translated widely.&nbsp;A lead investigator on several multi-site programs to treat interpersonal trauma, Dr. Muller is an international speaker, who has been interviewed by publications such as: \"Business Insider,\" \"The Walrus,\" and \"Rolling Stone.\"&nbsp;He founded an online magazine, <a href=\"http:\/\/trauma.blog.yorku.ca\/\"><em>The Trauma &amp; Mental Health Report<\/em><\/a>, that is now visited by over 100,000 readers a year.&nbsp;With over 30 years in the field, he practices in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/803\/2025\/03\/Robert_Muller_CV_Mar2025.pdf\">CV [pdf]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/research-program\/\">Research Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Robert-Muller\/research\">Dr. Muller's Research Articles on ResearchGate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lectures &amp; Interviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/EgmpDbhjf98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Lecture, 2014 CAMH<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bjbAu66lkZI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Lecture, 2022 ISSTD<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2To_BRBPcWs\">Trauma Lecture I, 2026 NEFESH<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sMKWumb0f9s\">Trauma Lecture II, 2026 NEFESH<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nXtCszUelnY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2015 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qLvbI7o9mtE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emotionalaffair.org\/affair-trauma-robert-muller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2017 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_EX4p7G86E4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2018 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/morgan-rector-912873335\/the-filan-foundation-episode-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast II, 2018<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TkN8G4pvKDg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast II, 2018 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/show\/bearpsych\/id\/8483642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EfJldFGIV8A&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2019 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/connectingparadigms.org\/podcast\/episode-72-interview-with-dr-robert-t-muller-author-of-trauma-the-struggle-to-open-up\/\">Trauma Therapy Podcast II, 2019<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EnygXd2-TpU\">Trauma Therapy Podcast II, 2019 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k2lcqiayfVI\">Trauma Therapy Podcast III, 2019 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rolandbal.com\/robert-t-muller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast IV, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MtLKLx82oUQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast IV, 2019 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/psychcentral.com\/blog\/podcast-theres-more-to-trauma-than-ptsd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast V, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3EGHHgbvT6M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast V, 2019 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N9WmI4JaAOA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast VI, 2019 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insocialwork.org\/episode.asp?ep=267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast VII, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consciouslyparenting.com\/archpodcasts\/9\/\">Trauma Therapy Podcast IX, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c9rzrHzJUtw&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yx7fve2o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2020 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/attachmenttheoryinaction.podbean.com\/e\/dr-robert-t-muller-trauma-treatment-through-an-attachment-theory-lens-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast II, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IFh_wxKWkL4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2022<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GRKZR5fFTuA\">Trauma Therapy Podcast, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OsPcVid6aQA\">Trauma Therapy Podcast II, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e_VHNZwOv6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bullying &amp; Trauma, Global radio interview 2018 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GZfcXO4Kqvo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Secrets &amp; Trauma, CBC interview 2018 (mirror)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ug81fOkWdiU\">Book Interview I<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bCUJcOo35dA\">Book Interview II<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/avoidance-in-trauma-survivors-an-interview-with-robert-t-muller-121813\">Book Interview III<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Webinars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4wx1creXkyE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CASW Webinar, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trauma.blog.yorku.ca\/\">Trauma &amp; Mental Health Blog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/experts\/robert-t-muller-phd\">Psychology Today Trauma Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/traumapractice.org\">Trauma Practice for Healthy Communities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/psychotherapytoronto.ca\">Dr. Muller's Clinical Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Muller's Treatment Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/803\/2023\/07\/Trauma-and-Avoidant.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover of Trauma and the Avoidant Client by Robert T. Muller\" class=\"wp-image-172\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/803\/2023\/07\/Trauma-and-the-Struggle-to-Open-up.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover of Trauma and the Struggle to Open Up by Robert T. Muller\" class=\"wp-image-174\" style=\"width:206px;height:310px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwnorton.com\/books\/9780393705737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma and the Avoidant Client --W.W. Norton<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trauma-Avoidant-Client-Attachment-Based-Professional\/dp\/0393705730\/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1\">Trauma and the Avoidant Client --Amazon Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cavershambooksellers.com\/searchresults.php?query=0393705730&amp;SessionID=ef9fe6e2fc00b2daa5a82277181d696d\">Trauma and the Avoidant Client --Caversham Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwnorton.com\/books\/9780393712261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma and the Struggle to Open Up --W. W. Norton<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trauma-Struggle-Open-Up-Avoidance-ebook\/dp\/B0784V8WJB\/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma and the Struggle to Open Up --Amazon Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Trauma-Struggle-Open-Up-Avoidance-ebook\/dp\/B0784V8WJB\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1514138363&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma and the Struggle to Open Up --Amazon Books Canada<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Trauma-Struggle-Open-Up-Avoidance-ebook\/dp\/B0784V8WJB\/ref=la_B0033AFO5A_1_3\/258-1053264-2343626?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1514138418&amp;sr=1-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trauma and the Struggle to Open Up --Amazon Books UK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media Releases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/2019\/04\/07\/york-professor-students-earn-awards-for-leading-trauma-research\/?utm_source=YFile_Email&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_content=Top-Stories&amp;utm_campaign=yfile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YFILE Story, April 8, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/2018\/07\/06\/prof-robert-t-muller-publishes-book-on-intricacies-of-trauma-therapy\/?utm_source=YFile_Email&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_content=Top-Stories&amp;utm_campaign=yfile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YFILE Story, July 8, 2018<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.isst-d.org\/news-you-can-use-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISSTD, July 3, 2018<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/scopeatryerson\/trauma-mental-health-blog\">Ryerson Radio Story, July 11, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/2013\/02\/01\/hold-the-trauma-mental-health-report-online-magazine-relaunches\/\">YFILE Story, Feb. 1, 2013<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yorku.ca\/2011\/11\/08\/york-u-prof-wins-international-award-for-trauma-therapy-book\/\">Media Release, Nov. 8, 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewalrus.ca\/what-happens-after-young-victims-testify\/\">The Walrus Story, October 30, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/what-moon-knight-gets-right-about-dissociative-identity-disorder-5248670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Very Well Mind Story, April 27, 2022<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inputmag.com\/culture\/dissociative-identity-disorder-did-tiktok-influencers-multiple-personalities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Input Story, July 6, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/did-dissociative-identity-disorder-youtube-multiple-personalities-community-real-fake-2020-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Insider Story, Oct. 25, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hollandbloorview.ca\/stories-news-events\/BLOOM-Blog\/after-trauma-parents-need-space-fall-apart-emotionally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holland Bloorview Rehab Hospital Blog, June 26, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chatelaine.com\/health\/sex-and-relationships\/emotional-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chatelaine Story, Jan. 29, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/living-with-split-personality-disorder-2017-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Insider Story, Feb. 16, 2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fumblingthroughtherapy.wordpress.com\/tag\/robert-t-muller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Therapy Blog, May 15, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pesicanada.ca\/sales\/ca_w_150194_attachmentcenteredtraumatherapy_pwz93902_affiliate-speaker-1354300\">Trauma Workshop, PESI, June 20, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nefesh.org\/workshops\/RelationshipBundle\/login\">Trauma Workshop, Nefesh International<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzccp.co.nz\/events-and-training\/68086449a71ba959ce5acdef\">Trauma Workshop, New Zealand, Aug. 14-15, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/803\/2023\/07\/Robert-Muller-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Robert T. Muller\" class=\"wp-image-202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/803\/2023\/07\/Robert-Muller-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/803\/2023\/07\/Robert-Muller-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/803\/2023\/07\/Robert-Muller-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/rmuller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/803\/2023\/07\/Robert-Muller-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Professor, Department of Psychology<br>Clinical Development Area<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: 120 BSB<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rmuller@yorku.ca\">rmuller@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Summary Robert T. Muller, Ph.D.&nbsp;completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard, was on faculty at the University of Massachusetts, and is currently a professor at York University in Toronto.&nbsp;Dr. Muller is a fellow and member of several scientific societies, and is the 2024 recipient of the Pierre Janet Award for his scholarship in the field [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Robert T. Muller, Psychology Professor | York University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Robert T. 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